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The Bangladesh team left Dhaka for South Africa Monday evening to play the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. The Bangladesh team has always struggled to meet expectations in this event, but this time they are determined to make a lasting impression. The World Cup will commence on February 9, and the Bangladesh team left early for South Africa to make ...

Arsenal’s academy products are keeping the club’s Premier League title challenge on track. Eddie Nketiah netted twice — including a 90th-minute winner — and Bukayo Saka also scored to give Arsenal a 3-2 win over Manchester United on Sunday to maintain some breathing room atop the table, AP reports. The victory keeps Arsenal five points clear of Manchester City with ...

A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Sunday: ENGLAND Arsenal hosts Manchester United at Emirates Stadium in a match that could blow the Premier League race wide open. A win for United would see it move to within five points of the leader and give hope to Manchester City and Newcastle that the London club can be caught. ...

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced a new national contract for the year 2023, comprising of 21 players. Four new players- Khaled Ahmed, Zakir Hasan, Musaddek Hossain Saikot, and Hasan Mahmud- have been included in the contract. The contract will be valid until December 31, 2023. However, four players- Shadman Islam, Yasir Ali, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, and Mohammad Naim- have ...

Barcelona romped to a 5-0 win over minnows Ceuta to reach the Spanish Cup quarter-finals on Thursday, riding the wave after winning their first trophy of the season last week. The Catalans lifted the Spanish Super Cup in Riyadh with a convincing triumph over Real Madrid, and after initially struggling to break down Ceuta’s defence, eventually the goals arrived. Robert ...

Grimacing in pain from his bruised cheekbone, Cristiano Ronaldo steadied himself before scoring from the penalty spot for his first goal in Saudi Arabia against a Paris Saint-Germain team featuring old foe Lionel Messi. Messi had already scored early in Thursday’s exhibition game when Ronaldo was flattened boxing-match style by PSG goalkeeper Keylor Navas after about 30 minutes in Riyadh, ...

Iftikhar Ahmed and captain Shakib Al Hasan combined for a 192 runs for an undefeated fifth wicket partnership, comfortably the highest in recognized T20 cricket as Fortune Barishal secured an emphatic 67-run win over Rangpur Riders at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Thursday. They went past the record of Dan Mousley and Adam Hose who put on 171 ...

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Wednesday announced the appointment of David Moore as its head of programmes. The 58-year-old Australian cricket professional has agreed to a two-year term with the BCB which starts next month, reports UNB. Moore will be responsible for planning, devising strategies, and implementing the high performance (HP) and Tigers’ programmes to ensure that they serve the ...

Liton Das smashed an impressive 70 off a mere 42 deliveries, leading the Comilla Victorians to an emphatic five-wicket victory over the Sylhet Strikers, who suffered their first loss in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) after winning five matches on the trot. Comilla won the toss and elected to bowl first, restricting Strikers to a moderate total of 133 ...

After lighting up football’s biggest stages, Cristiano Ronaldo faces a very different reality in Saudi Arabia with smaller stadiums and less exalted teams — and some very high temperatures. Ronaldo, 37, says he’s embracing the “challenge” of the Saudi Pro League, a step into the unknown for a player who is more used to Real Madrid’s heaving Santiago Bernabeu stadium or the “Theatre of ...