Borussia Dortmund recovered from losing an early goal to fight back and beat Lille 2-1 in France in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday, sealing a 3-2 aggregate victory and a place in the quarterfinals.

Marco Asensio starred as Aston Villa beat 10-man Club Brugge 3-0 on Wednesday to book a Champions League quarterfinal clash with Paris Saint-Germain.

Arsenal eased into the quarterfinals of the Champions League with a 9-3 aggregate victory over PSV Eindhoven after a 2-2 draw in the second leg of their last-16 clash on Wednesday.

Real Madrid produced a gritty display to reach the Champions League quarterfinals with a 4-2 win on penalties against rivals Atletico Madrid, following a 1-0 defeat after extra time on Wednesday.

Egypt has requested the right to host a set of group-stage matches for the 2034 World Cup which will be held in Saudi Arabia, the African country's football federation president said on Wednesday.

The Competitions Committee of Bangladesh Football Federation wants Sheffield United midfielder Hamza Choudhury to play his first home match for Bangladesh at the National Stadium in Dhaka.

West Indies legend Sir Andy Roberts slammed the International Cricket Council (ICC) for giving in to India’s wishes in the recently-concluded ICC Champions Trophy in which the Men in Blue refused to travel to the tournament’s host country Pakistan. 

Brazilian playmaker Raphael Augusto on Wednesday joined Abahani’s training camp after arriving in Dhaka in the early hours of the day as the title contenders continued their training during the Bangladesh Premier League break.

Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid face off again tonight at the Metropolitano for the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie, with Los Blancos holding a 2-1 advantage after a thrilling first-leg encounter.

Bangladesh football team will play a practice match tonight against Al Wydad club of Saudi Arabia, a Taif-based football club, according to the team's manager Amer Khan.

Commentators raved about Lamine Yamal's "ridiculous assist" for Barcelona's opener in their Champions League win over Benfica on Tuesday but the Spanish teenager confessed he had been going for goal rather than trying to set up teammate Raphinha.

Paris St Germain boss Luis Enrique said both his team and Liverpool deserved a berth in the Champions League quarter-finals, such was the terrific, nail-biting battle between the two sides in the competition's last-16.

The Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) has claimed that the country will host the upcoming SAFF Championship in June, in a social media post yesterday.

Champions Los Blancos hold a 2-1 first leg lead ahead of their visit to city rivals Atletico's Metropolitano stadium.

"It was the best game of football I have ever been involved in. It was an incredible performance, especially if you compare it with last week," said Slot.

Maradona died on November 25, 2020, aged 60, while recovering at home from brain surgery for a blood clot, after decades battling cocaine and alcohol addictions.

Inter Milan will face Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals of the Champions League after  seeing off Feyenoord 2-1 on Tuesday to complete a comfortable 4-1 aggregate victory.

Paris Saint-Germain progressed to the quarter-finals of the Champions League on Tuesday after beating Liverpool 4-1 in a penalty shoot-out to win an epic last-16 tie between the clubs.

Harry Kane scored a goal and set up another as Bayern Munich won 2-0 at Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday, going through to the Champions League quarter-finals 5-0 on aggregate.

Lamine Yamal and Raphinha dazzled as Barcelona thumped Benfica 3-1 on Tuesday, reaching the Champions League quarter-finals 4-1 on aggregate.