Saturday, 02 Nov, 2024

Sports

Euro 2024 hosts Germany to play Scotland in opening match

Hosts Germany will face Scotland in the opening match of Euro 2024 in Munich while defending champions Italy have been drawn in the same group as Spain. The Germans, three-time winners, will kick off the one-month tournament on June 14 with the final on July 14 in Berlin’s

Germany beat France to lift first U17 World Cup title

Germany won the Under-17 World Cup for the first time after beating France in a penalty shootout in the final on Saturday.   The Germans won 4-3 after regulation time ended 2-2. Germany played the last 21 minutes with 10 men after Winners Osawe received a second yellow card. A

Shakib al Hasan reaches Dubai for Bangla Tigers photoshoot

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib al Hasan reached Dubai on Saturday in a short trip to complete a photo shoot and sponsorship for Bangla Tigers, a T10 franchise competing in the Abu Dhabi T10. It is understood that Shakib will be staying in Dubai for a couple of days for Bangla Tigers

1st Test: Bangladesh clinch historic win over New Zealand

Taijul Islam bagged a six-wicket haul to help Bangladesh beat New Zealand by 150 runs in the first Test in Sylhet on Saturday (December 2). Chasing a target of 332, New Zealand were bowled out for 181, with Bangladesh taking a 1-0 in the two-match series.  Earlier, New Zealand

Spain lose for first time since winning World Cup

Spain lost for the first time since they were crowned world champions as Italy produced a surprise win in the Women's Nations League. Athenea del Castillo put the hosts ahead in Pontevedra before Italy scored three times in 18 second-half minutes. Michela Cambiaghi put the

England beat Dutch in thriller to keep GB Olympic hopes alive

Ella Toone scored a late winner for England as they came from two goals down to beat the Netherlands in a crucial Women's Nations League tie, keeping alive Team GB's hopes of qualifying for the Olympic Games. The World Cup runners-up were 2-0 down after 35 minutes when Lineth

Axar Patel stars as India complete T20 series win over Australia 

India beat a much-changed Australia to complete a T20 series victory in Raipur. A career-best 46 from Rinku Singh helped India post 174-9, despite Ben Dwarshuis taking 3-40. Australia, who won the third T20 on Tuesday, got off to a flying start thanks to the in-form Travis Head, who

FIFA friendly match: Bangladesh women's beats Singapore by 3-0

Bangladesh women's football team won against Singapore by 3-0 in their first of the two FIFA friendly matches at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur on Friday (December 1). Bangladesh got a lead after defender Afeida Khandokar scored in the third minute with

Bangladesh on the cusp of historic win against New Zealand

The Black Caps will need history — and a miracle — to begin their World Test Championship campaign with a win. After dismissing Bangladesh for 338 midway through day four, New Zealand were set a target of 332 for victory in Sylhet, which would represent their highest

Bangladesh set New Zealand 332 to win first Test

Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim and Mehidy Hasan Miraz added a fifty each after skipper Najmul Hossain's century to set up a 332-run target for New Zealand in the first Test in Sylhet on Friday. Mushfiqur hit 67, before Mehidy took on the mantle and carried Bangladesh to 338 in

Arsenal plot long stay at Premier League summit

Arsenal are back on top of the Premier League with ambitions to stay there as they host Wolves this weekend while champions Manchester City play faltering Tottenham. Newcastle take on Manchester United in a clash of two teams with high ambitions of their own while Chelsea face

Shanto’s ton helps Tigers take 205-run lead

Bangladesh ended day three of the first Test match against New Zealand at Sylhet with a 205-run lead, thanks mainly to the batting of their captain Najmul Hossain Shanto who scored his fifth Test hundred. Stand-in skipper Shanto (104no) led the steady charge and helped a side missing

New Zealand 317 all out, lead by seven against Bangladesh

New Zealand were all out for 317 on Thursday to lead by seven runs after their first innings in the first Test against Bangladesh in Sylhet. Tim Southee was the last man dismissed for 35 after he added 52 with Kyle Jamieson, who scored 23, for the ninth wicket. The visitors had

Arsenal win Champions League group with Lens rout 

Arsenal reached the Champions League knockouts as group winners by thumping Lens at Emirates Stadium. The Gunners scored five in a phenomenal first-half display as they reach the last 16 in their first appearance in the competition for seven years. Kai Havertz, Gabriel Jesus, Bukayo

Bellingham sets scoring record as Real beat Napoli

Jude Bellingham became the first player to score in each of his first four Champions League appearances for Real Madrid as they saw off spirited Napoli. The England midfielder headed in David Alaba's cross in the 22nd minute to put the 14-time winners 2-1 ahead. It was the

Committee formed to look into Tigers' World Cup flop

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has formed a three-member Special Committee to look into the performance of the Bangladesh national team in the ICC Cricket World Cup India 2023. The committee comprises BCB directors Enayet Hossain Siraj (convenor), Mahbubul Anam (member) and Akram

Newcastle denied win at PSG by controversial late Mbappe penalty 

Kylian Mbappe scored a controversial late penalty to deny Newcastle an impressive win at Parc des Princes but the draw keeps the visitors in the fight to reach the Champions League knockout stages. The spot-kick was awarded after review by the video assistant referee, with referee

Man City come back from two down to best Leipzig 

Erling Haaland obliterated a Champions League goalscoring record at Etihad Stadium as Manchester City fought back from two goals down to complete a thrilling victory against RB Leipzig. The Norway forward is the quickest player ever to score 40 goals in the competition - reaching the

Barcelona come from behind to reach last 16

Barcelona came back from a goal behind to beat Porto and seal a spot in the Champions League last 16. Brazilian winger Pepe hammered home a rebound to give the Portuguese visitors the lead after half an hour. However, Porto's advantage lasted just two minutes as Joao Cancelo

1st Test against New Zealand: Bangladesh all out for 310

Bangladesh couldn't augment their overnight score, getting all out for 310 on the second day of the first Test against New Zealand at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium today (November 29).  Shoriful Islam was the final wicket, falling lbw to Tim Southee's first delivery