The former Awami League lawmaker has been living in the US since Hasina’s government was toppled Bangladeshi cricketer and former lawmaker Shakib Al Hasan. Photo: file Bangladeshi cricket great Shakib Al Hasan, an ally of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, said he is ready to return from a two-year exile, face trial on charges including…
Alex de Minaur powered into the Washington Open quarter-finals with a clinical 6-2, 6-3 victory over fellow Australian Cruz Hewitt. Photo: AFP WASHINGTON: Defending champion Alex de Minaur powered into the Washington Open quarter-finals with a clinical 6-2, 6-3 victory over fellow Australian Cruz Hewitt. Men’s second seed Ben Shelton also advanced, as did women’s top seed…
Argentina displays Falklands banner after win over England. Photo: AFP MIAMI: Football’s global governing body FIFA will assess match reports before deciding if they take any action over Argentina’s players holding up a banner reading “Las Malvinas son Argentinas” (The Falklands are Argentine) following their 2-1 victory over England. A British minister had Thursday called for…
Zimbabwe great Andy Flower guided England to three Ashes series wins. Photo: AFP/File LONDON: England have left the door ajar for Andy Flower to return as their Test coach after announcing Sunday that Brendon McCullum had been sacked from his red-ball role. McCullum, who remains England’s limited overs coach, paid the price for a run…
Argentina’s Lionel Scaloni is concerned about a lack of rest for his side. Photo: AFP MIAMI: Argentina boss Lionel Scaloni said sides should be given more rest in the final stages of the World Cup as the defending champions face a gruelling schedule in the knockout phases. Should Argentina progress to the final, they face five games in 17…
Messi scores twice against Austria to break Miroslav Klose’s World Cup scoring record Argentina’s Lionel Messi celebrates scoring their second goal with Leandro Paredes. Photo: Reuters Lionel Messi added to his legacy Monday afternoon by scoring his record-breaking 17th career World Cup goal in the first half before adding his 18th in second-half stoppage time…
HOUSTON: Brazil forward Neymar will not travel with the squad for their second World Cup group game against Haiti in Philadelphia on Friday as he continues to recover from a calf injury, the Brazilian football association said. “He will remain in New Jersey to make the most of the final stage of his recovery, making use of the excellent…
Saudi Arabia’s goalkeeper Mohammed Al-Owaisclears the ball during the 2026 World Cup Group H match. Photo: AFP LONDON: Uruguay dominated but had to settle for a 1-1 draw against Saudi Arabia in the sweltering heat of Miami on Monday to leave an intriguing Group H wide open. The stalemate came hours after one of the…
Iranian national team head coach says his team is ‘most repressed team in the whole World Cup’ An image of Iran’s head coach for football. PHOTO: ANADOLU AGENCY Iranian National Football Team manager Amir Ghalenoei called his squad the “most repressed team in the whole World Cup,” saying they were ordered to leave Los Angeles…
MEXICO CITY: Iran’s football federation announced on Tuesday that the country’s World Cup team will fly to Los Angeles the day before their opening group stage match against New Zealand. The Iranian team will be based in Tijuana in Mexico throughout the tournament, despite playing their three first round matches in the United States. Iran…