Thursday, 28 Nov, 2024

Sports

Mane scores on debut as Bayern thump Frankfurt

Sadio Mane scored on his Bundesliga debut as champions Bayern Munich opened the new season with a 6-1 win away to Eintracht Frankfurt. The Senegal forward, 30, headed home from a Serge Gnabry cross to make it 3-0 as Bayern went 5-0 up by half-time. Randal Kolo Muani pulled one back

Chelsea sign Marc Cucurella from Brighton for £60m

Chelsea have signed Spain defender Marc Cucurella from Brighton in a deal worth more than £60m. The 24-year-old left-back, who scored one goal in 38 games in his only season for the Seagulls, has signed a six-year contract. "I'm really happy. It's a big

Bangladesh sets target 303 for Zimbabwe

Bangladesh tigers have returned with a winning score of 303 for 2 after 50 overs in the first One-Day International against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club on Friday (August 5). Tamim made 62 off 88 balls, becoming the first Bangladeshi to reach 8,000 runs in ODI in the process,

US will ‘pursue’ Russian offer to discuss Griner prisoner swap

The United States will “pursue” Russia’s latest offer to discuss at the presidential level a prisoner swap involving imprisoned basketball star Brittney Griner, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said. A day after a Russian court sentenced Griner to nine years

Bangladesh bat first in ODI against Zimbabwe

Bangladesh was sent to bat first by Zimbabwe captain Regis Chakabva who won the toss in the opening game of the three-match ODI series at Harare Sports Club on Friday (August 5). Chakabva, who is leading the side in absence of injured Sean Williams, said that the early moisture in the

Closing arguments in Brittney Griner’s drug case in Russia

Closing arguments in Brittney Griner’s cannabis possession case in Russia are set for Thursday, nearly six months after the American basketball star was arrested at a Moscow airport in a case that has reached the highest levels of U.S.-Russia diplomacy. Griner faces up to 10

Ronaldo and Maguire most abused on Twitter – report

Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire have received the most Twitter abuse of any Premier League players, a new report has found. Ofcom analysis of 2.3 million tweets in the first half of last season found nearly 60,000 abusive posts, affecting seven in 10

Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay in World Cup bid 

Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay have submitted a joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup. Uruguay hosted the competition's first ever tournament in 1930 and say they want to bring the World Cup "home" when it celebrates its centenary. "This is the dream of a

India and Pakistan to clash at Asia Cup cricket

Arch-rivals India and Pakistan will clash at the Asia Cup cricket in Dubai on August 28, organizers said on Tuesday as they released the match schedule. Political tensions mean cricketers from the two countries currently only meet in multi-nation events. They will face off in the

Bangladesh ensure SAFF U-20 final

As expected Bangladesh U-20 national football team ensured their spot in the final of the SAFF U-20 Championship after playing out to a 1-1 goal draw with Nepal held today (Tuesday) at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, India. The final will be held on Friday (August 5) at the same venue.

Sheikh Russel KC finish BPL with big win

Bangladesh Premier League campaign with a 4-1 goals victory over Swadhinata Krira Sangha held today (Monday) at Muktijoddha Smrity Stadium in Rajshahi. With the day's win, Sheikh Russel KC finished the sixth position in the league with 31 points from 22 matches while Swadhinata

Bangladesh to bowl first in series deciding T20 game

Bangladesh were asked to bowl first for the third consecutive time in the series as Zimbabwe captain Crag Ervine won the toss and elected to bat first in the third and final T20 game on Tuesday (August 2) at Harare Sports Club. Zimbabwe won the first game by 17 runs but Bangladesh hit

McCoy’s 6-17 sets up West Indies T20 win over India

West Indies evened its Twenty20 series with India after Obed McCoy skittled the visitors for a record 6-17 in the second match on Monday. McCoy, a left-arm seamer, produced the best West Indies bowling figures in a T20 to help bowl out India for 138 in 19.4 overs. West Indies made

Bangladesh level T20 series as Mosaddek inspires win over Zimbabwe 

As Mosaddek Hossain claimed his career-best 5-20 and Liton Das bagged his fifty, Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by seven wickets in the 2nd T20 of the three-match series at Harare Sports Club today. Earlier, winning the toss, Zimbabwe opted to bat first and set a 136-run target for

Bangladesh need 136 runs to win 2nd T20 against Zimbabwe 

As Mosaddek Hossain claimed his career-best 5-20, Bangladesh restricted Zimbabwe to 135-8 in the second T20I of the three-match series at Harare Sports Club today. Mosaddek who became only fourth Bangladeshi bowler to take five-wicket haul after Elias Sunny, Mustafizur Rahman and

Liverpool beat Manchester City for Community Shield

Liverpool's new striker Darwin Nunez has scored a late goal on his debut as they drew first blood in this season's rivalry with Manchester City after a 3-1 win in the Community Shield. The Uruguayan, bought from Benfica for an initial fee of $76.64 million (75 million euros),

Sadio Mane opens Bayern account in German Super Cup triumph

Sadio Mane opened his competitive goal-scoring account for Bayern Munich as the Bundesliga champions defeated Leipzig 5-3 to capture the German Super Cup for a 10th time on Saturday. The African Player of the Year, who ended a six-year stint at Liverpool to move to Bavaria in the

Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh in 1st T20

Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh by 17 runs in the first T20I match against Zimbabwe in Harare. Bangladesh tried hard but fell well short of the target of 206 in the first T20I.  With the excellent 17-run win, Craig Ervine's side went 1-0 up in the series.  Chasing a stiff

Zimbabwe set 206-run target for Bangladesh in 1st T20

Wesley Madhevere and Sikandar Raza Zimbabwe helped Zimbabwe set a 206-run target for Bangladesh in the first of the three-match T20I series against Bangladesh Saturday. Raza remained unbeaten on 65 off 26 balls with seven fours and four sixes while Madhevere posted 67 off 46.

SAFF Women's Championship: Bangladesh, India, Pakistan in Group A 

Bangladesh have been grouped along with defending champions India, Pakistan and Maldives in group A as the draw ceremony of SAFF Women's Championship-2022 held today (Saturday) at the conference room of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF). The group B consists with host Nepal, Sri