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Messi sidelined for Argentina friendlies with injury

Messi sidelined for Argentina friendlies with injury

Argentina captain Lionel Messi is out of this month's friendlies in the United States due to a hamstring injury, the country's FA (AFA) said on Monday. The 36-year-old forward missed Inter Miami's Major League Soccer game at DC United on Saturday after coming off injured in their midweek CONCACAF


Barcelona 3-1 Napoli: Barca into Champions League quarters

Barcelona 3-1 Napoli: Barca into Champions League quarters

Barcelona reached the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time in four years after a thrilling 3-1 home win over Napoli in their last-16 second leg gave them a deserved 4-2 aggregate victory on Tuesday. Early goals by Fermin Lopez and Joao Cancelo set the hosts on their way and, after Am

Bangladesh clinch SAFF Women’s U-16 championship title

Bangladesh clinch SAFF Women’s U-16 championship title

Bangladesh have emerged as the champions of the SAFF U-16 Women's Football Championship, defeating India 3-2 on penalties in the final in Kathmandu, Nepal. Goalkeeper Yearzan Begum saved three penalties from India, securing the SAFF U-16 football championship title for Bangladesh. This championsh

SEMC Football Fest-2024 starts

SEMC Football Fest-2024 starts

SEMC Football Fest-2024, organised by BAF Shaheen English Medium College (SEMC), commenced at the sports grounds of BAF SEMC on Friday. The three-day long tournament started with the participation of 20 teams from 11 esteemed English-medium schools of Dhaka under 3 different categories: Junior-Boy

Kane scores two as Bayern beat Lazio

Kane scores two as Bayern beat Lazio

Harry Kane scored two to help Bayern Munich overturn a first-leg deficit against Lazio and advance to the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Trailing 1-0 from the first leg in Rome, Bayern looked set for a frustrating night until Kane's header levelled the scores on aggregate, as per BBC repo

Mbappe brace fires PSG into Champions League quarters

Mbappe brace fires PSG into Champions League quarters

Paris St Germain's Kylian Mbappe scored twice to lead them into the Champions League quarter-finals with a comfortable 2-1 win away to Real Sociedad in their last-16 second leg that wrapped up a 4-1 aggregate victory on Tuesday. Bidding to win their first Champions League title, a disciplined PSG

Man City fight back to win derby

Man City fight back to win derby

Manchester City manager Guardiola hailed Phil Foden as the "best player in the Premier League right now" after his second-half double ensured Manchester City came from behind to beat Manchester United at Etihad Stadium. In a game packed with international stars, it was two local boys who provided

Barcelona, Athletic share spoils in goalless draw

Barcelona, Athletic share spoils in goalless draw

Champions Barcelona were left frustrated as they squandered a chance to close the gap with La Liga leaders Real Madrid after being held to a lacklustre 0-0 draw at Athletic Club on Sunday. With Real dropping points on Saturday following a 2-2 draw at Valencia, Barca were hoping to secure the win t

Barcelona and Athletic share spoils in goalless draw

Barcelona and Athletic share spoils in goalless draw

Champions Barcelona were left frustrated as they squandered a chance to close the gap with LaLiga leaders Real Madrid after being held to a lacklustre 0-0 draw at Athletic Club on Sunday. With Real dropping points on Saturday following a 2-2 draw at Valencia, Barca were hoping to secure the win th

Bangladesh make winning start in SAFF U-16 Championship

Bangladesh make winning start in SAFF U-16 Championship

Bangladesh U-16 Women's Football team made a good start in the four-nation SAFF U-16 Women's Championship 2024, beating hosts Nepal by 2-0 goals at the ANFA Complex in Lalitpur on Saturday afternoon, report agencies. Bangladesh scored both goals in the first half. In the proceeding, Bangladesh wa