Friday, 29 Nov, 2024

Sports

Ronaldo magic rescues Al-Nassr and keeps title race alive

Cristiano Ronaldo saved his best goal since arriving in Saudi Arabia for when Al-Nassr needed it most on Tuesday, scoring the decisive strike in a dramatic 3-2 victory against Al-Shabab. The Yellows found themselves 2-0 down in this crucial Riyadh derby that they had to win, and a

Federation Cup: Bashundhara Kings clinch third position

Bashundhara Kings confirmed third position in the Federation Cup football as they came from behind beat Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra by 2-1 goals in the place-deciding match held today (May 23) at Bashundhara Sports Complex in the city. In the day's match, Brazilian forward Robson

Bashundhara Kings face Sheikh Russel in place decider today

Bashundhara Kings will take on Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra Ltd in the third-place deciding match of the Bashundhara Group Federation Cup 2022-23 at the Bashundhara Kings Arena in the capital today (May 23). The match will kick off at 3:15 pm. The match was scheduled to be held at the

Newcastle back in Champions League for first time in 20 years

Newcastle qualified for the Champions League for the first time in 20 years after a 0-0 draw against relegation-haunted Leicester on Monday. Fifth placed Liverpool's draw with Aston Villa on Saturday meant Newcastle needed just one point from their last two games to be assured of a

Bashundhara Kings President holds meeting with LaLiga delegation

Bashundhara Kings President Imrul Hassan held a meeting with Managing Director LaLiga India Jose Antonio and LaLiga Delegate in India Aakriti Vohra on Monday. The meeting was held at his office in Bashundhara Residential Area. Both the parties discussed about future prospects and

Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr accuses Spain’s La Liga of racism

Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr says he has been subjected to racist abuse and the Spanish league “now belongs to racists”. The latest incident against the Brazilian star came in Real Madrid’s 1-0 loss at Valencia on Sunday, a match that had to be temporarily stopped

Man City celebrate Premier League title as Chelsea defeated

Manchester City celebrated their Premier League title on Sunday, beating Chelsea 1-0 with an early goal by Julian Alvarez in the team’s home finale at a sun-drenched Etihad Stadium. Treble-chasing City, who wrapped up the title when Arsenal were beaten by Nottingham Forest on

IPL 2023: Mumbai into play-offs as Bangalore beaten

Cameron Green scored 100 from 47 balls for the Mumbai Indians to help them into the Indian Premier League play-offs by beating Sunrisers Hyderabad. Sunrisers made 200-5, with England's Harry Brook out first ball in the penultimate over of their innings. Unbeaten Green and Rohit

Mbappe double leaves PSG on verge of title

Paris St-Germain are on the verge of a record 11th Ligue 1 title after Kylian Mbappe's double secured victory over struggling Auxerre on Sunday. Defending champions PSG are six points clear of second-placed Lens - who also have an inferior goal difference - and require just one

Koepka wins US PGA Championship to claim 5th major 

A resurgent Brooks Koepka held off Scottie Scheffler and Viktor Hovland to claim his third US PGA Championship title at Oak Hill in New York state. Koepka, 33, carded a three-under 67 to win his fifth major on nine under, two shots clear of Scheffler and Hovland. Scheffler, who

Manchester City win third successive English Premier League title

Manchester City have won the English Premier League title for the third season in a row after second-placed Arsenal were defeated 1-0. City were confirmed as champions for the fifth time in six seasons on Saturday without even having to kick a ball. Arsenal, who enjoyed an

Rybakina wins Italian Open after Kalinina retires

Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan won the Italian Open title on Saturday when her Ukrainian opponent Anhelina Kalinina was forced to retire through injury. World number six Rybakina, the reigning Wimbledon champion, was leading 6-4, 1-0 when Kalinina called it quits with a left thigh injury

IPL 2023: Chennai beat Delhi, Lucknow thrash Kolkata to reach play-offs

Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants booked their places in the Indian Premier League play-offs with wins on Saturday. Chennai cruised to a comfortable 77-run victory at Delhi Capitals. That was enough to seal second place in the table, and Lucknow were later confirmed in

Afridi joins Pakistan team for inaugural Over-40 World Cup

Pakistan cricket team’s former captain Shahid Afridi has decided to take part in the inaugural Over-40 World Cup. The tournament was originally set to take place in Pakistan but has been moved to Cape Town South Africa by the organisers The International Masters Cricket (IMC)

Scheffler, Hovland and Conners share US PGA lead 

Scottie Scheffler, Viktor Hovland and Corey Conners lead the US PGA Championship at the halfway point, as Jon Rahm battled to make the cut. The trio are on five under at Oak Hill after Scheffler and Conners shot two-under 68s and Hovland hit a 67. Bryson DeChambeau is two back, with

Dhaka Abahani beat Sheikh Russel

Nigerian forward Emeka Ogbugh scored a brace as Abahani Limited Dhaka returned winning run in the Bangladesh Premier League football defeating Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra by 3-1 goals held today (May 19) at Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium in Cumilla. Apart from Emeka's two

Bashundhara Kings return to winning streak 

Bashundhara Kings returned to winning streak in the Bangladesh Premier League football beating ten men Chittagong Abahani Limited by 2-0 goals in a match held on Friday (May 19) at Bashundhara Sports Complex in the city.  In the day's match, Brazilian midfielder Miguel

Saudi club raises Messi offer to 500 million euro: Report

Saudi football club Al Hilal raised their salary offer to Argentinian superstar player Lionel Messi to more than $500 million a year, according to multiple media reports. Several news reports have alleged that the club is vying to have the internationally-renowned athlete join the

Swiatek optimistic of being fit for French Open

World number one Iga Swiatek is optimistic a thigh injury will not prevent her from attempting to defend her French Open title. The 21-year-old was forced to retire from her Italian Open quarter-final against Elena Rybakina with the issue on Wednesday. "We did an examination

Lamela heads Sevilla past Juventus into Europa League final

Erik Lamela propelled Europa League kings Sevilla into the final in a gripping 2-1 triumph over Juventus on Thursday, qualifying 3-2 on aggregate after extra time. Lamela headed home the winner early in extra-time to complete an impressive comeback for the record six-time winners, who