A “clinical” Australia beat New Zealand by 27 runs in the rain-shortened third Twenty20 in Auckland on Sunday to complete a clean sweep of the series. Responding to Australia’s 118-4 from 10.4 overs, New Zealand scored 98-3, falling short of a target adjusted to 126

Pep Guardiola praised his Manchester City players as "supermen" as they kept up their chase for a fourth straight league title by beating Bournemouth. Phil Foden's goal was enough for a narrow and nervy 1-0 Premier League win at Vitality Stadium, which moves City one

It has been some start to 2024 for Arsenal. A sixth successive victory in the Premier League, 25 goals scored during that run and just three goals conceded - they are in the title fight and look determined to stay there. The Gunners, of course, were in a similar position last year

Grace Clinton had a "dream debut" as she scored for England in their thrashing of Austria in a friendly match, said manager Sarina Wiegman. Midfielder Clinton, on loan at Tottenham from Manchester United this season, headed in England's second goal having struck the post

Qualifier Anna Kalinskaya stunned world number one Iga Swiatek to reach the Dubai Tennis Championships final. Kalinskaya, 25, took one hour and 42 minutes to seal a 6-4 6-4 win against the four-time Grand Slam champion. "I knew if I didn't stay calm and aggressive, she

Spain comfortably won their Women's Nations League semi-final against the Netherlands to secure Olympic qualification for the first time. The world champions confirmed their place at this summer's Games in Paris with a 3-0 win in Seville. Jennifer Hermoso, Aitana Bonmati and

Fortune Barishal confirmed the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) playoffs after beating Comilla Victorians by six wickets at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium today. Barishal's victory effectively ruined Khulna Tigers' hopes to give a shot to playoffs. Khulna will take on

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the ticket price for Eliminator round of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) on Friday (Feb 23). Both of the matches will be held on Monday between Fortune Barishal and Chattogram Challengers at 1:30 pm.  The team which will taste defeat

In a riveting Round of 16 second leg at Al Awwal Park on Wednesday, Al Nassr secured their spot in the AFC Champions League 2023/24 quarter-finals with a 2-0 victory over Al Fayha. The win sets up a highly anticipated clash with the United Arab Emirates' Al Ain FC for a place in

Bangladesh beat Uzbekistan by 5-2 set to reach recurve men's team event final of the 2024 Asia Cup Statge-1 (World Ranking Tournament) held today (Feb 22) in Bagdad, Iraq. Bangladesh will now fight against India in the final match scheduled to be held on Sunday (Feb 25). In the

The former Brazil footballer Dani Alves was found guilty of sexually assaulting a young woman and sentenced to four years, six months in prison on Thursday. The ruling by three-judge panel in a Barcelona court followed a three-day trial this month. Alves, 40, denied any wrongdoing

Arsenal were stunned as Galeno scored in stoppage time to give Porto the advantage from the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie. The Brazilian winger took a few touches to set himself before curling a wonderful finish into the net, past the despairing full-stretch dive of

Liverpool moved four points clear at the top of the Premier League after coming from behind to beat Luton at Anfield. Luton led at half-time through Chiedozie Ogbene's header as Liverpool, and Luis Diaz in particular, spurned chance after chance. The Reds were rampant after the

New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner won the toss and the hosts elected to bat in the opening Twenty20 international against Australia in Wellington on Wednesday. The three-match series is the last for both teams before the T20 World Cup in the United States and West Indies in June.

Paris St-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe has agreed to join Real Madrid this summer. The France captain, 25, has told PSG he intends to leave the club with his contract expiring in June. Mbappe has not signed a contract with Real yet, but the deal could be announced once it is no

Erling Haaland scored a vital winner 19 minutes from time as Manchester City eventually broke Brentford's stubborn resistance to close within a point of the Premier League summit. What looked set to be a night of frustration at Etihad Stadium for Pep Guardiola's men turned on a

Lionel Messi has highlighted his "special" ties with China, as he continues to face anger from Chinese fans for missing a game in Hong Kong. In a video on social media site Weibo, Messi maintained an injury had led him to sit out the match on 4 February. Messi played in

Comilla Victorians said on Monday that their pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman is stable now and out of danger. Mustafizur got an injury on the head while going back to his run-up during a net session at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Sunday morning.

Rangpur Riders reached the 152-run target and clinched the victory over Fortune Barisal in the 38th match in Chattogram on Monday. Following Brandon King's 45 off 22 balls and Shakib Al Hasan's 29 off 15 balls, Rangpur faced a challenge. Despite the efforts of three batsmen,

Seven-time European champions AC Milan were shocked by minnows Monza as the hosts scored twice in a frantic finish. Milan, who had Luka Jovic sent off, fought back from 2-0 down thanks to Olivier Giroud's volley and Christian Pulisic's 88th-minute strike. But goals in added