Chelsea signed United States defender Naomi Girma from San Diego Wave in a reported world-record deal for a female footballer. Girma is believed to have cost Chelsea 900,000 euros ($1.1m), surpassing the world record of 685,000 euros ($718,976) paid by Bay FC for Racheal Kundananji in

Jannik Sinner underlined why he is the world's best men's player by securing back-to-back Australian Open titles with a merciless victory over Alexander Zverev. The Italian top seed delivered in the decisive moments to win 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 against the second seed. Despite

Brydon Carse's efforts with bat and ball were in vain as England suffered a two-wicket defeat to India in the second T20 international. Asked to bat first again, England bettered their total from the first match of the series when they posted a defendable, if not particularly

Erling Haaland took advantage of a major blunder from Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez to score the decisive goal as Manchester City won to return to the Premier League's top four. Sanchez was caught badly out of position as he came out, then tried to scurry back as Haaland

Kylian Mbappe scored his first hat-trick for Real Madrid as they went four points clear at the top of La Liga with the 3-0 victory at Real Valladolid. The France captain curled into the far corner from Jude Bellingham's cross in the 30th minute. After the break, Mbappe latched

American underdog Madison Keys finally got her hands on a Grand Slam trophy after holding off defending champion Aryna Sabalenka to win the Australian Open women's title. Keys, playing her second major final and first for more than seven years, overcame the world number one 6-3 2-6

Claudio Echeverri scored two goals and led Argentina's under-20 team to a 6-0 win over archrival Brazil on Friday in the teams' first match in the South American championship's Group B. Argentina scored its first three goals in the first minutes of play, with Ian Subiabre

Bangladesh suffered an eight-wicket defeat in their third and final ODI against the West Indies at Warner Park in St Kitts on Friday. The loss not only cost them the three-match series 2-1 but also dashed their hopes of securing direct qualification for the ICC Women's Cricket World

The last automatic spot for Women's World Cup qualification will be decided by the third ODI between Bangladesh and the West Indies, the last fixture of the 2022-2025 International Women's Championship cycle. Bangladesh have fate in their own hands knowing that a victory will

Proteas were the champions of the first version of Champions Trophy held in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Black caps are now a formidable team capable of testing the best of the best in any format. Placed in the group with Australia, England and Afghanistan South Africa has more than even chance for

Real Madrid are the first football club to top a billion euros in revenue during a single season, fuelled by income generated by the revamped Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, according to accountancy firm Deloitte. The order of the clubs at the top of Deloitte’s annual Football Money

Lower ranked Bangladesh and Afghanistan on paper may appear as toddlers among the big fish in the ensuing Champions Trophy. But both teams have quality and strength to surprise the best of the best in white ball cricket.  Bangladesh is in the group with Pakistan, India and New

Manchester City's chances of Champions League progress are in peril after they lost a two-goal lead to slump to defeat against Paris St-Germain at Parc des Princes. On a torrid, rain-lashed night in Paris, all the frailties that have haunted City in a season of decline were laid

Real Madrid gave their ambitions to defend their Champions League title a huge boost with a comfortable win to eliminate Red Bull Salzburg. After losing three of their opening six games, Madrid looked more like their usual selves as they dispatched the Austrians with a first-half

FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced his intention to visit Bangladesh within the next two months and expressed interest in funding the country’s women's football. He shared his plans during a meeting with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on the sidelines of the

Novak Djokovic pulled off another remarkable comeback to defeat Carlos Alcaraz in a thrilling match, securing a spot in the Australian Open semi-finals. The 37-year-old Serbian overcame injury, age, and ranking to claim a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 victory over his 21-year-old rival in

While India Pakistan are top favorites for global tournament held in Asia, Australia having outstanding track records of winning laurels in all formats of the game can not be ruled out. Formidable Aussies can match the best of the best at any format anywhere in the world. At the same

Barcelona twice fought back from two goals down - and two Wojciech Szczesny howlers - to snatch a dramatic victory at Benfica. The hosts made a dream start as Greek striker Vangelis Pavlidis hit a 30-minute hat-trick, helped by two mistakes from Polish keeper Szczesny, while Robert

Mohamed Salah scored his 50th European goal for Liverpool as the Reds booked their place in the last 16 of the Champions League with victory over 10-man Lille at Anfield. Salah's goal came when he latched onto a brilliant Curtis Jones through ball and slotted over the advancing

After hectic parleys over Champions Trophy 2025 regarding India going to Pakistan for the scheduled Champions Trophy ICC concluded for a hybrid process tournament.  All matches of India will now be held in Dubai, UAE. Pakistan will remain the host of 8 nations tournament.