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An Argentine court on Thursday delayed to March 2025 the long-awaited criminal trial of seven of the eight medical professionals accused of negligence in the death of Argentina football legend Diego Maradona. The trial was set to start next month, after a previous postponement in May, but is now on track to begin on March 11 next year, according to ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday accorded a reception to the Bangladesh cricket team at his office at Tejgaon in the capital, following their 2-0 Test series victory against Pakistan in August-September 2024. Welcoming the cricketers at the reception, the Chief Adviser called their success in Pakistan a historic one and said the whole nation was proud of their ...

The Bangladesh Women’s A team got off to a winning start to the T20 series against Sri Lanka with a seven-wicket victory at P Sara Oval Stadium on Thursday. The hosts piled up 112-7 after being put in to bat first, a total that Bangladesh overhauled in 18.5 overs, losing three wickets. Fahima Khatun led the victory, claiming 3-12 in ...

A TV cameraman said Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez “slapped me” after Colombia’s 2-1 win in a World Cup qualifying match. Jhonny Jackson told Colombian media he approached Martínez after the final whistle in Barranquilla on Tuesday as the goalkeeper greeted another player. Footage he captured shows the World Cup winner who Argentines know as Dibu hitting the camera, which quickly ...

Bangladesh national cricket team will meet chief adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Thursday. After Bangladesh’s historic Test series whitewash against Pakistan, Prof Yunus, congratulated the team and promised to meet the players upon their return. As per the plan, players, coaching staff, and Bangladesh Cricket Board officials will meet the Chief Adviser at his office in Tejgaon, said a BCB ...

If Mauricio Pochettino had any illusions about the scale of the task that awaits him as newly-appointed head coach of the United States, Tuesday’s 1-1 draw with New Zealand would have set him straight. The friendly in Cincinnati, against the 94th-ranked team in the world, continues a miserable run of form for the Americans who have now managed just one ...

The Bangladesh Women’s ‘A’ team claimed a seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka ‘A’ in the second 50-over match in Colombo Tuesday, clinching the two-match series after the first game was washed out. Chasing a 114-run target in a rain-shortened 20-over match, opener Dilara Akter led the way with a 34-ball 47. She built a crucial 74-run partnership with Murshida Khatun ...

Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan made a striking debut for Surrey Cricket Club in the ongoing English County Championship, claiming four wickets against Somerset in a match held at Taunton. Shakib delivered an impressive performance, bowling 33.5 overs and taking four wickets for 97 runs, helping dismiss Somerset for 317 in their 95.5-over innings. His significant contribution, accounting for ...

South Korea’s Bayern Munich defender Kim Min-jae has said he was “wrong” to confront the home fans following a disappointing draw against Palestine in Seoul in World Cup qualifying. South Korean supporters jeered new coach Hong Myung-bo before, during and after the 0-0 stalemate last Thursday at the 66,000-capacity Seoul World Cup Stadium, reports AFP. At the end, Kim approached ...

Cristiano Ronaldo’s late strike sealed Portugal’s 2-1 win over Scotland as the 901st goal of the striker’s extraordinary career completed a stirring fightback in Sunday’s Nations League clash. Ronaldo had reached 900 career goals with his 131st international strike in Thursday’s victory over Croatia. The 39-year-old showed no signs of being sated by that incredible milestone as he came off ...