Aryna Sabalenka won her first US Open title as she put the disappointment of last year's final behind her to hold off home hope Jessica Pegula. Sabalenka was seen smashing her racquet on the floor of the locker room after losing the Flushing Meadows showpiece to Coco Gauff in 2023.

Brazil got back to winning ways in the South American World Cup qualifiers with a drab 1-0 victory over Ecuador on Friday thanks to first-half goal by Real Madrid forward Rodrygo (23). After defeats in three successive qualifiers, Brazil did just enough to earn the win that lifted the

Armand Duplantis admitted to feeling “wrecked” after an exhibition 100m race, while Sha’Carri Richardson and Letsile Tebogo steamed to sprint victories at the Zurich Diamond League meeting on Thursday. So much is now expected when Duplantis takes to the runway of the

Cristiano Ronaldo scored the 900th goal of his remarkable career on Thursday as Portugal beat Croatia 2-1 in Lisbon in their first game of the UEFA Nations League. Ronaldo, 39, turned in a Nuno Mendes cross in the 34th minute of the match at the Estadio da Luz to reach the landmark.

Jessica Pegula ousted top seed Iga Swiatek in the quarterfinals to continue the rich vein of her compatriots’ success at the US Open while men’s world number one Jannik Sinner beat Daniil Medvedev to book his spot in the semifinals. Pegula took advantage of an error-strewn

The historic series win of Bangladesh against Pakistan in Pakistan with a comprehensive whitewash elevated the raking of the team to fourth overtaking England, South Africa and Sri Lanka.  Bangladesh is now in hand-shaking distance with New Zealand. This new earned position has

The Bangladesh cricket team returned home following their historic 2-0 Test series win against Pakistan on Wednesday night. They arrived in Dhaka around 11 pm. Meanwhile, Shakib has left the team camp for UK where he will be playing in a four-day County Championship game for Surrey,

Australia cruised to a seven-wicket win over Scotland at the Grange in the first T20 international of their three-match series. Having been put in to bat, the hosts set a target of 155 with opener George Munsey top scoring with 28. But despite losing Jake Fraser-McGurk for a duck on

Aryna Sabalenka sent an ominous message to her rivals as she demolished Zheng Qinwen to set up a US Open semi-final against Emma Navarro. World number two Sabalenka claimed a statement 6-1 6-2 victory against Olympic champion and seventh seed Zheng. That came after American Navarro

Bangladesh: Pakistan Test Series  2nd Test Played at Rawalpindi  Brief Scorecard  Pakistan 1st innings 274 All Out in 85.1 Over (Saim Ayub 58, Shan Masood 57, Salman Agha 54, Babar Azam 31, Mohammad Rizwan 29, Mehedy Miraj 5/61, Taskin Ahmed 3/57, Shakib Al Hasan 1/34,

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today phoned national cricket team captain Najmul Hossain Shanto to congratulate him and whole team over the historic Test series win against Pakistan. "Heartiest congratulations on behalf of the government and myself. The whole nation is

Bangladesh clinched a historic first-ever Test series victory over Pakistan defeating them by 6 wickets in the second Test in Rawalpindi today (Sept 3). Earlier in the day, Bangladesh lost their 4th wicket in the chase of 185 against Pakistan on Day 5. The visitors resumed their

Bangladesh need 63 more runs to win the second Test as well as the series against Pakistan in Rawalpindi as they reached 122 for two at Lunch on Day 5 during the second Test at Rawalpindi. Currently, Mominul Haque and Najmul Hossain Shanto are standing unbeaten at the crease. 

Portugal legend Cristiano Ronaldo says he has no plans to retire from international football yet - but it "won't be a difficult decision to make" when the time comes. The 39-year-old has more caps and more goals than anybody else in men's international football

Uruguay striker Luis Suarez has announced his retirement from international football. The 37-year-old fought back tears as he confirmed Uruguay's World Cup qualifier against Paraguay on Saturday (00:30 BST) will be his last appearance for his country. The former Liverpool and

Top seeds Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek continue to blaze a trail through the US Open draws, easing into the quarterfinals of a tournament marked by almost daily upsets with a minimum of fuss. Sinner disappointed a partisan crowd with a 7-6(3) 7-6(5) 6-1 win over Tommy Paul in an

Bangladesh -Pakistan Test Series  2nd Test Played at Rawalpindi  Brief Scorecard at Stumps Day Four  Pakistan 1st innings 274 All Out in 85.1 Over (Saim Ayub 58, Shan Masood 57, Salman Agha 54, Babar Azam 31, Mohammad Rizwan 29, Mehedy Miraj 5/61, Taskin Ahmed 3/57,

Pakistan have lost their sixth wicket on Day 4 of the ongoing second Test against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi.  Currently, skipper Mohammad Rizwan and Agha Salman are standing unbeaten at the crease.  Earlier on Sunday, Litton Das' 138 revived Bangladesh as they posted

Kylian Mbappé opened his La Liga account at the fourth time of asking with a double to fire Real Madrid to a 2-0 home win over Real Betis. Mbappé had failed to score in Madrid’s opening three league fixtures, which resulted in the champions dropping points at

Liverpool maintained their flawless start under new manager Arne Slot as they outclassed woeful Manchester United at Old Trafford. The visitors were on a different level to United in a win so comprehensive that it will bring renewed scrutiny on Slot's fellow Dutchman Erik ten Hag,