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‘I am fulfilled with this World Cup’

South American football governing body on Monday presented the 35-year-old Argentine star a with statue, which will be placed in the CONMEBOL museum next to those of legendary players Pele and Diego Maradona
28 March 2023, 03:26 AM

Australia back on top ahead of ODI World Cup

Australian white ball cricket looked to be at a crossroads only a few months ago, with Aaron Finch stepping down from the one-day captaincy and the Twenty20 team failing to reach the World Cup semi-finals on home soil
23 March 2023, 05:14 AM

Messi 'madness' in Argentina as world champions play first match

More than 1.5 million fans applied for 63,000 available tickets for the match against Central American minnows Panama at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires
22 March 2023, 05:07 AM

'Keep working': Scaloni's message to world champions Argentina

Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said his players need to maintain their high competitive level after beating France on penalties to win the country's third World Cup in Qatar last year.
22 March 2023, 03:28 AM

Hosts eye hat-trick title and Kabaddi World Cup berth

A total of 12 teams from Asia, Europe, Africa and Latin America, split into two groups, will be taking part in the tournament. The top two teams from each group will advance to the semi-finals and the top two Asian teams will earn a place at the 4th Kabaddi World Cup
13 March 2023, 04:52 AM

‘It is the best Argentine national team in history’

The midfielder, a key player in Lionel Scaloni's team, stated it when talking about the coach's virtues but made it clear that he did not say it with the intention of getting into controversy: " I don't want anyone to get angry because Argentina has an extremely important and rich history."
1 March 2023, 05:06 AM

Argentina may open embassy in Dhaka next month

Argentine Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade, and Worship Santiago Andrés Cafiero is likely to visit Bangladesh on February 26 or 27.
30 January 2023, 05:51 AM

Brazil open door to breaking foreign coach taboo

More than two decades since their last World Cup triumph and without a local consensus pick, Brazil are considering breaking an unwritten taboo: hiring a foreign coach.
28 January 2023, 05:39 AM

Nagelsmann not focusing on Germany's 'bad, sad World Cup'

Bayern Munich coach Julian Nagelsmann said he is "not much of a comforter", telling the press on Sunday he decided not to focus on Germany's "bad, sad World Cup" with his side.
8 January 2023, 14:20 PM

Movies, TV shows helped Pelé to even more stardom

All of Pelé's biographers agree that he wrote more than 100 songs and sold more than 100,000 copies of one of his albums.
30 December 2022, 05:51 AM

Klopp hails Messi as 'The greatest'

Jurgen Klopp has hailed Lionel Messi as 'the greatest player of his lifetime' and explained why he was happy to see Argentina winning the World Cup.
26 December 2022, 12:01 PM

How to get into club football if the World Cup got you interested

Want to dive deeper into club football? Here’s how you can get started.
23 December 2022, 16:59 PM

England World Cup winner Cohen dead at 83

George Cohen, the right-back in England's 1966 World Cup-winning team, has died aged 83, his former club Fulham announced on Friday.
23 December 2022, 16:47 PM

Messi reportedly agrees to stay at PSG

Lionel Messi will celebrate his World Cup triumph by agreeing to stay at Paris Saint-Germain, local media claimed Wednesday, as he attempts to steer the French side to an elusive Champions League title.
22 December 2022, 02:56 AM

‘It's crazy, it's incredible’

Hundreds of thousands - millions by some estimates - of ecstatic Argentines flooded onto the streets of Buenos Aires on Tuesday to cheer the country's World Cup-winning soccer squad led by Lionel Messi after their plane landed in the pre-dawn hours.
20 December 2022, 16:26 PM

The queen of Sultanpur

Adhora Khan is a promising silver-screen actress of the new generation. As of now, three of her films have already been released.
17 December 2022, 10:09 AM

Africa’s achievements in the FIFA World Cup over the years

The African teams can go head-to-head with the powerhouses of football.
14 December 2022, 14:57 PM

Enjoy World Cup screenings, responsibly

Fans will naturally enjoy themselves to the fullest during public screenings, but they must ensure it’s done sensibly.
8 December 2022, 00:00 AM

Top 5 Stories today

From BNP rally to World, here's everything you need to know.
1 December 2022, 12:45 PM

5 shocking moments in the history of football

Some moments perfectly capture the ups and downs of the feelings football fans experience and make us fall in love with the game all over again. No other sport can truly elicit such a wide range of feelings from its followers at every turn of the clock. The game’s capacity to change tears into joy and vice versa at each move is what makes these moments historical.
30 November 2022, 13:01 PM