Bangladesh endured a disappointing start in the Group A match of the AFC U-20 Asian Cup 2025 Qualifiers, suffering a 0-4 defeat against higher-ranked Syria in one of the two opening day matches at Lach Tray Stadium in Hai Phong, Vietnam, on Saturday evening. The SAFF U-20 champions,

England fell 2-0 down in the one-day international series against Australia as their batting wilted in the second match at Headingley. Having dismissed the tourists for 270, England's top order was blown away by Australia's high-class pace-bowling attack in a comprehensive

European Champions League winners Real Madrid will play in Qatar in the final of the first edition of the annual FIFA Intercontinental Cup, world football’s governing body has announced. The competition, for club teams from around the world, will have five matches, culminating in

Nicolas Jackson scored twice as Chelsea condemned lacklustre West Ham to a third consecutive home defeat in the Premier League. Chelsea took a fourth-minute lead after West Ham's players switched off at a free-kick and allowed Jadon Sancho to send Jackson clear on the left.

Daniel Dubois sensationally dismantled fellow Briton Anthony Joshua in five rounds to catapult himself into global sporting stardom in front of 96,000 fans at Wembley Stadium. The 27-year-old dropped Joshua multiple times to retain the IBF heavyweight title and leave his domestic

Veteran off-spin all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin picked three crucial wickets as India reduced Bangladesh to 158/4 in 37.2 overs at stumps, taken early due to bad light, on Day Three of the first Test at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday. With two more days still left in the

Shakib Al Hasan became the oldest player to represent Bangladesh in Test cricket on Saturday. The 37-year-old all-rounder broke the previous record set by Mohammad Rafique.  Shakib took the field on Day 3 of the first Test against India in Chennai, at 37 years and 181 days old.

On day three of the first Test in Chennai, India declared their second innings at 287-4, establishing a daunting target of 515 runs for Bangladesh to chase.  The declaration followed impressive centuries from Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill, who shared a crucial 167-run partnership

India reached 205 for three at lunch in their second innings to extend their overall lead to 432 runs against Bangladesh on the third day of the opening Test here on Saturday.  Shubman Gill (86 batting) and Rishabh Pant (82 batting) scored unbeaten half-centuries and were at the

Overnight batsman Ravichandran Ashwin made 113 as India posted 376 all out on day two of the first Test against Bangladesh in Chennai on Friday. Fast bowler Hasan Mahmud finished with figures of 5-83 after he rattled the Indian batting on day one. A 199-run seventh-wicket stand

Hasan Mahmud put Bangladesh in a commanding position by claiming the prized wickets of India’s top-order trio—Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, and Virat Kohli.  The pacer’s fiery spell left India struggling early on Day 1 of their first Test match at MA Chidambaram

Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bowl first in the first of the two-match Test series against hosts India at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The match has started at 10 am on Friday (Bangladesh Time). Bangladesh come fresh from their historic Test series victory over

Italian icon Salvatore Schillaci, the top scorer at the 1990 World Cup, has died aged 59, Azernews reports. Schillaci, better known as 'Toto', scored six goals to win the Golden Boot at the 1990 World Cup on home soil. Italy lost in the semi-finals, but Schillaci was also

Goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga's late howler gifted Paris St-Germain victory against Champions League debutants Girona. Portuguese left-back Nuno Mendes drilled a low effort at Girona goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga from a tight angle, but the keeper made a major error and let the ball

Manchester City's Champions League campaign opened in frustrating fashion as they were held to a draw by impressive Inter Milan at Etihad Stadium. Pep Guardiola's side were never at their most fluent, not helped by an injury to Kevin de Bruyne that forced him off at half-time -

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced record prize money of more than £6m for next month's Women's T20 World Cup. The figure of $7,958,080 (£6.04m) is more than double the prize money for the previous tournament in 2023. The winners will take away

Manchester United enjoyed the ‘perfect night’ as their biggest victory under Erik ten Hag to cruise into the EFL Cup last-16 at the expense of hapless League One outfit Barnsley. Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho and veteran midfielder Christian Eriksen all scored twice,

Liverpool claimed an assured victory at AC Milan on their Champions League return to firmly bounce back from Saturday's shock defeat by Nottingham Forest. The Reds were stunned on the break inside three minutes when AC Milan winger Christian Pulisic found the net with a driven

Endrick became Real Madrid's youngest Champions League goalscorer while Kylian Mbappe also netted for the holders in a hard-fought home win over Stuttgart. At 18 years and 58 days, the Brazilian broke the record set by club legend Raul in 1995, who scored against Ferencvaros aged

Bangladesh started their preparations for the two-Test series against India, starting from September 19. The first Test is set to be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium and the visitors got down in Chennai for an intense training session on Monday. Bangladesh are on a high, having