Thursday, 15 May, 2025

Sports

Ronaldo to meet Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag to discuss his future

Cristiano Ronaldo is due to meet Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag on Tuesday to discuss his future at the club. The Portugal forward, 37, wants the club to let him leave this summer and he missed United's pre-season tour to Thailand and Australia because of personal reasons.

Lovlina Borgohain says mentally harassed ahead of CWG

Boxer Lovlina Borgohain, who will be representing India at the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, took to Twitter to vent out her frustrations on how her training process is being hampered because of certain factors. Reacting to the post, the Department of Sports, Ministry of

Bashundhara Kings beat Abahani 3-2

Bashundhara Kings beat Dhaka Abahani Ltd by 3-2 at the Bashundhara Kings Arena of Bashundhara Sports Complex in the capital in their second-leg match of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League on Monday. Bashundhara Kings already clinched their ‘hat-trick’ BPL title with two

England-S Africa ODI series ends 1-1 after Headingley washout

The third one-day international between England and South Africa at Headingley was washed out, meaning the series is drawn 1-1. Just 27.4 overs were possible in Leeds, with two lengthy rain delays enough to force the abandonment at 16:05 BST. The first delay - which lasted an hour

Barcelona beat Real Madrid 1-0 in Las Vegas El Clasico

Barcelona beat Real Madrid 1-0 in El Clasico – A Raphinha wonder strike was enough for Barcelona to win the Las Vegas El Clásico against Real Madrid in front of a boisterous crowd.  Raphinha has had a joyous start to life with Barcelona and it’s only getting

Brian Lara's record safe for now as England batter scores 410*

History was made in England's County Championship on Saturday, 23 July, as Glamorgan batter Sam Northeast flirted with the world record score of West Indies great Brian Lara and became just the first player this century to make more than 400 runs in a first-class innings. Northeast

WWE chief McMahon retires amid sexual misconduct allegations

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) boss Vince McMahon, who turned the firm from a regional player to global giant, says he will retire amid a flurry of misconduct claims. He stepped down from his roles in WWE last month following reports he paid millions to suppress allegations of

India beat West Indies by 3 runs in first ODI 

India just managed to hold off the challenge of an inspired West Indies team with the under-strength visitors coming away with a three-run victory in the first One-Day International of a three-match series at Queen's Park Oval in Trinidad on Friday. Stand-in captain Shikhar

England level ODI series against South Africa 

A thrilling bowling performance helped England level the one-day international series against South Africa with an emphatic 118-run win in a rain-affected game at Emirates Old Trafford. Defending 201 in 29 overs, a devastating new-ball burst reduced South Africa to 6-4 inside four

World Cup to use drones to help protect stadiums

Man-to-man marking will be paired with drone v drone security at this winter's Fifa World Cup in Qatar. Unmanned aerial vehicles that shoot nets to bring down small "rogue" drones will help defend venues. Fortem Technologies will provide the interceptor drones,

Asia Cup will be held in UAE, says Sourav Ganguly

The Asia Cup, which was scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka, has been shifted to the UAE, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly said here on Thursday (July 21).  "Asia Cup will be in UAE, as it is the only place where there won't be rains," Ganguly told reporters after the

Sadio Mane wins African player of year award

Senegal's Sadio Mane was crowned African Footballer of the Year for the second time running at the Confederation of African Football (Caf) awards ceremony in the Moroccan capital Rabat. Mane scored the winning penalty as Senegal beat Egypt in a shootout in this year's Africa

Djokovic US Open blow over vaccination travel rules 

Novak Djokovic is unlikely to play at the US Open after organisers said they would "respect" American government rules over travel for unvaccinated players. The US requires non-citizens to be vaccinated against Covid-19 to enter. Djokovic is not vaccinated and missed the

South Africa beat England in first ODI

For a split second Ben Stokes pondered the review but sense soon prevailed. The all-rounder had just been trapped plumb lbw by the part-time spin of Aiden Markram on five and with this a World Cup-winning one-day international career was done. As he left the field his home supporters

Lendl Simmons announces retirement from international cricket

West Indies veteran Lendl Simmons has put a full stop on his international career by announcing his immediate retirement from cricket at the highest level. Simmons announced the news via his sports agency 124notout, with the talented batter finishing his career with a total of 3,763

England all-rounder Ben Stokes announces ODI retirement

Ben Stokes, the England all-rounder, on Monday (18 July) announced his decision to retire from ODI cricket. Stokes, 31, said the first ODI between England and South Africa in Durham on Tuesday would be his last in the format, adding that it was "an incredibly tough decision".

Four countries bid to host AFC Asian Cup 2023

Four members association (MAs) have expressed their interest to host the final competition of the AFC Asian Cup next year. Football Australia, Football Association of Indonesia, Korea Football Association and Qatar Football Association are keen to host the flagship men’s national

Raza takes 4 for 8 as Zimbabwe win T20 World Cup Qualifier

Zimbabwe 132 all out (Williams 28, van Beek 3-18) beat Netherlands 95 all out (Raza 4-8) by 37 runs Zimbabwe denied Netherlands their third straight championship at the T20 World Cup Qualifier as the hosts defended a total of 132 to secure a 37-run win in the final in Bulawayo. 

Bengal Tigers Basked in Caribbean Sun Shine 

Bangladesh VS West Indies CG United ODI Series  3rd ODI Played at Providence Stadium, Guyana  Bangladesh 179/6 in 48.3 Overs (Litton K Das 50, Tamim Iqbal 34, Nurul Hasan Sohan 32* Mahmudullah Riad 26, Gurukesh Motie 4/23)  West Indies 178 All Out in 48.4 Overs (Nicholas

Tamim Iqbal announces retirement from T20Is

Tamim Iqbal has announced his retirement from T20Is shortly after leading the ODI side to a 3-0 series win over West Indies in Guyana. Bangladesh won the match by four wickets, with Tamim winning the player-of-the-series award.  At around 6pm local time, he wrote a short message