Monday, 13 Jan, 2025

Sports

Liverpool win at Villa to keep title hopes alive 

Liverpool maintained the pressure on Premier League leaders Manchester City as they survived an early scare to come from behind and win at Aston Villa. Jurgen Klopp's side suffered a shock after only three minutes when Douglas Luiz bundled home after Liverpool keeper Alisson failed

PM distributes Sports Award to 85 persons, organisers

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday (May 11) distributed the "National Sports Award" to 85 persons and organisers for their outstanding contribution to the country's sports arena.  The Prime Minister joined the award distribution ceremony, which was held at

Another Challenge For Bangladesh Cricket Is Looming 

Bangladesh cricket arena after a holiday mode will be back in action from today. Sri Lankan test squad arrived for playing a two matches test series as part of ICC Test Championship. 2022 so far is a mixed bag for Bangladesh cricket. In 4 test against two major oppositions New Zealand and

Kings clinch 3-2 win over Muktijoddha 

In the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League football, powered by Bashundhara Group, Bashundhara Kings today beat Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra by 3-2 goals at the Bir Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium in Munshiganj. Muktijoddha gave a tough fight against their mighty

Inter Milan fight back to beat Empoli and go top 

Defending champions Inter Milan came back from two goals down to beat Empoli and move top of the Serie A table. Andrea Pinamonti, on loan from Inter, fired in at the near post early on for the visitors before Kristjan Asllani drove in a second. Simone Romagnoli deflected into his

Madrid Open: Alcaraz beats Nadal to set up Djokovic semi-final

Carlos Alcaraz continued his impressive rise by shaking off injury to beat Rafael Nadal and set up a Madrid Open semi-final against Novak Djokovic. The 19-year-old Spaniard produced some superb hitting to beat five-time champion Nadal 6-2 1-6 6-3. Alcaraz was struggling to move

Chelsea agree sale terms with LA Dodgers' Todd Boehly

Chelsea have agreed terms on the £4.25bn ($5.2bn) sale of the club to a consortium led by Todd Boehly, co-owner of the LA Dodgers baseball team. The club was put up for sale before owner Roman Abramovich was sanctioned for his alleged links to Russian president Vladimir Putin

Madrid Open: Nadal, Cameron Norrie, Dan Evans advance into 3rd round

Rafael Nadal's latest comeback from injury began with a straight-set win over Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic as he moved into the Madrid Open third round. Spain's Nadal, 35, secured a 6-1 7-6 (7-4) victory in his first match since March following a rib injury. Britain's

Real to face Liverpool as comeback stuns Man City

Manchester City suffered one of the most remarkable Champions League collapses as Real Madrid came back from the abyss to set up a final showdown with Liverpool. City were two goals ahead on aggregate going into the 90th minute after Riyad Mahrez's strike had added to their 4-3

Williamson to lead New Zealand in England Test series

Experienced skipper Kane Williamson will make his long-awaited return to Test cricket during New Zealand's tour of England that commences next month. The Black Caps on Wednesday named a strong 20-player squad for the three-match series that starts at Lord's on June 2, with

Madrid Open: Murray earns superb win to set up Djokovic meeting

Britain's Andy Murray will face old rival Novak Djokovic for the first time since 2017 after beating Canada's Denis Shapovalov at the Madrid Open. Murray, 34, produced a high level to win 6-1 3-6 6-2 against world number 16 Shapovalov, who beat the Scot at Wimbledon last year.

Tony Brooks: Formula 1 pioneer dies aged 90

Tony Brooks, one of the defining Formula 1 drivers of the 1950s, has died aged 90, his daughter Giulia announced on Tuesday. The Briton won six grands prix and narrowly missed out on the world championship in 1959. After Juan Manuel Fangio, Alberto Ascari and Stirling Moss, Brooks

Liverpool survive scare in Spain to reach final

Liverpool survived a scare against Villarreal to move into the Champions League final - and keep their hopes of winning an unprecedented quadruple alive. The Reds had comfortably won 2-0 in the first leg but that advantage was wiped out after only 41 minutes at a noisy and passionate

Madrid Open: Andy Murray beats Dominic Thiem to reach round two

Andy Murray beat 2020 US Open champion Dominic Thiem comfortably to reach the second round of the Madrid Open. In his first win on clay since June 2017, the impressive Briton won the first-round match 6-3 6-4. Former world number three Thiem is continuing his own comeback after

Man Utd earn morale-boosting win over Brentford

Manchester United recorded the biggest win of Ralf Rangnick's reign in his final home match as interim boss as Brentford were beaten at Old Trafford. A brilliant opener from Bruno Fernandes was followed by a second-half penalty from Cristiano Ronaldo and Raphael Varane's first

'Big teams win ugly' - Arsenal back into top four 

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta said it was the sign of a big team to be able to win ugly as the Gunners beat West Ham at London Stadium to reclaim fourth spot in the Premier League. The Gunners knew only a win would lift them back into the Champions League places after Tottenham beat

Depay scores as Barcelona beat Mallorca 

Barcelona held on to beat Mallorca in La Liga to end a run of three home defeats in a row in all competitions. Never have Barca lost four successive games at the Nou Camp, and goals from Memphis Depay and Sergio Busquets ensured history would not be made. Depay lashed in a superb

Ancelotti completes 'Grand Slam' as Real win title 

Carlo Ancelotti became the first manager to win the league in all five of Europe's major leagues as Real Madrid beat Espanyol to win La Liga. Two goals from Rodrygo and strikes from Marco Asensio and Karim Benzema confirmed Real's 35th Spanish title. They are 17 points clear

Taylor beats Serrano in historic NY fight

Katie Taylor edged Amanda Serrano on points with a split-decision victory in an instant classic at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Irishwoman retained her undisputed lightweight title in a fight brimming with action, heart and excellence. Two of the three judges saw it for

PSG held by Strasbourg despite Mbappe double

Kylian Mbappe scored a brace as newly-crowned Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain were held to a 3-3 draw at Strasbourg in a spectacular encounter on Friday. PSG, who claimed a record-equalling 10th top-flight title last weekend, had to share the points after Anthony Caci's