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Liverpool manager Arne Slot thanked Everton for the support they showed their Merseyside rivals after Diogo Jota’s tragic death in July, reports AFP. Jota died at the age of 28 in a car accident in Spain, plunging Liverpool into mourning just weeks after they celebrated winning the Premier League title. The Portuguese’s final goal came in the last Merseyside derby ...

Opener Kusal Mendis smashed a brilliant half-century as Sri Lanka cruised to a six-wicket victory over Afghanistan in a high-stakes Asia Cup clash at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi today, a result that also confirmed Bangladesh’s place in the Super 4. The win meant Sri Lanka topped Group B, having won all three group matches, while Bangladesh, who ...

The Bangladesh U-17 national football team delivered an impressive performance in their opening match of the SAFF U-17 Championship, securing a dominant 4-0 victory over Nepal at the Racecourse Ground in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Bangladesh took control of the game early, with Saabir Islam scoring the opener in the 30th minute. The second half saw a flurry of goals as ...

The UEFA Champions League returned with a bang as last season’s finalists, Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan, opened their campaigns with commanding victories, signaling their intent to dominate once again. PSG begin title defense with emphatic win over Atalanta Defending champions Paris Saint-Germain made a powerful start to their title defense, sweeping aside Atalanta 4-0 at the Parc des Princes. ...

Bangladesh rose to 9th in T20 International rankings following their victory against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup on Tuesday. The ranking improvement is also the outcome of their consistent performance in the last three months. Since they slipped to 10th in May, Bangladesh have won series against Sri Lanka, Pakistan and the Netherlands. Also, they won two matches out of ...

Diego Simeone insists Atletico Madrid can defy a mounting injury crisis to shock “extraordinary” Liverpool in their Champions League opener on Wednesday. Atletico boss Simeone is without five key players for the trip to Anfield, including former Manchester City striker Julian Alvarez. The absence of Alvarez, who is sidelined with a knee injury, will be especially damaging to the Spanish ...

Bangladesh survived a late Afghan fightback to claim a narrow eight-run victory in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, keeping their Asia Cup campaign alive and their path to the Super Four wide open. Set a modest target of 155, Afghanistan were bundled out for 146 after struggling against Bangladesh’s disciplined bowling attack. Left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed set the tone with a ...

Bayern Munich’s reshaped squad will get an early test when they host Club World Cup holders Chelsea in their Champions League opener on Wednesday—a repeat of the 2012 final that the English side famously won on penalties in Munich. The German champions enter the new campaign after a turbulent summer that saw key attackers Leroy Sané, Kingsley Coman, Thomas Müller, ...

Bradley Barcola struck twice to help Paris Saint-Germain to a 2-0 victory over Lens on Sunday, taking the defending champions back to the top of Ligue 1 with four wins from four matches. Barcola opened the scoring with a superb 20-yard curler in the 15th minute, before sealing the win shortly after the break with another long-range finish past Lens ...

Phil Salt’s fastest and highest Twenty20 hundred for England launched the third biggest ever men’s total and a smashing 146-run win over South Africa on Friday. Salt’s 141 not out and Jos Buttler’s 83 propped up England’s 304-2, which included 18 sixes and 30 boundaries. South Africa followed with resolve but was 64-3 after the powerplay and lost captain Aiden ...