Wednesday, 27 Nov, 2024

Sports

Messi scores, sets up one for Sergio Ramos as PSG beat Nice 2-0

Lionel Messi scored one goal and set up another for Sergio Ramos as Paris Saint-Germain won 2-0 at Nice on Saturday to restore their six-point lead at the top of the Ligue 1 table and ease the pressure on coach Christophe Galtier.  Messi converted a Nuno Mendes cross in the 26th

Arsenal held by Liverpool in blow to title bid

Arsenal blew a two-goal lead in a pulsating 2-2 draw at Liverpool on Sunday to give Manchester City fresh hope of retaining the Premier League title.  Mikel Arteta's men edged six points ahead of City at the top of the table, but the defending champions now have the destiny of

Messi breaks another record from Ronaldo

One week after being jeered by his own fans, Lionel Messi scored one goal and set up the other as Paris Saint-Germain won at a wasteful Nice 2-0 to maintain its six-point lead of the French league on Saturday. Messi now has over 1,000 goal contributions at the club level with 702 goals

Messi and Ramos give PSG win to ease pressure on coach Galtier

Lionel Messi scored one goal and set up another for Sergio Ramos as Paris Saint-Germain won 2-0 at Nice on Saturday to restore their six-point lead at the top of the Ligue 1 table and ease the pressure on coach Christophe Galtier. Messi converted a Nuno Mendes cross in the 26th minute

Lazio beat Juventus to take control of Serie A top 4 race

Second-placed Lazio took control of a tight Serie A battle for the Champions League qualifying places after beating Juventus 2-1 on Saturday. Mattia Zaccagni scored what was to prove the winner early in the second half after Adrien Rabiot canceled out Sergej Milinkovic-Savic’s

Mohammedan thrash Muktijoddha as Diabate scores hat-trick

Malian forward Souleymane Diabate slammed a brilliant hat-trick saw Mohammedan Sporting Club, came from behind, thrashed Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra by 6-1 goals in the Bangladesh Premier League football held today (Saturday) at Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium in

Shakib, Kayes helped Mohammedan clinch 3rd victory in DPL

Mohammedan Sporting Club registered their third straight victory in the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) today at BKSP-3 ground. The Motijhil outfit was win-less in their first five matches and collected just one point, thanks to a washed-out game. But after Shakib Al Hasan made him

Sheikh Russel KC thrash Police FC in BPL

Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra earned an overwhelming 3-1 goal victory over Bangladesh Police Football Club in the Bangladesh Premier League football held today (April 8) at Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium in Mymensingh. Midfielder Mohammad Ibrahim, Nigerian forward Mfon Udoh and midfielder

Six World Cup stadiums to be used for Asian Cup

Six of Qatar’s eight World Cup stadiums will be used for the Asian Cup to be staged in the Gulf state next January, the AFC has announced. But the Lusail stadium used for the World Cup final and the iconic 974 Stadium made from containers will not be part of the 24-nation

Napoli go 19 points clear with win at Lecce 

Napoli are one step closer to claiming their first Serie A title in 33 years after a 2-1 win over Lecce gave them a 19-point lead over second-placed Lazio. A Giovanni di Lorenzo header opened the scoring for Napoli before Federico di Francesco equalised after the break. But Napoli

New Zealand beat Sri Lanka in 3rd T20I to win series

New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by four wickets with one ball remaining in the third Twenty20 international (T20I) today (April 8) to win the series 2-1. Seifert made 88 from 48 balls and New Zealand passed Sri Lanka’s 182-6 in the last over. He made 79 from 43 balls when New Zealand

Bashundhara Kings held by Azampur

After having 10 consecutive wins, the defending champions Bashundhara Kings were held to a 1-1 draw by the lowly Azampur Football Club Uttara in their first match of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League second phase at the Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium in Mymensingh on Friday. After a

PM congratulates Bangladesh cricket team

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday (April 7) greeted the national cricket team as they picked victory in one-off Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur. In a message, the Prime Minister greeted all the players, coach and officials of the national cricket team

Bangladesh wins one-off test against Ireland by 7 wickets

Bangladesh wrapped up its one-off cricket test against Ireland with a seven-wicket win just after lunch on the fourth day Friday. Bangladesh scored 369 and 138-3 while Ireland was 214 and 292 in its innings. Mushfiqur Rahim. who scored 126 in the first innings, completed the match

Ireland set 138 for Bangladesh in one-off test

Ebadot Hossain took Ireland's two final wickets to leave Bangladesh a chase of 138 in Friday's fourth day of the one-off test in Dhaka. The tourists added just six runs to their overnight 286-8 after Ebadot forced last man Graham Hume to give a catch behind the stumps for 14.

England beat Brazil on penalties to win Women's Finalissima

England beat Brazil 4-2 in a dramatic penalty shootout to win the first-ever Women's Finalissima at Wembley on Thursday, with Euro 2022 hero Chloe Kelly scoring the decisive spot-kick after a 1-1 draw. Sarina Wiegman's European champions were on course for a narrow win after

Buildup to ODI World Cup clouded by India-Pakistan relations

Six months out from the likely start of the Cricket World Cup in India, the match schedule for the tournament is still under wraps as geopolitics cloud the buildup to the showpiece event. The delay is in stark contrast to the 2019 event, when the dates and venues for the tournament in

Irish Cricket Renaissance at SBNC

Bangladesh VS Ireland Lone Test Played at SBNCS Dhaka Bangladesh Brief Scorecard at Stumps Day Three Ireland 1st Innings 214 All Out (Harry Tector 50, Curtis Campher 34, Mark Adair 32 , Taijul Islam 5/54, Mehedi Miraj 2/43 , Ebadat Hossain 2/54) Bangladesh 1st Innings 369 All

Tucker's debut hundred leads Ireland fightback in Dhaka

Debutant Lorcan Tucker became only the second Irishman to hit a Test century, ably assisted by Andy McBrine's unbeaten 71, to lead a tenacious fightback against Bangladesh in Dhaka on Thursday. Ireland reached 286-8 at stumps on the third day to lead the hosts by 131 runs after

Argentina claims top spot in FIFA ranking

World Champion Argentina has climbed to the top of FIFA ranking for the first time in over six years. La Albiceleste (1840.93 points) leapfrogged Brazil (1834.21) after enjoying friendly wins over Panama and Curacao. France (1838.45) also moved past the Brazilians after beating the