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

The announcement was made, the amount was electronically disbursed instantaneously, and the proof of the transaction was on their phones via text message from their banks; still, the country’s top athletes were in disbelief, pinching themselves and wondering whether it was reality or a dream. Yesterday, 129 athletes from 21 disciplines, who have been initially selected ...more

The Bangladesh national football team will conclude their AFC Asian Cup 2027 qualifying campaign against Singapore away at the National Stadium in Singapore on Tuesday at 6pm. Singapore have already confirmed qualification from Group C with 11 points from five matches, while Bangladesh are placed third with five points from the same number of games. In the ...more

Bosnia vs Italy probable line-ups for World Cup play-offItaly seem inclined to use the same starting XI that beat Northern Ireland in the World Cup play-off, but Bosnia are ready to launch a fresh talent, according to Football Italia portal. The match kicks off at the Stadion Bilino Polje in Zenica at 12:45am (Bangladesh time Wednesday) ...more

Kaif and Chawla back Sooryavanshi for fast-track to India T20 squadFormer India players Mohammad Kaif and Piyush Chawla would love to see Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who turned 15 on Friday, fast-tracked into India's Twenty20 squad following the teen's latest heroics in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Sooryavanshi had a sensational debut season in the IPL last year, ...more