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Cristiano Ronaldo guided 10-man Al-Nassr to their first ever Arab Club Champions Cup title after scoring twice in a 2-1 extra-time win over fellow Saudi side Al-Hilal on Saturday. Ronaldo failed to land a trophy last season after his move to Al-Nassr, who finished runners-up in the Saudi Pro League, but the 38-year-old scored six times in the tournament to ...

Co-hosts Australia reached the Women’s World Cup semi-finals for the first time as they beat France in an incredible penalty shoot-out at Brisbane Stadium. Following a goalless 120 minutes, the Matildas triumphed 7-6 in a shoot-out which defied belief with its dramatic twists, BBC reports. Cortnee Vine scored the winning spot-kick for Australia, after Vicki Becho had struck the post ...

Bangladesh are looking to the future with 22-year old Tanzid Hasan gaining a maiden call up to the ODI side for the upcoming Asia Cup. The 22-year-old whose nickname is Tamim, is one of two openers selected to cover for Tamim Iqbal who is recovering from a back injury. Shamim Hossain, Mahedi Hasan and Nasum Ahmed were recalled to the ...

Maldivian outfit Club Eagles reached Sylhet this afternoon to play the AFC Cup play-off match against Abahani Limited. The match will be held on August 16 at Sylhet District Stadium in Sylhet, BSS reported. Earlier, in the morning, Maldivian Club Eagles reached the capital Dhaka to play the AFC Cup match. The AFC Cup play-off match was originally slated on ...

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Friday announced Shakib al Hasan as the captain for the Asia Cup and the ICC World Cup. BCB President Nazmul Hassan Papon BCB president Nazmul Hassan confirmed the news to reporters at his residence in the capital. He said the World Cup and Asia Cup squad will be announced on Saturday. The selectors will name ...

Bayern Munich have reached an agreement to sign England captain Harry Kane from Tottenham, for a Bundesliga record fee of more than 100 million euros ($110 million), reports said on Thursday. But just hours after news of the deal emerged, British media reported it may fall through as Kane is now leaning towards staying at Spurs. Talks between the two ...

The tickets for the 2023 ODI World Cup, to be played across India, will finally go on sale on August 25, just over 40 days before the first game of the tournament on October 5. The update came from the ICC soon after the revised schedule for the World Cup – also much delayed – was released, with dates changed ...

Uncertainty over the future of Kylian Mbappe hangs over French football ahead of the new Ligue 1 season, which starts this weekend. The Paris Saint-Germain superstar has won France’s player of the year award four times in a row and been Ligue 1’s top scorer in five straight seasons, but his contract dispute with the champions has dominated headlines all ...

The Bangladesh cricketers enjoyed some moments with the ICC Cricket World Cup trophy when it was put on display at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. As part of the global tour leading up to the upcoming ICC World Cup, set to be held in India later this year, the coveted trophy is travelling the world. At present, the ...

The best teams find a way to win when playing badly, so says the football cliche, but England will surely be out of the Women’s World Cup if there is a repeat of their display against Nigeria. The European champions got away with one on Monday in Brisbane as they stumbled into the quarter-finals 4-2 on penalties. Nigeria are ranked ...