France coach Didier Deschamps reshuffled his left flank for France's World Cup last-32 clash with Sweden on Wednesday, handing full back Lucas Digne and forward Bradley Barcola spots in the starting lineup.

By sending the Netherlands packing, Morocco have notified the world that their dominance on the football map is no temporary flash in the pan

Erling Haaland scored a late winner as Norway set up a last-16 showdown with Brazil at the World Cup after taming the Ivory Coast 2-1 in Texas yesterday.

With the inaugural edition of Notun Kuri Sports set to conclude next month, registration for the programme's second edition officially opens online today, State Minister for Youth and Sports Aminul Haque confirmed to The Daily Star.

No supercomputer can account for the emotion, pressure and sheer unpredictability that unfold once the stakes reach this level. Nobody knows what tomorrow's headline will be.

French Open champion Alexander Zverev came through a testing four-set battle with Belgian debutant Alexander Blockx to reach the Wimbledon second round on Tuesday.

Harry Brook said Tuesday it would be a "great honour" to succeed Ben Stokes as England's Test captain even if that meant he was responsible for leading the side in all three international formats.

When the entire Brazil dugout erupted in celebration, one man barely flinched. As Gabriel Martinelli buried the winner in the final minute of stoppage time to seal Brazil's 2-1 victory over Japan in the World Cup Round of 32 on Monday, Carlo Ancelotti remained almost expressionless, except for a familiar twitch of his eyebrows, as though the ending had been written long before the final whistle.

The defeat, Zimbabwe's biggest-ever victory in Test cricket, came as Bangladesh failed to recover from a batting collapse that saw them bundled out for 140 in the first innings before being dismissed for 185 in just 45 overs in the second, unable to make the hosts bat again.

Yet another World Cup failure has Germany questioning its footballing identity, with some calling for radical changes at all levels in the football-mad nation.

Watch today's episode of Fever Pitch to find out more

Watch today's episode of Fever Pitch to find out more

Across the tournament, AFC teams managed just three victories in the group stage. Only Australia and Japan survived to see the knockout rounds. But any hopes of a deep run evaporated in the Round of 32 when Japan fell 2-1 to heavyweights Brazil, courtesy of a devastating 95th-minute winner by Gabriel Martinelli.

Mexico and Ecuador lock horns for a place in the last 16 in the Azteca Stadium, with the match kicking off on Tuesday at 7:00 am Bangladesh time.

Sweden have embraced their underdog status ahead of tonight's World Cup Round of 32 clash with France in New Jersey, insisting the pressure rests firmly on the 2018 champions.

Erling Haaland will be the centre of attention in Dallas tonight but the Ivory Coast will be hoping to highlight some attacking talent of their own when they take on Norway in their World Cup Round of 32 clash.

Zimbabwe put Bangladesh through an embarrassing one-off Test in Harare, registering their biggest victory in Test cricket by thumping the visitors by an innings and 85 runs on Day 3 on Tuesday.

Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp launched a scathing attack on VAR after Germany's extra-time winner was ruled out in their dramatic World Cup Round of 32 defeat to Paraguay.

Bangladesh's extraordinary passion for football has earned another heartfelt acknowledgement from a global superstar, with Brazil goalkeeper Alisson Becker thanking the country's fans for their unwavering support during the FIFA World Cup.

Brazil forward Neymar could not resist poking fun at German economist and football forecaster Joachim Klement after the Selecao's 2-1 victory over Japan proved another of Klement's World Cup predictions wrong.