Friday, 29 Nov, 2024

Sports

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

Ivan Toney banned for eight months over betting

Brentford striker Ivan Toney has been banned from football for eight months after he accepted breaking Football Association betting rules. Toney has also been charged £50,000 and warned about his future conduct for 232 breaches of the FA's betting rules. His suspension

Man City hit Real Madrid for four to reach Champions League final

Pep Guardiola is football's great perfectionist but even he would struggle to find fault with the night of sheer mastery produced by Manchester City to obliterate holders Real Madrid to reach the Champions League final. Guardiola did, of course, spot the odd flaw as he twice fell

Afghan team to arrive Dhaka June 10 for lone Test

Afghanistan team will arrive in Dhaka on June 10 to play the one-off Test against Bangladesh slated to be held from June 14 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. According to the itinerary announced by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), after the Test, there will a break for the

Inter win Milan derby to reach Champions League final

Inter Milan reached their first Champions League final for 13 years as Lautaro Martinez’s sole goal of the match gave them a 3-0 aggregate win against AC Milan on Tuesday. Inter will undoubtedly be the underdogs against either Real Madrid or Manchester City in the final in

Pele’s mausoleum in Brazil opens to public

The mausoleum built for the golden casket of Pele was opened for visitors on Monday. On the second floor of a vertical cemetery in Santos, outside Sao Paulo, the mausoleum welcomes fans with two golden statues of Pele; the floor is artificial grass; the walls are images of fans in a

Liverpool maintain top-four charge to push Leicester closer to relegation

Liverpool maintained their pursuit of Champions League football next season and pushed Leicester ever closer to the Championship as Curtis Jones scored twice in a 3-0 win at the King Power on Monday. Trent Alexander-Arnold rounded off another fine performance in his new hybrid role

Probe allegations against BFF president Salahuddin, 2 others: HC

The High Court on Monday (May 15) ordered the ACC to probe corruption allegations against Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) officials including its president Kazi Mohammad Salahuddin. An HC bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Khizir Hayat passed the inquiry order

IPL: When Gavaskar sought Dhoni's autograph

Indian cricket fans were delighted by a warm moment between two cricketing icons after an Indian Premier League (IPL) match on Sunday. Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar asked Mahendra Singh Dhoni to autograph his shirt after the latter's team, Chennai Super Kings (CSK), lost a crucial

Barcelona crowned La Liga champions after derby win

Barcelona sealed their first La Liga title since 2018-19 with four games to spare after a stylish win at the home of city rivals Espanyol. Barca were 3-0 up by half-time, Robert Lewandowski scoring his 20th league goal of the season before Alejandro Balde, 19, doubled the lead.

Team Tigers Maturing 

Bangladesh Ireland ODI Series  3rd Match Played at Cloud Stadium, Chelmsford, Essex, England on 14 May 2023 Brief Scorecard  Bangladesh 274 All Out in 48.5 Overs (Tamim Iqbal 69, Mushfiqur Rahim 45, Mehedi Miraj 37, Nazmul Hossein Shanto 35, Litton Kumar Das 35, Mark Adair

Tigers sent to bat first in 3rd ODI vs Ireland

After winning the toss, Ireland have sent Bangladesh to bat first in their third and final ODI in Chelmsford.  Tigers have made three changes to their playing XI after winning the rain-halted second ODI. They are playing with four pacers today. Batter Rony Talukder and pace

Shakib sustains finger injury, to return after 6 weeks

Although the results of the second ODI played between Ireland and Bangladesh on May 12 went in the visitors' favour, the Tamim Iqbal-led side has also been hit with a major blow as all-rounder Shakib al Hasan has been ruled out for six weeks following an injury.  The

PSG edge closer to title as Messi jeered on return

Paris Saint-Germain closed in on a record 11th French league title with a 5-0 home win over Ajaccio on Saturday as Lionel Messi received a mixed reception on his return from suspension. Fabian Ruiz opened the scoring on 22 minutes at the Parc des Princes and Achraf Hakimi added a

Abahani regain DPL title

Abahani Limited regained the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) beat Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club by four wickets in a Super League match at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium today (May 13). Riding on skipper Nurul Hasan Sohan's 70 ball-89 not out, Sheikh Jamal posted a respectable 282

Daren Sammy named West Indies ODI and T20 coach

The 39-year-old, who led West Indies to two T20 World Cup titles, replaces Phil Simmons after he stepped down in October following their early exit from the T20 World Cup. Andre Coley has been appointed coach of the Test side. Coley, 48, played seven times for Jamaica and was

Italian Open: Djokovic, Norrie & Swiatek make winning starts

Novak Djokovic marked his return from injury with a hard-fought second-round victory over talented Argentine Tomas Martin Etcheverry at the Italian Open. Serbia's Djokovic, who missed the recent Madrid Open with an elbow injury, won 7-6 (7-5) 6-2. The defending champion is

Messi to start for first time since PSG suspension 

Lionel Messi will return to Paris St-Germain's starting line-up on Saturday for the first time since making an unauthorised trip to Saudi Arabia. The Argentina captain was initially suspended by the club for two weeks for the trip, which followed PSG's home defeat by Lorient on

2nd ODI: Shanto, Hridoy help Bangladesh thrash Ireland 

Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy and Mushfiqur Rahim helped Bangladesh clinch a three-wicket win over Ireland in the second ODI on Friday and take a 1-0 lead in three-match series at County Ground, Chelmsford, England. However, the first game was washed out due to rain. Thanks to a

Bangladesh choose to field in 2nd ODI against Ireland 

Winning toss of the second ODI against Ireland, Bangladesh started fielding at County Ground in Chelmsford, England. However, the play has been limited to 45 over. Earlier, toss was delayed due to rain. The first game between the two sides was washed out due to rain and