Friday, 29 Nov, 2024

Sports

French Open 2023: Alcaraz, Djokovic aim to set up semi-final meeting

World number one Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic will aim to set up a tantalising French Open semi-final encounter at Roland Garros on Tuesday. US Open winner Alcaraz, 20, plays Greek fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in the night match on Court Philippe Chatrier. Djokovic continues

Djokovic 'proud' of surpassing Nadal record

Novak Djokovic demonstrated his superior quality to swat aside Peru's Juan Pablo Varillas and reach a record 17th French Open men's quarter-final. The Serbian third seed, 36, won 6-3 6-2 6-2 on the Roland Garros clay and moved ahead of Rafael Nadal to take sole ownership of the

Zlatan Ibrahimovic ends football career at 41

AC Milan's Zlatan Ibrahimovic has retired from football at the age of 41, bringing to an end one of the modern era's most glittering careers. "I say goodbye to football but not to you," the Swede told the San Siro crowd after Sunday's last game of the season.

Benzema scores on final Real Madrid appearance 

Karim Benzema marked his final Real Madrid appearance with a goal as they drew their last game of the La Liga season at home to Athletic Bilbao. The 35-year-old, second on the club's all-time record goalscoring list, slotted in from the penalty spot after Eder Militao was fouled in

Man City beat Man Utd to win FA Cup with Gundogan double

Manchester City remain on course for the Treble after Ilkay Gundogan scored twice to give them victory over Manchester United in the FA Cup final at Wembley. Having already won the Premier League title, City now go into next Saturday's Champions League final against Inter Milan in

Messi's final game for PSG ends in defeat

Lionel Messi's final game for Paris Saint-Germain ended in defeat on Saturday, while Monaco missed out on European qualification and Auxerre were relegated on the last night of the Ligue 1 season. Messi's expected departure from the French giants after two seasons was

Ailing Elena Rybakina withdraws from French Open

World number four Elena Rybakina withdrew from the French Open on Saturday due to illness, handing a significant and unexpected title boost to defending champion Iga Swiatek as Zhang Zhizhen chased history for China. Rybakina had been due to face Sara Sorribes Tormo of Spain in the

Nadal undergoes hip surgery, misses French Open

Rafael Nadal has had keyhole surgery on the left hip injury that ruled him out of the French Open. The 36-year-old Spaniard, who plans to retire after the 2024 season, has not played since sustaining the injury at the Australian Open in January. Nadal, a 14-time men's singles

Ramos to leave Paris St-Germain at end of the season

Defender Sergio Ramos will leave French champions Paris St-Germain at the end of their Ligue 1 season on Saturday. Ramos becomes the second high-profile exit announced this week, with Lionel Messi's departure also confirmed. "Tomorrow is a special day, tomorrow I say

Bashundhara Kings beat Mohammedan under floodlights

League champions Bashundhara Kings recovered from a goal down to secure a 2-1 goals victory over Federation Cup winners Mohammedan Sporting Club during their 18th match of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League 2022-23 under the floodlights of the Bashundhara Kings Arena on Friday.

Kings Arena to host its first BPL match under floodlights Friday

Bashundhara Kings Arena will host its first Bangladesh Premier League match under floodlights when Bashundhara Kings take on Mohammedan Sporting Club in their 18th match of the ongoing 2022-2023 edition today. The match will begin at 05:00pm (BST). Earlier, Bashundhara Kings

Stuttgart beat Hamburg 3-0 in 1st leg of Bundesliga playoff

Hamburger SV’s five-year wait to rejoin the Bundesliga looks set to continue. Serhou Guirassy helped to put Stuttgart in a commanding position to keep their place in Germany’s top division with a 3-0 win over Hamburg on Thursday in the first leg of their playoff.

Budget FY24: Tk 1,309.86 crore proposed for sports

The government today (June 1) allocated Taka 1,309 crore 86 lakh for the development of Youth and Sports in the proposed budget for 2023-24 fiscal. Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said this while placing the budget for the next fiscal year today. He said: "I propose an

Sevilla in seventh heaven after Europa League win

Sevilla found their Europa League magic formula on Wednesday, beating Roma 4-1 on penalties after a 1-1 draw to make it seven wins in seven finals in Europe’s second-tier competition. The Spanish side trailed after Paulo Dybala’s first-half opener in Budapest but pulled

Karim Benzema receives mega €400m offer from Middle East

Karim Benzema receives mega €400m offer from Middle East as Saudi Kingdom plans to use Real Madrid star & Lionel Messi in 2030 World Cup hosting bid. Karim Benzema has reportedly received a huge contract offer from Saudi Arabia as the country look to use superstars to boost

Juventus to pay £620,000 fine in pleas deal

Juventus will pay a 718,000 euro (£620,000) fine as part of a settlement agreement with Italian football authorities over a case concerning payment of player salaries. Juventus were docked 10 points last week over a separate investigation into the club's past transfer

TV gang illegally streamed Premier League matches

Five men who illegally streamed Premier League football matches to tens of thousands of people have been jailed. The gang sold cut-price £10-a-month subscriptions, bragging they made money showing games not otherwise available to watch live in the UK because of

Mohammedan beat Abahani Dhaka to win Federation Cup title 

Mohammedan Sporting Club defeated Abahani Limited to win Federation Cup after a hiatus of 14 years. Mohammedan captain Souleymane Diabate scored all four goals as the Black and Whites edged out a magnificent 4-2 win on penalties against Abahani in Cumilla on Tuesday. Earlier in

French Open 2023: Djokovic and Alcaraz begin with wins 

Novak Djokovic began his campaign for a record 23rd men's Grand Slam singles title with victory while world number one Carlos Alcaraz also progressed to the second round at Roland Garros. Serbia's Djokovic, a two-time champion in Paris, claimed a 6-3 6-2 7-6 (7-1) win over

Federation Cup: Abahani Dhaka vs Mohammedan final in afternoon 

Abahani Limited Dhaka are set to face their arch-rival Mohammedan Sporting Club in the final match of Federation Cup football in Comilla today (May 30). The much-anticipated Dhaka Derby between the two biggest rivals of the country is scheduled to kick off at Shaheed Dhirendranath