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Timo Werner and Kai Havertz help Germany punch ticket for Qatar World CupGermany became the first country to punch their ticket to the 2022 World Cup as Chelsea striker Timo Werner scored twice in a 4-0 rout...Colombia end Brazil's winning run in engrossing 0-0 drawColombia held Brazil to a 0-0 draw in an engrossing game at home on Sunday, ending Brazil's nine-match winning run in the South American qualifiers...Mbappe scores winner as France beat Spain in Nations League finalWorld champions France won the Nations League final with goals from Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappe earning them a 2-1 win over Spain at the...Messi scores unusual goal as Argentina beat UruguayTwo goals in the minutes before half time, one of them an unusually fortunate counter from Lionel Messi, helped Argentina on their way to a...Malik in for injured Maqsood in Pakistan T20 WC squadFormer Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik will make his sixth appearance at the Twenty20 World Cup later this month after being recalled to the squad on...Scotland’s dramatic win and England’s Andorra routScott McTominay scored an injury-time winner as Scotland came from behind to claim a crucial 3-2 victory over Israel in World Cup qualifying on Saturday,...Ronaldo scores on record 181st int’l appearanceCristiano Ronaldo marked a record 181st international appearance with a goal as Portugal defeated World Cup hosts Qatar 3-0 in a friendly game on Saturday.The...Norway fight back to hold Turkey to 1-1 draw in IstanbulTurkey were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Norway in a result that could be costly for the hosts in their bid to...Late Mueller goal earns 2-1 comeback win for GermanySubstitute Thomas Mueller scored an 81st minute winner to complete Germany's 2-1 comeback win over visitors Romania in their 2022 World Cup qualifier on Friday...Defeat makes Italy stronger but Donnarumma jeers were wrong – ManciniRoberto Mancini believes Italy's first defeat in more than three years against Spain will make them stronger, but the manager was unhappy with the Milan...Gavi gives glimpse of Spain's future with debut showingMidfielder Gavi became Spain's youngest ever international in Wednesday's Nations League semi-final victory over Italy and immediately showed why coach Luis Enrique had the faith...Spain end Italy's long unbeaten run to reach Nations League finalSpain ended European champions Italy's world record 37-match unbeaten run as Ferran Torres scored twice in a 2-1 win at the San Siro stadium in...NZ coach Stead says no tension around T20 opener v PakistanNew Zealand coach Gary Stead played down suggestions of any tension around their Twenty20 World Cup opener against Pakistan after the Black Caps recently abandoned...Captain Finch says underdone Australia can win World CupMost of Australia's players have had scant preparation for the Twenty20 World Cup but captain Aaron Finch said his underdone squad can still bring the...Italy, Spain kick off Nations League Final FourItaly and Spain will again face off in a semifinal on Wednesday when they take to the field at the San Siro for the Nations...UAE stadiums to be at 70% capacityStadiums in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will operate at 70% of capacity for the Twenty20 World Cup, the organisers said, though conditions in Oman,...Hetmyer steers Delhi to top of IPL tableWest Indies batsman Shimron Hetmyer produced a match-winning cameo as Delhi Capitals edged out Chennai Super Kings by three wickets to go top of the...‘Bangladesh football is alive’Having come back from a goal down and one man short to earn a creditable 1-1 draw against India, Bangladesh football coach Oscar Bruzon mentioned...Manchester City fight back twice in thrilling 2-2 draw at LiverpoolManchester City came from behind twice to earn a 2-2 draw with Liverpool in a breathless and pulsating Premier League encounter at Anfield on Sunday.All...Bayern suffer first home loss to Frankfurt in 21 yearsBayern Munich suffered their first defeat of the season and their first Bundesliga home loss to Eintracht Frankfurt in 21 years when Filip Kostic drilled...Real stunned by Espanyol as woes continueReal Madrid's stuttering form continued on Sunday when they were stunned 2-1 away at Espanyol in LaLiga.Carlo Ancelotti's side are now without a win in...Brandt seals Dortmund win over Augsburg despite Haaland absenceBorussia Dortmund proved Saturday they can win in the Bundesliga without injured star striker Erling Braut Haaland by grabbing a 2-1 victory at home to...Man Utd stumble again as Chelsea top Premier LeagueManchester United were held at home by Everton on Saturday after Cristiano Ronaldo was dropped to the subs bench as Chelsea scored two late goals...Suarez deepens Barcelona crisis, Koeman insists he will continueLuis Suarez piled more misery on Barcelona by scoring in a 2-0 victory for Atletico Madrid on Saturday but Ronald Koeman insists he has the...Sri Lanka adds five more to T20 World Cup squadSri Lanka withdrew an injured player and added five more to its Twenty20 World Cup squad Friday, making its contingent 23-strong including reserves.Sri Lanka Cricket...Topu stars as Bangladesh get off to winning startBangladesh's bid to play the final of the SAFF Championship got off to a positive note as they handed a single-goal defeat to Sri Lanka...Captain KL Rahul steers Punjab into IPL play-off contentionKL Rahul steered Punjab Kings to a nail-biting five-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders on Friday, keeping their hopes alive for a play-off place in...Koeman in the dark after Benfica thrashingRonald Koeman admitted he is in the dark about his future after a 3-0 defeat by Benfica in the Champions League on Wednesday put his...Bayern demolish Dynamo KyivBayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski scored twice as the German champions crushed visitors Dynamo Kyiv 5-0 in their Champions League Group E game on Wednesday...Ronaldo late show gives Man United winCristiano Ronaldo grabbed a stoppage-time winner as Manchester United came from behind to secure a fortunate 2-1 Champions League Group F win over Villarreal at...Newcomer Sheriff stuns Real Madrid 2-1 in Champions LeagueThe start to life in the Champions League couldn't be going much better for Moldovan club Sheriff.Sébastien Thill scored a 90th-minute winner as the newcomers...Goals flow again for Liverpool alongside the DouroMaybe it's something in the waters of the River Douro but whatever it is, every time Liverpool set foot in the old city of Porto...Messi scores maiden goal for PSG in 2-0 win over Man City Lionel Messi gave Paris St Germain fans what they came for as he helped them beat visitors Manchester City 2-0 in their Champions League clash...Simone Biles says she should have quit before Tokyo OlympicsFour-times Olympic gold medallist Simone Biles told New York Magazine that she should have quit gymnastics "way before Tokyo," where she suffered from a case...Inzamam-ul-Haq undergoes angioplasty after suffering heart attackFormer Pakistan skipper and legendary batter Inzamam-ul-Haq has been hospitalised in Lahore after suffering a heart attack on Monday night. Inzy, 51, underwent an emergency...Messi, Guardiola meet againOn a night when Shakhtar Donetsk host Inter, Liverpool travel to Porto, Real Madrid welcome FC Sheriff and AC Milan play Atletico Madrid, the focus...Maxwell, Patel hat-trick help Bangalore hammer MumbaiGlenn Maxwell's all-round show and a hat-trick by Harshal Patel helped Royal Challengers Bangalore hammer holders Mumbai Indians by 54 runs in the Indian Premier...Arsenal trounce Tottenham as resurgence continuesArsenal's resurgence continued with a 3-1 victory over arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur as the two north London clubs continued to move in opposite directions in the...Ansu Fati scores on return as Barca cruise past LevanteGoals from Memphis Depay, Luuk de Jong and the returning Ansu Fati helped Barcelona claim a much-needed 3-0 home victory over Levante in LaLiga on...Fahim surprise enlivens electionsThere is not much excitement about the Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB's) upcoming elections, set to be held on October 6, but veteran coach Nazmul Abedeen...Villa stun Man United, Jesus sinks ChelseaBruno Fernandes blazed a stoppage-time penalty over the crossbar as Aston Villa earned a shock 1-0 victory at a below-par Manchester United in the Premier...Liverpool held to 3-3 draw by battling BrentfordStriker Mohamed Salah scored his 100th Premier League goal for Liverpool but the league leaders were still held to a draw by Brentford as the...Chelsea face Man City test as Liverpool, Man Utd bid to keep paceChelsea host Premier League champions Manchester City in a stiff test of the leaders' title credentials on Saturday as Liverpool and Manchester United bid to...Chennai inflict new defeat on Kohli's BangaloreM.S. Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings inflicted new pain on Virat Kohli on Friday, beating his Royal Challengers Bangalore by six wickets in the Indian Premier...Juventus struggles amplified by the exit of Cristiano Ronaldo and his guaranteed goalsWith 25 minutes to go of their fifth match of the Serie A season, Juventus had plunged deeper into the relegation zone. They were trailing...De Ligt ends Juve wait for Serie A victoryMatthijs de Ligt's second-half strike earned Juventus their first victory of the Serie A season at the fifth attempt as a 3-2 comeback win at...Hakimi earns PSG last-gasp win at Metz Achraf Hakimi struck deep in stoppage time to earn Paris St Germain a 2-1 victory at bottom side Metz on Wednesday and maintain their perfect...Asensio hat-trick, Benzema double as Real hit Mallorca for sixReal Madrid forward Marcos Asensio grabbed a hat-trick and Karim Benzema struck twice as Carlo Ancelotti's free-scoring side crushed Mallorca 6-1 at home in LaLiga...Holders Man City hit six, Liverpool cruise in League CupManchester City started their bid to lift a fifth successive League Cup with a 6-1 rout of Wycombe, while Japan forward Takumi Minamino inspired Liverpool's...Suarez fires Atletico top with late double at GetafeLuis Suarez scored twice, including an injury-time winner, as Atletico Madrid came from behind to beat 10-man Getafe 2-1 and move top of La Liga...