Monday, 25 Nov, 2024

Sports

Tom Lockyer: Luton captain 'stable' after suffering cardiac arrest

Luton Town captain Tom Lockyer is "stable" after he suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch during the abandoned Premier League match at Bournemouth, his club confirmed. Both sets of players were taken off midway through the second half as Lockyer received medical treatment.

Salt ton helps England chase 223 to beat West Indies 

Phil Salt's stunning century helped England pull off their third-highest T20 international chase as they beat West Indies by seven wickets in the third T20 in Grenada. Salt brought up his first T20 international hundred off 51 balls and finished unbeaten on 109, with Harry Brook

Shakib signs two-year deal with Sheikh Jamal DC

All-rounder Al Hasan has signed a two-year contract with Dhaka Premier League (DPL) side Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club.    “I’m very happy to be part of this team. I’m hoping that we will be champions in the next two years and we will try to bring this success

Pandya replaces Rohit as Mumbai Indians captain

Hardik Pandya will captain the Mumbai Indians for the upcoming Indian Premier League season, replacing India's Test skipper Rohit Sharma. Rohit is the competition's joint-most successful captain, alongside MS Dhoni. He is expected to still play for Mumbai. "It is

Tottenham victory at Forest boosts top-four hopes 

Ten-man Tottenham condemned Nottingham Forest to a fifth Premier League defeat in six games as they underlined their top-four ambitions at the City Ground. Richarlison's third goal in two games set Spurs on their way with the outstanding Dejan Kulusevski sealing victory for Ange

Bashundhara Kings storm into ‘Independence Cup’ final

Bashundhara Kings stormed into the final of Independence Cup Football beating Abahani Limited, Dhaka by 4-0 goals in the second semifinal held at Bashundhara Kings arena on Friday (December 15). Kings will now play the final match against Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited who confirmed

6 Messi World Cup shirts fetch $7.8 million at New York auction

The special lot of jerseys worn by Messi on his way to the much-coveted World Cup crown was expected to fetch over $10 million and set a new record in auctions of sportswear collections. However, the record of a jersey worn by Michael Jordan in the 1998 NBA Finals, sold for $10.1

Man United face daunting test at Premier League leaders Liverpool

Manchester United travel to the home of bitter rivals Liverpool this weekend desperate to avoid another humiliation but with all the signs pointing to a tough afternoon at Anfield. Tottenham kick off the action at struggling Nottingham Forest on Friday, while in-form Aston Villa, fresh

Messi, Bonmati nominated for FIFA best player awards

Messi was awarded a record-extending eighth Ballon d'Or crown in October in Paris, while Bonmati took the women's prize after starring for Spain in their Women's World Cup triumph. Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe are the other nominees for the FIFA men's best player

Bangladesh beat NZ XI in warm-up match 

Rishad Ahmed showed a stellar allrounder performance as Bangladesh beat New Zealand XI by 26 runs at Lincoln today in their lone practice game ahead of the three-match ODI series against New Zealand national team. Rishad, who played three T20 Internationals for Bangladesh so far,

ABG Bashundhara Victory Day Golf Tournament inaugurated 

The three-day ABG Bashundhara Victory Day Golf Tournament 2023 was inaugurated with a colourful programme at Kurmitola Golf Club (KGC) course in Dhaka on Thursday.  KGC Vice-President and Master-General of the Ordnance of Bangladesh Army Major General Md Zahirul Islam inaugurated

Hamilton scores on debut as Man City beat Red Star

Winger Micah Hamilton scored on a dream Manchester City debut as he helped his side beat Red Star Belgrade and reach the Champions League last 16 with a 100% record. Hamilton, 20, has been with the club since the age of nine and put City ahead after 19 minutes in a hostile atmosphere

Royal Antwerp score late winner to stun Barcelona 

Royal Antwerp stunned Barcelona for their first ever Champions League win featuring two goals in stoppage time. Teenager Arthur Vermeeren put Antwerp ahead after just 90 seconds, before Barcelona equalised before half-time through Ferran Torres. Antwerp led again via Vincent

PSG scrape through to Champions League last 16

Paris St-Germain scraped through to the Champions League knockout phase after 17-year-old Warren Zaire-Emery's goal earned a priceless draw at already-qualified Borussia Dortmund. With Newcastle and AC Milan ready to pounce on a slip-up by PSG, Dortmund led when Karim Adeyemi

Newcastle out of Champions League after Milan loss

Newcastle United's Champions League campaign ended in heartbreak on a night of emotion and drama on Tyneside, as AC Milan came from behind to win at St James' Park and send them out of Europe. The Toon Army were dreaming of a place in the knockout stages when they took the lead

West Indies win first T20 after England collapse 

England let a dominant position slip as they fell to a four-wicket defeat by West Indies in the opening game of the T20 series in Bridgetown. Captain Jos Buttler and Phil Salt took the tourists to 77-0 at the end of the powerplay and that became 112-2 at the halfway stage before

German soccer federation to prosecute perpetrators of online racist abuse

The German soccer federation will start prosecuting people who direct racist abuse and hate speech at players online. The federation, known as the DFB, said Tuesday it is working with the public prosecutor’s office in Frankfurt to identify the perpetrators of online abuse and

Manchester United slide out of Champions League

Manchester United crashed out of the Champions League on Tuesday and failed to even secure the consolation of a Europa League spot as Bayern Munich won 1-0 at Old Trafford. United were toothless as Harry Kane and his Bayern teammates only needed one penetrating move to create Kingsley

Rishabh Pant set to return to cricket in 2024 Indian Premier League

Rishabh Pant is set to make his return to cricket in the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) after over a year out of the game. India wicketkeeper Pant, 26, was seriously hurt in a car crash in December 2022. Reports in India said he suffered injuries to his head, back and leg.

Cristiano Ronaldo scores 50th goal of the year in Al-Nassr win

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 50th goal in 2023 as Al-Nassr beat rivals Al-Shabab 5-2 to reach the semi-finals of the Saudi King Cup. The former Real Madrid and Manchester United forward got his side's fourth in the second half. That took his tally for the current season to 26