Iran survived going down to 10 men to beat Syria 5-3 in a penalty shootout in the Asian Cup last-16 on Wednesday after the game ended 1-1 after extra time, setting up a tasty quarter-final clash with four-time champions Japan. Iran played the last 30 minutes with 10 men after Porto

It may not have been the long-awaited Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi show, but Al-Nassr still delighted fans in Riyadh with a 6-0 thrashing of Inter Miami on Thursday. Just two days after Saudi Arabia exited the Asian Cup, this was a magnificent advert for the Saudi Pro League with

The PGA Tour has agreed a private equity deal worth around $3bn (£2.36bn) with a group of investors led by the Fenway Sports Group, which owns Liverpool FC. As a result, golfers who have remained loyal to the tour and rejected advances from the rival LIV Golf circuit are set to

Vitor Roque scored his first goal for Barcelona in their first match since manager Xavi announced he was leaving at the end of the season. Joao Cancelo's cross with the outside of his boot was headed home in the 63rd minute by substitute Roque, who joined the action just a minute

Erling Haaland was upstaged on his return from injury by fellow striker Julian Alvarez as Manchester City strolled to victory against Burnley. Haaland made his first appearance since fracturing his foot in the defeat at Aston Villa on 6 December when he was introduced as a 71st-minute

From Ivory Coast’s remarkable resurrection to heavyweight exits and underdog successes, there may never have been a more unpredictable major international football tournament than the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations. The last 16 concluded on Tuesday with the continent’s

Conor Bradley produced a memorable display by scoring his first Liverpool goal and grabbing two assists as the Reds beat Chelsea to maintain their grip on first place in Premier League. Jurgen Klopp's side went into this round of fixtures five points clear at the top and, with

Bangladesh Under-19 Women’s team stayed unbeaten in the group phase of Women’s U19 Tri nation T20 tournament after beating Pakistan by four wickets at Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium in Cox’s Bazar today. This was the second time in the double-leg

Sylhet Strikers captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza has decided to take a break from the ongoing 10th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 tournament to discharge his responsibility as the Whip in the Parliament.  Mashrafe will be available to play for the Strikers further in the season

Azmatullah Omarzai came up with yet another stellar all-round performance to help Rangpur Riders clinch an eight-run win over Comilla Victorians at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium Tuesday (January 30). Player of the match Omarzai hit an unbeaten 20-ball 36 and then took 2/31 to

Rangpur Riders won the toss and decided to bat first against Comilla Victorians in the BPL Match-15 at the Sylhet International Stadium today. Comilla made three changes and Rangpur opted for two changes in the playing XI. Both the teams are coming off defeat in the previous match

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva received a four-year ban from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Monday for failing a doping test prior to the 2022 Winter Olympics. A Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) investigation had found the teenager bore “no fault or

In-form Chattogram Challengers inflicted more misery on hosts Sylhet Strikers after they clinched a crushing eight-wicket win during their fifth Bangladesh Premier League match at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Monday (January 29). Chattogram bowlers demonstrated a disciplined

Indian pacer was reprimanded for breaching ICC Code of Conduct during the first Test against England. Jasprit Bumrah has been given an official reprimand for breaching Level 1 of the ICC  Code of Conduct for an incident on the fourth day of India's first Test against

Real Madrid came from behind to beat Las Palmas and move back to the top of La Liga. Javier Munoz's goal just after the break had put the hosts ahead against a Real side without the suspended Jude Bellingham. But for the second week running, Real fought back to take all three

Nigeria reached the quarter-finals of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations after Ademola Lookman scored twice to beat a disappointing Cameroon 2-0 in the last 16 in Abidjan. The Atalanta forward opened the scoring nine minutes before the break after Victor Osimhen forced Oumar Gonzalez into

Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka says her successful title defence has been helped by a fun and relaxed approach away from the court. The world number two retained her title with a dominant 6-3 6-2 win over Zheng Qinwen in the final on Saturday. Always a fierce opponent,

Barcelona manager Xavi says he will step down at the end of the season. The former Barcelona and Spain midfielder took charge in November 2021 after leaving Qatari club Al Sadd. He guided Barca to the Spanish title in his first full season in charge in 2022-23, but Saturday's

India were bowled out for 436 by England, with four wickets from part-time spinner Joe Root.  The host led 190 runs at the end of the first innings in the first Test match on Saturday (jan 27). All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja top-scored with 87, adding six from his overnight total

Novak Djokovic lost at the Australian Open for the first time since 2018 as Italian fourth seed Jannik Sinner reached his first Grand Slam final. Serbia's Djokovic, 36, lost 6-1 6-2 6-7 (6-8) 6-3 as Sinner regrouped from not taking a match point in the tie-break. It ends