Tuesday, 26 Nov, 2024

Sports

France end Morocco dream to cruise into quarters 

Eugenie Le Sommer scored twice as France cruised into the Women's World Cup quarter-finals, thrashing Morocco to end the African side's dream run. Goals from Kadidiatou Diani, Kenza Dali and Le Sommer put France 3-0 ahead at half-time in Adelaide, with Le Sommer adding her

U-23 booters’ camp for Asian Cup qualifiers begins today 

The residential camp of the U-23 national football team for the upcoming AFC U-23 Asian Cup 2024 qualifiers will begin today (August 9) under the newly-appointed coach Zulfiker Mahmud Mintu at the Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan (BKSP). Bangladesh Football Federation announced a

BCB likely to declare ODI captain name by Aug 12

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will declare the name of captain for ODI by August 12. Cricket operations committee chairman Jalal Yunus, however, submitted a brief list to this end. The list includes names of Shakib al Hasan, Liton Das and Mehedi Miraz.      After an

ICC World Cup trophy at Mirpur for cricketers

The Bangladesh cricket team spent some quality moments with the ICC Cricket World Cup trophy, which was put on display at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium today (August 8). Cricketer Mushfiqur Rahim had the distinct honor of carrying the prestigious trophy to the stadium.

Tottenham reject latest Bayern Munich offer for Harry Kane 

Tottenham have rejected Bayern Munich's latest offer for striker Harry Kane. Bayern had hoped to agree a deal for the England skipper but it is understood the two sides remain apart in their valuation of the 30-year-old. The Bundesliga champions had suggested if their bid for

Expectation big from Kings in ACL play-offs: Imrul

Bashundhara Kings are all set to make their debut in the AFC Champions League as they will face Sharjah Football Club of UAE Pro League in the single-leg qualifying play-offs (preliminary round) of ACL 2023-24 on August 15. Although Kings will be facing a tough challenge against a

Australia beat Denmark to reach quarters

Co-hosts Australia reached the Women's World Cup quarter-finals with a clinical win over Denmark in the last 16 at a packed Stadium Australia. Caitlin Foord put the Matildas ahead in the 29th minute, finishing from a tight angle following a great pass from Mary Fowler. Hayley

England win shootout to scrape into quarter-finals

England scraped through to the quarter-finals of the Women's World Cup with a dramatic penalty shootout victory over Nigeria despite Lauren James' red card. Georgia Stanway fired wide with the opening penalty but Nigeria missed their next two efforts and the European champions

Messi scores 2 goals, helps Inter Miami storm back in epic fashion

Messi scored two goals, including the equalizer to tie the game at 4 in the 85th minute, and Inter Miami advanced past FC Dallas with a 5-3 edge on penalty kicks. And this one in comeback fashion for Messi, the World Cup champion with Argentina and seven-time Ballon d'Or winner,

Ronaldo sends Al-Nassr past Raja into semis of King Salman Cup

Cristiano Ronaldo rolled back the years as he steered Al-Nassr to a 3-1 win over Raja Casablanca on Sunday and into the semifinals of the King Salman Club Cup. The 38-year-old opened the scoring for the Saudi Arabian side in spectacular style, his third strike in successive games in

West Indies beat India by two wickets, take 2-0 lead

Nicholas Pooran blew away India with 40-ball 67 to power West Indies to a two-wicket win in the second T20I on Sunday.  Riding on Pooran's explosive show, West Indies completed the 153-run chase with seven balls to spare. Pooran stitched a crucial 50-run partnership with

Arsenal beats Man City in penalty shootout to win Community Shield

Arsenal has started the English Premier League how the team hopes to end it – by getting the better of Manchester City. Arsenal beat City 4-1 in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw in regulation on Sunday to win the Football Association’s Community Shield at Wembley

ICC World Cup trophy in Dhaka

The ICC World Cup 2023 trophy arrived in Dhaka last night for its three-day tour from August 7 to 9 as part of the official trophy tour. The trophy will be taken to the iconic Padma Bridge today for an official photoshoot at its Service Area 1, Mawa End, at 3:00pm. On August 8, the

Pakistan decides to send cricket team to India for World Cup

Pakistan has decided to send its cricket team to India for the 50-over World Cup, which is slated to take place in October and November this year. “Pakistan has consistently maintained that sports should not be mixed with politics. It has, therefore, decided to send its cricket

ICC World Cup trophy due tonight 

The ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 will be visiting Bangladesh from August 7 to 9 as part of the official Trophy Tour. The trophy will arrive in Dhaka around midnight. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) however today revealed the day to day schedule of the trophy tour in Bangladesh. The

Netherlands beat South Africa to reach quarterfinals

The Netherlands secured a quarter-final spot against Spain at the Fifa Women's World Cup but not before enduring several anxious moments as they beat South Africa. Jill Roord, Manchester City's new club record signing, nodded the Dutch ahead in the ninth minute but South Africa

Japan thrash Norway 3-1 to confirm quarterfinals

Hinata Miyazawa scored her fifth goal of the tournament as Japan beat Norway 3-1 in a clash of former champions to reach the quarter-finals of the Women’s World Cup for the fourth time. Japan have been on a mission to bury the memory of their disappointing exit at the last-16

No turbulence over captaincy issue in BCB

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is not in a troublesome position over the captaincy issue when Tamim Iqbal stepped down as captain of the ODI team ahead of the mega event - the World Cup. Ismail Haider Mallick, one of the influential directors of the board claimed it, saying that

Spain put five past Switzerland to reach last eight

Spain reached the quarter-finals of the Women's World Cup for the first time after producing an outstanding display of firepower in Auckland to send Switzerland out. La Roja were beaten 4-0 in their final group game by Japan five days earlier in Wellington but bounced back in style

Recurring Pain in Waist Forced Tamim Skipping Asia Cup

Known from reliable informed sources that the back injury of ace Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal was not diagnosed correctly by BCB medical staff. Possibly due to deliberate major negligence major injury shown in MRI report was ignored. For flawed injury management rehabilitation process,