Thursday, 28 Nov, 2024

Sports

PM accords reception to SAFF champs, distributes Tk 5 lakh each

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday (Nov 09) accorded a reception and distributed monetary rewards to Bangladesh National Women Football Team for clinching maiden SAFF Women Championship-2022 title defeating Nepal by 3-1 goals. Twenty-three players of the Bangladesh National

Qatar World Cup is ‘a mistake’, says former FIFA chief Blatter

Sepp Blatter, the former president of FIFA when Qatar was awarded the 2022 World Cup hosting rights in 2010, told Swiss newspaper Tages Anze­iger on Tuesday “Qatar is a mistake,” adding that “the choice was bad” , again citing a meeting between Nicolas Sarkozy

New Zealand-Pakistan T20 World Cup semi-final today

The first semi-final of the T20 World Cup is between two teams who, for differing reasons, not many expected to see at this stage of the tournament. Despite this stellar record, few expected them to make it out of the group that also featured England and hosts Australia, never mind

Pique and Lewandowski sent off in Barcelona victory

Gerard Pique was sent off at half time in his final match before retirement as Barcelona came from behind to beat Osasuna and move five points clear at the top of La Liga. Pique, 35, was dismissed despite being on the bench after appearing to remonstrate with the referee. He was

Bangladesh team return home from T20 World Cup

Tigers returned home Monday night following a disappointing run in T20 World Cup-2022, though result-wise it was their best performance in this event so far. Previously, Bangladesh had just one victory, that too against West Indies in the inaugural edition of the tournament in 2007.

Dani Alves in, Firmino out as Brazil name World Cup squad

Liverpool’s Roberto Firmino was left off the list Monday as Brazil coach Tite named his World Cup squad, seeking a sixth title with a team led by Neymar and 39-year-old veteran Dani Alves. Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain veteran Alves, who signed with Mexican side Pumas in July,

Argentina fans in Qatar give Messi noisy backing

An advanced guard of Argentina football fans chanted their certainty that Lionel Messi’s last World Cup will end in success Monday ahead of the Latin American side becoming the first to set up their base camp in Qatar. Scores of fans gathered at the World Cup countdown clock on

Sri Lanka suspend Danushka after denied bail over rape charge

Sri Lanka have suspended cricket star Danushka Gunathilaka after he was charged with raping a woman in Sydney during the T20 World Cup. Gunathilaka, 31, was arrested in the early hours of Sunday morning and was charged with four counts of rape after an alleged incident in Sydney on

Salah's double helps Liverpool win over Tottenham

Mohamed Salah struck twice in the first half as Liverpool secured their first away win in the Premier League this season with victory at Tottenham. Liverpool had lost their two previous league games to struggling Nottingham Forest and Leeds United, so manager Jurgen Klopp will be

T20 World Cup 2022: Battle Lines Drawn

Proving its character of the game of glorious uncertainty T20 World Cup reached the business session of knock out round with the elimination of reigning champions and host Australia and one of the tournament favorites otherwise tagged as choker South Africa.  Battle lines for semi

India thrash Zimbabwe to set up England semi-final

ICC Men's T20 World Cup Group 2, Melbourne India 186-5 (20 overs): Suryakumar 61* (25), Rahul 51 (35); Williams 2-9 Zimbabwe 115 (17.2 overs): Burl 35 (22), Raza 34 (24); Ashwin 3-22 India won by 71 runs England will face India in the semi-finals of the Men's T20 World

T20 WC: Bangladesh proved not good enough 

T20 World Cup 2022 Pakistan VS Bangladesh Played at Adelaide Oval on 6 November 2022 Pakistan 128/5 (Mohammad Rizwan 32, Mohammad Harris 31, Babar Azom 25 Shan Masud 24*)  Bangladesh 125/7 (Nazmul Hasan Shanto 54, Afif Hossain 24*, Soumyo Sorkar 20, Shaheen Shah Afridi 4/22,

Pakistan beat Bangladesh to reach T20 World Cup semi-finals

Pakistan benefited from South Africa’s shock loss to the Netherlands to claim a place in the T20 World Cup semi-finals after a five-wicket victory over Bangladesh in Adelaide. A Super 12s exit looked to be on the cards for Pakistan after defeats against both India and Zimbabwe

Pique says goodbye to Nou Camp with Barcelona win

Barcelona legend Gerard Pique was given an emotional standing ovation as he made his final Nou Camp appearance in their 2-0 La Liga win over Almeria. He was replaced in the 84th minute and tearfully embraced all his team-mates, boss Xavi and the entire Barca bench. The 35-year-old

T20 WC: South Africa out after shock loss to Netherlands

South Africa are out of the Men's T20 World Cup after being stunned by 13 runs by Netherlands in their final group match. Set a testing 159 to reach the semi-finals, South Africa lost regular wickets on a tricky pitch and were tied down by an inspired Dutch side. The defeat

Pakistan restrict Bangladesh to 127/8 in T20 WC 

Shaheen Shah Afridi claimed four wickets as Pakistan restricted Bangladesh to just 127-8 in the Twenty20 World Cup on Sunday (Nov 06). Najmul Hossain Shanto only managed a responsible 54 runs off 48 balls.      As the Netherlands thrashed South Africa by 13 runs in the

Nepal U-15 women clinch 1-0 victory over Bangladesh  

Bangladesh suffered a defeat to their Nepalise counterpart in their second match of SAFF U-15 Women's Championship held today (Nov 5) at Birshreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in the city.   Barsha Oli scored the all-important goal for Nepal in the 87th

England into World Cup semi-finals, champions Australia out

England qualified for the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals with a nervy victory by four wickets over Sri Lanka in their final Super 12 match on Saturday, sending hosts and defending champions Australia out of the tournament in the process. Superb death bowling from Mark Wood (3-26) and

New Zealand beat Ireland to close in on semi-finals

ICC Men's T20 World Cup Group 1, Adelaide New Zealand 185-6 (20 overs): Williamson 61 (35); Little 3-22, Delany 2-30 Ireland 150-9 (20 overs): Stirling 37 (27); Ferguson 3-22, Santner 2-26 New Zealand won by 35 runs New Zealand moved closer to a semi-final place at the

Barcelona’s Pique announces retirement after decorated career

Barcelona’s Gerard Pique announced his retirement on Thursday after a decorated career. “Saturday’s match (against Almeria) will be my last at the Camp Nou,” the 35-year-old posted on Twitter. The veteran defender bows out with three Champions League titles