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Agency : Ecuador kept their hopes of qualifying for the Copa America quarter-finals alive with a 3-1 win over Jamaica in Las Vegas on Wednesday that left the ‘Reggae Boyz’ on the brink of elimination. Ecuador went ahead in the 13th minute via a Jamaica own goal, when Piero Hincapie’s cross from the left was deflected off Kasey Palmer’s shin into the net. The South Americans doubled the lead via a Kendry Paez penalty kick just before the interval after...
AFP, Sydney : Australian swimmer Cate Campbell announced on Wednesday her retirement after failing to qualify for a fifth Olympics, ending a career in which she set seven world records...
Jamaica’s two-time Olympic women’s 100m and 200m champion Elaine Thompson-Herah will not defend her titles at next month’s Paris Games after failing to recover from an Achilles injury, the sprint star said on Wednesday. Thompson-Herah, who completed the 100m-200m gold medal double at both the 2016 and pandemic-delayed 2020 Olympics, confirmed her decision after pulling out of this week’s Jamaican trials. “I am hurt and devastated to be missing the Olympics this year but at the end of the day...
Sports Reporter : Bangladesh National Women’s Cricket team will face Sri Lanka National Women’s Cricket team in their first match Group-B match of the Women’s T20 Asia Cup on July 20 in Sri Lanka. A total of eight teams dividing into two groups will take part in the Women’s T20 Asia Cup. Asian Cricket Council (ACC) released a new schedule of Women’s T20 Asia Cup on Thursday. The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup is scheduled to be held at the...
AFP, Tarouba : South Africa (SA) demolished Afghanistan’s T20 World Cup (WC) dream in ruthless fashion on Thursday, thrashing the minnows by nine wickets with more than 11 overs to spare to reach the final of the cricket showpiece for the first time. Left-arm wrist-spinner Tabraiz Shamsi (3 for 6) and gangling pacer Marco Jansen (3-16) spearheaded the rout of Afghanistan’s brittle batting line-up for just 56 off 11.5 overs after they chose to bat. Fast bowlers Kagiso Rabada and...
AFP, Germany : Georgia secured a historic place in the knockout stages of Euro 2024 after a stunning 2-0 win over Portugal on Wednesday, while Turkey, Belgium, Romania and Slovakia all advanced to the last 16 as the group stage came to an end. Appearing at their first European Championship, Georgia had to record their first ever victory at the tournament to reach the last 16 when they played Portugal in Gelsenkirchen. Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal had already qualified for the...
Agency : The darlings of world cricket, Afghanistan’s fairytale in the ongoing Twenty20 World Cup got chocked by South Africa. The Afghans after breaking into the semis for the first time in tournament history, failed to live up to expectations. “We came here before the tournament and if you told us we would be playing the semi-final against South Africa, we would accept that. Winning big games in this competition…and yes, we are capable of beating any side. Next time...
Agency : A Kylian Mbappe penalty was cancelled out by Robert Lewandowski’s spot kick as already-eliminated Poland held France to a nervy 1-1 draw in Dortmund on Tuesday, meaning the French finish second in Group-D. Mbappe broke the deadlock in the 56th minute with his first European Championship goal – and the first scored by a French player at Euro 2024 – when he calmly slotted home a penalty given for Jakub Kiwior’s clumsy challenge on Ousmane Dembele. The lead...
World tennis number nine Alex de Minaur will make his Olympic debut in Paris next month, three years after missing out at the Tokyo Games because of Covid-19. De Minaur was selected on Wednesday to spearhead a four-pronged Australian medal assault in the men’s singles alongside Alexei Popyrin, Chris O’Connell and Rinky Hijikata — who will all be taking part in their first Olympics. “Obviously last time round I got a little bit unlucky to not be able to play...
Sports Reporter : The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup (WC) will start after 99 days. Bangladesh will host the Women’s T20 World Cup. The matches of the World Cup will be held at the different venues across the country. Meanwhile, the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 are going on at the different venues of the West Indies. The United States of America also hosted the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Only three matches of the ICC Men’s T20 World...
Agency : Afghanistan advanced to their first-ever senior world tournament semi-final with a nerve-jangling eight-run victory over Bangladesh at the T20 World Cup on Tuesday that eliminated mighty Australia. Amid excruciating tension at the Arnos Vale Stadium in St Vincent, Afghan Captain Rashid Khan and seamer Naveen-ul-Haq were the heroes as Afghanistan battled through three rain stoppages to secure a famous victory under the DLS scoring method. Defending a modest total of 115-5 on a bowler-friendly surface, Rashid finished with...
Dhaka Abahani Limited registered their second win in the BFF U-18 Football League beating Lieutenant Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited 2-1 held at the practice ground of Bashundhara Kings Arena in the capital on Tuesday. In the day’s match, Yeasin put Abahani ahead early in the 8th minute while Mohin restored the parity for Sheikh Jamal in the 44th minute of the match. After the breather, Nur Alam sealed the victory scoring the second goal for Abahani Limited in 92nd...
AFP, Atlanta : World champions Argentina opened their bid for back-to-back Copa America titles with a 2-0 win over Canada in front of a crowd of 70,564 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Thursday. Julian Alvarez put Argentina ahead in the 49th minute but a combination of inspired goalkeeping from Canada’s Max Crepeau and Lionel Messi’s surprising lack of precision in front of goal ensured that the underdogs were in the game until Lautaro Martinez settled the contest in the 88th minute....