Kylian Mbappe stayed calm to roll home a 100th-minute penalty and claim Real Madrid a 2-1 win over nine-man Rayo Vallecano on Sunday in a spicy La Liga derby clash.

Liverpool boss Arne Slot hailed Ibrahima Konate's commitment to the club after the defender returned early from compassionate leave following the death of his father to help the Premier League side amid a defensive crisis.

Barcelona moved to 55 points from 22 matches, four ahead of Real Madrid, who have a game in hand. Elche remained in 12th place with 24 points from 22 games.

Arsenal settled any fears of a wobble in their pursuit of a first Premier League title in 22 years by winning 4-0 at Leeds on Saturday.

Bangladesh coach Peter Butler delivered a scathing assessment of the pitch at the Pokhara Rangasala Stadium after his side began their SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship title defence with a crushing 12-0 win over Bhutan on Saturday.

Los Blancos, who were beaten at Benfica in the Champions League on Wednesday to drop into the play-off round, have sometimes struggled for balance when too many of their attacking talents play together.

Munki Akter scored four goals while Trishna Rani Sarkar slammed three as defending champions Bangladesh made a flying start with a 12–0 win against Bhutan in the opening match of the SAFF Under-19 Women’s Championship in Pokhara on Saturday.

Mikel Arteta is keen not to let Arsenal's three-match winless streak in the Premier League affect the players, calling for his team to stay grounded as they pursue their first English top-flight title since 2003-04.

Reigning champions Bangladesh are all set to begin their title defence of the SAFF Under-19 Women’s Championship today against Bhutan in the opening match of the four-team tournament at the Pokhara Rangasala Stadium in Pokhara, Nepal.

Everton winger Jack Grealish is set to miss the rest of the season with a fractured foot that puts his hopes of making the World Cup in severe doubt.

Jean-Philippe Mateta will not be in Crystal Palace's squad for Sunday's trip to Nottingham Forest as the France striker reportedly looks to leave Selhurst Park.

Nottingham Forest face a daunting trip to Istanbul after being drawn Friday to play Fenerbahce in the knockout phase play-offs of the Europa League, while Celtic must take on German giants VfB Stuttgart.

Benfica beat Real 4-2 in their final game of the league phase on Wednesday, with a 98th-minute goal by goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin.

Nottingham Forest will go into the Europa League play-off round after a 4-0 win over Ferencvaros on Thursday, while Celtic secured their place in the knockout phase with victory over Utrecht.

On Thursday, the outside of the Hatirjheel Amphitheater buzzed with the city’s usual end-of-the-week hustle and bustle, but inside, it was full of a different kind of excitement in the presence of Bangladesh's SAFF Women’s Futsal Championship winning members.

Bangladesh women’s futsal team players celebrate atop an open-top bus in Dhaka on Thursday after returning home from Bangkok, Thailand, following their triumph in the maiden SAFF Women’s Futsal Championship.

Premier League clubs have flexed their muscle across Europe, with five English sides finishing in the top eight of the Champions League group phase. Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham, Manchester City, Newcastle and Chelsea all recorded higher win percentages in Europe than in this season’s Premier League.

The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) today announced a 32-member preliminary squad for the Bangladesh U-20 team ahead of the upcoming SAFF U-20 Championship, with national discard Chandon Roy included in the list.

Senegal coach Pape Thiaw has been banned for five Confederation of African Football (CAF) matches and fined $100,000 after the chaotic scenes at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final against Morocco this month, it was announced on Thursday.

Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique insisted Wednesday that a "catastrophic" run of Champions League matches against some of Europe's best sides had set his team up perfectly for the play-off round as he shrugged off suggestions not qualifying directly for the last 16 was a failure.