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Stressed, anxious or doubtful after a goalless first half? Not these ­England players, who remained fully confident in their ability and found a flurry of ­second-half goals to begin their ­Women’s World Cup ­qualifying ­campaign with a 6-1 win against Ukraine. It helps when you have players with the firepower of Alessia Russo, Georgia Stanway and Jess Park all thriving ...

A Dhaka court has set May 20 for submission of the investigation report in a case filed against former national cricket captain and ex-MP Shakib Al Hasan and 14 others over alleged stock market manipulation, fraud and money laundering. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Sabbir Foyez fixed the new date on Tuesday (March 3). The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed the ...

The Pakistan Cricket Board has hammered its national players with a staggering Rs 5 million fine each following their dismal T20 World Cup campaign. According to a report by Express Tribune, the decision was taken immediately after Pakistan’s crushing defeat to India, a loss that effectively derailed their tournament hopes. PCB officials have reportedly delivered a blunt message — the ...

Arsenal won their set-piece battle with 10-man Chelsea as Jurrien Timber sealed the Premier League leaders’ crucial 2-1 victory over their London rivals on Sunday. Mikel Arteta’s side struck twice from corners and also conceded from the same route in a match that underlined the increasing importance of set-pieces in the Premier League. William Saliba’s first goal since December 2024 ...

Paris Saint Germain extended their Ligue 1 advantage to four points with a 1-0 victory at Le Havre on Saturday thanks to a first-half goal from Bradley Barcola. PSG lead second-placed Lens, who have stumbled over the last seven days with a 3-2 home loss to Monaco last weekend and a 1-1 draw at Racing Strasbourg on Friday. PSG now ...

Rehan Ahmed and Will Jacks’ rapid 44-run partnership turned the game as England chased down a target of 160 with three balls to spare to beat New Zealand by four wickets in the T20 World Cup Super Eights on Friday. England, who had already qualified for next week’s semi-finals, topped Group Two by winning all three of their games. New ...

The protracted disciplinary case involving Manchester City has been “damaging” for the Premier League, according to Spain’s La Liga president Javier Tebas. English powerhouse City were charged in February 2023 with over 100 alleged breaches of the league’s financial rules, with the club vigorously denying all charges against them. Yet more than three years later no verdicts have been made ...

Liverpool posted record revenue of 703 million pounds ($947.57 million) for the year up to May 2025, the season they won their 20th English Premier League title, the club said on Friday. The club, who topped Deloitte’s chart as the highest-earning Premier League side, reported a profit of eight million pounds ($10.78 million) after tax with a sharp rise in ...

Hosts Australia will hope to revive the ‘Matildas mania’ that swept the nation during their run to the 2023 World Cup semi-finals as they bid for a second Women’s Asian Cup title. The Sam Kerr-captained Matildas kick off the 21st Asian Cup on Sunday against the Philippines in Perth, seeking a big win in front of a bumper crowd to ...

Vinicius Junior scored the winner on the night as Real Madrid beat Benfica 2-1 in the Champions League on Wednesday, progressing 3-1 on aggregate to the last 16. It was the Brazilian forward’s superb goal which separated the teams in a first leg marred by an incident of alleged racial abuse aimed at him by Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni, who denies ...