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Lionel Messi was named Major League Soccer’s Most Valuable Player on Friday after leading Inter Miami to a record-breaking regular season campaign. The Argentine superstar was handed the accolade after his performances helped Miami to a record regular season points tally, earning the club its first ever Supporters Shield. The 37-year-old maestro finished the regular season with a league-leading 36 ...

Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) accorded a warm reception to the men’s junior (U-21) national hockey team on Thursday for qualifying in FIH Hockey Junior World Cup for the first time. The hockey team returned home from Oman in the morning. Later, the players and coaching staffs of the hockey team were taken to at the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) Falcon ...

Ireland Women’s team put up a strong batting performance to post 169-5 against Bangladesh in the three-match T20 International series opening game at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Leah Paul led the charge with 45-ball 79 not out, laced with 10 fours and two sixes as the Irish side won the toss and elected to bat first. Captain ...

Kylian Mbappe said he will take full responsibility for a “big mistake” after the striker missed another penalty in champions Real Madrid’s 2-1 defeat at Athletic Bilbao in La Liga on Wednesday. A week after the French superstar failed from the spot in the Champions League against Liverpool, he endured further misery from 12 yards as Los Blancos allowed league ...

The seventh edition of the 12-team Standard Chartered (SC) Cup five-a-side Corporate Football Tournament 2024 will be held this month. Participating teams are IDLC, Abul Khair Group, United Group, Unilever Bangladesh Limited, Incepta Pharmaceuticals Limited, Eskayef Pharmaceuticals Limited, Coca-Cola Bangladesh Beverages Limited, DBL Ceramics Limited, PRAN Group, Fakir Fashion Limited, British American Tobacco Bangladesh, and Robi Axiat, UNB reports. The ...

The captains of Bangladesh and Ireland women’s cricket teams unveiled the trophy for their three-match T20 series in a scenic ceremony at Sylhet’s Lakkatura Tea Garden on Wednesday. Nigar Sultana Jyoti, captain of Bangladesh, and Ireland’s Gaby Lewis led the event, adding a touch of elegance to the highly anticipated series. The series begins on Thursday at the Sylhet International ...

Bangladesh clinched a monumental 101-run victory over the West Indies in the second Test at Sabina Park, marking their first Test win in the Caribbean in 15 years. This victory leveled the two-match series 1-1 and ended a drought dating back to 2009. Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam and batter Jaker Ali delivered standout performances that steered Bangladesh to triumph. Taijul ...

Bangladesh achieved a milestone in its hockey history by qualifying for FIH Hockey Junior World Cup for the first time after a commanding 7-2 victory over Thailand in a crucial placement match at Junior Asia Cup in Muscat, Oman, on Tuesday. The win guarantees Bangladesh a spot in next year’s Junior World Cup in India with the top six teams ...

Sylhet Division suffered a 54-run defeat to Rajshahi in the seventh and final round of the 26th National Cricket League (NCL) at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram today. This was Sylhet’s first defeat in this NCL. They, however, confirmed their first ever NCL title before this round. Sylhet which eventually collected 37 points, finished with four wins, two draws ...

Jay Shah, the Indian cricket administrator and son of Indian Home Minister Amit Shah, officially began his tenure as chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday. At 36, Shah becomes the youngest individual to assume the position, following his unopposed election in August. He succeeds New Zealand’s Greg Barclay, who opted not to seek a third term. In ...