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CR7 completes Juventus move

CR7 completes Juventus move

-- 2018-07-10 22:26:33

Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo is set to join Juventus, becoming one of the four most expensive players of all time. It is understood a deal worth £105m has been reached between the two...

FIFA recognises WC fever in BD

FIFA recognises WC fever in BD

-- 2018-07-10 21:47:18

World football's governing body FIFA has shown the whole world the story of Bangladesh's football frenzy through its official World Cup Facebook page along with pictures of graffitis and fans celebrat...

AB de Villiers to play in IPL for 'a few years'

AB de Villiers to play in IPL for 'a few years'

-- 2018-07-10 21:46:13

When AB de Villiers announced his surprise retirement from international cricket in May, he left the question of playing overseas in any form vague, reports ESPNCricinfo. De Villiers has now confirme...

Del Potro sets up Nadal quarter-final

Del Potro sets up Nadal quarter-final

-- 2018-07-10 21:24:01

Fifth seed Juan Martin del Potro set up a Wimbledon quarter-final meeting with Rafa Nadal after finally wrapping up victory over Frenchman Gilles Simon on Tuesday. The Argentine was two sets to one u...

Federer thru’ to quarters without dropping set

Federer thru’ to quarters without dropping set

-- 2018-07-10 18:14:08

Defending champion Roger Federer outclassed France's Adrian Mannarino on Monday to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals without dropping a set. Federer, 36, won 6-0 7-5 6-4 against the 22nd seed on Cen...

France ready for Belgium's tactical surprises

France ready for Belgium's tactical surprises

-- 2018-07-10 14:29:49

France coach Didier Deschamps is confident he has prepared his players for any tactical surprises his opposite number Roberto Martinez might spring when they face Belgium in the World Cup semi-finals...

FIFA fines in WC cases can  leave priority questioned

FIFA fines in WC cases can leave priority questioned

-- 2018-07-09 21:49:27

The World Cup rulings in FIFA's disciplinary court have not always been easy to comprehend, reports AP. Sweden was slugged 70,000 Swiss francs ($70,700) for players wearing non-approved socks, and Cr...

Paulinho ends Barca stint

Paulinho ends Barca stint

-- 2018-07-09 18:25:08

Paulinho has returned to the Chinese Super League, agreeing a move from Barcelona to Guangzhou Evergrande after less than a year in La Liga. He will rejoin Guangzhou on an initial six-month loan, wit...

Tigresses thrash Netherlands by seven wickets

Tigresses thrash Netherlands by seven wickets

-- 2018-07-09 14:26:28

Bangladesh women cricket team won their second Group A qualifying match of the Women’s World T20 tie by seven wickets victory over Netherlands at Uttrecht in Holland on Sunday. The Tigress wo...

Spain’s coach steps down from job

Spain’s coach steps down from job

-- 2018-07-08 19:20:15

Fernando Hierro, who led Spain at the 2018 World Cup, has stepped down as coach and will not return to his former role as sporting director. Hierro was placed in temporary charge of the team after Ju...

Russia's World Cup dream ends with Croatia shootout defeat

Russia's World Cup dream ends with Croatia shootout defeat

-- 2018-07-08 09:55:43

Russia’s World Cup dream ended within agonising sight of the semi-finals as they went down 4-3 on penalties to Croatia on Saturday after another gallant performance in front of their fanatical f...

England beats Sweden to reach semi-finals

England beats Sweden to reach semi-finals

-- 2018-07-07 22:30:02

England are into the World Cup semi-finals for the first time since 1990 thanks to Harry Maguire and Dele Alli headers against Sweden. Gareth Southgate's side now face hosts Russia or Croatia on Wedn...

Top seed Halep loses in third round

Top seed Halep loses in third round

-- 2018-07-07 20:59:26

Top seed Simona Halep went out of Wimbledon in the third round on Saturday after losing an epic three-set battle against Hsieh Su-wei. The Taiwanese world number 48's serve was broken seven times and...

Belgium coach Martinez ‘proudest man on earth’

Belgium coach Martinez ‘proudest man on earth’

-- 2018-07-07 13:12:07

Belgium coach Roberto Martinez said he was the “proudest man on earth” and lavished praise on his “underdog” team for having the belief to upset five-time champions Brazil on F...

Belgium hold off Brazil in thriller to reach semis

Belgium hold off Brazil in thriller to reach semis

-- 2018-07-07 10:24:24

Belgium struck early and then held off a late Brazil fightback to send the five-times champions tumbling out of the World Cup at the quarter-final stage with a 2-1 victory in an end-to-end thriller on...

France sheds little sweat to reach semis

France sheds little sweat to reach semis

-- 2018-07-06 22:02:27

France reached the World Cup semi-finals with a deserved win over Uruguay in Nizhny Novgorod. Raphael Varane glanced home Antoine Griezmann's free-kick to put Didier Deschamps' side ahead. And Griez...

Monfils overcomes injury, beats Querrey

Monfils overcomes injury, beats Querrey

-- 2018-07-06 20:55:49

World number 44 Gael Monfils defeated 11th seed Sam Querrey on Friday to book a place in the fourth round of Wimbledon. The Frenchman came back from a set down to win 5-7 6-4 6-4 6-2 after having a m...

Uruguay to miss Cavani against France

Uruguay to miss Cavani against France

-- 2018-07-06 18:57:43

Edinson Cavani is likely to miss Uruguay and France World Cup semi-final clash on Friday. The Paris Saint-Germain striker has scored three of Uruguay's seven goals at this World Cup, including both i...

World Cup: Quarterfinal matches begin Friday

World Cup: Quarterfinal matches begin Friday

-- 2018-07-06 18:44:14

The quarterfinal matches of the FIFA World Cup 2018 will begin on Friday with a double-header. The first match will be played between France and Uruguay on 8.00pm (Bangladesh time) while Brazil and B...

Bangladesh women bag win against Scotland

Bangladesh women bag win against Scotland

-- 2018-07-06 13:42:41

Favourites Bangladesh women have put their prowess on show by handing Scotland a nine-wicket defeat in a warm-up match before the ICC Women’s World T20 Qualifier 2018 tournament. Bangladesh sco...

Uruguay tight-lipped on Cavani injury  before France clash

Uruguay tight-lipped on Cavani injury before France clash

-- 2018-07-06 12:17:22

Edinson Cavani trained lightly on Thursday, but his coach would not be drawn on whether the Uruguay forward had recovered sufficiently from injury to have a chance of being fit for Friday’s Worl...

Third seeded Cilic crashes out in third round   

Third seeded Cilic crashes out in third round  

-- 2018-07-05 21:08:46

Third seed Marin Cilic let a two-set lead slip as he was knocked out in the second round of Wimbledon by Argentina's Guido Pella on Thursday. Last year's beaten finalist was well in control before ra...

Real Madrid considering Juventus’s £88m bid for Ronaldo

Real Madrid considering Juventus’s £88m bid for Ronaldo

-- 2018-07-05 18:28:57

Real Madrid are considering an offer of about 100m euros (£88m) from Juventus for Cristiano Ronaldo. The 33-year-old Portugal forward is Real's all-time top scorer with 451 goals, reports BBC....

Bangladesh crash to lowest Test total of 43

Bangladesh crash to lowest Test total of 43

-- 2018-07-04 22:42:08

Bangladesh cricketers were bowled out for 43 before lunch of the Antigua Test on Wednesday against West Indies after Kemar Roach tore the top order apart with five wickets. The total is the sixth low...

England banish penalty hoodoo to reach quarters

England banish penalty hoodoo to reach quarters

-- 2018-07-04 11:08:08

England finally overcame nearly 30 years of penalty pain when they beat Colombia 4-3 in a shootout on Tuesday after drawing their World Cup last-16 clash 1-1 following extra time after the South Ame...

Sweden books last eight place

Sweden books last eight place

-- 2018-07-03 22:28:26

Sweden will play either England or Colombia in the quarter-finals of the World Cup after defeating Switzerland in a strangely compelling but untidy tie in St Petersburg. Emil Forsberg struck the deci...

Low to stay on as Germany coach

Low to stay on as Germany coach

-- 2018-07-03 19:41:40

Joachim Low will stay on as head coach of Germany despite their elimination from the 2018 World Cup at the group stage, the German Football Association (DFB) has confirmed. Speculation over Low's fut...

Maradona offers to manage Argentina for free

Maradona offers to manage Argentina for free

-- 2018-07-03 19:20:11

Diego Maradona has offered to manage Argentina for free in the wake of their disappointing showing at World Cup 2018. The Albiceleste headed to Russia as outsiders for global glory, but were expected...

Heartbroken Japan fans clean stadium in tears

Heartbroken Japan fans clean stadium in tears

-- 2018-07-03 17:15:20

Devastated Japan fans have proved that they are not totally down in the dumps by picking up rubbish once again after their defeat to Belgium. Belgium's 94th-minute goal sent Japan out the World Cup 2...

Federer parts way with Nike, wears Uniqlo

Federer parts way with Nike, wears Uniqlo

BBC 2018-07-03 12:05:13

The 20-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer has signed a deal with Japanese clothing company Uniqlo after ending his decades-long partnership with Nike. The new contract is reportedly worth $300 mi...