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Karim Benzema netted two penalties as Real Madrid breezed to a 4-0 win over rock-bottom Elche on Wednesday to cut the gap on La Liga leaders Barcelona back to eight points. Carlo Ancelotti’s team did not play at the weekend because of their involvement in the Club World Cup in Morocco, which they presented to supporters at the Santiago Bernabeu. ...

Pat Cummins’ Australia side have returned to the site of their humiliating innings defeat and flown in a back-up spinner in an effort to redeem themselves before this week’s second Test against India begins in Delhi. Left-arm slow bowler Matthew Kuhnemann has joined the match squad alongside left-arm quick Mitchell Starc for what is likely to be another gruelling trial ...

Qatar plans to send 10,000 cabins and caravans from last year’s World Cup to provide shelter for survivors of the Turkish earthquakes, officials said. The gas-rich Gulf nation says it had always planned to donate the mobile homes. They were needed to help house some of the 1.4 million fans who descended on the small country during soccer’s biggest tournament. ...

Mohamed Salah said Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Everton in the Merseyside derby on Monday is just the start of a revival for the Reds. Salah scored for the first time in the Premier League since Boxing Day as Jurgen Klopp’s men snapped a four-game winless streak. Cody Gakpo then grabbed his first goal for the club in the second half. ...

Khulna Tigers Head Coach Khaled Mahmud Sujan, Rangpur Riders duo Shak Mahedi Hasan and Nicholas Pooran, and Comilla Victorians’ Musaddek Hossain have been fined for breaching the BCB Code of Conduct. Mahmud was fined 30 percent of his match fees for a Level 1 breach (Article 2.20. Conduct that is contrary to the spirit of the game) of the BCB ...

India smashed 42 runs in three overs to come through a stern test and beat fierce rival Pakistan by seven wickets at the Women’s T20 World Cup on Sunday. Jemimah Rodrigues led India home at Newlands with 53 not out off 38 balls, and drove a four through the covers off the last delivery of the 19th over to go ...

Real Madrid won the Club World Cup for a record extending fifth time after beating Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal 5-3 in the final on Saturday, with doubles from Federico Valverde and Vinicius Jr and a goal by Karim Benzema. European champions Real opened the scoring in the 13th minute through Vinicius and Valverde extended their lead five minutes later but ...

Women with continence issues are reluctant to continue many sports and gym programmes and a study has found a way to help women undertake resistance training that will help reduce the risk of stress urinary incontinence. The study was published in the journal, ‘International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.’ It involves women engaging in a Kegel exercise program ...

Mahmudul Hasan Joy and Habibur Rahman Sohan put on an impressive 41-run partnership off just 16 balls for the fifth wicket, leading Khulna Tigers to their third win in this year’s Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). Khulna finally tasted victory after a streak of six consecutive losses, and nine defeats in total. Despite not making it to the semifinals, their win ...

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has congratulated the Women’s Under 20 football team for winning the SAFF U-20 Women’s Championship. The team lifted the championship title for the first time after defeating Nepal 3-0 in the final in Dhaka Thursday. “This victory is another shining proof that our women’s football teams are the best in South Asia,” BCB President Nazmul ...