Sri Lanka made it two wins from two at the Women's T20 World Cup with a seven-wicket win against Bangladesh. Sri Lanka, who shocked hosts South Africa on Friday, slipped to 25-3 in pursuit of 127 amid an inspired opening spell from 18-year-old Marufa Akter. But Harshitha Madavi

Three first-half goals helped Manchester City see off Aston Villa in their first game since being accused of more than 100 rule breaches by the Premier League. Those allegations have made it a testing week off the pitch for the defending champions but they responded in impressive style

Rangpur Riders have kept the hopes of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) final alive after beating a four-wicket win over Fortune Barishal in the eliminator game today at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. Rangpur now will take on the loser of the first Qualifier between Sylhet

The Canada women’s football team called off their strike to protest against inequality and lack of funding on Saturday, saying in a statement that the national federation had threatened legal action. The strike had been launched on Friday, with players aiming to press for changes

Indian man-of-the-match Ravindra Jadeja will be fined a quarter of his first Test match fee for breaking protocol to self-treat a finger injury while bowling against Australia, administrators said on Saturday. The all-rounder led India’s crushing innings victory with figures of

Celtic reached the Scottish Cup quarter-finals with victory over 10-man St Mirren but their joy may be tempered by an apparent shoulder injury sustained by striker Kyogo Furuhashi. Daizen Maeda turned in Aaron Mooy's cross for Celtic's first and after the break three

Real Madrid beat Al-Hilal in a remarkable eight-goal Fifa Club World Cup final in Rabat to win the trophy for a record-extending fifth time. Vinicius Jr and Federico Valverde put European champions Real 2-0 up and Moussa Marega gave Al-Hilal hope before Vinicius set up Karim

Defending Champions Bashundhara Kings defeated Lieutenant Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club by 3-0 goals in the Bangladesh Premier League Football held today (Saturday) at Bashundhara Sports Complex in the city.  Brazilian forward Dorielton scored a brace while Uzbek midfielder Asror

AC Milan ended a seven-game winless run as Olivier Giroud's goal gave them a home Serie A victory over Torino. Giroud scored a glancing header from Theo Hernandez's cross from the left. Hernandez had a great opportunity to score a second for Milan but dragged a shot wide

Three bodies have been found as rescuers in Turkey search a collapsed hotel for a group of school volleyball players following Monday's earthquakes. The bodies of two teachers and a student were recovered from the Isias Hotel in Adiyaman, said officials in Turkish-controlled

Lionel Messi will miss Paris Saint-Germain’s Ligue 1 trip to Monaco on Saturday with a hamstring injury, raising concerns that he may not be fit in time for his team’s Champions League showdown with Bayern Munich next week. PSG confirmed on Friday that the Argentine World

UK Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer will chair a summit of 30 nations on Friday to discuss Russian and Belarusian athletes' participation in next year's Olympics in Paris. The International Olympic Committee is "exploring a pathway" for athletes from the two nations to

Cristiano Ronaldo scored four goals for Al Nassr in the Saudi Pro League on Thursday to reach the career milestone of 500 club goals. The Portugal international, who celebrated his 38th birthday on Sunday, was unstoppable against hosts Al Wehda, netting four times in 30 minutes to lead

Bangladesh clinched SAFF U-20 Women's Championship thrashing Nepal by 3-0 at Birshreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in the city's Kamalapur. Bangladesh played impressive football in the tournament as they beat Nepal by 3-1 in their opening match, played

The playing XI's have been finalised for the first Test between India and Australia, with the visitors winning the toss and electing to bat first in Nagpur. India selectors opted to go with experience at the top of their batting order, with right-hander KL Rahul winning the berth

Marseille celebrated their first home win against Paris Saint-Germain in more than a decade to reach the quarterfinals of the French Cup, beating their bitter rival 2-1 on Wednesday. Cheered on by buoyant fans at a packed Stade Velodrome, Marseille had rarely looked so dominant against

Manchester United fought back from a two-goal deficit to draw 2-2 with Leeds in the Premier League on Wednesday. Substitute Jadon Sancho rescued a point for Erik ten Hag’s team, which missed the chance to move level on points with second-place Manchester City. Leeds fired

LeBron James has become the NBA's all-time leading scorer, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's 39-year-old record. Los Angeles Lakers star James, 38, hit 38 points in a 133-130 defeat by Oklahoma City Thunder to surpass Abdul-Jabbar's mark of 38,387. Abdul-Jabbar, who also

Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay have officially submitted their joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup - 100 years after the inaugural tournament was held in Montevideo. The four South American nations have called for the World Cup to return to "where football was born".

Turkish goalkeeper Ahmet Eyup Turkaslan has died following Monday's earthquake in his home country, his club Yeni Malatyaspor has confirmed. More than 5,000 people have lost their lives in Turkey and Syria following the earthquake. "Our goalkeeper, Ahmet Eyup Turkaslan,