World Cup winner Lionel Messi scored and Kylian Mbappe missed a twice-taken penalty before getting injured as Paris Saint-Germain won 3-1 at Montpellier to move five points clear at the top of the French league on Wednesday. Mbappe went down clutching his leg just under the right knee

Chelsea have agreed a British record 121m euro (£107m) deal for Benfica's Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez. The deal eclipses the £100m Manchester City paid for Jack Grealish in 2021. Benfica said in a statement it had "reached an agreement with Chelsea FC

Ukraine hopes to secure widespread international support for banning Russian and Belarusian athletes from the Paris Olympics due to Moscow’s invasion, the sports minister said on Tuesday. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is open to including Russian and Belarusian

Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra Limited (SRKCL) celebrated the birthday of its Chairman and Managing Director (MD) of the country’s largest business conglomerate Bashundhara Group Sayem Sobhan Anvir. The birthday was celebrated in a festive atmosphere on the club premises by cutting a

After the Sydney Thunder were eliminated from the Big Bash, Australia opener David Warner left his young teammates with a parting piece of advice: Leaving a legacy in cricket means pursuing a Test career. Warner revealed fears for the future of Test cricket at the Australian Cricket

Lionel Messi won the World Cup because the sparkling solid gold trophy picked him to lift it, the Argentine star said in a radio interview aired on Monday (Jan 30). The 35-year-old inspired his country to World Cup glory last month by scoring two goals and a penalty in the South

Indian opener Murali Vijay on Monday announced his retirement from international cricket. The 38-year-old Vijay played 61 Tests, 17 one-day and nine T20 internationals during a decade-long stop-start career for India. "Today with immense gratitude and humility, I announce my

Real Madrid lost ground in the La Liga title race as they were held to a goalless draw at home to Real Sociedad. The result left Madrid five points adrift of leaders Barcelona, who won at Girona on Saturday and three points clear of third-placed Sociedad. Brazil winger Vinicius

Indians are celebrating after the women's cricket team won the inaugural Under-19 World Cup, in what has been called a landmark moment in the history of women's cricket in India. India thrashed England by seven wickets in an exciting one-sided final held in South Africa on

Novak Djokovic won a record-extending 10th Australian Open and a record-equalling 22nd Grand Slam men's title by using all of his talent and nous to see off Stefanos Tsitsipas. Serbia's Djokovic started strongly and dug deep in the second set on his way to a 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 7-6

The Guardian named 35-year-old Argentine world champion and French champion PSG forward Lionel Messi the best footballer of 2022. Top 10 best footballers of 2022 1. Lionel Messi (PSG) 2. Kylian Mbappe (PSG) 3. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) 4. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) 5.

Artur Beterbiev came out on top of a firefight with Britain's Anthony Yarde to retain his WBO, WBC and IBF light-heavyweight world titles in London. Both men fought brilliantly in a back-and-forth epic over eight rounds. Yarde hurt Beterbiev in an astonishing fifth round, but

Casemiro was a serial winner with Real Madrid and on Saturday he kept Manchester United’s trophy hunt going strong in the FA Cup. The Brazil international struck twice in four second-half minutes as United won against second-division Reading 3-1 and progressed to the fifth round.

Aryna Sabalenka produced a brilliant comeback as she beat Elena Rybakina 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 to win the Australian Open title and claim her first Grand Slam singles crown. Outplayed in the first set by the Wimbledon champion in her first slam singles final, the Belarusian turned things round

Brazilian forward Robson scored a brace as star-studded Bashundhara Kings extended their lead in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) football beating Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra by 3-1 goals held today (Saturday) at Bashundhara Sports Complex in the city.   Apart from Robson's

England reached the Women's Under-19 World Cup final with a thrilling three-run win over rivals Australia. In a low-scoring semi-final, England successfully defended 99 all out in Potchefstroom to earn a final place against India, who beat New Zealand earlier. Australia lost

Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina will meet fifth seed Aryna Sabalenka in the Australian Open final on Saturday as she bids for a second Grand Slam title. It is a second major final in six months for Kazakhstan's Rybakina, while Belarusian Sabalenka is contesting her first Grand

Nine-time champion Novak Djokovic steamrolled another opponent as he beat Tommy Paul to set up an Australian Open final against Stefanos Tsitsipas. Serbia's Djokovic, 35, overcame a wobble in the opening set, re-establishing his authority to earn a 7-5 6-1 6-2 victory over the

Manager Pep Guardiola called Nathan Ake an "exceptional guy" after he sent Manchester City into the FA Cup fifth round with the winning goal in a narrow victory over Premier League title rivals Arsenal. The Gunners have established an impressive lead in the league but it was

Indian trailblazer Sania Mirza bowed out of Grand Slam tennis Friday with defeat in the Australian Open mixed-doubles final playing alongside Rohan Bopanna — her first playing partner 22 years ago. The 36-year-old Mirza, regarded as her country’s greatest women’s