Real Madrid beat Celta to take La Liga top spot
AFP, Madrid :Real Madrid jumped to the top of La Liga on Saturday with a 2-0 home victory over in-form Celta Vigo.Lucas Vazquez headed in a cross from Marco Asensio at the far post...
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PSG hire former captain Pochettino as new manager
Agency :French champions Paris St Germain (PSG) have named former Tottenham Hotspur boss Mauricio Pochettino as their new head coach after sacking Thomas Tuchel, with the Argentine signing a deal until June 2022, the...
Fed Cup Football: Saif Sporting Club reach semis
Sports Reporter :Saif Sporting Club reached the semifinals of the Walton Federation Cup Football beating Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club by 7-6 goals in the penalty shoot-out of the second quarter-final at the flood-lit Bangabandhu...
Uruguay language academy irate over Cavani `negrito` sanction
AFP, Montevideo :Uruguay’s Spanish language academy on Friday joined a racism fray to defend the word that got Manchester United forward Edinson Cavani banned for three matches and fined £100,000 ($137,000).On Thursday, the Football...
Man United close in on Liverpool with 2-1 Villa win
Agency :Manchester United closed in on the Premier League’s pole position after a 2-1 home win over Aston Villa on Friday put them level on points and games played with champions and leaders Liverpool.United...
Fed Cup Football Chattogram Abahani in semis
Sports Reporter :Chattogram Abahani Limited moved into the semifinals of the Walton Federation Cup Football beating Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra Limited by two goals to nil in the first quarter-final match at the Bangabandhu...
Neymar laughs off reports of New Year’s party for 500 guests
AFP, Rio De Janeiro :Neymar laughed off controversy Thursday over reports he was throwing a mega New Year’s party for 500 guests, posting a video online of preparations for what he called a “low-key...
FIFA World Cup Qualifiers 2022 Bangladesh face Afghanistan March 25
Sports Reporter :Bangladesh will face Afghanistan in their home match of the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers 2022 and AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers 2023 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on March25.Bangladesh will meet India on...
Atletico extend La Liga lead after Real slip at Elche
Atletico Madrid extended their lead at the top of La Liga on Wednesday after Luis Suarez fired them to a 1-0 win over Getafe while Real Madrid could only draw 1-1 at Elche.Suarez struck...
Liverpool miss chance to stretch lead after Newcastle stalemate
AFP, Newcastle :Liverpool squandered the chance to open up a five-point lead at the top of the Premier League in the final English top-flight match of 2020 after being held to a goalless draw...
Fed Cup Football Sheikh Russel face Chattogram Abahani in 1st qtr-final today
Sports Reporter :Champions of Group-A Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra will face the runners-up of Group-C Chattogram Abahani Limited in the first quarter-final of the Walton Federation Cup Football at the country’s prime venue Bangabandhu...