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Lionel Messi should make his debut for Inter Miami against Mexican club Cruz Azul on Friday but the seven-times Ballon d’Or winner may be limited to a role off the bench. The Argentine arrived in South Florida last week to a wave of enthusiasm and was presented to fans at a special stadium event on Sunday, AFP reports. But since ...

Bangladesh National Football team has performed well in the recently held SAFF Championship. After 14 years, the men in red-green confirmed semifinal match beating Maldives and Bhutan. In the semifinal match, Bangladesh performed magnificently against Kuwait. But finally they were defeated by Kuwait. Due to tremendous performance, Bangladesh advanced three steps in the updated FIFA rankings. Earlier, the position of ...

The first Women’s World Cup to feature 32 teams kicks off on Thursday with New Zealand taking on former winners Norway in the opening game in Auckland before co-hosts Australia face the Republic of Ireland in front of 80,000 fans in Sydney. The month-long tournament has expanded from the 24-team event at the last edition in France four years ago ...

India comprehensively beat Bangladesh by 108 in the second ODI to level the three-match series 1-1 at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Wednesday. India posted 228 for eight in 50 overs, a target which proved too much for Bangladesh, who were bundled out for just 120 runs in 35.1 overs. Fargana Hoque top-scored with 47 while Ritu Moni added ...

David Beckham believes Lionel Messi will need time to adapt to Major League Soccer, even though the standard of play is at a “different level” from the European game. Inter Miami co-owner Beckham, the former Manchester United and Real Madrid midfielder, watched Messi take part in his first training session for the club on Tuesday after signing a two and ...

The Australian state of Victoria pulled out of hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games on Tuesday citing major cost blow-outs, leaving organisers fuming as they scrambled to keep the multi-sport event afloat. State Premier Daniel Andrews said the initial estimated Aus$2 billion (US$1.36 billion) needed to hold the Games would more likely be around Aus$7 billion, which he called “well and ...

Pacer Taskin Ahmed and wicketkeeper-batter Mushfiqur Rahim will fly for Zimbabwe to take part in the Zim-Afro T10 League on Monday night. Taskin, who will feature for Bulawayo Braves, picked up two wickets against Afghanistan in the second T20I on Sunday as Bangladesh won the series 2-0. In order to board the flight in Dhaka, Taskin and Bangladesh team’s Test ...

It rained on his parade but Lionel Messi arrived at Inter Miami’s stadium on Sunday to greet thousands of fans who had turned out after a huge thunder storm to welcome the Argentine World Cup winner. A massive tropical downpour forced organizers to delay the start of “The Unveil” as fans took cover or waited out the rain in their ...

Bangladesh on Sunday defeated Afghanistan by six wickets (DLS method) in the second T20I in Dhaka to seal the two-match series and avenged their defeat in the ODI series to the same side. Chasing a target of 117 after the match was reduced to 17 overs per side, Bangladesh crossed the finishing line with five balls to spare. Earlier, Bangladesh ...

Bangladesh Women registered their maiden ODI win against India on Sunday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, reports UNB. It was the first match of the three-match ODI series. Before this, Bangladesh Women had played five matches against India and had failed to win any of them. On Sunday, India won the toss and chose to field first. The hosts ...