Manchester City moved to the top of the Premier League in explosive style as Enzo Fernandez's first goal for the club lit the fuse on a pulsating 5-3 win against Sunderland on Sunday.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is set to launch a new six-team, franchise-based domestic competition spanning three formats.

Bangladesh women’s side suffered another heavy 114-run defeat, this time against India in the Asian Games semifinal in Nisshin, Japan, on Sunday, with skipper Nigar Sultana Joty stating that the gap between India and Bangladesh is quite big.

Pakistan cricket is never too far away from a crisis.

Hashimi, who fled Afghanistan after the Taliban returned to power in 2021 and is now settled in Italy, hopes her journey serves as an inspiration back home even as UNESCO estimates that 2.4 million Afghan girls have been excluded from secondary education since the change of guard.

Former England international Andros Townsend was partially run over by a pitch roller in Thai football, but avoided serious injury in the bizarre incident.

His incredible scoring run has also seen him rewrite part of Barcelona’s history. With 14 goals in his first eight appearances, Raphinha has surpassed Cesar Rodríguez’s previous club record of 13 goals at the same stage of a season, set in the 1948-49 campaign.

A goalmouth incident from Friday's Bangladesh Football League match between Fortis FC and debutants Chattogram City FC has gone viral on social media, sparking speculation over possible betting or match manipulation.

The defeat leaves Bangladesh with one final chance to return from the Games with a medal.

But beneath the humour was a clear message about how he intends to approach the job.

Those numbers are ridiculous enough on their own. The underlying data makes them even harder to dismiss.

Amite’s exclusion came after the 25-year-old had limited opportunities to prove himself at Test level. On the back of a run-spree in the domestic circuit, he made his debut against Zimbabwe in June, scoring 29, and later made 15 and four against Cricket Australia XI in a three-day practice match in Australia, where most of Bangladesh’s batters struggled as the Tigers suffered a heavy defeat.

The likes of Michael Carrick, Roberto de Zerbi and Alvaro Arbeloa head into the international break with their teams struggling for results, while several others are already looking over their shoulders.

Bangladesh's women's hockey debut at the Asian Games turned into a harsh reality as they suffered a 13-0 defeat to powerhouse China in their Pool A opener at the Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium in Kakamigahara, Japan, today.

IOC president Kirsty Coventry called the shipping container-style huts for Asian Games athletes "beautiful" on Sunday -- but conceded they were "a little tighter" than similar accommodation at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.

Mikel Arteta said Arsenal's 3-0 defeat by Brighton on Saturday was a "big lesson" for the defending Premier League champions after they were beaten for the first time this season.

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Jay Dasilva sealed Coventry City's first Premier League win in 25 years on Saturday as Frank Lampard's side finally kick-started their season with a 1-0 victory at Nottingham Forest.

Japan's Takumi Hojo got host nation Japan off to a perfect start when he won the first gold medal of the Asian Games on Sunday in the men's individual triathlon.

Raphinha scored a superb hattrick to earn Barcelona a 3-1 win at Sevilla on Saturday in La Liga and preserve their 100 percent record.