Sports

LENS : Lens leapfrogged reigning French and European champions Paris Saint-Germain at the top of Ligue 1 with an Odsonne Edouard-inspired 2-0 win over crisis-club Nice on Sunday, reports BSS. Pierre Sage’s upstarts have been the surprise packages of the...

MILAN : Inter Milan climbed to the top of Serie A on Sunday after a 2-1 win at Genoa and a little help from their closest rivals, reports BSS. The Italian summit was there for the taking after AC Milan...

VITORIA : Kylian Mbappe and Rodrygo Goes’s goals earned Real Madrid a tense 2-1 win at Alaves in La Liga on Sunday to potentially keep coach Xabi Alonso in his job, reports BSS. Second-placed Madrid trimmed league leaders Barcelona’s advantage...

DHAKA : New franchise Noakhali Express have roped in Pakistani all-rounder Maaz Sadaqat for the upcoming Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). The franchise confirmed today through a press release, saying that Sadaqat will be available from the start of the tournament. The 20-year...

JOHANNESBURG : A world record run of 18 consecutive victories has set up Achraf Hakimi-inspired Morocco perfectly for their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) campaign on home soil. The streak began in June 2024 when they edged Zambia 2-1...

WELLINGTON : Injury-hit New Zealand will give a debut to wicketkeeper Mitch Hay in the second Test against the West Indies in Wellington after Tom Blundell was ruled out on Tuesday. Captain Tom Latham said there could be at least...

BEIJING : China's world champion long jumper Wang Jianan has been cleared of doping after hospital video camera footage showed he had inadvertently inhaled a banned substance. Wang became the first Asian man to win the world championships long jump...

BRISBANE : Spain's unheralded Sebastian Garcia held a two-stroke lead with three holes to play when a hailstorm forced an early end to day one of the Australian PGA Championship in Brisbane on Thursday. The world number 418 was seven-under...

BERLIN : Germany head into their Women's Nations League final against Spain this weekend with a "score to settle", months after their painful extra-time elimination in the Euro 2025 semi-finals. Germany play host to the reigning world champions in Friday's...

The Standard Chartered Cup 2025 wrapped up with a thrilling finale, crowning Fakir Fashion Limited as this year’s champion after an exciting showdown with BAT. The five-a-side tournament, one of Standard Chartered Bangladesh’s flagship annual sporting events, brought together...