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Italy to miss third straight World Cup after shoot-out defeat to Bosnia

Italy will miss out on a third straight World Cup after falling to Bosnia and Hercegovina in Tuesday’s breathless qualification play-off final, the Azzurri blowing their chance to reach this

Naseem Shah fined record USD71,500 for minister criticism

Fast bowler Naseem Shah has been slapped with the biggest fine in Pakistan cricket history after criticising a politician on social media. Naseem’s whopping USD71,500 punishment is the latest incident

Cricketers start training ahead of busy International schedule

Bangladesh will play a number of matches across all three formats in this year, starting with the white-ball home series against New Zealand. The Black Caps will arrive in Bangladesh

Dutch end Norway’s unbeaten run

The Netherlands blunted Norway’s high-scoring attack and ended their 13-match unbeaten run with a 2-1 friendly victory at the Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam on Friday. Norway were one of

Bashar’s biggest challenge in a post-playing career

Former national team captain Habibul Bashar is set to face his biggest challenge in his post-playing career, as he has been named the chairman of the national selection panel until

Messi scores 900th career goal in cup clash

Argentine superstar Lionel Messi bagged the 900th goal of his glittering career on Wednesday, scoring for Inter Miami in their CONCACAF Champions Cup clash with Nashville. Messi, 38, needed just

Barca demolish Newcastle 7-2 to reach Champions League quarters

Barcelona stormed to a 7-2 victory over Newcastle on Wednesday to reach the Champions League quarter-finals, winning 8-3 on aggregate. Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha struck twice each for the Catalan

Senegal stripped of AFCON title, Morocco declared champions

Senegal say they will appeal after they were sensationally stripped of the Africa Cup of Nations title on Tuesday and the Confederation of African Football instead declared Morocco champions, two