Real Madrid president Florentino Perez said he was being targeted because of the failed Super League after old recordings appeared on Tuesday in which he attacked club legends Iker Casillas and Raul Gonzalez.

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam's stunning knock of 158 was in vain as England's second string side completed a record run chase at Edgbaston to win by three wickets on Tuesday and clinch the three-match one-day international series 3-0.

Zimbabwe have over the years been the ideal opposition for Bangladesh whenever the Tigers have been looking to gain confidence and return to winning ways following a string of defeats across formats.

With fans still reeling from the excitement of Copa America and Euros, any enthusiasm regarding the SAFF Championship -- South Asia’s biggest football carnival -- is likely to be vanish before a ball is kicked due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Naveed Alam, a noted Pakistani hockey player and former coach of the Bangladesh national team, passed away in Lahore on Tuesday after a battle with cancer.

India’s 1983 World Cup hero Yashpal Sharma died on Tuesday after suffering a massive cardiac arrest here. He was 66 and is survived by his wife, two daughters and a son.

ITALY BASKS IN GLORY

England soccer fans stepped up to defend striker Marcus Rashford on Tuesday by covering the racist abuse scrawled on a mural to the Black player in his hometown with messages of love and support for a “hero” who they said was a national role model.

Chris Gayle made a stunning return to form as Windies condemned Australia to a third straight defeat in the third Twenty20 international in St Lucia on Monday and take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.

Naveed Alam, a noted Pakistani hockey player and former coach of the Bangladesh national team, passed away in Lahore on Tuesday after a battle with cancer.

Veteran batsman Mushfiqur Rahim has reportedly made himself available for the T20 series against Zimbabwe, retreating from his previous position of skipping the shortest format during Bangladesh's tour.

After 18 months of pandemic hell, Italy revelled in some football heaven on Monday after its national team brought back the European Championship trophy for the first time since 1968 following victory over England at Wembley.

India's 1983 World Cup hero Yashpal Sharma died on Tuesday after suffering a massive cardiac arrest here.

Bangladesh's two leading Grandmasters -- Niaz Murshed and Ziaur Rahman -- both tasted defeats in their first matches of the Chess World Cup, which got underway in the Russian city of Sochi yesterday. 

Chris Gayle hit 67 off 38 balls as the West Indies sealed a six-wicket win over Australia in the third Twenty20 international in St Lucia on Monday to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in their five-match series.

“Thank you Mahmudullah Riyad bhai for your service with the red ball,” wrote Bangladesh’s ODI skipper Tamim Iqbal, who missed out playing in the one-off Test against Zimbabwe in Harare due to a knee injury but was part of the Tigers’ Test squad, after Bangladesh had ensured their second-ever Test series triumph overseas on Sunday.

Novak Djokovic said Sunday he considers himself the “best player” after winning a record-equalling 20th Grand Slam title but refuses to anoint himself as the “greatest of all time”.

England captain Harry Kane admitted his side’s penalty shoot-out defeat in the Euro 2020 final against Italy on Sunday was “the worst feeling in the world”.

Italy manager Roberto Mancini said watching three years of hard work come to fruition with Euro 2020 glory on Sunday reduced him to tears at Wembley after his side edged England on penalties.

The tears of England's losing players at Wembley were replicated across the nation on Sunday night, mixed in with disappointment and alcohol, after Italy beat Gareth Southgate's young side in a penalty shootout to win Euro 2020.