Argentina star Lionel Messi became the most-capped player in Copa America history on Thursday as he reached 35 appearances in the opening match of the tournament against Canada. The 36-year-old had shared the record with Chilean goalkeeper Sergio Livingstone (34 caps) since appearing in the final of the 2021 Copa America in Brazil, where Argentina triumphed. Messi’s appearances have been spread across seven editions of the Copa, starting with the 2007 tournament in Venezuela....
Day: June 22, 2024
Bloomberg : Russian President Vladimir Putin’s trip to Asia won him support to maintain his grinding war on Ukraine while alarming US allies such as South Korea, which is now considering supplying Kyiv with weapons that could change the battlefield. Putin returned to Russia after visits to North Korea and Vietnam that resulted in a military pact with Pyongyang that bound the two US adversaries even closer and raised the risks of military action on the Korean Peninsula. Putin and...
AFP, Bridgetown : Suryakumar Yadav smashed a fine half-century before India’s bowlers slammed the brakes on Afghanistan’s flamboyant shot-makers to romp to a 47-run win in the ‘Super Eight’ phase of the T20 World Cup (WC) on Thursday. Suryakumar’s 53 was his 19th fifty in the format and helped India post a challenging 181-8 in their second round ‘Super Eight’s opener. Experienced fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah then combined with spin trio Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja to strangle...
UNB : A couple met a tragic end in a landslide caused by torrential rainfall for the past few days in Cox’s Bazar Sadar upazila early Friday, said police. The victims were identified as Anwar Hossain, muaezzin of Cox’s Bazar Central Mosque and his wife Maimuna Akter. Both were living in the Badsha Ghona area of the Sadar upazila. Tipu Sultan, chairman of Jhilongjha union parishad, confirmed the incident saying that they had been experiencing heavy rainfall for several days...
Agency : England on Thursday struggled to show their credentials to win Euro 2024 in a 1-1 draw with Denmark that left them with work to do to reach the last 16. Victory for England in Frankfurt would have booked their place in the next round as Group C winners. However, an underwhelming performance by Gareth Southgate’s men leaves more questions over their quest to becoming European champions for the first time. In a rematch of the Euro 2020 semi-final...
Staff Reporter : Police arrested a fake female doctor at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) and filed a case against her at Shahbagh Police Station on Friday. The fake doctor, Ripa Akter, 20, was apprehended in the Gynecology department of Ward No. 212 of DMCH. Shahbagh Police Station’s Inspector (Investigation) Md Shah Alam confirmed the case filing. He stated that the fake doctor was handed over to Shahbagh Police Station after being detained at DMCH on Thursday night. She was...
UNB : Four people, including a child, died after being struck by lightning in three upazilas of Khulna, authorities said on Friday. Of them, two people including the child died in the lightning strike in Koyra upazila’s Ghorilal village and one each in Botighata and Paikgasa upazilas’ Kararia and Dewbunia areas respectively on Thursday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Enayet Ali, 37, son of Mohammad Ali from Ghorilal village in Koyra, and Nazmul, 8, son of Al Amin from...
Agency : Top-seeded Coco Gauff recorded a 7-6 (6), 6-2 win over Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova in the second round at the ecotrans Ladies Open in Berlin on Thursday. Gauff saved three set points in the first set before cruising in the second to finish the match in 80 minutes. She advanced to face eighth-seeded Ons Jabeur of Tunisia, who posted a 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 victory over Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic. Also winning Thursday were No. 2 seed...
City Desk : The Indian High Commission in Dhaka marked the 10th International Day of Yoga-2024 with a grand event at Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium in Mirpur on Friday. State Minister for Cultural Affairs Naheed Ezaher Khan, actress Tasnia Farin, and Deputy High Commissioner Dr Binoy George led over 1200 participants from 13 yoga and cultural organizations in performing the yoga routine, reports UNB. In 2014, India proposed the celebration of the International Day of Yoga, and the United Nations...
Staff Reporter : The prices of green chilies and cucumbers surged by 60-80 percent due to increased demand for Eid-ul-Adha and a decline in supply, said traders. The price of green chilies reached Tk 400 per kg in various retail markets, up from Tk 180-200 before Eid. Similarly, cucumber prices rose to Tk 140 per kg from Tk 80. On the other hand, the price of broiler chicken, a common protein source for low- and middle-income groups, has increased by...
BBC Online : Lexi Thompson carded a 68 to move into a one-shot lead after the first round of the Women’s PGA Championship. The American’s four-under-par round at the Sahalee Country Club, near Seattle, put her a shot ahead of compatriot Nelly Korda and Thailand’s Patty Tavatanakit. England’s Charley Hull and Ireland’s Leona Maguire sat two shots off the lead following opening rounds of 70. Thompson, who won her only major to date in 2014, plans to retire from full-time...