Thursday, 28 Nov, 2024

Sports

Bashundhara Kings beat Navy Football Club

Bashundhara Kings got off to a winning start in the new domestic season as they outclassed Navy Football Club by 6-0 goals in their first Group D match of the ongoing Independence Cup at the Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamlapur on Tuesday.   Former

T20 World Cup: South Africa secure thrilling win over India

South Africa moved to the top of Group 2 with a nervy five-wicket victory over India in the Men's T20 World Cup. Lungi Ngidi took 4-29 as part of a fine Proteas bowling display to restrict India to 133-9, despite Suryakumar Yadav's punchy 68 from 40 balls. South Africa

Pakistan beat Netherlands to avoid elimination

ICC Men's T20 World Cup Group 2, Perth Netherlands 91-9 (20 overs): Ackermann 27 (27); Shadab 3-22, M Wasim 2-15 Pakistan 95-4 (13.5 overs): Rizwan 49 (39); Glover 2-22 Pakistan won by six wickets Pakistan kept alive their slim hopes of qualifying for the semi-finals of

Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe in last over thriller

Bangladesh defeated Zimbabwe by three runs in their T20 World Cup 2022 Super 12 stage fixture, at The Gabba in Brisbane on Sunday (Oct 30).  Chasing a 151-run target set by Bangladesh, Zimbabwe could manage 147 for eight in 19.5 overs.  Sean Williams played a knock of 64

Messi, Neymar & Mbappe all score in PSG win

Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar all scored as defending champions Paris St-Germain twice came from behind to beat Troyes in Ligue 1. Messi and Neymar each scored and assisted one goal as Carlos Soler bagged one and Mbappe netted a penalty at the Parc des Princes. The star

Bangladesh wins toss, bats against Zimbabwe at T20 World Cup

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and opted to bat first against Zimbabwe in the first of three Group 2 matches Sunday at the Twenty20 Cricket World Cup. Zimbabwe has three competition points after its win over Pakistan and a washout against South Africa. Bangladesh

Philips-Boult shine as New Zealand crush Sri Lanka

Glenn Phillips smashed a powerhouse 104 and Trent Boult grabbed four wickets as New Zealand swept past Sri Lanka by 65 runs in Sydney on Saturday to put them in pole position to make the semi-finals at the Twenty20 World Cup. New Zealand batted first and posted 167-7 with Phillips

New Zealand opts to bat against Sri Lanka

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson elected to bat after winning the toss against Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup in Sydney on October 29, 2022. Both New Zealand and Sri Lanka made one change each. While Daryl Mitchell replaced Mark Chapman for New Zealand, Sri Lanka brought in Kasun

Spain’s state prosecutor drops charges against Neymar

Spain’s state prosecutor dropped its charges against Neymar on Friday, but a Brazilian company involved in the case will continue to fight the soccer player in court. The case stems from Neymar’s transfer in 2013 from Santos to Barcelona. The state prosecutor withdrew

England-Australia match washed out by rain in Melbourne

England's highly-anticipated Men's T20 World Cup match against Australia in Melbourne was washed out without a ball being bowled leaving Group 1 wide open. England will likely have to win their last two games to progress although even that may not be enough. They are

Rain washes out World Cup clash between Afghanistan and Ireland

Afghanistan suffered their second washout of the Twenty20 World Cup on Friday when their clash with Ireland was abandoned without a ball being bowled at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Both teams receive one point so Ireland, who upset England by five runs at the same ground on

Amazing Zimbabwe Pushed Pakistan On The Brink

T20 World Cup 2022  Zimbabwe VS Pakistan Played at Optus Stadium, Perth  Zimbabwe 130/8 (Sean Williams 31, Craig Ervine 19, Brad Evans 19, Mohammad Wasim 4/24,Shadab Khan 3/33)  Pakistan 129/8  (Shan Masood 44, Mohammad Nawaz 22, Sikandar Raza 3/25 , Craig

Ronaldo scores on United return in Sheriff stroll

Cristiano Ronaldo scored on his first Manchester United appearance since his refusal to come on as a substitute last week in a 3-0 win over Sheriff Tiraspol in the Europa League on Thursday. The victory, with goals from Diogo Dalot and Marcus Rashford adding to Ronaldo’s strike,

In thrilling upset, Pakistan beaten by Zimbabwe

In arguably the biggest upset of the T20 World Cup 2022 so far, Zimbabwe beat Pakistan by a single run at Perth on Thursday. It was another slim defeat for the Green Shirts, who had lost their tournament opener to India on Sunday in the final over. Set a target of just 131, Pakistan

Equal match fee for men and women cricketers: BCCI

In a historic move aimed at ensuring gender pay parity in Indian cricket for good, the BCCI has introduced equal pay for India's male and female contracted cricketers, BCCI secretary Jay Shah announced in a tweet on Thursday.  "I'm pleased to announce @BCCI's

South African tornado devastates Bangladesh 

T20 World Cup 2022  South Africa VS Bangladesh Played at SCG, Sydney on 27 October 2022  South Africa 205/5 (Rilee Rossouw 109, Quinton de Kock 63, Shakib Al Hasan 2/33)  Bangladesh 101 All Out in 16.3 Overs (Liton K Das 34, Anrich Nortje 4/10, Tabraiz Shamsi 3/20) 

Liverpool, Inter ease into last 16 as Barcelona exit with whimper

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says qualifying for the Champions League knockout phase should "never be taken for granted" after his side sealed their spot in the last 16. The Reds put their domestic woes behind them to progress from Group A with a clinical second-half

Bangladesh lose toss, bowl first against SA

Team Bangladesh lost the toss, and will bowl first in their second match of the T20 World Cup against South Africa in Sydney on Thursday. Bangladesh has made a change to their playing eleven, Yasir Ali has been overlooked for Mehidy Hasan Miraz. The surface of Sydney is more

T20 World Cup: Ireland Upstage England At A World Stage

Ireland stunned England by five runs via Duckworth-Lewis method in the T20 World Cup after rain interrupted the match for the umpteenth time, here on Wednesday.  Chasing 158, England were 105 for 5 in 14.3 overs when the heavens opened up again in the Super 12 match, which

Paris St-Germain hit seven but Juventus go out

Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe both scored two goals as Paris St-Germain thrashed Maccabi Haifa to reach the last 16 of the Champions League. Neymar and Carlos Soler also scored while Shon Goldberg scored an own goal. Messi's two goals mean he becomes the first player to score