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Injured Nadal pulls out of Wimbledon, sends Kyrgios into final

Injured Nadal pulls out of Wimbledon, sends Kyrgios into final

-- 2022-07-08 11:14:34

Rafa Nadal's hopes of completing a rare calendar year Grand Slam ended on Thursday when the Spaniard pulled out of his highly-anticipated Wimbledon semi-final showdown against Australian Nick Kyrgios...

Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe: ODI series to be reduced to 3 matches

Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe: ODI series to be reduced to 3 matches

Afif Chowdhury 2022-07-07 15:32:15

Bangladesh National Cricket Team will tour Zimbabwe this August to play three ODIs and the same number of T20 internationals revealed Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) CEO Nizam Uddin Chowdhury. Initial...

Can Newcastle United leave a mark next season?

Can Newcastle United leave a mark next season?

Mahtab Jamil 2022-07-07 14:05:34

Newcastle United is currently owned by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund, whose net worth is reported to be 320 billion dollars, a sum which is far ahead of all other football club owners combi...

Pochettino leaves PSG after 18 months in charge

Pochettino leaves PSG after 18 months in charge

-- 2022-07-05 17:35:23

Paris St-Germain have confirmed the departure of head coach Mauricio Pochettino after 18 months in charge. The exit of former Tottenham boss Pochettino, 50, has been expected for almost a month now -...

Why Ronaldo leaving United would be a wrong move

Why Ronaldo leaving United would be a wrong move

Neel Rahman 2022-07-05 15:19:31

Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly asked Manchester United to let him leave if a suitable offer arrives, a decision resulting from the Red Devils failing to qualify for the UEFA Champions League and not...

Arsenal sign striker Jesus from Manchester City on long-term contract

Arsenal sign striker Jesus from Manchester City on long-term contract

-- 2022-07-04 16:00:22

Arsenal have signed Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus from Manchester City on a long-term contract, the London Premier League club said on Monday. According to Reuters, financial details were not discl...

UEFA to launch programme to combat online racist abuse of footballers

UEFA to launch programme to combat online racist abuse of footballers

-- 2022-07-03 18:25:48

UEFA is set to launch a programme to combat online racist abuse of footballers by working with social media companies to remove harmful content from platforms and raising awareness, it said on Sunday....

Why take side when you can enjoy both?

Why take side when you can enjoy both?

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2022-07-03 15:27:26

Rafael Nadal won his 14th French Open title weeks ago. On his way to this triumph, he beat Novak Djokovic in the quarter-finals. In the post-game interview, he said something which would be no less th...

Tsitsipas slams 'bully' Kyrgios, Australian hits back

Tsitsipas slams 'bully' Kyrgios, Australian hits back

-- 2022-07-03 13:58:59

Greek fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas labelled Nick Kyrgios a "bully" with "an evil side" to his character after losing a bad-tempered Wimbledon third-round clash on Saturday. Kyrgios came out on top...

Salahuddin becomes SAFF president for fourth time in a row

Salahuddin becomes SAFF president for fourth time in a row

-- 2022-07-02 22:50:36

Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) President Kazi Mohammad Salahuddin was re-elected as the chief of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) on Saturday for the fourth time in a row. He was elec...

Will Christophe Galtier and Luis Campos be the saviours for PSG?

Will Christophe Galtier and Luis Campos be the saviours for PSG?

Mahtab Jamil 2022-07-02 17:13:11

PSG have sacked Mauricio Pochettino for failing to win the Champions League. The club has constantly put UCL as their top priority over anything but has constantly failed to win it ever since their we...

Liverpool's Salah signs long-term contract extension

Liverpool's Salah signs long-term contract extension

-- 2022-07-01 22:28:42

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has signed a long-term contract extension at the club, the Premier League side said on Friday. Liverpool did not provide details but Sky Sports reported that the Egypt...

Qatar World Cup to use semi-automated offside technology

Qatar World Cup to use semi-automated offside technology

-- 2022-07-01 18:33:16

FIFA has confirmed semi-automated, state-of-the-art technology will be used at the World Cup in Qatar to speed up the time taken to reach offside decisions. In addition to a sensor in the middle of t...

FIFA lifts suspension of Pakistan Football Federation

FIFA lifts suspension of Pakistan Football Federation

-- 2022-07-01 17:26:32

FIFA has lifted the suspension of the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) which was imposed due to undue third-party interference, world football's governing body said on Thursday. A group of official...

Strong middle-order gives the ultimate edge in modern ODI cricket

Strong middle-order gives the ultimate edge in modern ODI cricket

Shafin Saif 2022-06-30 20:04:34

The English team crossed the landmark of 400+ runs total in ODIs 5 times since 2015. Currently, the top 3 positions of the elite dashboard of the highest innings total in ODIs are - 498/4, 481/6 and 4...

Pacers are flourishing now, but will the process sustain?

Pacers are flourishing now, but will the process sustain?

Neel Rahman 2022-06-30 17:02:59

Since their debut in the format in 2000, Bangladesh have never been a Test side with a good bowling unit for foreign pace-friendly conditions. But since the beginning of 2021, Bangladesh entered a ne...

Understanding tactical periodisation in football

Understanding tactical periodisation in football

Mahtab Jamil 2022-06-29 16:28:18

Tactical periodisation is a football training method. This method was famously used by Jose Mourinho in 2004 when his Porto won the Champions League.  Since then, many managers have adopted the...

What went wrong in West Indies?

What went wrong in West Indies?

Neel Rahman 2022-06-29 13:40:47

And with that deafening 10-wicket defeat, Bangladesh have finally got out of yet another horrendous Test series in West Indies. The margin reads 2-0 like the last time, only there was no innings defea...

Germany's dismal performance in the UNL, a worrying sign?

Germany's dismal performance in the UNL, a worrying sign?

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2022-06-28 17:43:11

The German national team's performance in the UEFA Nations League 2022 so far has not been up to the mark.  Barring a 5-2 win against an underperforming Italy, the other three results are 1 goal...

Frequent change of ball decided the game

Frequent change of ball decided the game

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2022-06-28 13:27:19

A new ball brings new hope to the bowling attack. As a result, often the change of ball is interesting as it shifts the momentum somewhat. But the 2nd Test against Bangladesh vs Windies saw a bit more...

Bangladesh vs Windies: Rain washes away first session of day four

Bangladesh vs Windies: Rain washes away first session of day four

-- 2022-06-27 23:07:13

Persistent rain has delayed the start of day four of the St Lucia Test between hosts West Indies and Bangladesh. The first session of day four already got washed away. If the situation allows, the ma...

Cost-effective options in this transfer window

Cost-effective options in this transfer window

Mahtab Jamil 2022-06-27 15:17:44

The transfer window is open and lots of activities are going on around the football world. Big money moves are being made by the big clubs, also some smart deals are there.  The modern transfer...

Here's why Manchester United won't make top 4 in the next season

Here's why Manchester United won't make top 4 in the next season

Neel Rahman 2022-06-27 13:53:25

Manchester United fans have not had a good time for quite some time now. Since Sir Alex Ferguson bid goodbye, it has all been a downfall, a continuous careless crumble towards irrelevancy. In the mos...

Glimpses of Lankan resurgence

Glimpses of Lankan resurgence

Shafin Saif 2022-06-26 16:40:17

Sri Lanka secured a historic series win against Australia in their home by a 3-2 margin. Against the backdrop of a failing economy and a tumultuous national scene, the Lankans finally triumphed over...

Overton misses out on century, England gets lead in 3rd test

Overton misses out on century, England gets lead in 3rd test

-- 2022-06-25 20:44:58

Jamie Overton missed out on a dream hundred in his debut test match but Jonny Bairstow's masterful 162 provided England an edge over New Zealand in the third and final test on Saturday. Overton, who...

Unforeseen love for cricket in Sri Lanka

Unforeseen love for cricket in Sri Lanka

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2022-06-25 15:18:45

The people of the sub-continent are known for their love and passion for cricket. Although India is considered the biggest cricket-crazy nation, Sri Lankan people seem to have topped all of them. Sri...

India's football association must elect new office bearers to avoid ban: FIFA

India's football association must elect new office bearers to avoid ban: FIFA

-- 2022-06-24 16:25:16

World governing body FIFA has told India's football association to complete changes to its constitution and elect new office bearers by Sept 15 to avoid being banned, officials said. India's highest...

Happy Birthday Leo Messi: A birthday without a heartbreak!

Happy Birthday Leo Messi: A birthday without a heartbreak!

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2022-06-24 15:52:16

Every year on the 24th of June, the world agonizingly witnesses one of the greatest footballers ever grow one more year old. The world witnessed the little boy from Rosario, who dazzled everyone with...

Overusing Shoriful and Taskin: BCB cannot make the same mistake again

Overusing Shoriful and Taskin: BCB cannot make the same mistake again

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2022-06-24 15:18:04

Shoriful Islam has been called up for the 2nd Test against Windies. Everything indicates that he is going to be in the XI for this game. The way the pitch behaved in the first game and the assumption...

Saifuddin to miss West Indies tour

Saifuddin to miss West Indies tour

-- 2022-06-23 19:45:52

Allrounder Mohammad Saifuddin will miss the limited-overs series in the West Indies tour of Bangladesh, the BCB confirmed on Thursday. The board has said the 25-year-old allrounder failed to attain o...