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A Greek court on Wednesday sentenced seven people to life imprisonment over the fatal stabbing of a 19-year-old football supporter, according to the ANA news agency. Seven of the 12 accused — none of them older than 26 — were found guilty of murder and jailed for life. The five others received sentences of more than 19 years for complicity, ...

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has moved up three places to break into the top 10 of the ICC ODI bowling rankings. Shakib advanced three steps in the ranking with 4 wickets in three-match ODI series against Afghanistan. The left-arm spinner returned to the top ten in bowling in the ODI rankings. Shakib’s position is now number ten with 618 ...

Argentine star Lionel Messi landed in Florida on Tuesday ahead of putting the final touches on his move to US Major League Soccer club Inter Miami. Argentine television footage showed Messi, with members of his family, walking off a private jet at a small, executive airport adjacent to Inter Miami’s stadium in Fort Lauderdale. The World Cup winner is expected ...

Bangladesh have beaten Afghanistan by 7 wickets (with 159 balls remaining) in the 3rd ODI in three-match series at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Tuesday. Tigers scored 129 runs after losing three wickets in 23.3 overs. With this victory, Tigers have been able to avoid whitewash as Afgans won two matches earlier. Litton Das was on the crease ...

McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri gave splendid results in the British Grand Prix race on Sunday. Lando Norris finished the race in the second position and his teammate Oscar Piastri came fourth. According to the official website of Formula 1, Lando Norris said, “First of all, I just want to say a big thanks to the whole team: ...

England won the under-21 European Championship for the first time since 1984 as Curtis Jones’ goal beat Spain 1-0 in Saturday’s final. In a dramatic finale in Batumi, Spain captain Abel Ruiz had a 99th-minute penalty saved by Manchester City goalkeeper James Trafford to preserve England’s record of not conceding a goal all tournament. “I told everyone this morning I ...

Bangladesh conceded their maiden ODI series defeat to Afghanistan when they lost the second one-day international of the three-match series by 142 runs at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Saturday. Afghanistan openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz (145) and Ibrahim Zadran (100) set up the victory for the tourists as they completed their respective hundreds and also put up a ...

In a bid to stay alive in the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan, Bangladesh captain Liton Das decided to bowl first after winning the toss of the second game today at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram. Bangladesh made two changes from the first game which they lost by 17 runs through DLS method with batter Naim Sheikh and fast ...

Left-hand opener Tamim Iqbal has decided to return to international cricket at the request of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina following his sudden announcement of retirement. The decision was taken after Tamim and his wife Ayesha Siddiqa met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Ganabhaban on Friday afternoon, sources said. Former Bangladesh cricket captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza was present there. At the ...

Litton Das has been named as the replacement for Tamim Iqbal as the captain of Bangladesh for the remaining two ODIs of the Afghanistan series. On Thursday night, the President of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), Nazmul Hasan, announced the decision at a hotel in Gulshan, UNB reports. He also expressed his dissatisfaction with the way Tamim announced his retirement ...