Denmark's Christian Eriksen said he was feeling "fine -- under the circumstances" and expressed gratitude for the flood of messages he had received after he suffered a cardiac arrest during their Euro 2020 opener on Saturday.

Reigning champions Portugal begin their defence of the trophy against Hungary at Euro 2020 in Budapest on Tuesday as World Cup holders France take on Germany in a hotly-anticipated clash between two of the continent's heavyweights.

Paraguay went behind to an early penalty but scored three times in the second half for a 3-1 win over Bolivia, who were reduced to 10 men just before halftime in their Copa America opener on Monday.

Greek tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas has revealed that he learned of his grandmother's death just minutes before his epic five-set French Open final loss to Novak Djokovic on Sunday.

Argentina superstar Lionel Messi scored a stunning freekick but Chile hit back to earn a 1-1 draw in the Copa America on Monday.

Spain's new team struggled with the familiar problems on Monday as a string of missed chances allowed Sweden to hang on for a goalless draw in their Euro 2020 opener in Seville.

Abahani and Prime Bank Cricket Club are cruising along in the ongoing Dhaka Premier League T20 as both the clubs, with seven wins in nine games, are battling it out on top of the points table.

Despite Zimbabwe Cricket [ZC] putting on hold all cricketing activities in the nation as part of their latest COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in place from Monday, the Zimbabwe cricket board remained confident regarding hosting Bangladesh for a full series in the next month.

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The encounter between Netherlands and Ukraine is the first-ever match in the history of the European Championships to see five goals scored in the second half of a match that was 0-0 at half-time.

Novak Djokovic has set his sights on the Golden Grand Slam of all four majors and the Olympic title, insisting: “Everything is possible”.

A depleted Bangladesh football team will look for another defensive display in the World cup and Asian Cup Qualifiers as they face Oman in their final group match at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha today, with the match kicking off at 11:10pm (BST).

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Cristiano Ronaldo said Portugal are not concerned about losing more players through COVID-19 infections even after Joao Cancelo was forced to leave the camp before their Euro 2020 campaign had begun, emphasising his side were 'tired' of the pandemic.

Cristiano Ronaldo said on Monday he was looking forward to beginning Euro 2020 in front of a packed Puskas Arena against Hungary as he prepares to lead defending champions Portugal in their search for a repeat triumph.

It was as if Abahani Limited’s Munim Shahriar pricked up from where he had left in the previous game. Following up on his tournament-high unbeaten 92-run knock against Prime Bank in the previous game, young Munim struck another blistering fifty, which, alongside Najmul Hossain Shanto’s unbeaten fifty, helped Abahani beat Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club by 49 runs in a curtailed-over Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier Division T20 League game in Mirpur today.

Following a directive to suspend all sporting activities in the country as part of the latest COVID-19 lockdown restrictions imposed by the Government with effect from today, Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) has temporarily put on hold all cricket activities including the four-day match between Zimbabwe A and South Africa A which started on Sunday.

Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim was elected as ICC's Men's Player of the Month for May 2021, a press release from ICC read.

Argentina striker Lionel Messi confessed on Sunday that he worries about contracting COVID-19, a day before he kicks off another Copa America with the national side amid a spate of infections among rival teams.

Netherlands defender Daley Blind considered missing his country’s opening game at the European Championship after the heart attack his former club team mate Christian Eriksen suffered on Saturday.