Saturday, 11 Jan, 2025

Sports

Messi celebrates record Barca appearance with two goals in thrashing of Sociedad 

Lionel Messi celebrated a record-breaking 768th appearance for Barcelona with two goals as the Spanish giants thrashed Real Sociedad 6-1 in La Liga. The Argentina forward, 33, moved one game clear of former midfielder Xavi's total as Barca closed the gap on leaders Atletico Madrid

West Indies Rocked Srilanka On Day One 

West Indies VS Sri Lanka Test Series 2021 1st Test Played at New Sound Antigua, West Indies  Scorecard At Stumps Day 1  Sri Lanka Ist Innings 169 All Out in 69.4 Overs (Lahiru Thirimanne 70, Niroshan Dickwala 32, Jason Holder 5/27, Kemar Roach 3/47)  West Indies 1st

Can Bangladesh Prove Competitive At Hagley Oval? 

Millions Bangladesh Cricket admirers got shocked and awed for the abysmal performance of Bangladesh Cricket team in the first ODI match at University Oval Dunedin.  Bangladesh batting first on a seaming, swinging environment against top class Black Caps attack got crushed to 131 all

Benzema double helps Real Madrid win at Celta to close gap at top

VIGO (Spain): Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema twice combined with team mate Toni Kroos to continue his insatiable scoring run as his side earned a 3-1 win away to Celta Vigo on Saturday to move to within three points of La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid. Benzema curled a shot into the

Vintage Virat Led His Charge To Yet Another Glory

Paytm T20 Series  India VS England, 5th Match Played at Narendra Modi, Stadium, Mottera, Ahmedabad India:  224/2 (Virat Kohli 80*, Rohit Sharma 64, Hardik Pandya 39*, Suryakumar Yadav 32, Ben Stokes 1/26) England 188/8 (David Malan 68, Jos Buttler 52, Shardul Thakur 3/45,

International fans won't be allowed at Tokyo Olympics 

No international fans will be permitted at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics this summer because of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, organisers say. Japanese authorities told the Olympic and Paralympic committees it was "highly unlikely that entry" to the

Tigers Swept Into Tasman Sea 

New Zealand Bangladesh ODI Series  1st Match Played at University Oval, Dunedin  New Zealand  Brief Scorecard: 132/2 in 21.2 Over (Henry Nicholls 49*, Martin Guptill 38, Devon Conway 27, Taskin Ahmed 1/23, Hasan Mahmood 1/49)  Bangladesh 131 All Out in 41.5 Overs

Winning A Tight Contest Team India Squares The Series 

Paytm T20 International Series  India VS England  4th Match Played at Narendra Modi Stadium Moterra, Ahmedabad  India 185/8 (Suryakumar Yadav 57, Sreyas Ayer 37, Rishabh Pant 30, Jofra Archer 4/33,)  England 177/8 in 20 Overs (Ben Stokes 46, Jason Roy 40, Jonny

Chelsea beat Atletico to reach Champions League last eight 

A Khulna court on Thursday sentenced four men to death and five others to life term imprisonment for killing a medicine trader named Firoj Sheikh at Terkhada area of KhulnaChelsea reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time in seven years with a 3-0 aggregate win

How Can Team Tigers Rewrite History?

Clock is ticking, days are whistling away. Bangladesh Cricket team adjusting with cool windy climate of southern hemisphere must be itching for the show to commence at University Oval Dunedin. Bangladesh starts its three Matches ODI mission as Black Caps now beaming with confidence. Off

Real Madrid march into Champions League last eight

Real Madrid reached the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time in three seasons with a clinical second-leg performance against Atalanta. Leading 1-0 from the first leg, Real doubled their advantage in the tie when Luka Modric pounced on Atalanta goalkeeper Marco

Messi equals Xavi's Barca appearance record over Huesca

Lionel Messi scored twice and made another on the day he equalled Xavi's record for most Barcelona appearances. Messi was playing for Barca for the 767th time and his curled double, along with goals from Antoine Griezmann and Oscar Mingueza, helped his side to a comfortable win

Shakib blessed with a baby boy

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, who is currently in the United States with his family, has been blessed with a baby boy at a hospital of USA. Both the new-born and her mother are now doing well, sources said. Earlier, Shakib Al Hasan and his wife have been blessed with

Pele congratulates hat-trick hero Ronaldo for 'breaking my record'

Pele congratulated Cristiano Ronaldo after the Portugal forward's hat-trick against Cagliari took him past the Brazilian legend's tally of goals scored in official matches. Ronaldo netted three times inside the opening 32 minutes to take his career total to 770 - three clear of

West Indies Brown Wash Of The Sri Lankans 

West Indies VS Sri Lanka ODI Series 3rd Match Played at North Sounds on 15 March 2021 West Indies 276/5 in 48.3 Overs (Daren Bravo 102, Shai Hope 64, Keiron Pollard 53*, Suranga Lakmal 2/56)  Sri Lanka 274/6 (PWH de Silva 80*, Ashen Bandara 55*, Danuska Gunathilaka 36, Dimukh

Brilliantly bouncing back India levels the series

Paytm T20 Series  England VS India  2nd Match Played at Narendra Modi Stadium at Motera, Ahmedabad on 14 March 2021  England 164/6 (Jason Roy 46, Eoin Morgan 28, David Malan 24, Ben Stokes 24, Jonny Bairstow 20, Washington Sundar 2/29, Shardul Thakur 2/29) India

Toddlers Of Test Cricket Played  Fascinating Test Match 

Afghanistan 1St Innings: 545/4 (Hashmatullah Shahidi 200*, Ashgar Afghan 164, Ibrahim Zadran 72, Nasir Jamal 55*) and 2nd Innings 108/4 ( Rahmat Shah 58, Ibrahim Zadran 29) Zimbabwe Ist Innings: 287 All Out (Sikandar Raza 85, Kevin Kasuza 41, Tarisal Musakanda 41, Rashid Khan 4/138, Amir

Looking Back In Retrospect 

Bangladesh cricket team spent a day relaxing at Queenstown before proper preparation for the three matches ODI series against strong New Zealand starting at University Oval, Dunedin on 20th March 2021. The second ODI will be held at Hagley Oval, Christchurch. In a series of three will

Real Madrid 2-1 Elche: Benzema nets stoppage-time winner 

Real Madrid left it late but saw off a spirited Elche 2-1 at the Alfredo Di Stefano stadium in a 2020-21 La Liga game to keep their title hopes alive. Karim Benzema was the hero for the reigning champions as the Frenchman scored twice after the break, cancelling out Dani Calvo's

West Indies Returning To Winning Habits 

ICC ODI Championship   West Indies Sri Lanka ODI Series 2021  2nd Match Played at North Sound on 13 March 2021  West Indies 274/5 in 49.4 Overs (Elvin Lewis 103, Shai Hope 84, Nicholas Puran 35, Thisra Perera 2/45, Nuwan Pradeep 2/66)  Sri Lanka 273/8 In 50 Overs