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€555 million in 4 years - Was Messi's contract responsible for Barcelona's financial crisis?

€555 million in 4 years - Was Messi's contract responsible for Barcelona's financial crisis?

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2021-12-20 16:27:00

Lionel Messi left Barcelona for PSG this year after spending a long and illustrious career in the Catalan capital. His departure has not only come as a shock for Barcelona fans, but also for football...

Bangladesh reach SAAF U-19 Women's Championship final, demolish Sri Lanka by 12-0

Bangladesh reach SAAF U-19 Women's Championship final, demolish Sri Lanka by 12-0

FE Sports Desk 2021-12-19 22:27:19

Bangladesh bulldozed their way into the final of SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship 2021 thrashing Sri Lanka by 12-0 on Sunday. The girls of red and green will face India at the all-important final...

England's hopes of saving second Ashes Test in tatters

England's hopes of saving second Ashes Test in tatters

-- 2021-12-19 21:38:16

England's hopes of saving the second Ashes Test against Australia are in tatters following Joe Root's late dismissal on Sunday but the touring side still hope Ben Stokes might be their saviour again....

Shakib's take on break from test cricket: It's all personal

Shakib's take on break from test cricket: It's all personal

Aniruddha Bhowmik 2021-12-18 16:03:25

Shakib Al Hasan’s absence in red-ball cricket for Bangladesh is quite a common scenario in recent years. In the last 24 Test matches that Bangladesh played, Shakib was absent in 16 of them. Ban...

ActionAid Bangladesh arranges football match to promote sports among young girls

ActionAid Bangladesh arranges football match to promote sports among young girls

-- 2021-12-17 18:44:15

ActionAid Bangladesh (AAB) organised a friendly football match in a playground of Bashundhara Residential Area on Friday in partnership with Sports Bangla Foundation to promote sports among young girl...

UEFA in no mood for compromise with FIFA over biennial World Cup plan

UEFA in no mood for compromise with FIFA over biennial World Cup plan

-- 2021-12-17 15:14:28

FIFA will hold a global summit next week to discuss their plans for holding the World Cup every two years but their biggest opponent, UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin, shows no sign of backing down,...

Warner, Labuschagne grind England on day 1

Warner, Labuschagne grind England on day 1

-- 2021-12-16 18:52:14

David Warner fell short of his century but Marnus Labuschagne remained on course for a hundred as they put Australia, missing regular skipper Pat Cummins, in a strong position against England in the d...

Racism scandal rocks England, world titles for Australia, NZ

Racism scandal rocks England, world titles for Australia, NZ

-- 2021-12-16 17:21:18

A racism scandal rocked English cricket in a tumultuous end to the year, while Australia and New Zealand were crowned world champions in different formats and the fate of the women's game in Afghanist...

Barcelona striker Aguero retires at 33 due to heart condition

Barcelona striker Aguero retires at 33 due to heart condition

-- 2021-12-15 20:20:30

Barcelona and Argentina striker Sergio Aguero broke down in tears as he announced his retirement from football on Wednesday due to a heart condition, bringing the curtain down on an 18-year career dur...

Ferran Torres to Barcelona rumor shows exactly where Barcelona lack

Ferran Torres to Barcelona rumor shows exactly where Barcelona lack

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2021-12-15 16:33:48

At this point, when Barcelona is falling into a bottomless pit, it is really hard to say when their expected ‘New Era’ will begin. But as per the reports, it is being conveyed that it wil...

2013 - the year Barcelona dug their grave

2013 - the year Barcelona dug their grave

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2021-12-14 14:29:22

A 3-0 loss to Bayern Munich was the last lump of soil put in the grave of Barcelona. An epitaph which was finally completed, says, “Here lies a team who dominated Europe once.”  Wher...

PSG face Real Madrid, MU v Atleti in revised CL last-16 draw

PSG face Real Madrid, MU v Atleti in revised CL last-16 draw

-- 2021-12-13 21:15:49

Paris St Germain will face Real Madrid in a titanic clash in the last 16 of the Champions League while Manchester United take on Atletico Madrid after UEFA declared the original draw void due to a tec...

Three Windies cricketers out of Pakistan tour due to COVID-19

Three Windies cricketers out of Pakistan tour due to COVID-19

-- 2021-12-12 12:34:44

West Indies fast bowler Sheldon Cottrell and all-rounders Roston Chase and Kyle Mayers will miss the upcoming series in Pakistan after testing positive for COVID-19, officials said on Saturday, Reuter...

Maradona's stolen watch recovered in India

Maradona's stolen watch recovered in India

-- 2021-12-11 19:10:20

Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona's stolen limited edition Hublot wristwatch was recovered by police in India. The watch worth around two million Indian rupees that was stolen from Dubai was, in...

Lyon stars as Australia thrash England in first Ashes Test

Lyon stars as Australia thrash England in first Ashes Test

-- 2021-12-11 11:08:24

Nathan Lyon captured a long-awaited 400th Test victim and spun Australia to an emphatic nine-wicket victory in the first Ashes test in Brisbane on Saturday, with England losing eight wickets in a stun...

Root, Malan give England hope to save 1st Ashes series Test

Root, Malan give England hope to save 1st Ashes series Test

-- 2021-12-10 16:30:21

Captain Joe Root and Dawid Malan scored defiant half-centuries in a stirring unbeaten partnership as England rallied from a position of peril to win their first day of the Ashes at the Gabba on Friday...

Champion’s League elimination completes the fall of Barcelona

Champion’s League elimination completes the fall of Barcelona

-- 2021-12-09 18:05:20

Five-time European champions Barcelona lost to Bayern Munich to miss out on the knockout stages of the Champions League for the first time in 17 years. Barca have not been absent from the last 16 sin...

Bangladesh 'succeed' to lose the second test, register innings defeat

Bangladesh 'succeed' to lose the second test, register innings defeat

Aniruddha Bhowmik 2021-12-08 17:21:36

Bangladesh suffered another heavy defeat by a margin of an innings and 8 runs in the 2nd Test match of the series--a match that lasted barely 2 and half days as Pakistan won the series 2-0. Earlier,...

The greatest cricketing rivalry - Ashes 2021 begins

The greatest cricketing rivalry - Ashes 2021 begins

Aniruddha Bhowmik 2021-12-08 13:10:03

When you think about the biggest of rivalries in cricket that have continued for centuries and to this date, The Ashes unarguably tops the list.  England and Australia, two of the best cricketin...

Sajid Khan spins a web around Bangladesh after Pakistan score 300

Sajid Khan spins a web around Bangladesh after Pakistan score 300

Aniruddha Bhowmik 2021-12-07 17:06:31

The Bangladesh batters crumbled in their 1st innings ending the Day at the loss of 7 wickets for just 76 runs after Pakistan declared their first innings on 300/4.  Day-4 today was scheduled to...

Chelsea - the best club of 2021

Chelsea - the best club of 2021

Abrar Chowdhury 2021-12-07 16:16:25

When Thomas Tuchel took over the Chelsea side in the mid-season, everyone was sceptical, including Chelsea fans, about what kind of appointment it would turn out to be.  There were many reasons...

Shakib's unwillingness to play tests

Shakib's unwillingness to play tests

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2021-12-07 13:42:51

With each passing day, Shakib Al Hasan is more being divided into two sides. One side is the best performer for Bangladesh, the other side is accused of not being committed enough.  Crazy as it...

Bangladesh-Pakistan Test resumes after rain delays start of Day 4

Bangladesh-Pakistan Test resumes after rain delays start of Day 4

-- 2021-12-07 12:54:23

The fourth day of the Tigers’ Test against Pakistan in Mirpur was delayed due to rain. But, once play resumed, Bangladesh got off to a sunny start, as Ebadot Hossain and Khaled Ahmed picked up...

BCB approves Shakib’s request to skip NZ tour

BCB approves Shakib’s request to skip NZ tour

-- 2021-12-06 17:34:20

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has approved Shakib Al Hasan's application to skip the New Zealand tour for a two-match series starting early next month. Nazmul Hasan, president of BCB, confirmed it o...

Third day's play called off due to rains

Third day's play called off due to rains

-- 2021-12-06 15:20:46

The third day of the Dhaka Test between Bangladesh and Pakistan has been called out without a ball bowled due to relentless rain on Monday. At around 2:00 pm on Monday, the match referee called the d...

Shakib's fun slide catches eyes in the rain-washed day-2

Shakib's fun slide catches eyes in the rain-washed day-2

Aniruddha Bhowmik 2021-12-05 16:32:58

Pakistan captain Babar Azam and Azhar Ali remained unbeaten on Day-2 of the 2nd Test as persistent rain and wet outfield could only allow 6.2 overs to be bowled. As no cricket was possible due to the...

Shakib writes to BCB to skip NZ tour

Shakib writes to BCB to skip NZ tour

-- 2021-12-04 22:04:14

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has asked for the Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) permission to skip the two-match Test series in New Zealand, which will take place early next month. Shakib s...

Shoriful named in Bangladesh’s Test team for New Zealand tour

Shoriful named in Bangladesh’s Test team for New Zealand tour

-- 2021-12-04 19:21:38

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Saturday announced an 18-member squad for the two-match Test series against New Zealand starting on January 1 in Tauranga, New Zealand. Nayeem Hasan and Rejaur Rahma...

Squad for NZ test series announced, Shakib included

Squad for NZ test series announced, Shakib included

Mashfiq Mizan 2021-12-04 18:49:09

Shakib Al Hasan, who reportedly wanted to skip, has been included in the set-up as Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Saturday announced an 18-man squad for the Tour of New Zealand 2021-22 which will b...

Bangladeshi bowlers clueless, Pakistan end day 1 on a high

Bangladeshi bowlers clueless, Pakistan end day 1 on a high

Aniruddha Bhowmik 2021-12-04 17:22:53

Babar Azam and his men finished Day-1 at a score of 161 with the loss of 2 wickets as bad light could only allow 57 overs to be bowled on the 1st Day of the 2nd Test match between Bangladesh and Pakis...