Pakistan staved off a fifth consecutive defeat at home with a hard-fought draw in the first Test in Karachi Friday despite career-best bowling figures from New Zealand leg-spinner Ish Sodhi. Sodhi grabbed 6-86 and threatened to give New Zealand victory in the first two sessions on the

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro declared three days of national mourning Thursday for Pele, after the legendary footballer died at age 82. The measure was announced in a decree published in an extra edition of the government gazette and signed by the outgoing president, who is set

FIFA said Pele was simply "immortal" after the Brazil legend, named by world football's governing body as the greatest player of the 20th century, died on Thursday aged 82. "For everyone who loves the beautiful game, this is the day we never wanted to come. The day

Pelé, the Brazilian soccer legend who won three World Cups and became the sport’s first global icon, has died at the age of 82. “Everything that we are, is thanks to you,” his daughter Kely Nascimento wrote in a post on Instagram, under an image of family

South Africa capitulated against rampant top-ranked Australia on Thursday to lose the second Test in Melbourne by an innings and 182 runs and with it the series. The visitors resumed day four on 15-1 and were all out for 204 just before tea to continue a poor tour after losing the

An injury-time penalty from Kylian Mbappe sealed a last-gasp 2-1 win for Paris Saint-Germain over modest Strasbourg in Ligue 1 on Wednesday after Neymar had been sent off. Mbappe bounced back from the heartbreak of losing the World Cup final to Argentina despite scoring a hat trick for

Two days after the home Test series against India, Russell Domingo has resigned as the Bangladesh head coach without completing his tenure that ran till the 2023 World Cup. Domingo joined as head coach in September 2019 after the BCB sacked Steve Rhodes following the World Cup debacle

Lionel Messi will be getting a dedicated miniature museum in Qatar as the room he stayed in will be transformed into one, Qatar University said on Tuesday, according to El Graphico. The University of Qatar published a series of photos of the rooms where the Argentine National Team

New Zealand openers Devon Conway and Tom Latham blunted Pakistan bowlers to guide their side to a solid 165 without loss at close on the second day of the first Test in Karachi on Tuesday. Conway became the fastest New Zealand batter to complete 1,000 runs in his 11th Test when he

Bashundhara Kings made a good start in the Bashundhara Group Federation Cup Football 2022-23 beating its rivals in Group contests on Tuesday. League champions Bashundhara Kings made a good start beating Fortis FC Ltd by 2-0 goal at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Matiur Rahman Stadium in

Liverpool got off to the flying start they craved on the Premier League’s return from the World Cup as a 3-1 win at Aston Villa on Monday cut the gap on the top four to five points. Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk put the Reds in a commanding position before half-time. But

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Cristiano Ronaldo was subjected to a “political ban” at the World Cup, as he compared the Portuguese footballer to Lionel Messi. “They have wasted Ronaldo. Unfortunately, they have imposed a political ban on him,”

Pugnacious opener David Warner battled through searing heat to hit an unbeaten 135 in his 100th Test on Tuesday, passing 8,000 Test runs in the process, as Australia stretched their advantage against South Africa at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The hosts were 231-2 at tea on day two

Bangladesh emerged unbeaten champions in the Bangabandhu Asian Central Zone U-23 Men's Int'l Volleyball Championship beating Kyrgyzstan by 3-2 set in the final held today (Dec 26) at Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium in the city's Mirpur.   In the day's keenly

Argentina captain Lionel Messi has reached an "agreement in principle" to renew his contract at Paris St-Germain, says BBC Sport's Guillem Balague. Messi, 35, who led Argentina to World Cup glory in Qatar, is out of contract at the French club in June 2023. Earlier

India registered a hard-fought win against Bangladesh at the IND vs BAN 2nd Test in Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka.  The visitors started the day with an overnight score of 45-4 and needed 100 runs to get the victory.  A fiery spell from the Bangladeshi spinners

Family members of Brazilian soccer great Pelé are gathering at the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo where the 82-year-old global icon has been since the end of November. Doctors said earlier this week that Pelé’s cancer had advanced, adding the three-time World

The Dhaka Test is currently in the balance with India requiring 100 more runs on Day 4 to win the Test whereas Bangladesh need 6 wickets to level the series. Chasing 145 for win in the final innings, India found themselves tottering at 45/4. Currently, Axar Patel and night watchman

Former captain Shahid Afridi will head the new interim selectors committee for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), officials said Saturday, the latest change since the team was thrashed by England. The PCB underwent a major overhaul on Thursday when a 14-member management committee took

Indian bowlers bowled well on day 3 as they bowled out hosts Bangladesh for 231 runs. With this, Bangladesh have set a target of 145 runs for India to chase down and win this match with more than 6 sessions remaining.  Continuing on 195/7 after Tea, Litton Das and Taskin Ahmed