Sunday, 29 Dec, 2024

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Bangladesh vs India T20 World Cup warm-up match today

Rohit Sharma-led India will play their first and only warm-up match for the 20224 T-20 World Cup at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York today (June 1).  The match comes ahead of the Men in Blue's official start to this year's T20 World Cup with a

Al-Hilal defeat Al-Nassr to lift King’s Cup leaves Ronaldo in tears

Cristiano Ronaldo’s season ended in tears on Friday as Al-Hilal completed the league and cup double by defeating Al-Nassr 5-4 in a penalty shootout, after two hours of play in a tempestuous King’s Cup final at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah had ended 1-1. Goalkeeper

Hudson-Smith breaks European record in Oslo

Great Britain's Matthew Hudson-Smith beat his own 400m European record with a convincing victory in his season opener at the Diamond League in Oslo. The 29-year-old ran 44.07 at the Bislett Games, beating his 44.26 from last year's World Athletics Championships in Budapest.

England suffer defeat by France in Euro qualifier

England dropped further points at home in their Euro 2025 qualifying campaign following a 2-1 defeat by group leaders France at St James’ Park. Former Sunderland winger Beth Mead netted the opener in front of the Gallowgate End when she was teed up by Lauren Hemp, but it was

Alcaraz reaches French Open last 16

Spanish third seed Carlos Alcaraz shrugged off his injury concerns to reach the French Open last 16 with a solid straight-set victory against American 27th seed Sebastian Korda. Alcaraz, who has been nursing an arm injury, fought hard to win 6-4 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 at Roland Garros. The

'Hope I can play another World Cup': Shakib Al Hasan 

Bangladesh veteran and former captain Shakib Al Hasan had hinted at taking a call on his international career after Champions Trophy 2025 in September last year.  But he doesn't have plans to quite any time soon it seems as the all-rounder is hoping to play another T20 World

England beat Pakistan in 4th T20, win series 2-0

Reigning champions England produced a fine all-round display as they overwhelmed Pakistan by seven wickets at the Oval on Thursday in their last competitive match before they begin the defence of their Twenty20 World Cup title. Victory gave England a 2-0 win in a four-match T20 series

Cricket’s ability to mock itself

In cricket, what started out as a “bit of a laugh” but turned out to be much more serious? This is not a trick question. It could refer to Test cricket’s origins. England v Australia, five-day matches, players switching allegiance between countries, a jibe by Australians

3 athletes receive medical assistance from PM

Three national athletes have received Taka five lakhs each as medical assistance on behalf of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The three athletes of Bangladesh Athletics Federation (BAF) received cheques of the medical assistance at the Prime Minister Office today. Tofazzel Hossain

Bangladesh bets big on veterans for T20 World Cup glory

Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmudullah Riyad are expected to play their last T20 World Cup in Bangladesh colors. Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto said the blend of experience and youth is the specialty of his team in this T20 World Cup. However, Bangladesh's games before the World

Scheffler keen to 'move on' after all police charges dropped

Scottie Scheffler says he wants to "move on" after all charges against the world number one following his arrest at the US PGA Championship earlier this month were dropped. The American was arrested by police officer Bryan Gillis outside Valhalla Golf Club hours before his

Swiatek saves match point to beat Osaka in thriller

Defending champion Iga Swiatek saved a match point before beating Naomi Osaka to avoid the earliest French Open exit of her career in a second-round thriller in Paris. The 22-year-old Pole, who is bidding for a third successive title, fought back to win 7-6 (7-1) 1-6 7-5. Former

Olympiakos become first Greek side to lift European trophy

Ayoub El Kaabi struck four minutes from the end of extra time as Olympiakos beat Fiorentina in the Europa Conference League final to become the first Greek side to win a European trophy. The Moroccan striker, hero of Olympiakos' run to the final, stooped low to head in Santiago

Barcelona appoint Flick as new boss

Barcelona have appointed former Bayern Munich boss Hansi Flick as their new boss on a two-year contract. Flick, was who sacked by Germany in September 2023, takes over from Xavi, who was sacked last week. Flick's stint with Germany came after he guided Bayern Munich to a treble

Djokovic 'moving in positive direction' with French Open win

Novak Djokovic began his French Open title defence with a solid if not spectacular victory over home hope Pierre-Hugues Herbert. Serbia's Djokovic, 37, upped his level when it mattered to win 6-4 7-6 (7-3) 6-4 in Tuesday's night session at Roland Garros. The 24-time Grand

US-Bangladesh warm-up match hit by severe storm

The stadium which will host the opening match of the T20 World Cup in Dallas this weekend has been hit by severe weather, causing the cancellation of Tuesday's official warm-up match. The United States and Bangladesh were due to meet at 16:30 BST at Grand Prairie Stadium in Texas

T20 WC: Bangladesh's warm-up match against USA called off

A last-minute hiccup for the ICC! Just two hours before the USA vs Bangladesh warm-up game at the Grand Prairie Stadium, the match has been called off due to inclement weather.  It’s been a tough time for the people in Dallas, with warnings of flash floods due to severe

Bangladesh skipper calls for better wickets ahead of T20 World Cup

The South Asian nation is one of nine countries to have played all T20 World Cups since the tournament began in 2007 but is alone in never having made it to the knockout stage. Najmul, appointed all-format captain in February aged just 25 to replace newly minted politician Shakib Al

Chelsea in talks with Leicester boss Maresca

Chelsea are in talks to appoint Leicester City manager Enzo Maresca as the replacement for Mauricio Pochettino. The Italian, 44, took charge of the Foxes in June 2023 and has just led them back to the Premier League by winning the Championship at the first attempt. Maresca is

Ronaldo sets new Saudi Pro League scoring record

Cristiano Ronaldo set a new record for goals scored in a Saudi Pro League season after a double for Al-Nassr against Al-Ittihad took his tally to 35. The 39-year-old netted twice in the 4-2 win to overtake Abderrazak Hamdallah's mark of 34 in 2018-19, though the Morocco