Abahani Limited Dhaka and Bashundhara Kings got off a winning start in the BFF U-18 Football League that has begun from today (Saturday) at three separate venues in Dhaka. At Bashundhara Kings Arena practice ground, Abahani Limited blanked Fortis Football Club by 2-0 goals in the

Celeste Arantes, the mother of Brazilian football legend Pele, has died aged 101, outliving her famous son by 18 months, the family announced Friday. Arantes was 17 when she gave birth to her first child on October 23, 1940, a baby who would grow up to be the man widely considered the

Two late goals gave Austria a hard-fought win that boosted their hopes of reaching the last 16 at Euro 2024, but Poland became the first nation to be knocked out. This result, followed by France’s draw with the Netherlands later on Friday, meant Poland will finish bottom of Group

Xavi Simons had a second-half goal controversially ruled out as the Netherlands and France played out the first goalless draw of Euro 2024. The French started without Kylian Mbappe after he broke his nose in the win against Austria on Monday and they clearly missed their captain as

England's hopes of reaching the T20 World Cup semi-finals are in the balance after they lost a final-over thriller against South Africa in St Lucia. Harry Brook resurrected a floundering chase of 164 on a tricky pitch to leave 14 runs required from the final six balls. But he

Shai Hope hit a supremely stylish unbeaten 82 as West Indies reignited their hopes of reaching the T20 World Cup semi-finals with a nine-wicket thrashing of fellow co-hosts USA. Defeat by England in their opening Super 8s game put the Windies under pressure but they responded with a

Former Juventus and AC Milan footballer Roberto Baggio has been injured in an armed robbery at his home in northern Italy. The incident began at 22:00 local time (21:00 BST) when at least five people broke into the 57-year-old's villa in Altavilla Vicentina, local media reported.

Lionel Messi's through ball led to Julián Álvarez's goal in the 49th minute, then he assisted on Lautaro Martínez's goal in the 88th as Argentina began the defense of its Copa América title with a 2-0 victory over Canada on Thursday night in

Australia on Friday defeated Bangladesh by 28 runs in a rain-affected Super 8 match played at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua. Australia restricted Bangladesh to 140-8 in 20 overs after a hat-trick from star pacer Pat Cummins, who bagged figures of 3-29 in four

Bangladesh men's hockey team maintained their winning run in the ongoing Junior AHF Cup Hockey Tournament beating Indonesia by 7-0 goals held in Singapore on Thursday. With this win, Bangladesh also emerged group champions to play the semifinals with 12 points winning all their

Tiger Woods has been awarded a lifetime exemption by the PGA Tour to enter all of its designated 'signature' events. Woods has won 82 PGA Tour titles including 15 majors, but the 48-year-old has struggled with injuries over recent years. On Tuesday, the PGA's policy

Jamal Musiala scored again as Germany continued their winning start to Euro 2024 with victory over Hungary to become the first side through to the knockout stages. The Bayern Munich forward impressed throughout and netted midway through the first half, drilling a powerful effort inches

South Africa survived a scare before beating USA by 18 runs in the first game of the Super 8s at the T20 World Cup in Antigua. After slipping to 76-5 in pursuit of 195, a superb partnership worth 91 between Andries Gous and Harmeet Singh gave USA hope of a stunning victory. They

England produced their best performance of the T20 World Cup so far to begin the Super 8s stage with a composed eight-wicket win against West Indies. Having cannily restricted the previously unbeaten co-hosts to 180-4 on a good pitch, the defending champions completed the chase with 15

Sports organiser and Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Director Alamgir Khan passed away at a hospital in Dhaka on Wednesday morning. The cricket board confirmed the news of the demise in a press release. Also known as ‘Alo Bhai’, the sports organiser had been ill for a

Baseball legend Willie Mays, widely considered one of the best players in the sport's history, has died, according to the San Francisco Giants. "It is with great sadness that we announce that San Francisco Giants Legend and Hall of Famer Willie Mays passed away peacefully this

Novak Djokovic will compete at the Paris 2024 Olympics, the Olympic Committee of Serbia has announced. This summer will be his fifth Olympic appearance, having competed in every Games since 2008. Djokovic, 37, won bronze at his first Olympics but has lost the third-place match twice

Francisco Conceicao scored a late winner as Portugal fought back from a goal down to beat Czech Republic in their Euro 2024 opener in Leipzig. Roberto Martinez’s side are one of the tournament favourites after winning every game during qualifying, but they left it late to see off

New Zealand may well be out of the race of the Super 8s in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 but are taking on Papua New Guinea (PNG) in their last group-stage match at the Brian Lara Cricket Stadium in Trinidad and Tobago.  The Kiwis bowled first in the match which witnessed a

Three-time Grand Slam runner-up Ons Jabeur said on Monday that she will sit out this summer's Paris Olympics to avoid further injury to her knee. Tunisian Jabeur, 29, will miss the Games, held between July 27 and Aug. 4.  The tennis competition is being played at