Brazil, Australia book WC berth, Uruguay on brink, Palestinian dreams ended
SAO PAULO, June 11 (AFP): Brazil booked their place at the 2026 World Cup in North America on Tuesday with a 1-0 home victory over Paraguay, the first win of new coach Carlo Ancelotti's reign.The five-time world champions -- the only team to appear in every edition of the World...
Read more
Sports adviser stresses forming football foundation for future
Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain on Wednesday stressed making football foundation for future saying tomorrow's football is being rooted in the joint efforts of the Sports Ministry and Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF), reports BSS."Now our expectations are much higher . . . Now it is the time...
Read more
Tilak Varma signs a short-term deal with Hampshire
Tilak Varma, the young Indian batter, has signed a short-term deal with Hampshire that will see him play four County Championship matches for them in June and July, reports https://www.espncricinfo.com.Tilak, 22, has played four ODIs and 25 T20Is for India and impressed for Mumbai Indians in the IPL, but has...
Read more
Rashid, Omarzai set to miss MLC 2025
Afghanistan allrounder Rashid Khan will be absent from the 2025 edition of Major League Cricket (MLC). The news agency has learned that Rashid, who plays for MI New York, has opted out of the tournament, which gets underway on Friday, to take a break, reports espncricinfo.com.Rashid's absence is bound to...
Read more
SA dismiss Australia's Smith in WTC final
LONDON, June 11 (AFP): South Africa dismissed the dangerous Steve Smith to wrest back the initiative on the opening day of the World Test Championship final Wednesday but the defending champions recovered to reach 190-5 at tea.Australia had earlier collapsed to 67-4 at Lord's after being sent in to bat...
Read more
Argentina not overly reliant on Messi: Scaloni
Argentina have learned to cope with Lionel Messi's absences and no longer need to rejig the line-up when the Inter Miami forward is not available, manager Lionel Scaloni said ahead of Wednesday's World Cup qualifier against Colombia, reports Reuters.Since making his senior debut in 2005, Messi has scored 112 goals...
Read more
Kluivert tells Indonesia to learn from Japan thrashing in World Cup hunt
OSAKA, Japan, June 11 (AFP): Patrick Kluivert told his wounded Indonesia side they must learn from their embarrassing 6-0 thrashing by Japan as they attempt to reach the World Cup for the first time as an independent country.Indonesia's dreams of appearing at their first finals since gaining independence in 1945...
Read more
Man City sign Dutch midfielder Reijnders
Manchester City confirmed the signing of midfielder Tijjani Reijnders from AC Milan on a five-year contract on Wednesday and said the Netherlands international will be available for this month's Club World Cup, reports Reuters.Financial details were not released but a City team source has put the transfer fee at 55...
Read more