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The days of a healthy rivalry between Barcelona and Real Madrid are over. What used to be a cordial relationship between the Spanish powerhouses has turned ugly following the latest scandal involving Barcelona over payments to a former refereeing official. Neither club is holding back, and there is no hiding the relationship has been strained. “It’s damaged,” Barcelona president Joan ...

Liverpool crushed Leeds 6-1 as Cody Gakpo’s controversial opener provided the spark for the Reds’ first win in five Premier League games on Monday. Jurgen Klopp’s side took the lead at Elland Road when Gakpo’s goal was allowed to stand despite the ball striking Trent Alexander-Arnold’s arm in the build-up. It was reported the VAR official did not check the ...

Arsenal’s bid to win the Premier League for the first time since 2004 is in danger of imploding, but Mikel Arteta remains adamant the leaders can cope with the pressure of the title race. Arteta’s side blew a two-goal lead for a second successive game as West Ham hit back to snatch a 2-2 draw at the London Stadium on ...

Bangladesh Women’s Football team will fly to Singapore to compete in the Group D matches of the AFC U-17 Women’s Asian Cup qualifiers in Singapore from April 26-30 this year. Earlier, Bangladesh were placed in three-nation Group D with Turkmenistan and hosts Singapore. Bangladesh will play Turkmenistan on April 26 and Singapore on April 30; both matches will kick off ...

A brilliant Lionel Messi goal helped Paris Saint-Germain to a 3-1 home win over Lens on Saturday to surely end any doubt about the outcome of this season’s Ligue 1 title race, after an early sending-off left the visitors with a mountain to climb. Lens, who began the day six points behind league leaders PSG in second place, looked the ...

Manchester United have been hit by a double defensive injury blow after Lisandro Martinez was ruled out for the rest of the season and Raphael Varane sidelined for the next few weeks. Both players were hurt in Thursday’s 2-2 draw against Sevilla in the Europa League quarter-final first leg at Old Trafford, in which United conceded two late own goals. ...

FIFA has banned Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) general secretary and former member of the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber Abu Nayeem Shohag for two years on charges of his involvement in financial irregularities. The world football governing body stated it on its website on Friday. “Mr Shohag has been issued with a two-year ban from taking part in all football-related activities ...

Manchester City are turning up the heat on Arsenal in the Premier League title race as Pep Guardiola’s men target a 10th consecutive win when lowly Leicester visit the Etihad on Saturday. Arsenal’s six-point lead at the top of the table could be halved by the time they visit West Ham on Sunday, AFP reports. Both matches will also have ...

AC Milan have the slenderest of advantages in their all-Italian Champions League quarter-final after Ismael Bennacer fired his team to a 1-0 win over wasteful Napoli on Wednesday. Algeria midfielder Bennacer lashed in the decisive strike five minutes before half-time of an engaging first leg at a packed, loud and wet San Siro after Brahim Diaz and Rafael Leao combined ...

Rajasthan Royals beat Chennai Super Kings by three runs in their Indian Premier League match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Wednesday. Dhoni won the toss and elected to bowl first against RR. Royals have posted a total of 175 runs on the board. After beating the Sunrisers Hyderabad, Punjab Kings, and the Delhi Capitals, Rajasthan Royals have registered their ...