Tuesday, 22 Jul, 2025

Sports

Bashundhara Kings make winning start in historic match

Bashundhara Kings made a winning start in a historical match at their den named ‘Bashundhara Kings Arena’, the home stadium of Bashundhara Sports Complex on Thursday.  A new era began in the country’s domestic football when defending champions Bashundhara Kings

India reports 30,757 Covid cases, 541 deaths in 24-hr

With 30,757 people testing positive for the coronavirus infection in a day, India's total tally of cases rose to 4,27,54,315. The recovery rate crossed the 98 per cent-mark again, according to Union health ministry data updated on Thursday. The death count has climbed to

Coman hits late leveller to rescue Bayern against Salzburg

Six-time winners Bayern Munich needed a late Kingsley Coman equaliser to avoid a shock last-16 first-leg defeat at an impressive Red Bull Salzburg. Winger Coman ghosted in at the far post in the 90th minute and converted following Thomas Muller's flick. Salzburg substitute

Late goals put Liverpool in charge against Inter Milan 

Liverpool took a huge step towards the Champions League quarter-finals after scoring two late goals against Inter Milan in the San Siro. The Reds looked set for a goalless draw in the first leg in Italy until Brazil forward Roberto Firmino got on the end of Andrew Robertson's

Ronaldo ends scoring drought as Man Utd win over Brighton 

Cristiano Ronaldo ended his six-game goal drought in sensational style as Manchester United beat 10-man Brighton at Old Trafford to move back into the Premier League's top-four. Bruno Fernandes added a second as United broke from deep inside their own half in the final minute of

Birds Eye View Of Bangladesh Squad For ODI Series 

BCB selection committee has announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming three matches ODI series against strong Afghanistan. All three matches would be played at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram on 23rd, 25th and 28th February.   There have been 4 changes, which the

Man City thrash Sporting in Champions League 5-0

Manchester City effectively sealed their progress to the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a stunning last-16, first-leg demolition of Sporting Lisbon in Portugal. As they have done for much of this season, City put on a majestic display to give themselves a surely

Mbappe scores as PSG beat Real Madrid 

Kylian Mbappe scored a brilliant goal in stoppage time as Paris St-Germain beat 13-time Champions League winners Real Madrid in the first leg of their last-16 tie. The France striker, linked with a move to Real in the summer, received the ball on the left from a clever backheel by

Djokovic: I'm not part of anti-vaccination movement

Tennis star Novak Djokovic tells the BBC he is willing to forfeit future trophies rather than get vaccinated against Covid. In an exclusive interview, the world number one says he does not want to be associated with the anti-vaccination movement but that he supports the

Kupp, Donald star as Rams down Bengals to win Super Bowl

Cooper Kupp scored two touchdowns and Aaron Donald spearheaded a fearsome defensive display as the Los Angeles Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 to win the Super Bowl. Kupp scored a decisive touchdown with less than 90 seconds remaining to give the Rams the lead at SoFi

De Jong scores equaliser as Barcelona draw at Espanyol 

Luuk de Jong scored a dramatic late equaliser as Barcelona drew at Espanyol in a pulsating La Liga derby. Pedri volleyed in an early opener but the hosts levelled just before half time when Sergi Darder curled in. Raul de Tomas ran through to drive Espanyol in front in the second

Australia beat Sri Lanka after super over drama in 2nd T20

Josh Inglis' 48-run knock, Pathum Nissanka's 73-run knock and Josh Hazlewood's three-wicket haul were the standout performances as Australia defeated Sri Lanka in the super over to win the second T20I of the five-match series at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday. 

Singapore's Tim David sold to Mumbai Indians for Rs 8.25 crore

Tim David and Romario Shepherd emerged as the biggest surprise packages after being picked up for Rs 8.25 crore and Rs 7.75 crore by Mumbai Indians and SRH respectively. MI paid Rs 8 Crore for England's Jofra Archer.  India U19 cricketers Raj Angad Bawa, Raj Angad Bawa, who

IPL 2022 Auction and Some Views

Does not matter who likes or not this writer is not at all surprised at Bangladesh cricket icon Shakib Al Hasan (despite his recent prime form) going unsold on day one of IPL 2022 auction. None of the franchise even showed any interest for getting him at base price.  On the other

Mustafiz sold to Delhi Capitals for INR 2cr 

Delhi Capitals has bought Bangladesh bowler Mustafizur Rahman for INR 2 crore in the mega auction of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. The other pacers in the Delhi team are Anrich Nortje and Shardul Thukur. In the auction. Besides, Delhi have purchased the Australian duo of

How Prepared Is Bangladesh For Afghanistan Series?

Bangladesh cricket starts busy bustling 2022 mission with T20 and ODI series against very lively and strong Afghanistan. That engagement would be followed by difficult tour to South Africa. In recent past Bangladesh cricket depleted to rock bottom in all formats.  T20 World Cup, test

Man City go 12 points clear with win over Brentford 

Pep Guardiola said Manchester City "are not the best in the world" despite them extending their lead at the top of the Premier League to 12 points following victory over Brentford. Riyad Mahrez scored his eighth goal in seven games as they moved further away from

Man Utd slip out of top four after draw at Burnley

Manchester United tumbled out of the Premier League's top four as Jay Rodriguez's first goal in 50 league games earned bottom club Burnley a precious point at Turf Moor. For the second game running, United dominated the play and had most of the chances, with Paul Pogba putting

Winter Olympics hit by deluge of complaints from athletes

Athletes have been hitting out at Olympic organisers, with complaints about freezing conditions and quarantine rules pouring in. Beijing kicked off the Winter Games four days ago, promising it would be "streamlined, safe and splendid". Some have lauded China's efforts

Alves scores in Barca thrilling win over Atletico Madrid 

Dani Alves scored and was sent off and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang made his debut as Barcelona beat Atletico Madrid in an action-packed game. Yannick Carrasco gave Atletico the lead from a Luis Suarez pass and Jordi Alba volleyed in from Alves' ball before Gavi headed in Adama