Tuesday, 26 Nov, 2024

Sports

Neymar fined $3.3 million for building lake at mansion

The town council in Mangaratiba issued four fines for "environmental violations in the construction of an artificial lake at the player's mansion," the council secretariat said in a statement. "The sanctions add up to more than 16 million reais," the statement

Thrilling and Mouth Watering Contest in The Offing 

The much-awaited three matches ODI series starts tomorrow at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury (ZAC) stadium at Sagarika, Chattogram. Irrespective of the roller coaster ride of Bangladesh in the recent one-off test against the tourist ODI series is expected to generate tool and nail battle

Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez meets PM

FIFA World Cup-2022 winning Argentina's goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez today (July 3) paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the PM's office. During the meeting, the premier appreciated the Argentine footballer for his contribution to winning the Football World

Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez now in Dhaka

Argentina's World Cup-winning goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez arrived in Dhaka early Monday (July 3).  Martinez's visit to Dhaka is short, but intense 11-hour visit. A plane, carrying the 30-year-old goalkeeper and some of his personal staff, landed at Hazrat Shahjalal

Ukraine upset France as England edge Portugal in Euro U21

Georgiy Sudakov scored twice as Ukraine came from behind on Sunday to upset France 3-1 in Romania in the last quarterfinal at the European under-21 tournament. Earlier, Anthony Gordon scored the winner as England, who have yet to concede a goal in the tournament, beat Portugal 1-0 in

The Ashes 2023: England battling to avoid defeat by Australia at Lord's

England are desperately battling to avoid a 2-0 Ashes deficit after Australia's awesome pace bowlers decimated the home top order late on the fourth day of the second Test at Lord's. Set a record 371 to win, England were reduced to 45-4 by the brilliance of Australia captain

Marshall wins undisputed super-middleweight title

Britain's Savannah Marshall became the undisputed super-middleweight champion with a majority decision points win over American Franchon Crews-Dezurn at Manchester's AO Arena. The 32-year-old home fighter started slowly but landed the cleaner, heavier shots in a gruelling yet

West Indies fail to reach World Cup after Scotland  loss 

Scotland ended two-time winners West Indies' World Cup hopes and boosted their own chances of reaching this year's finals with a seven-wicket win. It is the first time Scotland have beaten West Indies in a one-day international, at the fourth attempt. Brandon McMullen took

Bangladesh crash out of SAFF Championship 

Bangladesh suffered a fighting 1-0 goal defeat to superior Kuwait to exit the Bangabandhu SAFF Championship from the first semifinal held today (Saturday) at Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru, India. Right-back Al-Buloushi broke the heart of Bangladesh fans scoring the all-important

Chelsea sign Nicolas Jackson from Villarreal on 8-year contract

  Sports Desk Chelsea have signed Senegal forward Nicolas Jackson on an eight-year contract from Villarreal. The 22-year-old scored 13 goals in 38 appearances for the La Liga side last season, including nine in the final eight league games. He is the Blues' second

Sri Lanka top Super-6 table, Ireland win play-off semi-final

Despite a resolute fightback by the Netherlands, Sri Lanka held on to register a 21-run victory in their first Super Six match while Ireland defeated USA by six wickets. Sri Lanka beat Netherlands by 21 runs in the second game of the Super Six stage in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023

Pakistani snooker player commits suicide

Renowned Pakistani snooker player and Asian Under-21 silver medallist, Majid Ali committed suicide in his hometown Samundri near Faisalabad in Punjab on Thursday. He was 28. Majid was reportedly suffering from depression since his playing days and ended his life by using a wood-cutting

Messi, Busquets 'are not coming to Miami for a vacatio: Martino

Tata Martino has sent a warning to the rest of Major League Soccer over the incoming arrivals of Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets. 'I spoke to Leo and yesterday spoke to Sergio,' Martino said at his first press conference since becoming Miami coach.  'Sometimes

Martino named new coach of Inter Miami ahead of Messi arrival

Inter Miami have appointed former Barcelona and Argentina coach Gerardo Martino to take charge of the Major League Soccer team, setting up a reunion with compatriot Lionel Messi. Martino, widely known as “Tata,” coached Messi with both the Spanish club and his

Bangladesh after 14 years reach SAFF semi-final

After 14 years Bangladesh reached the SAFF Championship semi-final beating Bhutan 3-1 in their third and final Group B fixture of the ongoing edition at Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru, India Wednesday. Sheikh Morsalin and Rakib Hossain scored one goal each with magnificent

ICC World Cup Trophy tour starts today

The ICC World Cup Trophy Tour started on Monday after the silverware was launched 120,000 feet above the Earth before it landed in Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium, which will host the final of the 50-over showpiece. The World Cup is set to be held in India in October-November

Egypt's husband and wife squash champions

They're the power couple of squash, and world number one and four-time world champion Ali Farag says the off-court achievements of wife Nour El Tayeb sometimes leave him "embarrassed not to give 110%". Last month, the Egyptian pair both won singles titles at the

Luka Modric signs new one-year deal at Real Madrid

Luka Modric has signed a new one-year deal which will keep him at Real Madrid until the summer of 2024. The Croatia midfielder, whose contract had been set to expire at the Bernabeu, had been linked with a move to Saudi Arabia's Pro League. Modric, 37, has made 488 appearances

Netherlands shock West Indies in super over thriller

All-rounder Logan van Beek's super over heroics powered Netherlands to a famous win over the West Indies, who suffered their second consecutive ICC Men's World Cup Qualifier defeat in Harare on Monday.  The defeat means the two-time former champions will now have to beat

Relationship with PSG fans 'fractured', says Messi

Lionel Messi says his relationship with Paris St-Germain fans "fractured" after a "significant" number of supporters started to treat him differently. Messi, who won the World Cup with Argentina in December, left PSG at the end of last season after two years and has