Football
Tk 20-cr special allocation for football
UNB, Sangsad Bhaban :An amount of Tk 1,488 crore has been proposed for the Youth and Sports Ministry, including a Tk 20 crore special allocation for Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) for the development of...
Ash Barty will be back: Tennis balls showed up at front door
AP, Brisbane :Ash Barty’s father had a pretty good idea when his daughter had made the decision to return to tennis after nearly two years playing professional cricket.“One day I came home and found...
Italy edge Bosnia as Germany and France stroll
AFP, Paris :Italy needed a late winner from Marco Verratti to defeat a determined Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-1 in Euro 2020 qualifying Tuesday, while Germany and France piled up the goals in lopsided victories.Edin Dzeko fired...
Five-star Morgan leads USA to record Women’s World Cup win
AFP, Reims :Holders United States began their trophy defence by recording the biggest win in Women’s World Cup history as Alex Morgan scored five goals in a 13-0 demolition of hapless Thailand on Tuesday.The...
Messi edges out Cristiano Ronaldo to head Forbes top 100 highest paid athletes
Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi is the world’s highest paid athlete, earning $127m (£99.8m) in the past 12 months, according to the Forbes top 100 ranking.Juventus’s Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo is second on...
Neymar’s rape accuser abandoned by third lawyer
AFP, Sao Paulo :The woman who has accused Brazilian football star Neymar of raping her in a Paris hotel has been dropped by a third lawyer – the latest twist in a scandal that...
Hopeful Messi keen to end Argentina title drought
AFP, Rio De Janeiro :With Neymar sidelined by an ankle injury, Lionel Messi heads into the Copa America this weekend as the competition’s main attraction but one with a desperate need to end more...
Ramos and Morata on the spot as Spain cruise past Sweden
Sergio Ramos and Alvaro Morata both scored penalties as Spain beat Sweden 3-0 on Monday to keep their perfect start to Euro 2020 qualifying intact.Spain struggled to break down a determined Sweden defence at...
Buchanan scores and Canada hold off Cameroon 1-0
AP, Montpellier :Kadeisha Buchanan scored the lone goal at the end of the first half and Canada held on to defeat Cameroon in the Women’s World Cup on Monday night.Buchanan charged into the box...
Pogba’s remedy for racist abuse is play well not walk off
Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba said the best way to quell racist spectators is to perform well on the pitch not as some suggest walk off if there is racial abuse.The 26-year-old was a...
