Saturday, 30 Nov, 2024

Sports

Morocco fans' heartbreak as Doha flights cancelled

Hundreds of Moroccan football fans have been left devastated as last-minute flight cancellations look set to stop them travelling to Qatar for Wednesday's World Cup semi-final. Morocco's national airliner - Royal Air Maroc - had planned to run seven additional flights ahead of

France face Morocco in history-making semi-final tonight

France face Morocco in a World Cup 2022 semifinal that pits the defending world champions against this year’s underdog story. France have Kylian Mbappe, Antoine Griezmann and Olivier Giroud. Morocco have the hopes and dreams of the entire Arab world, not to mention the support of

India send Bangladesh to field in first Test

Indian skipper KL Rahul won the toss Wednesday (Dec 14) and send Bangladesh to field first in the first Test in Chittagong. Shakib Al Hasan, however, passed a fitness test and will captain the home side, who handed opening batsman Zakir Hasan a Test debut. Meanwhile, India have been

Messi confirms Qatar final his last World Cup

Lionel Messi has confirmed he will play his last World Cup game when Argentina take on either France or Morocco in the final in Qatar. Messi led Argentina to a 3-0 win over Croatia in their semifinal match on Tuesday and he will earn his 172nd cap at the weekend when he tries to bring

Messi leads Argentina to World Cup final in 3-0 win over Croatia

Lionel Messi produced a magical display to inspire Argentina to a 3-0 win over Croatia and fire his side into Sunday’s World Cup final. Messi, 35, put his side 1-0 ahead from the penalty spot in the 34th minute at the Lusail Stadium on Tuesday before Julian Alvarez’s

Bashundhara Kings thrash Nasrin SA in Women's Football

Goal-machine Sabina Khatrun, Anuching Marma and Sumaya slammed a brilliant hat-trick each as star-studded Bashundhara Kings clinched an 11-0 goal victory over Nasrin Sports Academy in the Bashundhara Group Women's Football League on Tuesday. Apart from Sabina's hat-trick with

Crickets need not watch WC football ahead of Test: Domingo

The FIFA World Cup football hits the fever pitch with Argentina taking on Croatia for a high-voltage semifinal clash in the early hours of tomorrow (Dec 14). The match also created a massive frenzy amongst the Bangladesh cricketers, most of which support Lionel Messi's Argentina

Argentina, Croatia ready for World Cup clash as semifinals kick off

Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni brushed off accusations of poor sportsmanship on Monday as the South Americans prepared for a World Cup semifinal showdown against Croatia. After three weeks of pulsating action in Qatar, just four teams are left standing as the tournament heads into its

IND vs BAN: Chattogram Test tickets go on sale tomorrow

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the price of the ticket for the first Test between Bangladesh and India, beginning on Wednesday (Dec 14) at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium at Chattogram. Bangladesh will get down to field for the Test after winning three-match ODI series

England beat Pakistan by 26 runs to win 2nd Test, seal series

Mark Wood grabbed four Pakistan wickets to give England a hard-fought 26-run win on Monday in the second Test in Multan and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. The fast bowler finished with 4-65 as Pakistan were dismissed for 328 about 50 minutes after lunch,

Messi, Mbappe, Modric, Morocco set to light up WC semis

Four teams - Argentina, Croatia, France and Morocco - remain in Qatar with the hope to lift the trophy in a week's time. It is a semi-final line-up few could have predicted, but one with plenty of intriguing storylines which could play out over the coming days... Is this

Federation Cup: Kings in Group B, Sk Russel Group C, Sk Jamal Group A

The two-time champions Bashundhara Kings were put in Group B of the upcoming 34th Bashundhara Group Federation Cup 2022-23 along with Chittagong Abahoni Ltd, Muktijoddha SKC and Fortis FC. Kings, who clinched this title twice in 2019–20 and 2020-21 editions, pulled out their

Australia sweeps West Indies Test series with 419-run win

Australia completed a series sweep over West Indies with a dominant 419-run victory in the day-night second Test in Adelaide. Chasing a hopeless victory target of 497 at the Adelaide Oval, the West Indies' defeat was merely a matter of time after they began the penultimate day on a

World Cup 2022 top scorer: Mbappe leads ahead of Messi, Giroud 

The highly-contested World Cup 2022 Golden Boot race is in full flow, with some of the game's deadliest goal-scorers taking their poaching talents to the biggest stage. Harry Kane scooped up the Golden Boot at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, but who will take home the coveted prize

Morocco, France fans clash with police in Paris after WC win

French police fired tear gas on the Champs Elysees in Paris as fans were celebrating victories by France and Morocco in the World Cup, sending them to the tournament’s semi-finals. Thousands of supporters had filled the famous Parisian avenue soon after the match between Morocco

Kane misses penalty as England go out of World Cup

England's World Cup campaign ended in disappointment as they went out despite a fine performance in the quarter-final against France at Al Bayt Stadium. Harry Kane's late penalty miss proved decisive after he had earlier equalled Wayne Rooney's England record of 53 goals

Morocco beat Portugal to make World Cup history

Morocco became the first African nation to reach a World Cup semi-final and ended the hopes of Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal. Striker Youssef En-Nesyri scored the winning goal in the first half, leaping highest to beat goalkeeper Diogo Costa to the ball and heading in to spark

Ronaldo stays on the bench for Portugal

Portugal again left captain Cristiano Ronaldo out of their starting line-up, keeping hat-trick hero Goncalo Ramos in the team for Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final against Morocco. Portugal’s all-time leading goal scorer with 118 goals in 195 appearances, Ronaldo was

India thrash Bangladesh by 227 runs in 3rd ODI

India today (Dec 10) defeated Bangladesh by 227 runs in the third and final ODI at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram. Chasing a target of 410, Bangladesh lost all wickets to score 182 runs in 34 overs. Shakib Al Hasan took the highest 43 runs off 50 balls. For

England and France ready for historic quarter-final 

It is a match many England fans have had in their mind as a possibility since the World Cup fixtures were announced: France in the quarter-finals. It is the toughest test so far for Gareth Southgate and his Three Lions. How will they line up and deal with the current holders, and one