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Lionel Messi and Erling Haaland are among the leading contenders to win this year’s men’s Ballon d’Or, while Spain World Cup star Aitana Bonmati leads the nominees announced on Wednesday for the women’s prize. Messi, who recently left Paris Saint-Germain for Inter Miami, is in with a chance of succeeding Karim Benzema and winning the Ballon d’Or for the eighth ...

Pakistan batter Imam-Ul-Haq and Mohammad Rizwan smashed fifties as Pakistan cruised to a comfortable seven-wicket win over Bangladesh while chasing a mere 193 in their Asia Cup Super Four encounter at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Wednesday. Opener Imam smashed five fours and four sixes for his 84-ball 78, while Rizwan saw his team through with an unbeaten 79-ball ...

Former Sri Lanka spin bowler Sachithra Senanayake was on Wednesday arrested for match-fixing by Sri Lanka police under a law aiming to stamp out rampant corruption in cricket. The 38-year-old was taken into custody by a police unit investigating sports-related crimes, a police spokesman told AFP. Formal charges were yet to be filed, but the spokesman said the arrest was ...

After a dazzling start to his career in Major League Soccer, Lionel Messi returns to international duty with Argentina this week as South America’s long qualifying road to the 2026 World Cup kicks off on Thursday. Nine months ago, Messi crowned his glittering career by leading Argentina to a World Cup crown in Qatar cementing his status as the greatest ...

It was a nail-biting contest between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan, as the former won the match by two runs in Lahore to qualify for the Super 4 stage of the Asia Cup. Needing to chase down 292-run target in 37.1 overs to remain alive in the competition, Afghanistan came extremely close to winning the contest but were bundled out for ...

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma and his fellow opener Shubman Gill hit fifties as their team sealed a thumping 10-wicket victory over Nepal at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy on Monday to quality for the Super Four stage. The opening pair made an unbeaten partnership of 147 runs during a rain-hit clash. Earlier, Nepal were invited to bat first, the ...

Kylian Mbappe scored twice as Paris Saint-Germain romped to a 4-1 win away at Lyon on Sunday to leave their crisis-hit opponents bottom of Ligue 1. Mbappe’s two goals in the first half sandwiched strikes by Achraf Hakimi and Marco Asensio as PSG produced a ruthless performance that augurs well for the rest of the season, AFP reported. Corentin Tolisso ...

Bangladesh sealed a massive victory of 89 runs against Afghanistan in a do-or-die match in the Asia Cup at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on Sunday. As a result, Bangladesh will surely qualify for the Super Four stage as their net run rate has risen to +0.415 from -0.915. It will not be any matter whoever win the the next match ...

Former Zimbabwe captain and Bangladeshi bowling coach Heath Streak has died at the age of 49. His wife Nadine Streak confirmed the death news on Sunday. On a Facebook post she wrote:, “In the early hours of this morning, Sunday the 3rd of September 2023, the greatest love of my life and the father of my beautiful children, was carried ...

Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha urged tigers to bring up their best game against Afghanistan, what turned out to be a ‘do or die’ game for them after suffering a five-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka in its Asia Cup opening game. Admitting the Afghans bowling attack will be a tough ask to deal with, he said they are aware of ...