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Romina Nunez scored the equaliser as Argentina roared back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with South Africa at the Women’s World Cup on Friday, denying them a landmark first-ever win at the tournament. South Africa appeared to be cruising to a first ever win in five matches at the World Cup after goals by Linda Motlhalo and Thembi ...

Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe has refused to meet officials from Al Hilal, dealing a potentially fatal blow to the Saudis’ ambitious hopes of completing a world record 300-million-euro ($333 million) swoop. The French star has refused “any discussion with the representatives of the Al-Hilal club, present in Paris this Wednesday,” reported L’Equipe sports daily, AFP reports. According to the ...

Bangladesh’s strike pacer Taskin Ahmed will not be getting a No Objection Certificate (NOC) for the upcoming Lanka Premier League (LPL) due to workload management concerns. Taskin had an offer to play for Dambulla Aura this entire edition of the LPL, running from July 30 to August 20, while batter Towhid Hridoy got the offer to play the first three ...

Lionel Messi’s instant impact in the United States continued on Tuesday as he scored twice in Inter Miami’s 4-0 victory over Atlanta United, firing his team into the knockout rounds of the Leagues Cup. The Argentine World Cup-winner was handed his first start for his new club after coming off the bench and grabbing a 94th-minute winner in Friday’s game ...

Fargana Hoque Pinky and Nahida Akter reached new high as Bangladesh women’s cricket team’s tremendous performance against India was reflected in the latest ICC rankings. Bangladesh drew the three-match ODI series 1-1 after the third game ended in a thrilling tie following a never-say-die attitude of the Tigresses. Earlier, they lost the T20 International series by 2-1. The latest weekly ...

China got their campaign up and running at swimming’s world championships on Monday, claiming two gold medals to banish the memory of a forgettable showing at last year’s competition. The Chinese team won only one individual swimming gold last year in Budapest but they doubled that tally in the evening’s first two races in the southern Japanese city of Fukuoka. ...

Alex Telles left Manchester United for a reunion with former team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo at Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr on Sunday. Telles is the latest star from a major European club to move to the Gulf state, having swapped the Premier League for the lure of the lucrative Saudi Pro League, AFP reports. The Brazilian left-back spent last season on ...

Paris Saint-Germain have left Kylian Mbappe out of their squad for a pre-season tour of Japan and South Korea, casting further doubt on the forward’s future at the French champions. PSG gave no reason for the omission of France’s captain but 24-year-old Mbappe has said for weeks that he is refusing to sign a new contract. His omission will fuel ...

Fargana Hoque became the first Bangladeshi women cricketer to score a century in one-day international (ODI) during the third and final ODI against India at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on Saturday. Fargana got run out in the last ball of the innings after scoring 107 off 160 deliveries with seven boundaries. Bangladesh women scored 225 runs after ...

Harry Brook and Ben Stokes hit fifties as England stepped up their run-spree in the must-win fourth Test against Australia at Old Trafford on Friday. England were 506-8 at lunch on the third day, 189 runs ahead of Australia’s first innings 317, after Brook had made 61 and skipper Stokes 51. It was the first time since their 1985 series ...