Tuesday, 26 Nov, 2024

Sports

China's Yin wins Women's PGA for first major title

China's Ruoning Yin held her nerve to sink a 72nd-hole birdie and win the Women's PGA Championship. The 20-year-old was level with Japan's Yuka Saso on seven under heading to the par-five 18th on Sunday. Yin calmly rolled in a fourth birdie of her final round to seal a

Alcaraz wins Queen's Club Title, regains World No. 1 spot

Carlos Alcaraz secured his first grass-court title and a return to No. 1 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings when he emerged victorious on Sunday at The Queen’s Club. The top seed defeated gritty Australian Alex de Minaur 6-4, 6-4 to lift the trophy at the Cinch Championships. On

Bangladesh beat Maldives 3-1 to keep semi-final hopes alive

Bangladesh kept their hopes alive for the semifinals of Bangabandhu SAFF Championship 2023 by thrashing Maldives by 3-1 goals in their second match of Group B at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru, India today (June 25). Rakib Hossain, Tariq Kazi and Sheikh Morsalin scored one

More woe for West Indies with ICC imposing sanction

West Indies' disappointing loss to Zimbabwe at the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier has come at further cost with the Caribbean side fined 60 percent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate. The West Indies slumped to a 35-run loss to Zimbabwe in a pivotal

Ex-Belgium striker Roussel dies at 45

Former Coventry and Wolves striker Cedric Roussel has died aged 45. Roussel, capped three times by Belgium, partnered Robbie Keane after joining Coventry from Gent in October 1999. He moved to fellow Midlands club Wolves in February 2001 and spent 18 months at Molineux before

Qatar sovereign wealth fund buys stake in NBA, NHL, WNBA: Reports

Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund is buying a roughly 5 percent stake in the parent company of the NBA’s Washington Wizards, NHL’s Washington Capitals and WNBA’s Washington Mystics as part of a $4bn deal, news reports say. Bloomberg News and The Associated Press

Busquets to reunite with Messi at Inter Miami 

Inter Miami have announced the signing of Barcelona captain Sergio Busquets, reuniting him with former team-mate Lionel Messi. Busquets, 34, announced in May he would be leaving the La Liga champions after 18 years at the club. The midfielder will link up with Argentina forward

Neves joins Saudi's Al-Hilal for club record £47m

Wolves have sold captain Ruben Neves to Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal for a club record £47m. The 26-year-old Portugal midfielder had a year left on his contract and leaves after six seasons at Molineux Neves is the latest big-name player to leave a European club for Saudi

Neymar faces possible $1 million fine in Brazil for 'environmental infractions'

Brazilian football superstar Neymar faces a fine of up to $1 million after construction on his mansion in Rio de Janeiro state was halted on Thursday for "environmental infractions," authorities said. The project was underway "without environmental authorisation" on

FIFA president congratulates BPL champions Bashundhara Kings

FIFA President Gianni Infantino congratulated Bashundhara Kings for becoming champions in the 2022-23 edition of the Bangladesh Premier League. In a letter sent to the Bangladesh Football Federation President Kazi Salahuddin on Wednesday, Infantino congratulated everyone involved in

Bangladesh defeated 2-0 by Lebanon

Despite a fighting performance, Bangladesh started SAFF Bangabandhu Championship campaign with a losing note when they suffered a 0-2 goal defeat to superior Lebanon in their opening group B match held today (July 22) at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bangaluru, India. There is huge

Bangladesh Bodybuilding Federation President Adam Tamiji Haque

Adam Tamiji Haque, one of the members of Dhaka Metropolitan North Awami League, has been elected as the president of the ad-hoc committee of the Bangladesh Bodybuilding Federation. The announcement was made in a notification signed by Parimal Singh, secretary of the National Sports

Mourinho banned for four matches over Taylor rant

Roma coach Jose Mourinho has been banned for four matches by Uefa for confronting English referee Anthony Taylor after the Europa League final. The charge relates to an incident in a car park after the game, when Mourinho, 60, directed a foul-mouthed rant at Taylor. The Portuguese

Ilkay Gundogan: Man City captain to join Barcelona on free 

Manchester City captain Ilkay Gundogan will join Barcelona on a free transfer when his contract expires at the end of this month. Gundogan, 32, was offered a new contact by City but is thought to have negotiated a more lucrative three-year deal with the Spanish champions. City boss

Premier League should stop Saudi Arabia transfers: Gary Neville 

Gary Neville has called on the Premier League to stop the transfer of players to Saudi Arabia until it is certain the integrity of its competition is not being put at risk. Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and N'Golo Kante have already joined the Saudi Pro League - marquee names

SAFF Championship 2023: Bashundhara Toiletries Ltd title sponsor 

Bashundhara Toiletries Limited, a sister concern of country's largest business conglomerate Bashundhara Group, has become the title sponsor of SAFF Championship Football 2023, the famous South Asian World Cup in football. Meanwhile, the country's first ever sports channel T

The Ashes 2023: England denied by Australia in Edgbaston classic

Australia somehow prevailed in one of the all-time great Ashes Tests to beat England by two wickets and take a 1-0 lead in the series. On an unbearably tense final day of another Edgbaston classic, ninth-wicket pair Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon added an unbroken 55 to defy the raucous

Cristiano Ronaldo scores winner in record 200th game for Portugal

Cristiano Ronaldo became has become the first men’s football player to make 200 international appearances and celebrated that milestone by scoring the winning goal in the 89th minute as Portugal beat Iceland 1-0 in a European Championship qualifier. Ronaldo scored the only goal

Mbappe scores as France maintain perfect record

Kylian Mbappe scored a retaken penalty as France beat Greece to maintain their perfect record in Euro 2024 qualifying. The hosts were awarded a spot-kick after Konstantinos Mavropanos' awful challenge saw him kick the head of a jumping Antoine Griezmann. Odysseas Vlachodimos

Argentina beat Indonesia 2-0 without Messi in Jakarta friendly

World Cup winners Argentina beat a spirited Indonesia 2-0 in a lucrative friendly in Jakarta on Monday without global superstar Lionel Messi. Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Leandro Paredes opened the scoring after 38 minutes, stepping forward and hitting a rocket into the top corner