Mohun Bagan Super Giant, looking anything but for a sustained period in the first half, qualified for the AFC Cup main round with a 3-1 win against Abahani Dhaka in the play-off at Salt Lake stadium here on Tuesday. Rattled by Cornelius Ezekiel’s 17th minute goal, Mohun Bagan

Fiery pacer Haris Rauf led a pace assault on Afghanistan with a career-best five-wicket haul to give Pakistan a thumping 142-run victory in the first one-day international in Sri Lanka’s Hambantota on Tuesday.  Rauf’s shattering 5-18 in 6.2 overs forced Afghanistan to

Fast bowler Ebadot Hossain has been ruled out of the upcoming Asia Cup with an injury and has been replaced with an uncapped pacer. Bangladesh announced their 17-member squad for the Asia Cup 10 days ago, naming Shakib Al Hasan as the new captain. Ebdaot, who was a part of the

Finally, Ajit Agarkar, Chief Selector of India yesterday announced a very strong and well-balanced squad of 17 players for their Asia Cup mission.  India is grouped with archrival Pakistan and rookie Nepal in the preliminary round. Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan are in the

A penalty from captain Martin Odegaard gave 10-man Arsenal a battling Premier League victory at Crystal Palace. Eddie Nketiah was brought down by Sam Johnstone after Gabriel Martinelli's quickly taken free-kick, with Odegaard sending the goalkeeper the wrong way from the spot.

Bashundhara Kings Arena will make its international debut by hosting FIFA friendly matches between Bangladesh and Afghanistan on September 4 and 7. Bashundhara Kings Arena is the home venue of the Bashundhara Kings. To ensure uninterrupted movement of football lovers and visitors,

West Ham United claimed a rousing London derby win against big-spending Chelsea despite playing almost 30 minutes with 10 men. The Hammers were 2-1 ahead when defender Nayef Aguerd, who opened the scoring with an early header, was sent off in the 67th minute for his second bookable

Spanish midfielder Aitana Bonmati has won the Golden Ball for best player at this year’s Women’s World Cup after her side beat England 1-0 in the final on Sunday, while her teammate Salma Paralluelo was named best young player of the tournament. Bonmati, a versatile

Spain sealed a thrilling 1-0 win over England in the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 final at the Accor Stadium in Sydney today (August 20).  Spanish captain Olga Carmona's first-half goal proved to be the difference maker as her side kept hold of the lead. 

In just his seventh appearance for Inter Miami, Lionel Messi has won yet another trophy. Messi and Inter Miami won Leagues Cup 2023 on Saturday night via a penalty shootout against SC Nashville. The shootout went to 11 rounds of penalties before Nashville goalkeeper Elliot Panccino had

Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba have only been a part of Inter Miami for weeks. They’ve already brought the club its first-ever trophy. Inter Miami defeated Nashville SC in penalty kicks Saturday night to win the inaugural Leagues Cup. The trio of superstars had

Spain and England are just one win away from being immortalised in women’s football history. The two nations will contest the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 final on Sunday (20 August) at Stadium Australia in Sydney. Spain were the first side to book their spot in the

Summer signing Alexis Mac Allister was sent off in his first home match for Liverpool but the Reds still overpowered Bournemouth in a thrilling Premier League game at Anfield. The Cherries, who had already had a goal disallowed because Jaidon Anthony was offside, scored inside three

England midfielder Jude Bellingham scored twice as Real Madrid came from behind to maintain their 100% start in La Liga with a victory at Almeria. Bellingham, 20, has now scored three goals in the opening two Spanish top-flight matches since joining Real from Borussia Dortmund this

The Bashundhara Kings Arena of Bashundhara Sports Complex will host the upcoming two FIFA Tier 1 International friendlies between Bangladesh and Afghanistan respectively on September 4 and 7, the Bangladesh Football Federation confirmed on Saturday. “There will be two FIFA

Kosovare Asllani's stunning second-half strike sealed victory for Sweden as they beat Australia to finish third at the Women's World Cup. She rifled in a shot from the edge of the area to add to Fridolina Rolfo's first-half penalty as Sweden won the bronze medal match for

India won the first of three Twenty20 games against Ireland by two runs on the DLS method as rain brought an early end to play at Malahide on Friday. Captain Jasprit Bumrah took two wickets in the first over as Ireland struggled to 59-6 before Barry McCarthy's unbeaten 51 helped

England captain Harry Kane scored and set up a goal on his Bundesliga debut as champions Bayern Munich recorded a thumping win at Werder Bremen. Kane swept a low right-footed effort past home goalkeeper Jiri Pavlenka from 15 yards to double Bayern's lead. He had earlier assisted

Australia and Sweden will be looking to put their semi-final defeats behind them and secure third place at the 2023 Fifa Women's World Cup on Saturday. Co-hosts Australia are already guaranteed their best finish in a World Cup, while 2003 runners-up Sweden have come third three

FIFA chief Gianni Infantino said on Friday the Women’s World Cup had generated more than $570 million in revenue and enabled soccer’s global governing body to break even, despite raising the prize purse tenfold compared to the 2015 edition. The Swiss, in a typically