Saturday, 26 Apr, 2025

Sports

India-Pakistan match ends in no result, rain washes out contest

Rain forced a no-result in the blockbuster Asia Cup clash between India and Pakistan after just one innings of play on Saturday. Pakistan bowled out India for 266 in 48.5 overs with pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi returning figures of 4-35, but no further play was possible due to

Tearaway New Zealand pacer to lead Blackcaps on Bangladesh tour

New Zealand's tearaway pacer Lockie Ferguson is set to lead the team during their upcoming ODI tour of Bangladesh leading into the World Cup as Tom Latham among other senior pros is going to get a break ahead of the marquee tournament in India. Latham, who is currently in charge of

US Open 2023: Wozniacki, Gauff and Swiatek win 

Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki continued her dream comeback by reaching the US Open fourth round - where she will meet American sixth seed Coco Gauff. Former world number one Wozniacki, who retired in 2020 and had two children before returning in August, beat American Jennifer Brady

Liverpool reject £150m Al-Ittihad offer for Salah

Liverpool have rejected a £150m offer for Mohamed Salah from Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad. The bid for the 31-year-old forward was for in excess of £100m, with add-ons taking it up to £150m. Liverpool remain insistent the Egypt international is not for sale,

Dominant England thrash New Zealand in 2nd T20I

A sublime batting display led England to a crushing 95-run win over New Zealand in the second T20 at Old Trafford. Opener Jonny Bairstow hit an unbeaten 86 from 60 balls and Harry Brook struck a magnificent 67 from 36 as England posted 198-4. Fast bowler Gus Atkinson then took 4-20

India-Pakistan Derby at Kandy Today

Billions of adoring cricket admirers will be glued today right across the cricket world to the coverage of the epic India -Pakistan derby to be played at Kandy, Sri Lanka.  These two fancied teams are top favorites for winning the Asia Cup 2023. The two evenly matched fancied

Bangladesh U-16 football team face India tomorrow

The Bangladesh U-16 national football team will take on defending champions India in their opening group A match of the SAFF U-16 Football Championship scheduled to be held tomorrow at Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu. The match kicks off at 3 pm, prior to the day's group B opening

Liverpool reject £150m Saudi bid for Mohamed Salah

Liverpool have rejected a £150 million bid for Mohamed Salah. Club sources say the Al-Ittihad offer was given no consideration and the matter is closed so far as they are concerned. The Al-Ittihad bid amounted to a complete package of £150 million, with an initial

Bangladesh-Afghanistan FIFA friendly match brings forward by one day

The first FIFA friendly match between host Bangladesh and Afghanistan will be held on Sunday (Sept 3) instead of September 4, as scheduled earlier. The schedule of the fixer has been made a slight change. The first match has been brought forward by one day. However, the schedule of the

Undercooked Bangladesh Suffer Heavy Defeat to Depleted Sri Lanka 

2nd Match Asia Cup 2023  Sri Lanka VS Bangladesh Played Pallekele, Sri Lanka on 31 August 2023  Sri Lanka 165/5 in 39 Overs (Chrith Asalanka 62, Sadeera Samrawickrama 54, Shakib Al Hasan 2/29, Shoriful Islam 1/23, Taskin Ahmed 1/34, Mahedi Hasan 1/35) Bangladesh 164 All Out

Bangladesh taste defeat to Sri Lanka in Asia Cup

Bangladesh made a disappointing start to its Asia Cup campaign by suffering a five-wicket defeat to co-host Sri Lanka at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy today.  Opting to bat first, the Tigers put up a mediocre 164 before being all out in 42.4 overs with Najmul

Bangladesh Hockey team wins against Japan

Bangladesh national men's hockey team finally earned victory in the Men's Asian Hockey five-a-side World Cup Qualifier beating Japan by 10-3 goals in their fourth match of the group held in Salalah, Oman on Thursday. In the proceeding, Dwin Mohammad Emon and Saiful Islam

Acid Test of Hathurusingha Prescription Today

Bangladesh starts its Asia Cup mission 2023 against a little depleted Sri Lanka at Pale Kelle in a few hours from now in their first match of group B. It will be an acid test of team tigers formed on head coach Chandrika Hathurusingha prescription for favoring relatively new players over

Clueless Nepal Had Firey Baptism Against Formidable Pakistan 

1st Match Between Pakistan VS Nepal Played at Multan, Pakistan  Pakistan 342/6 (Babar Azam 151, Iftikhar Ahmed 109*, Mohammad Rizwan 44, Sompal Kami 2/85, Karan KC 1/54, Sandeep Lamichhane 1/69)  Nepal 104 All Out in 23.4 Overs (Sompal Kami 28, Arif Sheikh 26, Shadab Khan

The rivalry between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh is here to stay

Everyone talks about the India-Pakistan rivalry in Asia, but the Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh rivalry, on and off the field, is not too far behind. Bangladesh will take on co-hosts Sri Lanka in their first game of the Asia Cup at Pallekele on Thursday, with both teams looking to draw first

Chelsea survive scare to beat AFC Wimbledon

Chelsea had to come from behind to beat League Two AFC Wimbledon in the Carabao Cup at Stamford Bridge. The visitors started brightly and took the lead through a penalty in the 18th minute. Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez jumped into Harry Pell while trying to punch away a

Luis Rubiales' mother taken to hospital on 3rd day of hunger strike

The mother of Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales has been hospitalised after going on hunger strike in protest at the treatment of her son, a local priest has said. Angeles Bejar locked herself in a church in Motril on Monday. Rubiales has been heavily criticised

US Open 2023: Swiatek and Gauff reach third round

World number one Iga Swiatek and sixth seed Coco Gauff underlined their credentials as US Open favourites by comfortably reaching the third round. Defending champion Swiatek of Poland defeated Australian Daria Saville 6-3 6-4 in New York. And 19-year-old American Gauff also won in

Asia Cup 2023: Pakistan thrash Nepal by 238 runs

Fiery centuries from Babar Azam and Iftikhar Ahmed, followed by a three-wicket haul from Shadab Khan guided Pakistan to a massive 238-run victory over Nepal in the opening match of Asia Cup 2023 on Wednesday. Opting to bat first, Pakistan lost some initial wickets but Babar and

Asia Cup begins today

The Men's Asia Cup is set to commence today (August 30), with six teams poised to battle it out for the coveted title. The 2023 Asia Cup will be co-hosted by Pakistan and Sri Lanka and the two hosts will be joined by Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India and Nepal for the 16th edition of