Tuesday, 26 Nov, 2024

Sports

Oval Test Turns Competitive Following the Trend

5th Test Played at Oval, England from 27-31 July 2023  Brief Scorecard at Stumps Day Two  England 283 All Out in 54.4 Overs (Harry Brook 85 /91, Ben Duckett 41/41, Chris Woakes 36/36, Moeen Ali 34/47, Michell Strac 4/82, Todd Murphy 2/22, Josh Hazelwood 2/54) 

Liverpool captain's Saudi Arabia move has 'tarnished his reputation'

It is less than two years since Jordan Henderson wrote 900 words in the Liverpool matchday programme, expressing his support of Stonewall's Rainbow Laces campaign. "I do believe when you see something that is clearly wrong and makes another human being feel excluded you should

Lopsided Lankans Rolled Over by Prolific Pakistanis 

Pakistan -Sri Lanka Test Series  2nd Test Match Played at SSC, Colombo, July 23 -27 ,2023. Sri Lanka 1st Innings 166 All Out in 48 .4 Overs (Dhananjaya de Silva 57, Dinesh Chandimal 34, Ramesh Mendis 27, Abrar Ahmed 4/69, Naseem Shah 3/41)  And 2nd Innings 188 in 67.4 Overs

Messi scores twice on first Inter Miami start

Lionel Messi scored twice and assisted once on his first start for Inter Miami in a 4-0 win over Atlanta United. The Argentina star, 36, scored two inside the opening 22 minutes before setting up team-mate Robert Taylor in the second half. After netting his second, Messi celebrated

Roaring Pakistani Tigers Tamed Lankan Lions at Colombo 

2nd Test Played at SCC, Colombo, 25-19 July 2023  Sri Lanka 166 All Out in 48.4 Overs (Dhananjaya de Silva 57, Dinesh Chandimal 34, Ramesh Mendis 27, Abrar Ahmed 4/69, Naseem Shah 3/41)  Pakistan 563/5 in 132 Overs (Abdullah Shafique 201, Aga Salman 132*, Saud Shakeel 57, Shan

Women’s World Cup: USA, Netherlands play out entertaining draw

Captain Lindsey Horan came to the rescue of defending champions the United States after the Netherlands had threatened an upset at the Women's World Cup. New Manchester City signing Jill Roord put the Dutch on course for a famous win after a clinical finish from the edge of the

PSG draws with Ronaldo's Al Nassr

Paris Saint-Germain's Japan tour started with a whimper on Tuesday as they played out a 0-0 draw with Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr in Osaka. Japanese fans flocked to stadiums to see Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar strut their stuff in a series of friendlies for PSG last

Indian captain Harmanpreet handed two-match ban for outburst

India’s women’s cricket captain Harmanpreet Kaur has been banned for two matches by the game’s apex body for her verbal swipe at umpires and on-field behaviour against Bangladesh in a recent match. Kaur was also fined 75 percent of her match fee by the International

Pakistan Cornered Sri Lanka Playing Quality Aggressive Cricket 

2nd Test Played at SSC, Colombo from July 24-28,2023.  Brief Score Card at Stumps Day one. Sri Lanka 1st Innings 166 All Out in 48.4 Overs (Dhananjaya de Silva 57, Dinesh Chandimal 34, Ramesh Mendis 27, Abrar Ahmed 4/69, Naseem Shah 3/41 ,Shaheen Shah Afridi 1/44) Pakistan 145/2

Al-Hilal make £259m offer for Kylian Mbappe

Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal have permission to speak to Kylian Mbappe after making a world record £259m bid for the Paris St-Germain forward. The 24-year-old France captain, who has a year left on his contract, has refused to sign an extension at the French champions and was not

Australia retain Ashes as rain washes away England's hopes 

Australia retained the Ashes on Sunday as England's hopes of winning the series were washed away in the Manchester rain. The draw in the fourth Test at Old Trafford means England can now only level the series at 2-2 if they win the final game at The Oval next week. As the holders,

Djokovic withdraws from Toronto Masters event with fatigue

Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from next month's Canadian Open in Toronto because of fatigue, the tournament organisers have announced. The 36-year-old Serbian lost a five-set Wimbledon final to Spain's world number one Carlos Alcaraz a week ago. He will be replaced by

Well Primed Pakistan “A” Lifted the Championship Trophy in Style 

Pakistan A 352/8 (Tayyab Tahir 108, Shaibzada Farhan 65, Salim Ayub 59, Omar Yusuf 35, Mudasir Khan 33)  India A 224 All Out in 40 Overs (Abhishek Sharma 61, Yash Dhul 39, Sufiyan Muqeem 3/ 66, Arshad Ayub 2/34. Mehreen Mumtaz 2/30,  Pakistan A won by 128 Runs. Player Of the

Tamim to lead Tigers' World Cup squad: Papon

Bangladesh Cricket Board President Nazmul Hassan Papon has reaffirmed the board's commitment to retaining Tamim Iqbal as the Captain of the team for the upcoming World Cup.  Tamim's recent retirement issue, which was later reversed after a meeting with Prime Minister

Women's team to get Tk 35 lakh bonus: BCB 

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced a generous Tk 35 lakh bonus for the Women's cricket team following their remarkable performance against the Indian Women's team.  Although the three-match T20 series resulted in a 2-1 loss for Bangladesh, they demonstrated

PSG treatment of Mbappe criticized by union 

Paris St-Germain have been accused of "moral harassment" after leaving Kylian Mbappe out of their pre-season tour of Asia, and the French footballers' union said it could take legal action. PSG's all-time leading goalscorer has told the club he will not extend his

Root strikes but England’s Ashes hopes hang in balance 

England dodged the rain to take the vital wicket of Marnus Labuschagne but their Ashes hopes remain in the balance going into the final day of the fourth Test against Australia. On a fourth day that could have been entirely lost to rain, a period of dry weather allowed 30 overs of play

Bengal Eves Make Nation Proud

Bengal Tigress exceptionally better brand of all round cricket finished at level with India in the just concluded three matches ODI series at SBNCS Dhaka. Bangladesh shocked India in the first match winning the rain affected match by D/L method.  Mighty India bounced back in the

Bangladesh, India share series as Women's 3rd ODI ends in tie

In a dramatic encounter at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh women held India women to a tie in the third and final match of their ODI series today (July 22). The day began with Bangladesh opting to bat first. Opener Fargana Hoque led the charge with a remarkable

Bangladesh women set India 226-run target in 3rd ODI

Bangladesh women set a 226-runs target for India in the third and final ODI of the three-match series at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on Saturday (July 22). Opener Fargana Hoque scored the first One Day International (ODI) century for Bangladesh. Fargana