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A paradigm shift in fandom: Brazil-Argentina duopoly declining?

A paradigm shift in fandom: Brazil-Argentina duopoly declining?

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2021-07-17 22:22:00

Whenever a Fifa World Cup comes, the sky-blue-white flag of Argentina and the blue-yellow-green flag of Brazil are seen more than the sky in Bangladesh. The craze for these two teams has always been h...

Maradona church opens in Mexico

Maradona church opens in Mexico

Reuters 2021-07-17 15:36:57

A pair of large vases bearing footballs stand at the entrance to Mexico's first Maradonian church and an image of Diego Maradona wearing a charro hat welcomes worshippers. Inside the church, the Cath...

Opener Lewis powers West Indies to 4th T20 win vs Australia

Opener Lewis powers West Indies to 4th T20 win vs Australia

AP 2021-07-17 11:41:49

West Indies stand-in captain Nicholas Pooran won his first toss of the series and decided to bat against Australia in the final Twenty20 match on Friday. Then opener Evin Lewis took over. Player-of-t...

Pakistan win high-scoring T20 match against England

Pakistan win high-scoring T20 match against England

-- 2021-07-17 10:52:19

Liam Livingstone smashed the fastest Twenty20 century by an Englishman in just 42 balls against Pakistan but it was in vain as England lost a white ball match for the first time this summer, falling s...

Liton, Shakib power Bangladesh to 155-run win over Zimbabwe

Liton, Shakib power Bangladesh to 155-run win over Zimbabwe

-- 2021-07-16 20:32:49

A scintillating century by Liton Das backed by a five-wicket haul by Shakib Al Hasan powered Bangladesh to a commanding 155-run win over Zimbabwe in the first of the three-match ODI series on Friday....

Liton hits fourth century, propels Bangladesh to 276 in first ODI

Liton hits fourth century, propels Bangladesh to 276 in first ODI

UNB 2021-07-16 19:58:16

Wicketkeeper-batsman Liton Das hits fourth ton in the first match of the three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe on Friday at Harare. Riding on his will-built 102 off 114 balls with eight fours, Bang...

India, Pakistan in same group in T20 World Cup

India, Pakistan in same group in T20 World Cup

REUTERS 2021-07-16 17:41:12

Hosts India were placed in the same group as arch-rivals Pakistan on Friday in the Super 12 stage of the Twenty20 World Cup to be held in the United Arab Emirates and Oman later this year. The bitter...

Tigers under pressure after put in to bat first

Tigers under pressure after put in to bat first

FE Online Desk 2021-07-16 14:54:08

Zimbabwe chose to field first in the first one-day international cricket match against visiting Bangladesh in tough conditions at Harare on Friday. The Tigers were immediately put under pressure as o...

Messi to sign new five-year deal with Barcelona

Messi to sign new five-year deal with Barcelona

-- 2021-07-14 20:38:24

Lionel Messi is set to extend his stay at Barcelona by signing a new five-year deal, with the Argentine talisman set to take a wage cut. Messi, Barca's all-time top scorer and appearance maker, techn...

Three England players face racial abuse after Euro 2020 defeat

Three England players face racial abuse after Euro 2020 defeat

REUTERS 2021-07-12 19:45:58

Black players in the England football team have been subjected to a storm of online racist abuse after their defeat in the final of Euro 2020, drawing wide condemnation from the squad's manager Gareth...

Italy win Euro 2020 beating England on penalties

Italy win Euro 2020 beating England on penalties

-- 2021-07-12 08:34:11

Italian soccer’s redemption story is complete. England’s painful half-century wait for a major title goes on. And it just had to be because of a penalty shootout. Italy won the European...

Bangladesh clinch majestic 220-run Test victory against Zimbabwe

Bangladesh clinch majestic 220-run Test victory against Zimbabwe

-- 2021-07-11 19:13:47

Offspinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz and seamer Taskin Ahmed took four wickets each to power Bangladesh to a majestic 220-run victory against Zimbabwe and clinch the one-off Test in Harare. Zimbabwe had bee...

Mahmudullah says “dramatic” goodbye to Test cricket, given guard of honour

Mahmudullah says “dramatic” goodbye to Test cricket, given guard of honour

-- 2021-07-11 17:26:03

Bangladesh allrounder and T20 captain Mahmudullah Riyad was presented a guard of honour by his team mates as he bade an emotional farewell to Test cricket ahead of the fifth day’s play in the Ha...

Messi played Copa final with injury, says Coach

Messi played Copa final with injury, says Coach

REUTERS 2021-07-11 14:37:11

Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni paid tribute to Lionel Messi on Saturday, praising his team captain and revealing he played in the Copa America win over Brazil with an injury. "If you knew the way tha...

Argentina beat Brazil 1-0 to win Copa America

Argentina beat Brazil 1-0 to win Copa America

REUTERS 2021-07-11 09:26:22

Argentina won their first major title in 28 years on Saturday and Lionel Messi finally won his first medal in a blue-and-white shirt when an Angel Di Maria goal gave them a 1-0 win over Brazil and a r...

Argentina vs Brazil is weekend's biggest match, not the Euro final

Argentina vs Brazil is weekend's biggest match, not the Euro final

Reuters 2021-07-10 13:41:23

Europe might be waiting for England against Italy in Sunday's Euro 2020 showpiece but there is an even bigger match to look forward to in South America as an older rivalry between two more successful...

Brazil will beat Argentina by 5 goals, Bolsonaro says

Brazil will beat Argentina by 5 goals, Bolsonaro says

-- 2021-07-09 19:23:19

Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro is confident that the Selecao will thrash Argentina 5-0 in the Copa America final, which is set to kick off on Sunday morning (Bangladesh time). In a meeting with seve...

Can Messi finally win an international title?

Can Messi finally win an international title?

Reuters 2021-07-09 14:06:22

Brazil-Argentina games always throw up questions but one stands out ahead of this Saturday’s Copa America final in Rio de Janeiro: Can Lionel Messi finally win an international title? The Barce...

Olympics bans spectators after Tokyo declares COVID-19 emergency

Olympics bans spectators after Tokyo declares COVID-19 emergency

REUTERS 2021-07-08 21:17:06

Tokyo Olympics will take place without spectators, organisers said on Thursday, as a resurgent pandemic forced Japan to declare a coronavirus state of emergency for the capital that will run throughou...

Mahmudullah career-best 150, Taskin 75 propel Bangladesh to 468 against Zimbabwe

Mahmudullah career-best 150, Taskin 75 propel Bangladesh to 468 against Zimbabwe

-- 2021-07-08 20:04:50

Young Taskin Ahmed's splendid 75 in a superb ninth wicket stand with centurion Mahmudullah has powered Bangladesh to 468 in the first innings of the one-off Test against Zimbabwe. He partnered with M...

England reach first major final since 1966 after ending Danish dream run

England reach first major final since 1966 after ending Danish dream run

-- 2021-07-08 11:16:05

England has broken through its semifinal ceiling at major soccer tournaments. A title match awaits for the first time in 55 years. Harry Kane converted the rebound after his initial penalty was saved...

Liton Das falls five runs short of maiden Test century

Liton Das falls five runs short of maiden Test century

-- 2021-07-07 22:38:57

Liton Das fell five runs short of a maiden Test century as Bangladesh recovered from the loss of early wickets to be 294-8 when bad light brought an early close to the first day of their Test against...

Argentina beat Colombia on penalties to set up Copa final with Brazil

Argentina beat Colombia on penalties to set up Copa final with Brazil

AP 2021-07-07 10:15:29

It will be Lionel Messi's Argentina against Neymar's Brazil in the Copa America final on Saturday at the historic Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Argentina won its semifinal against Colombia 3-2...

I want Argentina as opponent in Copa America final, Neymar says

I want Argentina as opponent in Copa America final, Neymar says

-- 2021-07-06 19:32:42

Brazil forward Neymar said he hopes Argentina will be their opponents in the Copa America final and has no doubts that the hosts would come out on top against their fierce rivals. Brazil beat Peru 1-...

Brazil edge past Peru to advance to Copa America final

Brazil edge past Peru to advance to Copa America final

-- 2021-07-06 10:30:44

Many Brazil players didn't want to take part in the Copa America tournament. After the Selecao advanced to the final with a 1-0 win over Peru on Monday, some players said they hoped to see their archr...

UEFA scraps away goal rule: A fair decision?   

UEFA scraps away goal rule: A fair decision?  

Rassiq Aziz Kabir   2021-07-05 22:33:47

After 56 years of being part and parcel of the knock-out stages of European club competitions, UEFA has finally decided to get rid of the away goal rule. This very decision of UEFA has received a lot...

Argentina beat Ecuador 3-0 to reach Copa semi-final

Argentina beat Ecuador 3-0 to reach Copa semi-final

-- 2021-07-04 10:44:15

Lionel Messi scored a free-kick and served up two assists as Argentina beat Ecuador 3-0 on Saturday to set themselves up for a Copa America semi-final against Colombia. Messi missed a golden chance i...

England brush aside Ukraine to reach Euro 2020 semis

England brush aside Ukraine to reach Euro 2020 semis

-- 2021-07-04 10:07:49

England produced a magnificent display as they thrashed Ukraine in Rome to set up a Euro 2020 semi-final against Denmark at Wembley. Manager Gareth Southgate's side followed up the landmark victory...

WHO urges caution on Tokyo Olympics

WHO urges caution on Tokyo Olympics

REUTERS 2021-07-02 22:12:42

The World Health Organization (WHO), which is advising the International Olympic Committee in the run-up to the Tokyo Games opening later this month, is urging caution so as to stem the spread of the...

Three separate teams for three formats: India’s future in strong pipeline   

Three separate teams for three formats: India’s future in strong pipeline  

Nasim Hossain   2021-07-02 20:46:18

Those who follow the Indian Domestic League have heard the name Krishnappa Gowtham. The Karnataka-born all-rounder is currently playing for Chennai in the IPL. Why did Chennai hire him at such a high...