Stojkovic quits as Serbia coach after World Cup qualifier defeat
Serbia coach Dragan Stojkovic announced late Saturday he was quitting after his team lost to Albania 0-1 in their World Cup qualifier at home.
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Haaland fires Norway closer to World Cup as Italy stay in hunt
Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick to pass 50 international goals in record time as Norway cruised to a 5-0 thrashing of Israel on Saturday, edging closer to qualifying for a first World Cup finals since 1998.
Afghanistan thrash Bangladesh to win ODI series
Afghanistan clinched the ODI series with a crushing 81-run win over Bangladesh in the second of the three-match series and take an unassailable 2-0 lead at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.
Djokovic beaten in Shanghai semis
An ailing Novak Djokovic was knocked out of the Shanghai Masters semi-finals on Saturday by world number 204 Valentin Vacherot.
Aubameyang gets four goals and red card
Gabon star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored four goals and was sent off in African 2026 World Cup qualifying on Friday, while minnows Benin built a two-point lead in the 鈥榞roup of death鈥�.
Messi-less Argentina down Venezuela
Argentina shrugged off the absence of Lionel Messi to ease to 1-0 victory over Venezuela in a friendly international in Miami on Friday.
Mbappe out of WC qualifier in Iceland with sore ankle
Kylian Mbappe will miss Monday鈥檚 qualifier in Iceland where France could book their ticket to the 2026 World Cup after taking another knock to his sore right ankle, the French team confirmed.
Trial by spin as SA face Pakistan
Skipper Aiden Markram is relishing a trial by spin in Pakistan as South Africa launch their World Test Championship title defence in Lahore on Sunday.
Spinners keep India in command after Gill ton
India鈥檚 spinners struck regular blows to dent West Indies鈥� reply as the hosts extended their dominance in the second Test after a fluent century from skipper Shubman Gill on Saturday.
ITF World Tennis Tour J-30 Dhaka phase begins
The ITF World Tennis Tour Junior J-30 Dhaka began with a grand opening ceremony featuring cultural performances at the National Tennis Complex in Ramna on Saturday.
Germany cruise, Mbappe on the mark
Four-time winners Germany cruised past 10-man Luxembourg and Kylian Mbappe helped France see off Azerbaijan in World Cup qualifying on Friday before going off with a sore right ankle.
Joty blames top-order batting
Bangladesh national women鈥檚 team captain Nigar Sultana Joty blamed the top-order鈥檚 poor batting performance, as they suffered a crushing 100-run defeat to New Zealand in Guwahati in the World Cup on Friday.聽
Bangladesh U-21 squad announced聽
Bangladesh men鈥檚 under-21 hockey team鈥檚 coach Siegfried Gottlieb Aikman on Saturday announced a 20-member squad for the forthcoming 2025 FIH Hockey Men鈥檚 Junior World Cup to be held in Tamil Nadu, India, from November 28 to December 10.
BCB open to hold BPL with five teams聽
The Bangladesh Cricket Board said that are comfortable to hold the next edition of the Bangladesh Premier League with as few as five franchises, as they officially opened the Invitation for Expressions of Interest on Saturday.
Khulna face defending champions Rangpur聽
Rangpur will look to defend their title when they take on Khulna in the final of the second edition of the NCL T20 today at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.聽
