Rahmatganj Muslim and Friends Society forced ten-man Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra to play a 2-2 goal draw in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football match at Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city on Tuesday, reports BSS.In the match, foreign recruit Ballo Famousa put Muktijoddha ahead early in the 14th minute...
Read moreLONDON, Feb 19 (AP): Ander Herrera and Paul Pogba each scored first-half goals as Manchester United defeated Chelsea 2-0 on Monday at Stamford Bridge to advance to the quarterfinals of the FA Cup.United, which has lost just once in interim manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's 13 games in charge, has reached...
Read moreNEW DELHI, Feb 19 (AFP): Spin star Harbhajan Singh has called for India to boycott their World Cup game against Pakistan in June in protest at a Kashmir attack which left more than 40 paramilitaries dead.India has accused its arch-rival neighbour of supporting the attack, and amid nationwide calls for...
Read moreUmpiring standards in the Bangladesh domestic circuit continue to be dubious, with questions raised every day. This, even as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) prepares to host a new four-day T20 tournament, followed by the Dhaka Premier League (DPL), scheduled to start on March 08. Over the past few seasons,...
Read moreMONACO, Feb 19 (Reuters): World number one tennis player Novak Djokovic crowned a winning return to the courts after surgery with the Laureus sportsman of the year award on Monday, while American gymnast Simone Biles won the sportswoman of the year prize.Serbian Djokovic, who 12 months ago had elbow surgery,...
Read moreBARGUNA, Feb 19 (UNB): The player selection process for the proposed Sheikh Kamal U-20 Football Championship came to an end on Tuesday with the selection of players of Barishal division at the Barguna Stadium here.The Football Championship was organised by Bangladesh District and Divisional Football Association (BDDFA).The player selection process...
Read moreMILAN, Feb 19 (AFP): Defenders Aleksandar Kolarov and Federico Fazio both scored in the second half as Roma closed in on the Champions League places with a 2-1 win over Bologna on Monday.Eusebio Di Francesco followed their Champions League last 16, first-leg win over Porto last week by consolidating fifth...
Read moreDefending champions Chennai Super Kings will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore in the opening match of IPL 2019 in Chennai on March 23. The schedule, which was announced on Tuesday, was only for the first two weeks of the tournament and "subject to the announcement of the Lok Sabha 2019...
Read moreAL AMARAT, Oman, Feb 19 (ANI): Scotland reduced Oman to the fourth lowest List-A score in cricket history as bundled Oman out for 24 runs in the first ODI of their ongoing three-match series here on Tuesday.Chasing an easy target of 25 runs, Scotland chased down the total in the...
Read moreHamilton Masakadza has been retained as Zimbabwe's skipper across all three formats for the upcoming season which also includes the 2019 World Cup, reports Cricbuzz. The Board of Directors of Zimbabwe Cricket, in its latest meeting, came up with important decisions regarding the incumbency of various posts in the board...
Read moreJAKARTA, Feb 19 (AFP): Indonesia has submitted a bid to host the 2032 Olympics, officials said Tuesday, after the Southeast Asian nation's widely lauded handling of the Asian Games last summer.Muliaman Hadad, Indonesia's ambassador to Switzerland, submitted a formal bid letter from President Joko Widodo to the International Olympic Committee...
Read moreMADRID, Feb 19 (AFP): The Spanish SuperCup is to be revamped into a four-team competition and staged abroad, the Spanish Federation (RFEF) announced on Tuesday.RFEF president Luis Rubiales said the new competition would comprise the winner and second-placed teams in La Liga and the finalists in the Copa del Rey.
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