Football
U-15 boys’ team hopeful of better performance in UEFA tourney
The Bangladesh national U-15 football team expressed high hope about doing well in the four-nation Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) friendly tournament scheduled to be held from December 10-14 in Thailand.Bangladesh will take...
Falcao penalties lift Monaco out of relegation zone
Radamel Falcao scored a pair of penalties as Thierry Henry’s Monaco won 2-0 at fellow strugglers Amiens to climb out of the bottom three in Ligue 1 on Tuesday.The Colombian had missed twice from...
Serena, Nadal and Murray all confirmed for Australian Open
AFP, Melbourne :Serena Williams will make her return to the Australian Open for the first time since winning in 2017 when eight-weeks pregnant, it was confirmed Wednesday, with virtually all the world’s top 100...
Guardiola would welcome UEFA Financial Fair Play probe clarity to end rumours
AFP, Watford :Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola hopes a swift conclusion to UEFA’s investigation over alleged Financial Fair Play (FFP) irregularities committed by the Premier League champions will silence the speculation surrounding the case....
Hegerberg gets Ballon d’Or, but Norway star still set to snub World Cup
Ada Hegerberg’s star status on the world stage was confirmed as she won the inaugural women’s Ballon d’Or on Monday, and yet back home in Norway she also stands out for her ongoing absence...
10-man Brighton beat fierce rival Palace 3-1 in EPL
AP, Brighton :Brighton shrugged off the first-half dismissal of Shane Duffy to ease to a 3-1 home victory over fierce local rival Crystal Palace in the English Premier League (EPL) on Tuesday.The center back...
Kenya’s Kipchoge, Colombian Ibarguen scoop IAAF awards
Kenyan marathon master Eliud Kipchoge and Colombian jumper Caterine Ibarguen won the IAAF men and women’s 2018 awards on Tuesday.Kipchoge set a new marathon world record in Berlin in September, smashing the previous best...
