Messi misses penalty as Argentina held by Iceland

Sports Reporter: Argentina captain Lionel Messi missed a second-half penalty as his side were held to a 1-1 draw by World Cup debutants Iceland in Group D on Saturday. Sergio Aguero gave the South Americans the lead in the 19th minute with a brilli...

Denmark begins World Cup qualifying with win, Poland falters

Photo: AP Sports Reporter: Christian Eriksen scored for Denmark to begin World Cup qualifying with a 1-0 win over Armenia, while Poland squandered a two-goal lead in a 2-2 draw with Kazakhstan on Sunday. Poland captain Robert Lewandowski scored fo...

Bangladesh women’s win T20 series against Ireland

Banglapress online: Asian champions Bangladesh women’s cricket team lived up to the high expectations as they put up brilliant performance to win the three-match T20 series beating hosts Ireland by four wickets in 2nd T20 match held on Friday at Dub...

Belgium beat England to secure third place

Banglapress Online: A fourth-minute goal from Thomas Meunier and an 82nd minute Eden Hazard strike earned Belgium the victory and the third-place, which improves on their previous best performance of a fourth-place finish in 1986. ‘It’s all about...

France beat Argentina 4-3 to enter quarter-finals

Sports Reporter: Teenage sensation Kylian Mbappe ran riot for France as they defeated Argentina 4-3 to reach the World Cup quarter-finals on Saturday. The 19-year-old Paris Saint-Germain striker ripped Argentina's porous defence to shreds with an el...

Bangladesh women cricketers clinch title in WT20 qualifiers

Banglapress Online: Bangladesh national women’s team on Saturday added a new feather to their hat as they became unbeaten champions of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament by defeating Ireland by 25 runs in the final at Sportpark Maarschalke...