Yamashita on brink of World Cup history
AFP, Tokyo :Yoshimi Yamashita had to be “dragged along” to officiate her first match — now she’s making history as one of the first women...
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Maradona’s 1986 WC final shirt returns to Argentina
Agency :Thirty-six years after Diego Maradona helped Argentina beat Germany to lift the World Cup (WC) in Mexico City, the shirt he wore in the...
Swiss prosecutors appeal acquittals of Blatter and Platini
Agency :Swiss federal prosecutors have filed an appeal to overturn the acquittals of former FIFA President Sepp Blatter and former UEFA President Michel Platini on...
Ballon d’Or winner Benzema on target as Madrid crush Elche
AFP, Elche :Karim Benzema celebrated his Ballon d’Or win this week with a goal in Real Madrid’s comfortable 3-0 win over Elche on Wednesday night,...
Darmstadt upset Gladbach, Hoffenheim thump Schalke
Agency :Borussia Monchengladbach crashed out of the German Cup after losing 2-1 to second division outfit Darmstadt, while Hoffenheim cruised 5-1 past struggling Schalke into...
Forest off bottom of Premier League
Nottingham Forest edged off the bottom of the Premier League by holding out for a 0-0 draw at Brighton as Wilfried Zaha gave Crystal Palace...
BD-SA warm-up match abandoned
Sports Reporter :The ICC Twenty20 World Cup warm-up match between Bangladesh and South Africa was abandoned due to heavy rain at Allan Border Field in...
Shakib No 1 all-rounder in T20I cricket
Sports Reporter :Shakib Al Hasan has taken the top spot in the ICC Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket. The Captain of Bangladesh has regained the top...
Topley set to rule out of T20 WC
Agency :Reece Topley of England is poised to be ruled out of the T20 World Cup (T20) due to an ankle injury, only three days...
Alzarri takes four as WI keep Super-12 qualifications hope alive
Agency :A fiery four-wicket spell from pace bowler Alzarri Joseph helped the two-time champion West Indies storm past Zimbabwe by 31 runs to keep their...
Ireland upset Scotland with stunning comeback at T20 WC
Agency :Ireland pulled off a stunning six-wicket upset of Scotland at the Twenty20 (T20) World Cup (WC) on Wednesday with George Dockrell and Curtis Campher...
BPL 2023: Syhet Strikers ropes in Mashrafe, Amir, Perera
Agency :The next season of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is still a couple of months away, meanwhile, the franchises are packing their teams with big...