Thursday, 28 Nov, 2024

Sports

New Zealand beat West Indies by 50 runs in 2nd ODI

Finn Allen made 96 and Tim Southee took 4-22 as New Zealand beat the West Indies by 50 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis system in the second one-day international to level the three-match series. New Zealand made 212 batting first and the West Indies were in dire straits at 27-6,

BCB appoints Sriram as consultant for T20 format

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) appointed former India all-rounder Sridharan Sriram as the Technical Consultant for the only T20 format. The 46-year-old will join the squad's preparation in Dhaka for the Asia Cup T20 in the UAE and will be working with the Bangladesh Team until

Chelsea complete £12m Cesare Casadei signing from Inter on six-year deal

Chelsea have completed the signing of Cesare Casadei from Internazionale for £12m plus £4m in add-ons. The 19-year-old Italian midfielder has signed a six-year deal. The deal is another indication of Chelsea’s new policy of targeting rising talent from other clubs.

Broad joins exclusive club in Lord’s Test

Legend England fast bowler Stuart Broad added yet another accolade to an already acclaimed international career at Lord's on day two of England's Test against South Africa. Dismissing Kyle Verreynne with an edge behind to Ben Foakes, Broad became the second player to take 100

T Sports to broadcast FIFA World Cup

Football fans of Bangladesh will enjoy the 22nd edition of FIFA World Cup live on T Sports as the authorities of the country's first and only sports channel have successfully bought the broadcasting rights. The World Cup Football, which considered as Greatest Show on the Earth, is

South Africa quicks fire before rain intervenes

South Africa's fast bowlers utilised the movement on offer at Lord's on day 1 to reduce England to 116/6 before heavy showers curtailed the day's play. Toss: South Africa opted to field  WTC Standings before the match: South Africa on No.1 with 71.43 PCT, England at

India, Australia to play two five-match Test series

India and Australia will play two sets of five-match Test series in the upcoming cycles of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC), the International Cricket Council announced on its next Future Tours Program (FTP) cycle on Wednesday (August 17). Australia will host India in the 2023-25

Elon Musk tweets he is 'buying Manchester United'

Elon Musk tweeted Tuesday evening that he is purchasing the Manchester United football club, although it was not clear if the eccentric billionaire, currently embroiled in a lawsuit over his bid to buy Twitter, was being serious. The 51-year-old Tesla and SpaceX CEO, who has a habit of

Bangladesh get 50 matches in 1st Women's FTP

Bangladesh will play a total of 50 matches in two formats of cricket-ODI and T20 as the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the first women's Future Tours Programme (FTP) on Tuesday (Aug 16). The FTP contains a total of 301 international matches between 2022 and 2025. The

Liverpool 1-1 Crystal Palace: Nunez red card costly in Anfield stalemate

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp left his expensive summer signing Darwin Nunez to sleep on the moment of wild indiscipline that saw him make an early and undignified exit from his home debut in the Premier League. Nunez, signed from Benfica in a deal worth an initial £64m, will

FIFA suspends all India Football Federation 

The Bureau of the FIFA Council has unanimously decided to suspend the All India Football Federation (AIFF) with immediate effect due to undue influence from third parties, which constitutes a serious violation of the FIFA Statutes. The suspension will be lifted once an order to set up

Sheikh Russel KC distributes food among 5,000 destitute 

Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra Ltd, a leading sports club in the country, has distributed food among 5,000 destitute people today (Aug 15) marking National Mourning Day. The nation is commemorating the August 15, 1975 massacre when a group of disgruntled army officials assassinated Father

Real come from behind to beat Almeria in opener

Real Madrid opened their La Liga title defence with a hard-fought victory as they came from a goal down to beat Almeria. Former Manchester United striker Largie Ramazani fired Almeria into a shock lead after just six minutes. Home goalkeeper Fernando Martinez made a series of saves

Manchester United at bottom of table for 1st time in 30 years 

Erik ten Hag's poor start as Manchester United boss culminated in humiliation on Saturday, when the Red Devils were thrashed 4-0 by Brentford, leaving them at the bottom of the Premier League. For the first time since 1936, United has lost seven consecutive away league matches.

Neymar scores twice in emphatic PSG win

Neymar scored twice as Paris St-Germain made it two Ligue 1 wins from two under new boss Christophe Galtier with a resounding defeat of Montpellier. While Kylian Mbappe saw a first-half penalty saved, PSG went ahead through Falaye Sacko's own goal. Neymar scored from the spot

Shakib new captain for Asia Cup and T20 World Cup

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will lead the country’s team for the upcoming Asia Cup in the UAE and T20 World Cup in Australia in October and November. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced a 17-member team led by Shakib Al Hasan on Saturday (August 13). Earlier,

New Zealand beat West India by 90 runs, seal T20 series

New Zealand defeated West Indies by 90 runs in the second T20 International at Sabina Park on Friday to take an unbeatable 2-0 in the three-match series. In a one-sided encounter that magnified the rapid decline of the two-time World T20 winners over the past 12 months, the Black Caps

Barcelona register new signings in time for opener 

Barcelona have registered four of their new signings in time for their first game of the season on Saturday. The Spanish club were unable to register new players because of La Liga financial regulations, but freed up funding with several 'economic levers'. The fourth was

Messi misses out on Ballon d'Or nomination

  Seven-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi, misses out as 15 Premier League players - including 12 from Liverpool and Manchester City - are nominated for this year's coveted football award. Messi won the award in 2021. England Euro 2022 winners Millie Bright, Beth

Qatar World Cup will be most luxurious, says hospitality firm boss.

A company that sells exclusive FIFA packages to the well-heeled is predicting record sales for the World Cup in Qatar, but its owner insists the tournament will be "good value" for all fans. Jaime Byrom, who has sold millions of hotel rooms over 10 World Cups, said wealthy