Monday, 03 Mar, 2025

Sports

World champion Spain outclass Switzerland with 5-0 win

Spain turned on the style in their first match on home soil since winning the Women's World Cup to crush Switzerland in Cordoba. As on Friday in their game away to Sweden, both sets of players stood behind a banner reading "It's over, our fight is the global fight"

China win first esports gold medal at Asian Games

China made history in the Asian Games by winning the first gold medal in esports at a multi-sport event. Esports is making its debut as an official medal event in Hangzhou after being a demonstration sport in the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia. It marks the latest step for esports

Man Utd beat Palace to reach EFL Cup fourth round

Holders Manchester United cruised into the Carabao Cup fourth round with a comfortable victory over Crystal Palace in their all-Premier League encounter at Old Trafford. First-half goals from Alejandro Garnacho and Casemiro set United on their way to a place in the last 16, with the

Top and Bottomless Team Tigers Humiliated

Bangladesh VS New Zealand ODI Series 3rd Match Played at SBNCS, Meerpoor, Dhaka on 26 September 2023  New Zealand 175/3 in 34.5 Overs (Will Young 70, Henry Nicholls 50, Shoriful Islam 2/32, Nasum Ahmed 1/52)  Bangladesh 171 All Out in 33.5 Overs (Nazmul Hasan Shanto 76,

New Zealand Beat Bangladesh By 7 Wickets, Clinch Series 2-0

New Zealand defeated Bangladesh in the third and final ODI to wrap up the series at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium in Mirpur. The Kiwis bowled brilliantly to bundle out the hosts for 171 as Najmul Shanto was Bangladesh's lone warrior with a fifty. Adam Milne registered career-best ODI

Tamim Iqbal left out of Bangladesh’s World Cup squad

Bangladesh have finalised their 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 in India. Newly-named skipper Shakib Al Hasan will continue to lead the side, while Najmul Hossain Shanto was elevated to vice-captaincy but the big news remains the exclusion of

Bangladesh bat first against New Zealand in 3rd ODI

Bangladesh stand-in captain Najmul Hossain won the toss and elected to bat first in the third and final cricket one-day international against New Zealand on Tuesday. Bangladesh made four changes from the team which lost the second game on Saturday by 86 runs. The first match was washed

Tigers eye to avoid ODI series defeat to New Zealand

Aiming to avoid their first home ODI series defeat to New Zealand in 13 years, Bangladesh will take on the visitors in the third and final match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Tuesday (September 26). The match is scheduled to start at 2 pm (BST) and will be telecast

Gymnastics Ireland ‘deeply sorry’ to Black girl ignored at medal ceremony

Ireland’s gymnastics federation has apologised for the allegedly racist treatment of a young Black gymnast who was skipped by an official handing out medals to a row of girls last year. Footage posted on social media last week of an event in Dublin in 2022 showed the official

Spain can now focus on football - Aitana Bonmati

Spain's women's team are now able to "focus on football" after weeks of controversy since their World Cup win, says midfielder Aitana Bonmati. Former Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales kissed forward Jenni Hermoso following Spain's win over

Which Country Wins ICC World Cup 2023?

Nine days from now on 5 October 2023, the 13th Cricket World Cup starts at Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium. Ahmedabad, India. Reigning Champions England takes on reigning Runners Up New Zealand. Ten countries including one ICC associate member country Netherlands will play against one

Asian Games: Bangladesh beat Pakistan to win bronze medal

19th Asian Games in Hangzhou: Brief Score   Pakistan women 64/9 (Shorna 3/16, Sanjida 2/11) lost to Bangladesh women 65/5 in 18.2 overs (Shorna 14*, Shamima 13) by five wickets. Bangladesh women’s cricket team defeated Pakistan by five wickets in a match to chinch the

India beat Australia to clinch ODI series 2-0

India beat Australia by 99 runs (DLS Method) in the second ODI at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore on Sunday (September 24).  With the win, the Men in Blue claimed the series 2-0 with one match remaining. Most importantly, India will now go into the World Cup 2023 as the No.1

Mbappe injured as PSG hit four against Marseille 

Kylian Mbappe went off with a suspected ankle injury as Paris St-Germain returned to winning ways in Ligue 1 with an easy victory over Marseille. PSG's star forward tried to carry on after an early challenge with Leonardo Balerdi but went off before half-time. Mbappe could be a

Nunez helps fire Liverpool to win over West Ham 

Darwin Nunez scored a fine goal as Liverpool saw off West Ham to extend their unbeaten run to 18 games in all competitions. Mohamed Salah gave Liverpool the lead against the run of play with a penalty after he was brought down by Nayef Aguerd. Jarrod Bowen levelled for West Ham with

Morata scores twice as Atletico beat rivals Real Madrid 

Alvaro Morata scored twice as Atletico Madrid ended Real Madrid's 100% start to the La Liga season with a fine victory over their city rivals. They led inside four minutes when former Real forward Morata converted Samuel Lino's dangerous cross. Antoine Griezmann then made it

Can Team Tigers Escape Series Loss?

Before the start of the series, there was a stake that a series whitewash could have earned Bangladesh a promotion in the ICC ODI ranking to 6th position. That could give a boost to the sagging morale of the team tigers after not too successful Asia Cup mission.  The first match

Bangladesh earn creditable draw against China 

Bangladesh Olympic football team earned a creditable draw against host China after the score line ended goalless in their last group A match of 19th Asian Games men's football held at Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium on Sunday.  Perhaps even head coach Javier Cabrera could not

Shanto to lead Bangladesh in 3rd New Zealand ODI

Batter Najmul Hossain Shanto will lead the Bangladesh side in third and final match of the series against New Zealand at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. The New Zealand team are 1-0 up in the series after their 86-run win in the second ODI. The first match was washed

Burnley 0-1 Man Utd: Fernandes goal draws shades of Robin van Persie

It was a goal worthy of winning any game of football. There did not seem to be any danger when Jonny Evans had the ball at his feet close to the centre circle but what followed was a magnificent piece of individual brilliance. Evans' chipped pass dropped in behind Burnley