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Diego Maradona 'Hand of God' football set to be sold at auction for £2.5-3m

Diego Maradona 'Hand of God' football set to be sold at auction for £2.5-3m

-- 2022-10-13 19:28:12

The ball used by Diego Maradona to score two of the most famous goals in football history is to go on auction. The match ball used in the famous 1986 World Cup quarter final between England and Argen...

Court cancels arrest warrant issued for cricketer Al-Amin

Court cancels arrest warrant issued for cricketer Al-Amin

-- 2022-10-12 19:36:39

A Dhaka court on Wednesday cancelled the arrest warrant issued for Bangladesh cricketer Al-Amin Hossain in a domestic violence case filed by his wife. Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Rezaul Ka...

Dhaka court issues arrest warrant for cricketer Al-Amin

Dhaka court issues arrest warrant for cricketer Al-Amin

-- 2022-10-12 16:54:01

 A Dhaka court has issued an arrest warrant for Bangladesh cricketer Al-Amin Hossain in a domestic violence case filed by his wife.  Dhaka additional metropolitan magistrate Tofazzal Hossai...

Flight bookings to Qatar booming for football World Cup

Flight bookings to Qatar booming for football World Cup

-- 2022-10-11 21:01:21

Flight bookings to Qatar are booming for the football World Cup, to be held in November and December, with particularly strong demand from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as fans work around a shortage...

Kuldeep Yadav’s four-wicket haul guides India to win ODI series against South Africa

Kuldeep Yadav’s four-wicket haul guides India to win ODI series against South Africa

-- 2022-10-11 19:36:30

Kuldeep Yadav led India's inspired spin bowling display by picking up four wickets to help the hosts skittle South Africa for 99 and set up a seven-wicket win in the deciding third and final one-day i...

Benzema returns as Real eye Champions League knockout stage

Benzema returns as Real eye Champions League knockout stage

REUTERS 2022-10-11 14:02:40

Real Madrid will focus on sealing a place in the Champions League knockout stage with a win against Shakhtar Donetsk in Warsaw on Tuesday and striker Karim Benzema will be back in the team to help, co...

Two matches of 2nd Div. Handball decided in opener

Two matches of 2nd Div. Handball decided in opener

-- 2022-10-11 10:07:06

Two matches of 2nd Division Handball League were decided on the opening day (Monday, Oct 10, 2022) at Shaheed Captain M Mansur Ali Handball Stadium in Dhaka city, reports BSS. In the day's inaugural...

Qatar World Cup hires third cruise ship as floating hotel

Qatar World Cup hires third cruise ship as floating hotel

-- 2022-10-10 20:27:22

A third cruise ship was hired by World Cup organisers in Qatar Monday to operate as a football fan hotel docked in Doha Port to add much-needed rooms for the tournament. Geneva-based MSC Cruises anno...

Bangladesh endure shocking defeat to Sri Lanka in Women’s Asia Cup

Bangladesh endure shocking defeat to Sri Lanka in Women’s Asia Cup

-- 2022-10-10 17:48:08

Bangladesh needed to score 41 runs in seven overs after a long delay due to rain. Still, the hosts failed to do that, and Sri Lanka registered an incredible win in the ongoing Women's Asia Cup in Sylh...

AFC U-17 Asian Cup Qualifiers: Yemen emerge group champion beating Bangladesh 4-0

AFC U-17 Asian Cup Qualifiers: Yemen emerge group champion beating Bangladesh 4-0

-- 2022-10-09 23:19:40

Yemen emerged Group E champions with an all-win record to reach the final round of the AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2023, outplaying hosts Bangladesh by 4-0 goals in the last group match here on Sunday. In the...

We need to improve, says Shakib after another defeat

We need to improve, says Shakib after another defeat

-- 2022-10-09 17:18:24

After the first defeat in the ongoing Tri-Series against Pakistan, Nurul Hasan Sohan, the stand-in Bangladesh captain, said they have to improve to do well in T20Is. Now, after the second defeat to N...

Ramos sent off for 28th time in PSG draw at Raims

Ramos sent off for 28th time in PSG draw at Raims

-- 2022-10-09 16:06:15

Sergio Ramos was sent off for the 28th time in his career as Paris St-Germain were held by Reims. The former Real Madrid defender was shown two yellow cards in quick succession for arguing with the...

Tri-nation Series: Bangladesh suffer eight-wicket defeat against New Zealand

Tri-nation Series: Bangladesh suffer eight-wicket defeat against New Zealand

-- 2022-10-09 15:53:35

Bangladesh have succumbed to a miserable defeat of 8 wickets against New Zealand in their second match of the ongoing Tri-nation Series in Christchurch on Sunday. Batting first, Bangladesh posted a m...

Global Esports Federation, Yunus Sports Hub establish partnership on social issues

Global Esports Federation, Yunus Sports Hub establish partnership on social issues

-- 2022-10-09 15:45:11

The Global Esports Federation and Yunus Sports Hub (YSH) have established a partnership focused on social issues and advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Agenda. The upcoming Istanbul...

Tigers to prepare for India Test with A team's tour to Tamil Nadu

Tigers to prepare for India Test with A team's tour to Tamil Nadu

-- 2022-10-09 11:09:55

The team management believes that Bangladesh A team's tour to Chennai where they will take on the Tamil Nadu state team will be particularly beneficial for their preparation for the Test series agains...

India beat Bangladesh to secure top spot in Women’s Asia Cup

India beat Bangladesh to secure top spot in Women’s Asia Cup

-- 2022-10-08 19:09:36

Bangladesh failed to bowl well and then fell far short of the target set for them by India in Saturday's Women's Asia Cup match. India beat Bangladesh by 59 runs and cemented their place at the top o...

Kylian Mbappe emerges as world’s highest-paid football player

Kylian Mbappe emerges as world’s highest-paid football player

-- 2022-10-08 15:50:10

Paris St Germain forward Kylian Mbappe has emerged as the world's highest-paid football player, according to Forbes magazine, the first time a player other than Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo has t...

England captain Buttler fit for Australia T20s

England captain Buttler fit for Australia T20s

REUTERS 2022-10-08 14:00:27

England captain Jos Buttler has declared himself fit for Sunday's opening Twenty20 International against Australia but Liam Livingstone's ankle injury makes the all-rounder doubtful for their World Cu...

Tri-series: Dismal batting continues to haunt Bangladesh

Tri-series: Dismal batting continues to haunt Bangladesh

UNB 2022-10-07 13:02:12

While chasing a target of 168, Bangladesh tumbled for 146 for eight and lost by 21 runs to Pakistan on Friday in the ongoing Tri-Series in New Zealand. Bangladesh didn’t get a good start, but t...

Tri-series: Pakistan post 167 vs Bangladesh

Tri-series: Pakistan post 167 vs Bangladesh

UNB 2022-10-07 10:21:28

Opener Mohammad Rizwan smashed an unbeaten 78 to guide Pakistan to a challenging total of 167 against Bangladesh in the first match of the New Zealand tri-series on Friday in Christchurch. Mustafizur...

Qatar World Cup 'surely' my last: Messi

Qatar World Cup 'surely' my last: Messi

BBC 2022-10-07 10:06:59

Lionel Messi says November's World Cup in Qatar will "surely" be his last. The 35-year-old Paris St-Germain forward has played at four World Cups with Argentina, scoring six goals and making five a...

Is Vinicius less appreciated?

Is Vinicius less appreciated?

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2022-10-06 17:09:18

Real Madrid have a knack for picking up Brazilian talents, which has been evident over the years. So when Vinicius came to Santiago Bernabeu from Flamengo in 2018, expectations of him were quite high....

Hans Niemann 'likely cheated' in more than 100 games

Hans Niemann 'likely cheated' in more than 100 games

-- 2022-10-05 17:33:29

A chess player at the centre of a cheating row gripping the game "likely" cheated in more than 100 games online, according to an investigation, reports BBC. Hans Niemann has been accused by world cha...

Ukraine to join bid for 2030 World Cup

Ukraine to join bid for 2030 World Cup

-- 2022-10-05 12:23:37

Ukraine is set to join Spain and Portugal in their bid to host the 2030 football World Cup, Reuters reported on Tuesday citing The Times. Ukraine would host one of the groups in the tournament under...

Saudi Arabia wins bid to host 2029 Asian Winter Games at NEOM

Saudi Arabia wins bid to host 2029 Asian Winter Games at NEOM

-- 2022-10-04 20:46:28

Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday it has won a bid to host the 2029 Asian Winter Games at a planned mountain resort in the Gulf Arab state's $500 billion flagship NEOM project. The TROJENA development is...

Moeen closes the door on England test return

Moeen closes the door on England test return

REUTERS 2022-10-04 10:25:18

England all-rounder Moeen Ali said he has closed the door on a return to test cricket after having an "honest" conversation with coach Brendon McCullum. Moeen made his test debut in 2014 and went on...

Bumrah ruled out of T20 World Cup with injury

Bumrah ruled out of T20 World Cup with injury

-- 2022-10-03 21:52:28

India's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the Twenty20 World Cup due to a back injury, the country's cricket board (BCCI) announced on Monday. Bumrah, who played two T20 home matche...

Australian company to construct Sheikh Hasina International Cricket Stadium

Australian company to construct Sheikh Hasina International Cricket Stadium

-- 2022-10-03 20:56:35

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has selected an Australian architecture company, Populus Architecture, for the construction of Sheikh Hasina International Cricket Stadium in the city's Purbachal....

Haaland is edging past Mbappe with clinical football

Haaland is edging past Mbappe with clinical football

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2022-10-03 17:47:31

Erling Haaland has grabbed the attention of the entire football world yet again after his stunning performance against Manchester United last night. The Norwegian bagged a hat-trick, which has become...

BCB plans to sell Bangladesh’s T20 World Cup jersey online

BCB plans to sell Bangladesh’s T20 World Cup jersey online

-- 2022-10-03 17:45:32

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is planning to sell the national team jersey for ICC T20 World Cup 2022, according to an official. BCB unveiled the jersey on September 30 through its social media chan...