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Is Mbappe the new monsieur of World Cup?

France captain Kylian Mbappe became his country's all-time leading scorer with a double against Senegal at the World Cup on Tuesday, beating the mark of 57 goals held by Olivier Giroud.Playing in France's opening match at New York New Jersey Stadium, Mbappe slipped the ball past the goalkeeper in the...

BD bowlers move up in latest ICC ODI rankings

Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman and Taskin Ahmed have moved up the ICC ODI rankings after the latest 2-1 ODI series victory of the Tigers against Australia.Shoriful claimed a six-wicket haul in the series finale and was rewarded by climbing 10 spots to 18th on the updated rankings for ODI bowlers,...

BD embrace defeat as Australia overcome late batting wobbles in T20I opener

A top-order display by Cooper Connolly and a lower-order partnership between Matt Renshaw and Nikhil Chaudhary guided Australia to a hard-fought four-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the first T20I at Chattogram on Wednesday, reports UNB.With this victory, the visitors have taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match series, tracking down...

BD fail to put up a fight as clinical Australia cruise to easy victory

Australia produced another clinical all-round display to register a comfortable nine-wicket win over Bangladesh in Leeds. Opting to field at Headingley, Australia restricted Bangladesh to 77 for 8 before Georgia Voll's 32-ball 45 ensured the target was chased down with more than 10 overs to spare. Ellyse Perry was named...

Football fans in Bangladesh watch the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group Stage match

Football fans in Bangladesh watch the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group Stage match of Argentina facing Algeria on a giant screen at Shahbagh in the capital. Argentina beat Algeria 3-0 in the game, with Argentine sportstar Lionel Messi scoring the hat trick in the game held in Kansas City Stadium,...

Argentina begin title defence with 3-0 win over Algeria

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 17 (Reuters): Lionel Messi scored a majestic hat-trick to equal the all-time World Cup scoring record, answering doubts about his influence at age 38 and firing up Argentina's title defence with a 3-0 Group J win over Algeria Wednesday (as per BST).He drew level with Germany's...

How the $40.9b WC effect could lift Gulf travel, spending

DUBAI, June 17 (Agencies): The 2026 FIFA World Cup is set to give the Arab world its biggest stage yet, with a record eight teams from the region qualifying for the tournament across the US, Canada and Mexico.A record eight Arab nations are taking part in the 2026 FIFA World...

Haaland arrives in style at World Cup

FOXBOROUGH, Mass., June 17 (Agencies): Norway's prolific striker Erling Haaland bagged two goals in his maiden World Cup appearance on Tuesday to guide his team to an opening 4-1 Group I victory over Iraq, and put down a marker for the tournament.A hat-trick on his Champions League debut for Red...

West Indies recall fit-again Joseph and Da Silva for Sri Lanka series

Fit-again fast bowlers Alzarri Joseph and Shamar Joseph have returned to the West Indies test squad for the upcoming two-match home series against Sri Lanka, while Joshua Da Silva has been drafted in to replace wicketkeeper Tevin Imlach, reports Reuters.Both Alzarri (back) and Shamar (shoulder) missed the previous tours of...

Lanka's Chamari hopes to execute right plan at right time for semifinal qualification

Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu wants to execute right plan at the right time to progress into the semifinal, reports ICC.The Asian side showed their class when they upset reigning T20 World Cup champions New Zealand by five wickets in Southampton on Tuesday, giving themselves an excellent opportunity to reach...

New Zealand's Henry Nicholls avoids a bouncer

New Zealand's Henry Nicholls avoids a bouncer from a ball by England's Josh Tongue (not pictured) on the opening day of the second cricket Test match between England and New Zealand at The Oval in London on Wednesday. England lead the series 1-0. —AFP

Matheesha Pathirana undergoes surgery on left hamstring

Matheesha Pathirana underwent surgery for his injured left hamstring in France, the cricketer's manager revealed in an Instagram post on Tuesday, reports Cricbuzz."This journey was made possible with the outstanding support of Sri Lanka Cricket and Kolkata Knight Riders and we are truly grateful for their commitment to his wellbeing,"...