The Guardian named 35-year-old Argentine world champion and French champion PSG forward Lionel Messi the best footballer of 2022. Top 10 best footballers of 2022 1. Lionel Messi (PSG) 2. Kylian Mbappe (PSG) 3. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) 4. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) 5.

Artur Beterbiev came out on top of a firefight with Britain's Anthony Yarde to retain his WBO, WBC and IBF light-heavyweight world titles in London. Both men fought brilliantly in a back-and-forth epic over eight rounds. Yarde hurt Beterbiev in an astonishing fifth round, but

Casemiro was a serial winner with Real Madrid and on Saturday he kept Manchester United’s trophy hunt going strong in the FA Cup. The Brazil international struck twice in four second-half minutes as United won against second-division Reading 3-1 and progressed to the fifth round.

Aryna Sabalenka produced a brilliant comeback as she beat Elena Rybakina 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 to win the Australian Open title and claim her first Grand Slam singles crown. Outplayed in the first set by the Wimbledon champion in her first slam singles final, the Belarusian turned things round

Brazilian forward Robson scored a brace as star-studded Bashundhara Kings extended their lead in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) football beating Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra by 3-1 goals held today (Saturday) at Bashundhara Sports Complex in the city.   Apart from Robson's

England reached the Women's Under-19 World Cup final with a thrilling three-run win over rivals Australia. In a low-scoring semi-final, England successfully defended 99 all out in Potchefstroom to earn a final place against India, who beat New Zealand earlier. Australia lost

Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina will meet fifth seed Aryna Sabalenka in the Australian Open final on Saturday as she bids for a second Grand Slam title. It is a second major final in six months for Kazakhstan's Rybakina, while Belarusian Sabalenka is contesting her first Grand

Nine-time champion Novak Djokovic steamrolled another opponent as he beat Tommy Paul to set up an Australian Open final against Stefanos Tsitsipas. Serbia's Djokovic, 35, overcame a wobble in the opening set, re-establishing his authority to earn a 7-5 6-1 6-2 victory over the

Manager Pep Guardiola called Nathan Ake an "exceptional guy" after he sent Manchester City into the FA Cup fifth round with the winning goal in a narrow victory over Premier League title rivals Arsenal. The Gunners have established an impressive lead in the league but it was

Indian trailblazer Sania Mirza bowed out of Grand Slam tennis Friday with defeat in the Australian Open mixed-doubles final playing alongside Rohan Bopanna — her first playing partner 22 years ago. The 36-year-old Mirza, regarded as her country’s greatest women’s

Cricket West Indies (CWI) said batting great Brian Lara has agreed to take on the role of "performance mentor" to help players and coaches in all three formats of the game. The 53-year-old, who was part of a review panel formed after West Indies faltered in the first round of

The Brazilian pair of Luisa Stefani and Rafael Matos beat India’s Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna 7-6 (2), 6-2 on Friday to win the Australian Open mixed doubles title in Mirza’s last match at a Grand Slam tournament before she retires. Mirza, who has won six Grand Slam

Real Madrid beat city rivals Atletico Madrid after extra time to advance to the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey. Atletico took the lead with Alvaro Morata scoring from close range following Nahuel Molina's low cross. Real were 11 minutes from going out but equalised when Rodrygo

Pakistan cricket captain Babar Azam on Thursday was picked as Men’s ODI Player of the Year for the second time in a row by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for his “match-winning knocks [and] spell-binding stroke-play”. The ICC noted that Azam last year amassed

ABG Limited, a sister concern of the country’s largest business conglomerate Bashundhara Group, extended its hand to support the National Women’s Football Team as part of its contribution to the country's sports arena. ABG Limited inked a three-year deal with Bangladesh

The five franchises for the inaugural Women's Premier League in India have been sold for £465m. The WPL, which takes place in March, is a women's version of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the world's biggest Twenty20 franchise competition. Owners of three

Ousmane Dembele's strike, capping a brilliant individual display, helped Barcelona beat Real Sociedad 1-0 on Wednesday, and reach the Copa del Rey semi-finals. The French forward struck in the 52nd minute to power the record 31-time cup-winners through against 10-man La Real, who

Magda Linette will meet fifth seed Aryna Sabalenka in the Australian Open semi-finals after she beat Karolina Pliskova to continue her dream run. The Polish world number 45 had previously never gone beyond the third round of a Grand Slam in 29 attempts. But she produced a fearless

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag said Marcus Rashford is central to his plans to make them the "best club in the world" and urged the forward to remain at Old Trafford to realise his ambitions. United last won the Premier League in 2013 and have not won silverware since

Blazing centuries from skipper Rohit Sharma and fellow opener Shubman Gill took India to a formidable 385-9, despite a middle-order wobble in Tuesday’s third and final one-day international against New Zealand. Rohit (101) and Gill (112) put on 212 for the opening wicket in