Friday, 29 Nov, 2024

Sports

Was It a Bad Day in the Office for Tiger Squad?

Bangladesh-Afghanistan ODI Series First ODI Played at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram on 5 July 2023  Afghanistan 82/3 in 21.4 Overs (Ibrahim Zadran 43*) beat Bangladesh 169/9 in 43 Overs (Towhid Hridoy 51. Litton K Das 26, Fazal Haq Faruki 3/24, Rashid Khan 2/ 21, Mujeeb

Mbappe needs to sign new contract to stay at PSG

Kylian Mbappe must sign a new contract if he wants to stay at Paris St-Germain, club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi says. Al-Khelaifi was speaking at a news conference to introduce Luis Enrique as PSG's new manager following the sacking of Christophe Galtier. France striker

England kept Ashes hopes alive with win in 2nd T20

England kept their Ashes hopes alive with a thrilling three-run victory over Australia in the must-win second T20 at The Oval. Danni Wyatt's 76 from 46 balls propelled England to 186-9, their highest ever T20 total against world champions Australia. Australia needed an unlikely

Afghanistan beat Bangladesh in Rain-Affected ODI Opener

In a rain-marred One Day International (ODI) series opener at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram, Afghanistan thrashed Bangladesh by 17 runs through the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method.  Afghanistan's spinners played a pivotal role in restricting Bangladesh to a

PSG appoint Luis Enrique as new coach

Former Barcelona and Spain coach Luis Enrique has been appointed as the new coach of Paris Saint-Germain, the French champions announced on Wednesday. The 53-year-old, who had been a free agent since being sacked as Spain coach last December, replaces Christophe Galtier after his

Afghanistan send Bangladesh to bat in first ODI

Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bowl first against Bangladesh in the three-match series opener at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram today (July 5). Bangladesh is hosting Afghanistan in a bilateral ODI series for the third time and during the previous two series,

Firmino joins Saudi club Al-Ahli after Liverpool exit

The 31-year-old left Liverpool after eight seasons at Anfield, during which time he scored 111 goals in 362 appearances and won the Premier League, Champions League and Club World Cup. His arrival at Al-Ahli was revealed by the club in a video posted to social media and comes less than

Murray & Norrie beat the rain to win at Wimbledon

Andy Murray maintained his record of never losing in the Wimbledon first round with an encouraging victory over fellow Briton Ryan Peniston. Two-time champion Murray, ranked 40th in the world, started slowly against wildcard Peniston on Centre Court. But the Scot showed his greater

Djokovic wins after farcical rain delay scenes

Novak Djokovic dried the court with his towel and urged the crowd to "blow" in a farcical rain delay as his Wimbledon title defence began with a win. Djokovic beat Argentina's Pedro Cachin 6-3 6-3 7-6 (7-4) on Centre Court. But after the first set there was no play for

Neymar fined $3.3 million for building lake at mansion

The town council in Mangaratiba issued four fines for "environmental violations in the construction of an artificial lake at the player's mansion," the council secretariat said in a statement. "The sanctions add up to more than 16 million reais," the statement

Thrilling and Mouth Watering Contest in The Offing 

The much-awaited three matches ODI series starts tomorrow at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury (ZAC) stadium at Sagarika, Chattogram. Irrespective of the roller coaster ride of Bangladesh in the recent one-off test against the tourist ODI series is expected to generate tool and nail battle

Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez meets PM

FIFA World Cup-2022 winning Argentina's goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez today (July 3) paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the PM's office. During the meeting, the premier appreciated the Argentine footballer for his contribution to winning the Football World

Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez now in Dhaka

Argentina's World Cup-winning goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez arrived in Dhaka early Monday (July 3).  Martinez's visit to Dhaka is short, but intense 11-hour visit. A plane, carrying the 30-year-old goalkeeper and some of his personal staff, landed at Hazrat Shahjalal

Ukraine upset France as England edge Portugal in Euro U21

Georgiy Sudakov scored twice as Ukraine came from behind on Sunday to upset France 3-1 in Romania in the last quarterfinal at the European under-21 tournament. Earlier, Anthony Gordon scored the winner as England, who have yet to concede a goal in the tournament, beat Portugal 1-0 in

The Ashes 2023: England battling to avoid defeat by Australia at Lord's

England are desperately battling to avoid a 2-0 Ashes deficit after Australia's awesome pace bowlers decimated the home top order late on the fourth day of the second Test at Lord's. Set a record 371 to win, England were reduced to 45-4 by the brilliance of Australia captain

Marshall wins undisputed super-middleweight title

Britain's Savannah Marshall became the undisputed super-middleweight champion with a majority decision points win over American Franchon Crews-Dezurn at Manchester's AO Arena. The 32-year-old home fighter started slowly but landed the cleaner, heavier shots in a gruelling yet

West Indies fail to reach World Cup after Scotland  loss 

Scotland ended two-time winners West Indies' World Cup hopes and boosted their own chances of reaching this year's finals with a seven-wicket win. It is the first time Scotland have beaten West Indies in a one-day international, at the fourth attempt. Brandon McMullen took

Bangladesh crash out of SAFF Championship 

Bangladesh suffered a fighting 1-0 goal defeat to superior Kuwait to exit the Bangabandhu SAFF Championship from the first semifinal held today (Saturday) at Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru, India. Right-back Al-Buloushi broke the heart of Bangladesh fans scoring the all-important

Chelsea sign Nicolas Jackson from Villarreal on 8-year contract

  Sports Desk Chelsea have signed Senegal forward Nicolas Jackson on an eight-year contract from Villarreal. The 22-year-old scored 13 goals in 38 appearances for the La Liga side last season, including nine in the final eight league games. He is the Blues' second

Sri Lanka top Super-6 table, Ireland win play-off semi-final

Despite a resolute fightback by the Netherlands, Sri Lanka held on to register a 21-run victory in their first Super Six match while Ireland defeated USA by six wickets. Sri Lanka beat Netherlands by 21 runs in the second game of the Super Six stage in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023