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Robert Lewandowski struck twice as Barcelona moved 15 points clear at the top of La Liga with a comfortable 4-0 win at Elche on Saturday. Earlier Lucas Ocampos and Youssef En-Nesyri struck to earn new Sevilla coach Jose Luis Mendilibar a crucial 2-0 victory over relegation rivals Cadiz in his first game in charge. Barca’s Polish forward Lewandowski has endured ...

Shoeb Kabir, UKBD NEWS : The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced a 14-member squad on Saturday for the only Test match against Ireland, which will take place in Dhaka from April 4. Shakib Al Hasan and Litton Das, who are set to play for Kolkata Knight Riders in this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL), have been included in the team. ...

Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman reached New Delhi early Saturday afternoon on a chartered flight to play in Indian Premier League (IPL) on behalf of Delhi Capitals. The plane carrying the left-arm pacer took off at 8:00am from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka and landed at New Delhi Airport at 2:30pm. Earlier, Mustafiz came to Dhaka from Chattogram on Friday ...

Opener Shubman Gill smashed 63 as holders Gujarat Titans beat Chennai Super Kings by five wickets in the Indian Premier League opener in front of more than 100,000 fans in Ahmedabad on Friday. Chasing 179 for victory, Gujarat rode on Gill’s 36-ball innings to achieve their target with four balls to spare at the world’s biggest cricket stadium and their ...

Captain Paul Stirling led from the front with a belligerent 41 ball-77 as Ireland denied Bangladesh a T20 sweep, securing a seven-wicket victory in the third and final match at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhruy Stadium in Chattogram on Friday. The Tigers finally won the series by 2-1, thanks to victory in the first match by 22 runs through the DLS method ...

Arsenal enter the final furlong of the Premier League title race with a clash against Leeds on Saturday as they bid to be crowned champions for the first time in 19 years. Second-placed Manchester City cannot afford to stumble in a marquee match-up against Liverpool, while the battle to avoid relegation is heating up. AFP Sport looks ahead to a ...

Neymar lost €1 million while playing online casino on Tuesday night. The Brazilian was live when he lost money in a two-hour session and reacted hilariously. The PSG star has been ruled out for the season with an ankle injury and has been spending time online to keep himself occupied. He has been spotted at McDonald’s, playing in poker competitions, ...

Barcelona booked their place in the Women’s Champions League semi-finals by thrashing Roma 5-1 on Wednesday as Arsenal came from behind to knock out Bayern Munich 2-1 on aggregate thanks to a 2-0 win at the Emirates. Tournament favourites Barca had been held to a slender 1-0 advantage from the first leg in the Italian capital last week, AFP reports. ...

Bangladesh on Wednesday won T20I series defeating Ireland in the second T20I of three-match series by 77 runs at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram. Bangladesh won the first T20I at the same venue under the DL Method as the match was shortened due to bad weather. Ireland scored 125 runs after losing 9 wickets in second T20I on Wednesday. ...

Argentina captain Lionel Messi on Tuesday scored his 100th international goal for the reigning world champions as they romped to a 7-0 friendly win over outclassed Curacao. Seven-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi opened the scoring against the Caribbean island minnows on 20 minutes in Santiago del Estero. It came 17 years after he opened his Argentina account in a 3-2 ...