Agency : Brazil reached the Olympic women’s football final as they claimed a stunning 4-2 win over world champions Spain in Marseille on Tuesday and will face the United States of America for the gold medal. Playing their sixth Olympic semi, Brazil capitalized on a number of Spanish defensive mistakes to reach Saturday’s final at Parc des Princes where they will seek a maiden title against four-time champions US. Brazil prevailed despite being without captain and all-time leading goalscorer Marta,...
Agency : Afghanistan cricketer Ihsanullah Jannat has been banned from all forms of cricket for five years due to match-fixing, stated by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) in a statement on Wednesday.According to ACB, opening batter Jannat violated the ICC’s anti-corruption code during thee second season of the Kabul Premier League this year. “Janat was found guilty of violating Article 2.1.1 of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code, which involves improper influence or efforts to fix the result, progress, conduct, or any...
AFP, Washington : Reigning Champions League and La Liga champion Real Madrid concluded a pre-season US tour on Tuesday with a 2-1 triumph over Chelsea while AC Milan won on penalties after playing Barcelona to a 2-2 draw. There were 62,617 spectators at the home stadium of the NFL’s Carolina Panthers in Charlotte, North Carolina to watch Vinicius Junior make his first start in the warm-up matches for Real Madrid’s La Liga opener in 12 days.Spanish midfielder Dani Ceballos knocked...
Agency : Türkiye edge past China in a five-set thriller here on Tuesday to reach the women’s volleyball semi-finals of the Paris Games. Melissa Teresa Vargas scored 42 points to lead the Turkish women to the victory (23-25, 25-21, 26-24, 21-25, 15-12) in the first quarter-final match on Tuesday morning. It was tied 11-all in the fifth set before a smash of Vargas and a spiking error from Wu Mengjie of China pushed Türkiye up at 13-11. Gong Xiangyu had...
Veteran Argentina winger Angel Di Maria has decided against a return to his homeland and extended his deal with Portuguese club Benfica, the Lisbon outfit said on Wednesday. The 36-year-old had been in negotiations to join Rosario Central of Argentina but had a change of heart when he and his family received abuse and threats. “I am happy to stay at Benfica for one more year” to “continue to win titles,” the 36-year-old told the Benfica website. Di Maria helped...
Sports Reporter : Bangladesh ‘A’ Cricket team took part at the practice session on Wednesday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the capital’s Mirpur. They also prayed for the martyrs of the students’ revolution which concluded on August 5. Besides, the cricketers also observed one-minute silence for the martyrs of the democratic movement, which held recently. It may be mentioned that Bangladesh ‘A’ Cricket team were scheduled to leave the country for Pakistan on August 6 to play against...
Agency : Multiple world champions China extended their lead after the team free routine of artistic swimming at the Paris...
Agency : Olympic 200m champion Gabby Thomas wanted to walk away from athletics on several occasions, she said on Tuesday after her dominant victory at the Paris Olympics. The 27-year-old American, who captured bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Games and silver at last year’s world championships, secured her first global title after beating 100m champion Julien Alfred and compatriot Brittany Brown to win gold. “Running track in college, there were many times where I thought I would quit,” Thomas said....
Agency : The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced a 17-member squad on Wednesday for the two-match Test series against Bangladesh, starting on August 21. Shan Masood will lead the side while left-handed middle-order batter Saud Shakeel has been appointed as vice-captain. Saud takes over from Shaheen Shah Afridi, to the fast bowler’s workload management. The first Test will be played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium from 21-25 August, while the second Test will be held from 30 August-3 September in...