Didier Deschamps said on Saturday he will remain France coach until the 2026 World Cup after leading the team to the final of the last two editions. Deschamps' contract expired after the World Cup in Qatar where reigning champions France lost to Argentina in a penalty shootout

Sania Mirza, India’s former doubles world number one, said she would call time on her career aged 36 after next month’s Dubai Tennis Championships — after her 2022 retirement plans were delayed due to injury. Mirza, regarded as her country’s greatest

Marcus Rashford scored for a fifth successive game as Manchester United increased the pressure on Everton boss Frank Lampard with a deserved FA Cup victory at Old Trafford. Everton were applauded off by their travelling support for showing admirable character, after their side suffered

Rangpur Riders made a winning start in the 9th edition of Bangladesh Premier League 2023 as they beat reigning champions Comilla Victorians by 34 runs at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Friday. Rangpur opener Rony Talukdar smashed the quickest BPL fifty as a Bangladeshi

Bashundhara Kings earned a 3-1 goal victory over Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra in their fourth match of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League 2022-23 at the Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium in Gopalganj on Friday. Kings got an early blow when Burundian forward Selemani Landry

The Bangladesh youth hockey team made an auspicious start in the Men’s Junior AHF Cup hockey competition when they blanked Hong Kong China by 4-0 goals in their opening Pool B match held today (Friday) in Muscat, Oman. In the proceeding, Md. Ali scored brace while he was well

Young fast bowler Rejaur Rahman Raja registered his T20 career-best 4-14 as Sylhet Strikers romped to an eight-wicket win against Chattogram Challengers in the first match of the ninth edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) today (Jan 6) at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was satisfied but insisted that there are still a lot of points to play for, after his side claimed a 1-0 Premier League win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Thursday. Their victory underscored the depth of their talent-rich squad which may prove

Colombia is the first Latin American country to answer FIFA president Gianni Infantino's request to name one stadium in honor of football legend Pelé. Infantino on Monday said world football's governing body would ask every country in the world to name a stadium after

The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the franchise-based T20 tournament will begin tomorrow (Jan 6) amid the absence of Decision Review System (DRS). The players and officials publicly criticized the BPL management for not including DRS system to the tournament from the

On Thursday (January 05), the Asian Cricket Council chairman, and BCCI Secretary, Jay Shah  released the calendar for 2023 and 2024, in which he confirmed the forthcoming Asia Cup 2023 edition will be held in September.  Hence, the marquee continental tournament will take

South Africa worked, then wilted, feeling that perhaps rain interruptions were not such a bad idea as the second day of the third Test in Sydney became more a matter of Australians chasing milestones than one of competitive cricket.  Usman Khawaja’s golden career codicil

Harry Kane scored two of Tottenham's four second-half goals after they eventually cruised to a Premier League win over Crystal Palace. Kane's towering close-range header from Ivan Perisic's cross was the first time Spurs had led 1-0 in a game since 15 October. They had

All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan on Wednesday (Jan 4) expressed his disappointment over the management of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) for failing to establish it as the proper T20 tournament. He said: "If I am given the responsibility of CEO, I won't take long. It will take a

Manchester United defender Luke Shaw says the "belief and confidence" is back at Old Trafford after they stretched their winning run in all competitions to six games with a comfortable victory over a hapless Bournemouth in the Premier League. Midfielder Casemiro latched onto

Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has said his "work is done" in Europe, adding that he is relishing new challenges both on and off the pitch after being unveiled as a player of Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr. Ronaldo, who was a free agent following his acrimonious split with

Brazil said a final farewell to Pelé on Tuesday, burying the legend who unified the bitterly divided country. Newly inaugurated President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva paid his respects at Vila Belmiro, the stadium where Pelé played for most of his career.

Brentford beat Liverpool for the first time since 1938 to move just two points behind Jurgen Klopp's side in the Premier League table. Liverpool's performance in defeat by Brentford was "not good enough", says Andrew Robertson, after a string of defensive mistakes

The men’s and women’s teams of the country’s top outfit Bashundhara Kings were accorded receptions in the inaugural programme of the Bashundhara Kings Winter Badminton Carnival 2023, title sponsored by Bashundhara Kings and powered by ALM Real Estate Ltd, held at the

Al Nassr's surprise capture of football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is the latest in a string of high-profile sports acquisitions by oil-rich Saudi Arabia. The conservative Gulf monarchy is attempting to attract foreign interest as it diversifies its economy away from oil. Here