Australia became the 31st team to book their place at the 2022 World Cup after beating Peru on penalties in an intercontinental play-off in Qatar. Goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne, who replaced Mat Ryan just before the shootout for his third cap, was the hero, saving Alex Valera's final

James Anderson claimed his 650th Test wicket as England reduced New Zealand to 27-1 in their second innings at lunch on the fourth day of the second Test. Anderson was gifted his landmark wicket as New Zealand opener Tom Latham left a straight ball that clattered into his stumps.

Erling Haaland continued his prolific international form with two goals as Norway beat Sweden in an entertaining Nations League Group B4 encounter. The inbound Manchester City forward headed in to open the scoring in the first half and doubled Norway's lead from the spot after the

Haris Seferovic scored the fastest goal in the Nations League's short history to give Switzerland victory over Portugal in Group A2. The Benfica forward headed in after just 55 seconds in Geneva to get the hosts off the mark in this campaign. Seferovic dragged another effort

Spain saw off the Czech Republic at La Rosaleda Stadium in Malaga to move into top spot in Nations League Group A2. Valencia midfielder Carlos Soler slotted in from Marco Asensio's pass to open the scoring before substitute Pablo Sarabia doubled the hosts' lead. The

Real Madrid have reached an agreement to sign French midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni from AS Monaco on a six-year deal, the two clubs announced on Saturday. The French international, 22, will join the European champions for a fee of some 80 million euros ($84.12 million) with another 20

A US judge has dismissed a rape allegation lawsuit against Cristiano Ronaldo because the accuser's lawyer relied on leaked and stolen records. Kathryn Mayorga alleges that the Manchester United footballer raped her at a Las Vegas hotel in 2009. He denies the allegations and has

Bangladesh national football team was defeated by Turkmenistan 2-1 in the AFC Asian Cup qualifier match held at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Saturday. In the ranking, Turkmenistan is 54 steps ahead of Bangladesh.  Jamal Bhuiyan's team, which

England VS New Zealand Test Series  2nd Test Played at Nottingham from 10-14 June 2022  Brief Scorecard at Stumps Day one  New Zealand 1st Innings 318/4 in 87 Overs (Daryl Mitchell 81*, Tom Blundell 67*, Will Young 47, Devon Conway 46, Henry Nicholls 30, Tom Latham 26,

Kylian Mbappe rescued France a point in Austria as the world champions remain winless in the Nations League. Mbappe, on as a second-half substitute, finished smartly after a lightning break from the visitors led to the equaliser on 83 minutes. Bristol City striker Andreas Weimann

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson will miss the second Test against England after testing positive for Covid-19 the night before the match. Williamson, 31, took a rapid antigen test after experiencing minor symptoms on Thursday and will be in isolation for five days. The rest of

The Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been voted the Professional Footballers’ Association’s men’s player of the year, with Chelsea’s Sam Kerr collecting the women’s award. The Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden retained the PFA young player of the

The Republic of Ireland's miserable start to the Nations League continued as a much-changed Ukraine recovered from missing out on World Cup qualification to claim a narrow win in Dublin. Having seen their World Cup dreams ended by Wales, Ukraine regrouped in impressive fashion with

Belgium tore Poland apart to win their Nations League match 6-1 in Brussels on Wednesday. Belgium lost their opening game to neighbours Netherlands but responded with an increasingly dominant performance and finished the game with five goals in just over 30 minutes. "It brings

European champions Italy beat Hungary 2-1 to move top of Nations League Group A3 - the group England are in. Italy went ahead when Nicolo Barella angled a strike into the top corner from the edge of the penalty area after good work from Leonardo Spinazzola. Lorenzo Pellegrini

Australia beat the United Arab Emirates 2-1 to set up a World Cup play-off with Peru next Monday for a place in Qatar. Jackson Irvine scored the opening goal of the Asian play-off at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, slotting home after good play on the right wing by former Hibernian

The FIFA World Cup trophy has arrived in Dhaka this morning (June 8) aiming to facilitate Bangladeshi fans experiencing the football's most coveted prize. A chartered flight, carrying the original FIFA World Cup trophy, landed at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around

Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc will miss the second of three Twenty20 internationals against Sri Lanka after suffering a finger injury in the opening-game win. Starc cut the index finger of his bowling hand on his shoe spike during the opening over of the 10-wicket thrashing at

Harry Kane's late penalty gave England a Nations League draw in Germany as he became only the second man to score 50 goals for his country. England captain Kane sent Germany keeper Manuel Neuer the wrong way from the spot with two minutes left, as a VAR review ruled he had been

The FIFA World Cup trophy will arrive in Dhaka tomorrow (Wednesday). A chartered flight, carrying the original FIFA World Cup trophy, is expected to arrive at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at around 10.45 am, Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) general secretary Abu Nayeem