2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia, NZ to begin on July 20
The 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand will be held from July 20 to Aug 20, global soccer governing body FIFA said.The...
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Simona Halep withdraws from French Open with calf injury
World number three and 2018 champion Simona Halep has withdrawn from the French Open with a left calf injury.The Romanian, who lifted her maiden Grand...
Federer serves up memorabilia treasure trove
AFP, Zurich :Roger Federer is auctioning t-shirts, racquets, and shoes from his trophy-laden tennis career after delving into the vast memorabilia archive stored up for...
Atletico on cusp of La Liga glory but Real Madrid ready to pounce
Barely a week has gone by this season without Diego Simeone pronouncing his mantra of “one game at a time” and now it really rings...
America’s Olympic and world triple jump champion Christian Taylor may miss Tokyo Games
Double Olympic and four-time world triple jump champion Christian Taylor is set to miss the Tokyo Games after rupturing his Achilles tendon.The 30-year-old’s fiancee, Austrian...
Inter Milan agree multi-million euro loan with US
AFP, Milan :Inter Milan’s Chinese owners Suning have completed a financing transaction worth 275 million euros ($336 million) with US investment firm Oaktree Capital, according...
No postponement for Copa America, says CONMEBOL
AFP, Asuncion :Copa America 2021 will proceed as scheduled, South American football’s governing body CONMEBOL said after rejecting a request Thursday from Colombia, one of...
Most Japan firms want Tokyo Games nixed or deferred
Nearly 70 percent of Japanese firms want the Tokyo Olympics either cancelled or postponed, a Reuters survey found, underscoring concerns that the Games will increase...
Bangladesh booters practise amid high temperature
Sports Reporter :Bangladesh booters practised amid high temperature at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Friday. At that time the temperature of Dhaka was 35 to...
Man City’s Dias named FWA Men’s Footballer of the Year
Manchester City’s Ruben Dias was named England’s Footballer of the Year on Thursday in the annual vote of the Football Writers’ Association (FWA), making him...
We lost recent matches for fielding, not batting or bowling: Tamim
Sports Reporter :Captain of Bangladesh Cricket (ODI) team Tamim Iqbal said on Wednesday, ” We lost recent matches for fielding, not batting or bowling.” Bangladesh...
4000 fans set to be allowed for WTC final
For the first time since September 2019, fans were allowed for a cricket game in England on Wednesday (May 19) and this has earnestly increased...