Manchester City are breathing down Arsenal's necks after Erling Haaland's strike beat the Gunners 2-1 on Sunday to land a potentially decisive blow in the Premier League title race. Pep Guardiola's men close to within three points of the leaders and have a game in hand with momentum firmly in their favour as Arsenal's quest ...more

Pakistan has announced a 16-member Test squad for the upcoming two-match series against Bangladesh, scheduled to begin in Dhaka on May 8, featuring four uncapped players and a new red-ball coaching setup.Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) included Abdullah Fazal, Amad Butt, Azan Awais and Muhammad Ghazi Ghori, all set to make their Test debuts. Fazal is a ...more

Lionel Messi gifted Inter Miami's new coach a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Rapids with a brace including a spectacular late winner in front of 75,000 Major League Soccer fans on Saturday.Shifted to Denver's giant NFL stadium to accommodate the huge demand to see Argentina's World Cup-winning icon, the game appeared to be drifting Colorado's ...more

Millwall edged ahead of Ipswich in the battle to join Coventry in the Premier League next season as Leicester's 1-0 defeat to Portsmouth pushed the Foxes towards the third tier on Saturday.Frank Lampard's Coventry ended their 25-year wait to return to the Premier League with a 1-1 draw at Blackburn on Friday.Derek Mazou-Sacko and Camiel ...more

Atletico Madrid reached their first Champions League semi-final in nine years on Tuesday, squeezing past Barcelona 3-2 on aggregate despite a nerve-racking 2-1 home defeat that had the Metropolitano holding its breath until the final whistle.Diego Simeone's side had done much of the heavy lifting with a 2-0 win at the Camp Nou in the ...more

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has congratulated the Bangladesh U-20 football team for their victory over India in the SAFF U-20 Championship.Prime Minister’s Press Secretary Saleh Shibly said the premier extended his heartfelt congratulations to all players, coaches and officials of the Bangladesh U-20 football team over the historic victory in the SAFF U-20 Championship.“Driven by ...more

Speaker of Jatiya Sangsad Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram has congratulated the Bangladesh U-20 football team for their victory over India in the SAFF U-20 Championship.In a felicitation message, the Speaker extended congratulations to all players, coaches and officials of the Bangladesh U-20 football team and the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) over the historic victory ...more

Brazil beat Croatia 3-1 in a World Cup warm-up in Orlando on Tuesday, with Igor Thiago converting a late penalty and Gabriel Martinelli adding a stoppage-time goal to seal the ​win.The match at Camping World Stadium served as Brazil's final chance to assess their options ‌before coach Carlo Ancelotti names his World Cup squad, while ...more

Iraq grabbed the last ​available place at the World Cup by beating Bolivia 2-1 in their inter-confederation playoff on Tuesday, ‌sealing their return to the finals after a 40-year absence.Aymen Hussein steered home a second-half winner to see the Iraqis become the 48th and last team to qualify for the tournament in Canada, Mexico and ...more

New Zealand skipper Melie Kerr was once again the hero as New Zealand pulled off a record run chase in the second ODI against South Africa in Wellington.Kerr scored an amazing 179 not out from just 139 deliveries as the White Ferns surpassed India's record for the highest successful run chase in women's ODIs as ...more