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The only direction Chelsea can is down

The only direction Chelsea can is down

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2022-01-29 17:11:45

Chelsea started the season brilliantly, as from the European Champions. They were topping the league for quite a long time. They started a dream run winning 10 out of 14 games and losing only once. T...

Rivalry resumes as Bangladesh take on India in U-19 World Cup quarterfinals

Rivalry resumes as Bangladesh take on India in U-19 World Cup quarterfinals

Mashfiq Mizan 2022-01-29 15:45:52

The India-Bangladesh rivalry is set to resume today as young Tigers will take on their familiar foes in the quarter-final of the ICC Under-19 World Cup at North Sound in West Indies today, setting up...

Premier League clubs that need reinforcements

Premier League clubs that need reinforcements

Tofael Mahmud 2022-01-29 15:09:07

The winter transfer window this term has been a surprisingly quiet one. With a number of clubs failing to field a team multiple times due to COVID and injuries as well as AFCON absentees, it would be...

Italian club Inter Milan sells high-yield 415m euro bond

Italian club Inter Milan sells high-yield 415m euro bond

-- 2022-01-29 10:28:09

Serie A champions Inter Milan set a 6.75 per cent coupon to place a 415 million euro ($46 million) bond as investors asked for a higher yield to refinance Italy's top flight soccer club's existing deb...

England's Knight unbeaten but Australia on top in woman's Ashes test   

England's Knight unbeaten but Australia on top in woman's Ashes test  

-- 2022-01-28 19:02:13

England captain Heather Knight made an unbeaten 127 but did not get enough support to stop Australia from strengthening their grip on day two of the Ashes test on Friday. England avoided the follow...

Nadal stands one win away from record 21st Grand Slam singles title

Nadal stands one win away from record 21st Grand Slam singles title

-- 2022-01-28 17:36:26

Rafael Nadal stood one win away from a men's record 21st Grand Slam singles title after overpowering Italian seventh seed Matteo Berrettini 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-3 on Friday to reach the Australian Open final...

Messi rested but Argentina still overpower Chile

Messi rested but Argentina still overpower Chile

-- 2022-01-28 10:17:32

Argentina were without Lionel Messi but goals from Angel Di Maria and Lautaro Martinez gave the visitors all three points against Chile in a World Cup qualifier on Thursday, Reuters reports. Argentin...

Brazil escape red card twice, draw 1-1 with Ecuador

Brazil escape red card twice, draw 1-1 with Ecuador

-- 2022-01-28 10:10:11

Alisson said the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) had prevented his side from being "punished unfairly" after the Brazil goalkeeper had two red cards rescinded in Thursday's 1-1 draw with Ecuador in a Wo...

Bangabandhu BPL to resume Friday

Bangabandhu BPL to resume Friday

-- 2022-01-27 19:25:56

After a two-day gap, the ongoing Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is all set to resume Friday at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram. In the first match on Friday, the home tea...

Won’t play T20 internationals for at least six months, says Tamim

Won’t play T20 internationals for at least six months, says Tamim

-- 2022-01-27 18:52:49

Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal said he won't play T20 Internationals for the national team for at least six months. He, however, also made it clear that he did not retire from the format, and the...

Infantino sparks criticism stating biennial World Cup could prevent migrant deaths in Mediterranean

Infantino sparks criticism stating biennial World Cup could prevent migrant deaths in Mediterranean

-- 2022-01-27 12:28:41

FIFA president Gianni Infantino sparked criticism on Wednesday when he said increased revenues from a biennial World Cup could create opportunities for Africans who otherwise may find “death in...

Rohit back as India captain for West Indies series

Rohit back as India captain for West Indies series

-- 2022-01-27 11:53:14

India's Rohit Sharma will return as captain for the limited-overs series against the West Indies at home next month while seamers Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah have been rested, the country's cric...

BPL 2022: Comilla end  first phase as table-toppers, Dhaka  disappoint

BPL 2022: Comilla end first phase as table-toppers, Dhaka disappoint

Mashfiq Mizan 2022-01-27 11:35:58

Despite bagging big names like Faf du Plessis, Mustafizur Rahman and Sunil Narine before the tournament, uncapped Bangladeshi all-rounder Nahidul Islam emerged as the unexpected hero for Comilla Victo...

Once most-hated Real Madrid player is now the most loved one: Karim Benzema's spectacular transformation

Once most-hated Real Madrid player is now the most loved one: Karim Benzema's spectacular transformation

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2022-01-26 14:19:49

Right now in Real Madrid, Karim Benzema is the most reliable name. He is the player who has been leading Real Madrid after the departure of Ronaldo.  Although Real Madrid could not replicate the...

Brendan Taylor faces ban over receiving money from spot-fixers

Brendan Taylor faces ban over receiving money from spot-fixers

-- 2022-01-24 19:30:46

Zimbabwe batsman Brendan Taylor is facing a ban from the International Cricket Council (ICC) after admitting he received a $15,000 "deposit" for spot-fixing, though he said he was blackmailed and neve...

Shakib becomes fifth cricketer to join 400-wicket club in T20s

Shakib becomes fifth cricketer to join 400-wicket club in T20s

-- 2022-01-24 18:47:36

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan completed a remarkable feat of taking 400 wickets in Twenty20 cricket on Monday while playing for Fortune Barishal in the ongoing Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier...

Can we call Pep Guardiola the best of his generation?

Can we call Pep Guardiola the best of his generation?

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2022-01-24 12:40:16

Pep Guardiola is well on his way to winning another Premier League title. When he first came to England in 2016, after two relatively successful tenures at FC Barcelona and FC Bayern Munich, many mana...

India's soul-searching in focus after 3-0 loss to South Africa

India's soul-searching in focus after 3-0 loss to South Africa

-- 2022-01-24 10:06:52

India captain KL Rahul said there needs to be some "hard conversations" for the team after their 3-0 defeat in the one-day series against a relatively inexperienced South Africa side, Reuters reports....

Bangladesh women get third straight win, crush Scotland by 9 wickets

Bangladesh women get third straight win, crush Scotland by 9 wickets

-- 2022-01-23 16:00:23

Bangladesh women’s team crushed Scotland in another dominant performance, securing their third win in the T20 Commonwealth Games qualifiers by nine wickets. With 28 balls remaining, the team br...

Is Barcelona-Athletic Bilbao becoming the fiercest rivalry of Spanish football?

Is Barcelona-Athletic Bilbao becoming the fiercest rivalry of Spanish football?

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2022-01-23 15:49:06

The teams Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao are similar in various aspects. Both strictly represent a particular community of Spain, both give prominence to their homegrown players, both want to showcase...

Tiley denies reports Djokovic will sue Tennis Australia following his deportation

Tiley denies reports Djokovic will sue Tennis Australia following his deportation

-- 2022-01-23 12:57:31

Australian Open chief Craig Tiley said he does not believe Novak Djokovic will sue Tennis Australia following his deportation from the country, and that he expects the world number one to return to pl...

IPL to begin in March

IPL to begin in March

-- 2022-01-22 22:29:45

All-rounder Hardik Pandya will lead Ahmedabad and batsman KL Rahul will captain Lucknow when the franchises make their debuts in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in March. The 15th edition of the worl...

BPL 2022: Victorians seal low-scoring thriller against Sunrisers

BPL 2022: Victorians seal low-scoring thriller against Sunrisers

-- 2022-01-22 18:59:51

Comilla Victorians sealed a low-scoring thriller in the ongoing Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) on Saturday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. Sunrisers batted first and failed to...

Full vaccination mandatory for Brazilian footballers to play in top leagues

Full vaccination mandatory for Brazilian footballers to play in top leagues

-- 2022-01-22 16:31:12

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said on Friday players must be vaccinated against COVID-19 to take part in this year’s league championship. The CBF said it was in constant contact wi...

South Africa win ODI series win after Test victory against India

South Africa win ODI series win after Test victory against India

-- 2022-01-22 10:23:37

Opener Janneman Malan scored 91 as South Africa chased down a victory target of 288 for a comfortable seven-wicket win over India and an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series after the secon...

Aussies to launch T20 WC defence against Kiwis; India, Pakistan in the same group

Aussies to launch T20 WC defence against Kiwis; India, Pakistan in the same group

-- 2022-01-21 14:03:49

Australia will begin the defence of their Twenty20 World Cup title against New Zealand in Sydney on Oct 22 in a re-run of last year's final, Reuters reports. The Australians will be hosting the tourn...

Brazil's Pele discharged from hospital after tumor treatment

Brazil's Pele discharged from hospital after tumor treatment

-- 2022-01-21 10:05:01

Brazilian soccer great Pele was discharged from hospital on Thursday after undergoing two days of treatment for cancer, the Sao Paulo clinic that treated him said, Reuters reports. Pele, who had a co...

3 players in the men's Team of the Year - can we be hopeful?

3 players in the men's Team of the Year - can we be hopeful?

Aniruddha Bhowmik 2022-01-20 20:41:27

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has published its Men’s ODI team of the year for 2021 in an effort to recognise noteworthy performances from players both with the bat and the ball. ...

Bangabandhu BPL begins on Friday sans fans

Bangabandhu BPL begins on Friday sans fans

-- 2022-01-20 17:30:35

Bangabandhu Premier League (BPL) is all set to begin on Friday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium without spectators as the new strain of Covid-19, Omicron, is on the rise in the country. BBS...

ICC names Shakib, Mushfiq, Mustafiz in its ODI team of the year

ICC names Shakib, Mushfiq, Mustafiz in its ODI team of the year

-- 2022-01-20 16:50:51

The ICC has named Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim and Mustafizur Rahman among the ODI Men’s Team of the Year for their cricketing exploits over the past calendar year. The t...