Sunday, 19 Jan, 2025

Sports

Sourav Ganguly undergoes angioplasty

Doctors on Thursday performed an angioplasty on BCCI President Sourav Ganguly, said an official of a private hospital where he is admitted. Two stents are likely to be implanted to clear blocks in a coronary artery of the 48-year-old former Indian cricket captain, he said. The decision

Golden Opportunity For Bangladesh For Reversing Test Form 

Following the comprehensive clean sweep in ODI series against West Indies, Bangladesh is considered favourite for winning the two matches test series.  Winning the series will act as a big boost for Bangladesh improving its test ranking from the rock bottom. Bangladesh ranks 10th

Messi scores on return as Barca beat Rayo Vallecano in Copa del Rey

Lionel Messi inspired a Barcelona fightback on his return from suspension as they beat Rayo Vallecano to reach the Copa del Rey quarter-finals. Rayo, who are fourth in the Spanish second tier, took a shock lead when Fran Garcia tapped in a loose ball. Barca hit back six minutes

Miraz becomes 4th, Mustafiz 8th in ICC ODI rankings

Bangladesh off-spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz and pacer Mustafizur Rahman have made significant gain in the latest ODI rankings for bowlers. Mehidy, who was the highest wicket-taker against West Indies with seven strikes - including a career-best 4 for 25 in the second ODI - has climbed up

Sourav Ganguly hospitalised again 

BCCI Chief Sourav Ganguly has been taken to Apollo Hospital in Kolkata after he complained of chest pain.  Earlier on January 7, Former Team India skipper Sourav was discharged from Woodland Hospital in Kolkata, five days after he suffered a "mild" heart attack.

Man City hammer West Brom to go top

Manchester City climbed to the top of the Premier League by handing West Brom another home hammering. No team in Europe's top five divisions has conceded as many goals at home as Sam Allardyce's Albion and they were ruthlessly exposed again by a brilliant attacking display.

Bangladesh Achieves Yet Another Comprehensive Banglawash 

Bangabandhu ODI Series  Bangladesh VS West Indies  3rd    Match Played at SBNCS on 25 January 2020  Brief Scorecard  Bangladesh 297/6 in 33.2 Overs (Mahmudullah Riad 64*, Mushfiqur Rahim 64, Tamim Iqbal 64, Shakib Al Hasan 51, Nazmul Hossain Shanto 20,

Bangladesh whitewash West Indies in ODI series

Bangladesh beat West Indies by 120 runs in their third and final one-day international to complete a 3-0 sweep in the three-match series at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Monday. Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah Ryad scored 64 runs each while Shakib Al

Bangladesh set 298-run target for West Indies

Bangladesh set 298 runs target for West Indies in the final ODI of the three-match series at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Monday. Tigers' opener Tamim Iqbal scored 64 runs facing 80 balls with three boundaries and an over boundary while Mushfiqur Rahim scored the

De Jong leads Barca to Elche win without Messi

Barcelona overcame the absence of a suspended Lionel Messi to earn a 2-0 win away to struggling Elche in La Liga on Sunday thanks to goals late in each half from midfielders Frenkie de Jong and Riqui Puig. Barca went ahead in the 39th minute with what looked to be an own goal from

Palmas football players, club president killed in Brazil plane crash

The president of Palmas football club and four of its players were killed on Sunday when a small plane taking them to a Brazilian cup game crashed on take-off. The fourth-tier club said president Lucas Meira, along with players Lucas Praxedes, Guilherme Noe, Ranule and Marcus Molinari,

West Indies win toss, send Bangladesh to bat first

West Indies won the toss and elected to field first in the final ODI of the three-match series against Bangladesh at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Dhaka on Monday morning. Tigers took the pride of sweeping the series at clean margin against West Indies for the first and so far the

Leaders AC Milan stunned by Atalanta

AC Milan's lead at the top of Serie A was cut to two points after they were outplayed by Atalanta at the San Siro. Cristian Romero headed home Robin Gosens' corner after 26 minutes before Josip Ilicic was brought down by Milan's Franck Kessie in the area midway through the

Benzema scores twice in Real Madrid win

Karim Benzema scored twice as Real Madrid recovered from their shock Spanish Cup exit by beating Alaves. Real, who were stunned by third-division Alcoyano in the Copa del Rey on Wednesday, took the lead through Casemiro's header. Benzema thumped in his first before Eden Hazard

Mbappe double as PSG thrash Montpellier

Paris St-Germain moved three points clear at the top of Ligue 1 and boosted their goal difference with a thrashing of 10-man Montpellier on Friday. Kylian Mbappe scored twice with Neymar and Mauro Icardi also on target for Mauricio Pochettino's side. Montpellier goalkeeper Jonas

Prescription For Testing Bench Strength 

Bangladesh has already wrapped up the ODI series and is looking great for a clean sweep. The difference between Bangladesh and under strength West Indies is so wide that changing some players and testing the bench strength in my opinion would not make much difference at all. The third ODI

Mehedy, Tamim, Shakib Lead Bangladesh Wrapping Up ODI Series

Bangabandhu ODI Series  Bangladesh VS West Indies  2nd   Match Played at SBNCS on 22 January 2020  Brief Scorecard  Bangladesh 149/3 in 33.2 Overs (Tamim Iqbal 50, Shakib Al Hasan 43* Liton K Das 22, Raymon Reifer 1/18, Akeal Hosein 1/45, Jason Mohammad 1/

Bangladesh seal series beating West Indies in 2nd ODI

Tigers secured a seven-wicket win against West Indies in the second ODI of three-match series at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on Friday. Off-spinner Mehidy Hasan earlier helped Bangladesh bowl out West Indies for 148 runs in 43.4 overs with career best 4-25

Gains of Bangladesh Cricket From Win Against West Indies 

Does not matter how strong is visiting West Indies team. It is part of ICC ODI league between two full member countries. The most important that Bangladesh gained valuable 10 points and made a winning start to its mission 2021.  The wicket was tricky (gripping and turning), the

Ronaldo becomes top goal scorer of all time

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 760th career goal during the Italian Supercup Final becoming the top goal scorer of all time. The Portuguese star had equalled Josef Bican’s record for goals scored for club and country during Juventus’ 3-1 win over Sassuolo on January 10. He