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Messi sets sights on CL 'dream' after PSG unveilingLionel Messi has set his sights on more Champions League glory after being unveiled as a Paris Saint-Germain player on Wednesday as hundreds of fans...PSG reunite Messi and NeymarThe prospect of seeing Lionel Messi team up again with Neymar will have many football fans around the world salivating.A team, PSG, that missed out...Williams sisters, Kenin withdraw from Cincinnati WTA eventSerena and Venus Williams withdrew from the hard-court tournament in Cincinnati on Tuesday, becoming the latest high-profile tennis players to pull out of the US...Lionel Messi signs 2-year contract with Paris Saint-GermainLionel Messi finally signed his eagerly anticipated Paris Saint-Germain contract on Tuesday night to complete the move that confirms the end of a career-long association...Williamson and World Cup Black Caps to miss Bangladesh, Pakistan toursBlack Caps captain Kane Williamson and several other senior players were on Tuesday excluded from upcoming tours to Bangladesh and Pakistan as New Zealand focuses...Maldives to host SAFF ChampionshipThe 13th edition of the SAFF Championship will be hosted by Maldives on October 1-13, SAFF General Secretary Anwarul Huq Helal confirmed on Monday. The...Only one Lionel Messi? Turns out, there's quite a fewAs Argentine superstar Lionel Messi leaves Barcelona and looks set to sign for Paris Saint-Germain, he takes with him a legacy which has inspired a...Tigers wrap up series with thumping winBangladesh ended the series as they began, dominating proceedings with the ball as they condemned Australia to their lowest-ever T20I score of 62 all out...Tokyo counts cost of $15 billion pandemic Olympics 'gamble'Tokyo awoke to a huge bill and soaring coronavirus cases on Monday after pulling off a mid-pandemic Olympics that at times looked impossible and had...PSG braced for Messi arrivalLionel Messi is expected to arrive in Paris on Monday, lured by the limitless funds of PSG, having said a tearful farewell to Barcelona after...No Messi, no problem as Barcelona defeat JuventusBarcelona started life without Lionel Messi on Sunday with a 3-0 win over Juventus in the pre-season Gamper Trophy.Messi had earlier Sunday said his farewells...India 52/1 at stumps, need 157 runs for win against EnglandIndia were 52 for one at stumps on day four, chasing a 209-run target in the opening Test against England here on Saturday.England scored 303...Australia finally got the taste of victoryThough it's too late, Australia finally got the taste of victory. They beat Bangladesh by 3 wickets.In the end, it was a comfortable victory for...Messi to break silence on Barcelona departure as PSG waitLionel Messi will break his silence over his future on Sunday, three days after financially-strapped Barcelona announced they were unable to keep the superstar who...Van Gaal Explains Why He Rejoined Netherlands For Third SpellFormer Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has explained why he has taken the Netherlands job for a third stint.Van Gaal was officially appointed as...Pep Sends Message To Messi, Reveals City Player Wants OutPep Guardiola has commented on the possibility of Manchester City signing Lionel Messi, who has officially left Barcelona, and also revealed that a first-team star...Gold for De Grasse, record for McLaughlinCanada's Andre De Grasse added gold to a groaning collection of minor medals with victory in the 200 metres, Kenya went one-two in the men's...India in charge after England wilt in NottinghamJoe Root made a composed 64 but his decision to bat first backfired as Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami wrecked the hosts sharing seven wickets...‘Afif, Sohan showed maturity’Bangladesh's T20 captain Mahmudullah Riyad showered his praise on his two young guns -- Afif Hossain and Nurul Hasan -- after his side's five-wicket win...Warholm dazzles in 400m hurdlesNorway's Karsten Warholm shattered the world record to claim gold in an epic 400m hurdles at the Olympics on Tuesday.One of the most eagerly anticipated...Ana Marcela Cunha of Brazil wins women's marathon swimming goldAna Marcela Cunha of Brazil won gold in the women's 10km marathon swimming race at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday, finishing the race a touch...Tigers beat mighty Aussies in T20Bangladesh completed their maiden T20 victory over Australia when they beat the tourists by 23 runs in the first of the five-match T20 International series...Sifan begins bid for Tokyo trebleNetherlands' Sifan Hassan won the women's 5,000 metres gold on Monday to kick off her bid for an unprecedented Olympic treble at the Tokyo Games.Hassan,...Belarus athlete subject of intense diplomatic wranglingKrystsina Tsimanouskaya, a Belarusian Olympic athlete who claimed her team tried to force her to leave Japan, will likely travel to Poland, her husband told...Lowly outfits displeased over FIFA Covid fund distributionThe country’s lowly Bangladesh Premier League and Bangladesh Championship League football clubs showed their dissatisfaction over FIFA’s Covid fund distribution plan.Bangladesh Football Federation shared a...Brazil, Spain, Japan, Mexico through to semisHosts Japan displayed nerves of steel as they edged out New Zealand 4-2 in a penalty shootout to reach the men's Olympic soccer semi-finals on...Tigers, Aussies to back in field SundayBangladesh and Australia will begin their preparation for the upcoming five-match T20 international series at the Sher-e Bangla National Stadium from today. The Tigers will train...Pakistan defy rampant Pooran to edge West Indies by seven runsPakistan's versatile bowling attack did just enough to restrain a rampant Nicholas Pooran and come away with a seven-run victory over the West Indies in...‘Djokovic can’t win everything’Novak Djokovic "can't have everything" summed up Alexander Zverev on Friday after he stopped the Serbian's bid to become the first man to complete the...Best effort not enough for Ariful, JunainaBangladesh swimmers Ariful Islam and Junaina Ahmed created personal records but they weren’t enough to reach the next round as both suffered elimination from their...US gymnast Biles out of two more Olympic finalsSimone Biles has pulled out of two more Olympic finals at the Tokyo Games, USA Gymnastics said in a statement on Saturday, with her entire...BCB head curator Gamini not part of Australia seriesBangladesh chief curator Gamini de Silva won’t be available in the field during the upcoming home series against Australia as he is not part of...Sri Lanka beat depleted India by 4 wickets to keep series aliveA depleted Indian team, playing with only five batsmen, could not defend a modest target of 133 despite a valiant effort from its players as...Richarlison fires Brazil into Olympics quarter-finals, Germany outRicharlison continued his fine form at the Olympics with a double as Brazil eased into the quarter-finals after a 3-1 win over Saudi Arabia on...Spinners shine as England beat Pakistan to level T20 seriesEngland's stand-in skipper Jos Buttler top-scored with 59 before their spinners ripped through the Pakistan batting unit to seal a 45-run win in the second...Dhawan, Kishan star as India thrash Sri Lanka in 1st ODISkipper Shikhar Dhawan and debutant Ishan Kishan hit half-centuries as India hammered Sri Lanka by seven wickets on Sunday in the first one-day international of...Shakib guides Tigers to ODI series winShakib Al Hasan demonstrated an all-round performance to help Bangladesh clinch a three-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the second one-day international to complete their series...Boy next door Pogacar spearheads new eraThe fresh-faced Slovenian Tadej Pogacar was set to ride into Paris in triumph on the final stage of the Tour de France after cementing his...Kings to get compensation from AFC!Asian Football Confederation informally asked Bashundhara Kings to send their financial losses after the sudden postponement of the AFC Cup Group D matches in Maldives...Stocks sag on concerns about Covid, global growthGlobal stocks mostly fell Friday as worries about rising Covid-19 cases and their effect on global growth weighed on sentiment, pushing Wall Street into the...Spain court dismisses fresh fraud case against Messi A Spanish court dismissed Friday a new complaint filed in 2020 against Barcelona's Lionel Messi by a man who accuses the Argentine footballer of fraud,...Society 5.0 Expo showcases Japan’s advanced technologiesThe Cabinet Office on Thursday launched the Society 5.0 Expo jointly with the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) at Tokyo Skytree Town....Lewis powers West Indies past Australia in final of T20 seriesOpening batsman Evin Lewis was at his rampaging best with an innings of 79 in setting the West Indies on their way to a 16-run...Babar leads Pakistan to T20 win over England despite Livingstone tonBabar Azam led from the front as Pakistan beat England by 31 runs in the first Twenty20 international at Trent Bridge on Friday despite a...First ODI against Zimbabwe: Liton, Shakib star in massive winWicketkeeper-batsman Liton Das struck a valiant hundred before Shakib Al Hasan completed his third five-wicket haul in ODIs as Bangladesh clinched a comprehensive 155-run victory...Marsh paces Australia in first win over West Indies in T20 seriesAn outstanding all-round performance by Mitchell Marsh earned Australia their first victory of the five-match T20 International series as the visitors hung on for a...Ronaldo an ‘imbecile’, Mourinho ‘abnormal’Real Madrid president Florentino Perez called Cristiano Ronaldo an "imbecile" and Jose Mourinho "abnormal" while he also said the two had "huge egos" in two...Messi agrees Barca stay on reduced wagesLionel Messi has agreed to stay at Barcelona on a deal until 2026 that includes reducing his wages to half of his previous salary.The announcement...James Vince trumps Babar Azam's 158 as England seal stunning 332 chaseEngland 332 for 7 (Vince 102, Gregory 77, Rauf 4-65) beat Pakistan 331 for 9 (Azam 158, Rizwan 74, Imam-ul-Haq 56, Carse 5-61) by 3...Balbirnie leads Ireland to first ever win over South AfricaCaptain Andy Balbirnie scored a stylish century as Ireland recorded their first ever One-Day International victory over South Africa with a win by 43 runs...