Spain in maiden Women's World Cup final

Olga Carmona's stunning late strike gave Spain a 2-1 win over Sweden on Tuesday to propel them into the Women's World Cup final for the first time in their history.
15 August 2023, 10:10 AM

Saudi Arabia 'has nothing to do' with Italy exit, says Mancini

Roberto Mancini insists that a potential move to the Saudi Arabia national team is not the reason for his sudden and highly criticised decision to quit Italy.
15 August 2023, 09:39 AM

Hasaranga retires from Tests to focus on white-ball career

According to reports, Hasaranga had written to Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), expressing his desire to play only white-ball cricket and giving his best in the two formats for the national team moving forward. The board has apparently accepted his request as he is officially not a Test cricketer anymore.
15 August 2023, 07:14 AM

Swiatek calls for end to late-night scheduling

World number one Iga Swiatek on Monday joined Elena Rybakina in blasting late-night scheduling which wrecked the closing days of last week's Montreal Masters.
15 August 2023, 05:27 AM

Depay rocket helps Atletico to 3-1 LaLiga win over Granada

Atletico Madrid striker Memphis Depay scored with a stunning long-range strike in the second half to help secure a 3-1 home win over promoted Granada in their LaLiga opener on Monday.
15 August 2023, 05:19 AM

Floodlight catches fire at SBNCS

According to BCB grounds committee officials, the fire resulted from an electrical short circuit.
14 August 2023, 11:07 AM

PSG reach deal with Al Hilal to sell Neymar: report

The BBC reported the transfer fee to be about 90 million euros ($98.56 million) plus add-ons.
14 August 2023, 10:35 AM

35 more people charged after fatal stabbing of Greek football fan

Michalis Katsouris, 29, died after being stabbed in a mass brawl which erupted on the streets of the Greek capital.
14 August 2023, 09:19 AM

Bayern slam racist abuse of 18-year-old French striker

The German champions wore shirts against Leipzig at the Allianz Arena displaying the words "Rot Gegen Rassismus" (Reds Against Racism), the name of the club's anti-racism initiative.
14 August 2023, 08:11 AM

‘Fight for place or leave’: Ten Hag’s ultimatum to Maguire

Ten Hag stripped Maguire of the captaincy last month after the 30-year-old made only eight Premier League starts last season.
14 August 2023, 07:11 AM

Shakib wants to show the world how good Bangladesh are in ODIs

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan today said that his team’s main focus in the upcoming ICC World Cup would be to show the world how good they are in the 50-over format.
13 August 2023, 14:02 PM

Mbappe returns to PSG first team

French superstar Kylian Mbappe was reinstated in Paris Saint-Germain's first team on Sunday after being sidelined for several weeks amid an ongoing contract dispute.
13 August 2023, 09:28 AM

Red card in cricket!

With just a few days left for an exhilarating 2023 CPL edition, organisers of men's Caribbean Premier League and Women's CPL on Saturday announced strict penalties for teams bowling their overs slowly.
13 August 2023, 07:16 AM

Goalkeepers steal the show at Women's World Cup

Australia goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold surely won a legion of fans with her steely-eyed heroics in Saturday's quarter-final penalty shootout victory at the Women's World Cup.
13 August 2023, 06:00 AM

No-one more serious than Shakib, says Papon

Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hassan Papon said he has seen a noticeable change in Shakib Al Hasan towards his dedication towards cricket.
11 August 2023, 10:19 AM

Sweden end Japan run to set up World Cup semifinal with Spain

Amanda Ilestedt scored her fourth goal of the tournament and Filippa Angeldal netted a penalty as Sweden hung on to beat Japan 2-1 on Friday and set up a Women's World Cup semi-final with Spain.
11 August 2023, 09:43 AM

Papon thinks three-format captaincy will put too much pressure on Shakib

Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hassan Papon said that he would discuss with Shakib Al Hasan which formats the cricketer wants to captain, following the declaration that Shakib will lead Bangladesh in the Asia Cup and World Cup – both in 50-over format.
11 August 2023, 09:05 AM

Harry Kane agrees to move to Bayern Munich: report

Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane has agreed to move to German champions Bayern Munich after the two clubs reached a preliminary deal for his transfer, Germany's Bild newspaper said on Friday.
11 August 2023, 06:36 AM

Di Maria ‘the one’ as Benfica win Portuguese Super Cup 

Di Maria received a fitting standing ovation from Benfica fans as he substituted during extra time with scores at 2-0.
10 August 2023, 12:58 PM

Eden Gardens’ dressing room catches fire amid renovation work

The Eden Gardens, the stage for the marquee event’s second semi-final, will see its introduction in the tournament on October 28 when Bangladesh take on Netherlands.
10 August 2023, 07:56 AM