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Brazil star Neymar opened his account for Al Hilal finally on Tuesday, scoring in his side’s 3-0 victory in the Asian Champions League against Iran’s Nassaji Mazandaran in Tehran. The former Paris Saint-Germain forward, signed in August for a reported 90 million euros ($94 million), grabbed the second in the record Asian champions’ win at the Azadi Stadium, AFP reports. ...

Defending champions England take on New Zealand in Thursday’s opening match of the World Cup in a rematch of their epic showdown in the 2019 final at Lord’s. Jos Buttler’s men come into the 10-team tournament with the depth to live up to their billing as one of the title favourites. They will also benefit from the return of star ...

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan is 100 percent fine and available to lead the side in their World Cup opening game against Afghanistan on October 7 at Dharamshala. Najmul Hossain Shanto, the vice-captain of the Tigers, disclosed the information during the toss of Bangladesh’s second and final warm-up game against England today at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati, BSS reported. ...

Bangladesh will face off England for their second and final warm up game ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup on Monday at Guwahati, the capital of Indian state ‘Assam’. The day-night game will begin from 2.30pm. Captain Shakib Al Hasan is unlikely to be the part of this game because of the slight niggles he is carrying. He also ...

The names of the two official ICC mascots have been revealed ahead of the 2023 Cricket World Cup in India after fans around the world participated in voting. The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Saturday announced on its official website that ‘Blaze’ and ‘Tonk’ have been unanimously chosen as the names of the mascot duo ahead of the Men’s Cricket ...

Fans of Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami are up in arms after the Major League Soccer club doubled season ticket prices for next season, but the chance to watch the World Cup winner will still tempt many into forking out the cash. The club, co-owned by Miami businessman Jorge Mas and former England player David Beckham, emailed fans on Thursday with ...

Bangladesh registered a comprehensive victory by seven wickets over Sri Lanka in the warm-up match before the World Cup at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati. The Tigers showed a dominating performance with both bat and ball on Friday. They easily chased down the target of 264 runs posted by Sri Lanka. In replying to the target, Bangladesh were in control ...

Bangladesh will take on Sri Lanka in their first warm up game of the ICC Cricket World Cup on Friday at Guwahati at a moment when the country’s cricket is in deep trouble, following Tamim Iqbal’s omission from the World Cup squad and later his outburst toward the team management and board. The problem further deepened when Shakib Al Hasan’s ...

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan hit back at his teammate Tamim Iqbal for putting himself ahead of the teams’ need and also described his behavior as childish after he refused to bat down the order. In a video posted on his official Facebook account yesterday, Tamim claimed a high up of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) offered him to bat ...

Lionel Messi was ruled out of Inter Miami’s squad for their US Open Cup final clash Wednesday with Houston Dynamo, the team confirmed. The Argentine superstar had been an injury doubt leading up to the final in Florida after missing his team’s 1-1 draw with Orlando City on Sunday. Messi’s fitness has been shrouded in mystery since he returned from ...