Wednesday, 27 Nov, 2024

Sports

Jalal Yunus resigns from BCB

Jalal Yunus resigned from his position as a director of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). He was in charge of cricket operations under the leadership of Nazmul Hassan at the board. Jalal submitted his resignation letter to the National Sports Council (NSC) on Monday.

Sinner beats Zverev to reach Cincinnati Open final

World number one Jannik Sinner overcame Alexander Zverev in a three-set thriller to reach the final of the Cincinnati Open. It took top seed Sinner three hours and seven minutes to seal a 7-6 (11-9) 5-7 7-6 (7-4) semi-final victory. The 23-year-old Italian had lost all four of his

Ireland clinch ODI series victory over Sri Lanka

Ireland secured a winning 2-0 lead in the one-day series against Sri Lanka after clinching a dramatic 15-run victory at Stormont. Player of the match Leah Paul's 81, 66 from Amy Hunter and Rebecca Stokell's unbeaten 53 helped Ireland reach 255-5 in their 50 overs. The recent

Mbappe's Real Madrid La Liga debut ends in draw at Mallorca

Kylian Mbappe made his La Liga debut as defending champions Real Madrid were held by Mallorca on the opening day. The France captain scored on his debut for the club in Wednesday's 2-0 Uefa Super Cup win over Atalanta. But the summer signing from Paris St-Germain failed to get

Man City open title defence with victory at Chelsea

Erling Haaland scored on his 100th Manchester City appearance as the Premier League champions began their title defence with a win against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Haaland opened the scoring on 18 minutes with a dinked finish over Robert Sanchez for his 91st City goal since joining

Al-Hilal hammer Ronaldo, Al-Nassr to retain Saudi Super Cup

Al-Hilal crushed Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr 4-1 in the Saudi Super Cup final on Saturday.      The Portuguese superstar opened the scoring for Al-Nassr just before half-time to give his team the lead at the break. But a second half blitz from Al-Hilal blew

Saka on target as Arsenal claim deserved win over Wolves

Arsenal got their Premier League campaign under way with a comfortable victory over Wolves at Emirates Stadium. Kai Havertz headed in a first-half opener for the Gunners from Bukayo Saka's cross from the right, with the England forward adding their second after the break with a

Lewandowski double as Barca beat Valencia

Barcelona began life under new boss Hansi Flick with a win at Valencia to kick off their La Liga campaign. Former Germany boss Flick's side were made to come from behind after Hugo Duro tapped a Diego Lopez cross past Marc-Andre ter Stegen. The first half was a slow burner

Bangladesh face setback ahead of first Test against Pakistan

Pakistan will host Bangladesh for the two-match Test series which is scheduled to start from August 21. The Test series is part of World Test Championship (WTC). The first Test match will commence on Wednesday (August 21) at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium and the final Test match will

Zirkzee the hero as Man Utd beat Fulham in Premier League opener

Manchester United's £36m new-boy Joshua Zirkzee became an instant Old Trafford hero as he scored an 87th-minute winner against Fulham. The former Bologna forward came on with Alejandro Garnacho after an hour as United struggled to find a breakthrough against Marco Silva's

India rejects replacing Bangladesh as T20 World Cup hosts

The ICC is continuing to closely monitor unrest in Bangladesh as it considers its back-up options for the upcoming T20 World Cup. India have ruled themselves out of contention to host the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup should the International Cricket Council need to move the

UEFA Super Cup: Mbappe strikes on debut as Madrid beat Atalanta

Kylian Mbappe enjoyed a "great night" as he struck on his Real Madrid debut to help his new side claim a record sixth UEFA Super Cup with a 2-0 win over Atalanta on Wednesday in Warsaw. The superstar French forward has waited years to play for his dream club and after finally

Shakib Al Hasan confirmed for all Test matches in 2024

Chief selector Gazi Ashraf Hossain confirmed that senior Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will be available for all Test matches in 2024. "Probably at the end of July, we talked to Shakib and there were discussions with me regarding his fitness," Hossain said ahead of

Former England batter Thorpe took his own life

Former England and Surrey batter Graham Thorpe took his own life, his family said. Thorpe, who played 100 Tests and 82 one-day internationals for England, died last week aged 55. In an interview with the Times, external, Thorpe's wife Amanda said he had been suffering from

Paris Olympics 2024 close, Los Angeles takes torch

The Paris Olympics 2024 has come to an end with a spectacular closing ceremony in the Stade de France celebrating the athletes and their feats over the two-week event. The ceremony also offered a glimpse of what could be in store in 2028 when Los Angeles will play host. Paris

Faith Kipyegon wins 1500m final for record third Olympic gold

Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon made history after becoming the first woman to win three consecutive Olympic 1,500-metre gold medals with a superb display of middle-distance running. The 30-year-old 2016 and 2020 champion produced a tactical masterpiece at the Stade de France on Saturday

US holds off France to win Olympic basketball gold 

Stephen Curry was thinking about this two years ago, after winning his fourth NBA title. The only thing left for him to win was Olympic gold. And in the ultimate moment, he made sure that medal would be his. The U.S. is atop the international men's basketball world once again,

US women beat Brazil to win Olympic football gold 

The U.S. women's soccer team is golden once more after beating Brazil in a highly anticipated final match at the Paris Olympics on Saturday. A goal from Mallory Swanson, playing in her 100th match for the U.S., in the 57th minute, was the difference between the two rivals. The

Don't believe rumors, Litton urges countrymen 

Wicket-keeper batsman Litton Das has addressed the recent rumors about attacks on his home in a Facebook post. In his message, Litton urged countrymen not to believe the rumors. Litton Das said, “Dear countrymen, I would like to clarify with all due respect that the recent

Algeria’s Imane Khelif wins boxing gold at Paris Olympics

Imane Khelif smiled, danced and roared with delight after beating China’s Yang Liu to become the first Algerian, Arab and African woman to win an Olympic boxing gold medal at the Paris Games. The 25-year-old dominated the three-round welterweight fight and was announced the