Monday, 25 Nov, 2024

Sports

Committee formed to look into Tigers' World Cup flop

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has formed a three-member Special Committee to look into the performance of the Bangladesh national team in the ICC Cricket World Cup India 2023. The committee comprises BCB directors Enayet Hossain Siraj (convenor), Mahbubul Anam (member) and Akram

Newcastle denied win at PSG by controversial late Mbappe penalty 

Kylian Mbappe scored a controversial late penalty to deny Newcastle an impressive win at Parc des Princes but the draw keeps the visitors in the fight to reach the Champions League knockout stages. The spot-kick was awarded after review by the video assistant referee, with referee

Man City come back from two down to best Leipzig 

Erling Haaland obliterated a Champions League goalscoring record at Etihad Stadium as Manchester City fought back from two goals down to complete a thrilling victory against RB Leipzig. The Norway forward is the quickest player ever to score 40 goals in the competition - reaching the

Barcelona come from behind to reach last 16

Barcelona came back from a goal behind to beat Porto and seal a spot in the Champions League last 16. Brazilian winger Pepe hammered home a rebound to give the Portuguese visitors the lead after half an hour. However, Porto's advantage lasted just two minutes as Joao Cancelo

1st Test against New Zealand: Bangladesh all out for 310

Bangladesh couldn't augment their overnight score, getting all out for 310 on the second day of the first Test against New Zealand at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium today (November 29).  Shoriful Islam was the final wicket, falling lbw to Tim Southee's first delivery

Maxwell's record-equaling ton steers tourists to victory over India

Glenn Maxwell hit the joint-fastest T20 century for Australia as the tourists kept alive their series hopes against India in Guwahati. Maxwell smashed an unbeaten 104 not out from 48 balls, in a knock which contained eight fours and eight sixes. Ruturaj Gaikwad's equally

Bangladesh end first day on 310-9 against New Zealand

Bangladesh 310-9 (Mahmudul Hasan Joy 86; Glenn Phillips 4-53, Kyle Jamieson 2-52, Ajaz Patel 2-76) versus New Zealand.  Glenn Phillips would have been a longshot pick to be New Zealand’s top wicket-taker in the first innings of the first test against Bangladesh. But in

Bangladesh win toss, bat against New Zealand in first test

Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and elected to bat first Tuesday in the test series opener against New Zealand. Bangladesh handed a debut to middle-order batter Shahadat Hossain among a series of changes. Off-spinner Nayeem Hasan returned to the lineup after

Cristiano Ronaldo asks referee to overturn penalty he won

Cristiano Ronaldo is known for his goalscoring exploits but on Monday night the Al-Nassr forward convinced the referee not to award him a penalty. The 38-year-old went down in the second minute after a challenge in his side's Asian Champions League 0-0 draw with Iranian side

Messi 'gripping' United States, says Guillem Balague

Roll up, roll up and welcome to the Lionel Messi show, currently the hottest ticket in the USA. A flash in the pan or finally a changing of the guard in American sport? America is in the grip of Messi madness after he signed for Inter Miami from Paris St-Germain in the summer. Football

AFC Cup: Bashundhara Kings beat Maziya

Coming from 0-1 goal behind, Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) champions Bashundhara Kings kept their knockout dream alive in the ongoing AFC Cup 2023-24 after beating Maziya Sports and Recreation Club of Maldives by 2-1 goals in their second-leg match of the Group D at the Bashundhara

Bangladesh eye good start in 1st Test against New Zealand

Bangladesh are eying a good start after the World Cup tournament, as they will take on New Zealand in the first of two-match Test series at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium tomorrow (Tuesday).  The match will start at 9.30 AM.   Bangladesh are without their several key

IPL franchises release Shakib, Liton and Mustafizur

The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) camp ahead of the mini-auction of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 released ace-all-rounder Shakib al Hasan and wicket-keeper batter Litton Das were released from. Meanwhile, Delhi Capitals also released Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman for the

Reality Check of Bangladesh Cricket

Bangladesh finished 8th among ten participants in the recently concluded Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2023. Of the 9 matches Bangladesh played could managing winning only against Afghanistan and Sri Lanka. Team tigers lost miserably by wide margins against all other teams including ICC

Pep Guardiola questions decision to deny Manchester City second goal

Pep Guardiola questioned the disallowing of Rúben Dias’s goal that would have given Manchester City a 2-0 lead over Liverpool by referring to the controversial “Newcastle-Arsenal action” when a Joelinton shove on Gabriel was allowed before Anthony Gordon’s

Mbappe scores as Ligue 1leaders PSG beat Monaco

Paris St-Germain warmed up for a vital Champions League tie against Newcastle by beating Monaco 5-2 to go four points clear at the top of Ligue 1. Goncalo Ramos put the hosts ahead, but Gianluigi Donnarumma's clearance fell to Takumi Minamino and he levelled. Kylian Mbappe's

Fifa investigating Brazil-Argentina match disorder

Football's world governing body Fifa has opened disciplinary proceedings after crowd trouble delayed Brazil's World Cup qualifier against Argentina. The match was halted for 30 minutes after fighting broke out in a stand at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Argentina

Ronaldo helps Al-Nassr beat Al-Duhail 4-3 

Cristiano Ronaldo scored superb 40-yard lob as the Portugal star's brace helped Al-Nassr secure a 3-0 victory at home to Al-Akhdoud. Ronaldo returned to action after international duty with Portugal and made an impact as he led his side to victory. A goal from Sami Al-Naji had

Hat-trick star Echeverri powers Argentina to big win over Brazil

Argentina rode an incredible hat-trick from skipper Claudio Echeverri to overpower archrival Brazil 3-0 in the quarterfinal of the FIFA under-17 World Cup in Jakarta on Friday. Brazil, the defending champion, had a sub-par day in the middle as the 17-year-old Echeverri ran the show.

Embassy Football Fest begins at Bashundhara Kings Arena

The 4th edition of Embassy Football Fest, an initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), with an inaugural ceremony began at the Bashundhara Kings Arena of the Bashundhara Sports Complex on Friday (November 24). State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md. Shahriar Alam inaugurated