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The expanded World Cup in North America got even more supersized on Tuesday. The governing body of soccer increased the size of the 2026 tournament for the second time — six years after the first — by approving a bigger group stage for the inaugural 48-team event, AP reports. By retaining groups of four teams instead of moving to three, ...

Bangladesh clinched a 3-0 T20 international series sweep with a 16-run victory against England at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on Tuesday. England’s batting had stuttered as they lost the first two matches by six and four wickets respectively and they faltered again on Tuesday chasing 159, slipping from 100-1 after 13 overs to 123-5 after 17 and finishing ...

Real Madrid forward Eden Hazard says he is “caught in a spiral” and only game time with the European champions can lift him out of it. The 32-year-old has not played a minute for Madrid in La Liga or the Champions League since the World Cup however. Signed from Chelsea in a blockbuster deal in 2019, he has a year ...

The closing ceremony and prize distribution programme of the 5th Sheikh Kamal National Fencing Competition 2023 were held on Sunday at Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium at Mirpur 10 in the capital. Bangladesh Navy won the championship title with 7 gold medals, 4 silver medals and 6 bronze medals. Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) became the first runners-up obtaining 3 gold medals, ...

A Kane Williamson century led New Zealand to a dramatic last-ball, two-wicket victory against Sri Lanka on a rain-disrupted final day in Christchurch on Monday. In a helter-skelter finish, the only Sri Lankans not guarding the boundary for most of the closing 10 overs were the bowler and wicketkeeper as New Zealand chased down their target of 285. The winning ...

SHOEB KABIR, UKBDNEWS :: Bangladesh clinched three-match T20I series keeping one match in hand against England after winning the second one by 4 wickets at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on March 12, 2023. Najmul Hossain Shanto scored 46 off 47 balls while Mehidy Hasan Miraz strike 20 off 17 balls. Mehidy Hasan Miraz scalped four wickets in ...

Bangladesh clinched the first T20I series win against England beating the visitors by four wickets in the second T20I of the three-match series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Sunday. With this win, the Bangladesh took a 2-0 lead in the series with a game in hand. They have one match left to play on Tuesday at the same ...

Ireland cricket team arrived in Dhaka this morning and after a short break, reached Sylhet. It is the first time that Ireland will play the Tigers in a bilateral series, with matches across all three formats. The Bangladesh team are currently playing the T20I series against England which will end on March 14 before the Tigers depart for Sylhet to ...

The closing and prize distribution ceremony of the five-day long 2nd Bangamata International Squash Competition 2023 organized by SA Group held at Chittagong Club Squash Court on Saturday. Egyptian players Ibrahim Elkabani and Saif Shinawa became champion and runner-up respectively in the tournament. Waseqa Ayesha Khan, MP, was present as the chief guest at the event. Among others, Chittagong Club ...

Surgeons at a Qatari hospital on Friday “successfully” operated on the right ankle of Brazil star Neymar following an injury that will rule him out for the rest of the season, his club said. The 31-year-old Paris Saint-Germain player hobbled into Aspetar hospital in Doha on crutches early Friday and the operation was finished within hours, AFP reports. “Neymar Jr ...