Saturday, 26 Apr, 2025

Sports

De Jong's late winner sends Barca up to fifth place

Frenkie De Jong scored a late winner as Barcelona edged past struggling Alaves to move up to fifth in La Liga. The Netherlands midfielder converted Ferran Torres' first-time cross with three minutes remaining. Xavi's side dominated possession but it was Alaves, 19th in the

Ramos scores first PSG goal as leaders eventually see off Reims 

Sergio Ramos scored his first Paris St-Germain goal as they overcame Reims to continue their dominance of Ligue 1. Mauricio Pochettino's side had laboured a little until Marco Verratti fired in off the post moments before half-time - his first league goal since 2017. Ramos

Southampton 1-1 Manchester City: Saints hold on for draw with Premier League leaders

Pep Guardiola says Manchester City's 12-point lead at the top of the Premier League is beyond his expectations, despite dropping points for the first time since October as Southampton held on for a hard-earned draw at St Mary's. City had won 12 games in a row to open a

Nadal beats Mannarino to reach Australian Open quarterfinals 

Rafael Nadal progressed to the Australian Open quarter-finals with a straight-set win over Adrian Mannarino as the Spaniard continues his quest for a record-breaking 21st major title. Nadal, 35, edged an epic 28-minute first-set tie-break as he eventually converted his seventh set

Bangladesh beat UAE to reach U-19 World Cup quarterfinals

Defending champions Bangladesh beat the UAE by nine wickets via the D/L method in a rain-interrupted match to reach the quarterfinals of the U-19 World Cup. Bangladesh’s bowlers restricted the United Arab Emirates to 148 and later reached the winning target with 61 balls to spare

Shakib, Mustafizur in IPL auction with INR 2cr base price 

Bangladesh allrounder Shakib Al Hasan and pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman have listed their base price at the maximum of INR 2 crore (2.31cr BDT approx) for the 2022 mega IPL auction.   The two-day long IPL auction will be held on February 12 and 13 at Bangalore. A total of nine

Bashundhara Group's support for promotion of golf to continue: MD

Bashundhara Group Managing Director Sayem Sobhan Anvir has assured of continuing their support for development of golf in the country. He made the assurance on behalf of Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan. The Bashundhara Group MD distributed prizes among winners in

Sabalenka, Halep reach Australian Open fourth round

Second seed Aryna Sabalenka fought her way past Marketa Vondrousova to reach the Australian Open fourth round. The Belarusian, bidding to reach the semi-finals at Melbourne Park for the first time, recovered well to beat the Czech 31st seed 4-6 6-3 6-1. She will face Kaia Kanepi

Women's Ashes: England v Australia second T20 abandoned 

England's second Twenty20 against Australia in the Women's Ashes was abandoned after only 4.1 overs at the Adelaide Oval because of rain. Each side get one point and holders Australia now lead the multi-format series 3-1 following their victory in the first T20. After rain

Bashundhara Cup Golf Tournament: Bashundhara MD to distribute prize

The two-day long ‘Bashundhara Cup Golf Tournament-2022’ was inaugurated formally at the Bhatiary Golf and Country Club (BGCC) in Chattogram in the morning (Saturday). Bashundhara Bitumen, a concern of the country’s leading business conglomerate Bashundhara Group, is

Bashundhara Cup Golf Tournament-2022 begins at BGCC 

The two-day 'Bashundhara Cup Golf Tournament-2022' kicked off at Bhatiary Golf and Country Club (BGCC) in Chattogram on Friday morning (Jan 21).  Country's leading business conglomerate Bashundhara Group's concern Bashundhara Bitumen is sponsoring the event. 

Shakib, Mushfiq, Mustafiz in ICC ODI Team of the Year

The International Cricket Council (ICC) Thursday announced the ODI Team of the Year 2021, naming three of Bangladeshi players in the squad. All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, wicketkeeper-batter Mushfiqur Rahim and left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman got a place in the ICC ODI Team.

Egypt reach last 16 with win over Sudan

Egypt edged past Sudan to finish second in Group D and qualify for the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations. Mohamed Abdelmonem scored the game's only goal, heading home Abdallah El Said's corner for the Pharaohs in the 35th minute. Sudan offered little with Egypt going

Rashford on target as Man Utd win at Brentford 

Manchester United recovered after being rescued by the heroics of goalkeeper David de Gea to run out comfortable winners at Brentford. Ralf Rangnick's side survived a torrid opening 45 minutes, when their performance was laced heavily with mediocrity - as De Gea made key saves from

Sania Mirza to retire after 2022 season

Former Wimbledon doubles champion Sania Mirza, one of India's most celebrated sports stars, has announced she will retire from tennis after 2022. Mirza's comments came after her first-round loss in the women's doubles in the Australian Open, reports said. "I've

Brighton further damage Chelsea's fading title hopes 

Brighton provided another huge blow to Chelsea's dwindling hopes of winning this season's Premier League title by coming from behind to claim a well-deserved draw at the Amex Stadium. Adam Webster found all the space he needed to head in from a corner in the second half and

Nadal beats Hanfmann to reach Australian Open third round

Rafael Nadal eased past qualifier Yannick Hanfmann to reach the third round of the Australian Open. Sixth seed Nadal, bidding for a men's record 21st Grand Slam title, beat Germany's Hanfmann 6-2 6-3 6-4. Hanfmann saved four match points, including two on the Spaniard's

Alexia Putellas wins best Fifa women's award 

Barcelona's Alexia Putellas has been named the Best Fifa Women's Player of the Year and Chelsea boss Emma Hayes has won Women's Coach of the Year. Spain midfielder Putellas, 27, now holds both of the highest individual awards in world football, having won the Ballon

Lewandowski wins Best Fifa of the Year award

Bayern Munich and Poland striker Robert Lewandowski was named 2021 Best Fifa Men's Player of the Year, while Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo landed the special award. Lewandowski, 33, claimed the prize for the second consecutive year after scoring 69 goals. He won

Ireland stun West Indies in 3rd ODI to clinch historic series

Set a modest target of 213 to win in 50 overs, the tourists survived a dramatic late batting collapse after McBrine (59) and Tector (52) had patiently scored their half-tons, to secure a famous series win. Ireland lost four late wickets after being 190/4 and seemingly cruising to their