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Hosts and defending champions Qatar on Wednesday were the first team to reach the Asian Cup knockout rounds, but China will need to fight it out to join them after successive 0-0 draws. Qatar were left red-faced after losing all three games at their home World Cup in 2022, the worst performance of any host in the competition’s history, AFP ...

Mashrafe Bin Mortaza finally was named captain for the Sylhet Strikers, ending a speculation over his participation in the tournament. He was the captain of the team in the last season when Sylhet ended up as runners up after losing the final to Comilla Victorians by seven wickets. But the fitness issue and Mashrafe’s hectic schedule as the lawmaker of ...

The ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup is all set to kick off on January 19 in South Africa. The 15th edition of the tournament will feature the rising stars of 16 countries battling it out in 41 matches, with five venues featuring the future of the international game. Ahead of the tournament, here’s everything you need to know ...

Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar became the latest victim of deep fake videos amid growing concern around the rise of AI-generated content in the country ahead of its general election. The cricket star was seen in a deep fake video endorsing an online gaming app in a clip that has been widely circulated on social media. The video falsely portrays ...

Lionel Messi was crowned as FIFA’s best men’s player for 2023 on Monday, while Aitana Bonmati added to her collection of individual accolades at the awards ceremony in London. Messi claimed the award for the third time, but the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner was a surprise victor ahead of Erling Haaland on an otherwise glorious night for Manchester City, AFP ...

Pace bowler Shoriful Islam vowed to further cement his place as the leading pacer of Bangladesh by carrying his last yearn form into the upcoming Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), set to start on January 19. Bangladesh have a packed International schedule in this year with the T20 World Cup in the main focus. A good performance in BPL will be ...

Vinicius Junior struck a first-half hat-trick to fire Real Madrid to Spanish Super Cup glory in a thumping 4-1 win over rivals Barcelona on Sunday in Saudi Arabia. Robert Lewandowski scored for Barcelona, who had defender Ronald Araujo sent off in the second half on what coach Xavi Hernandez described as the team’s “worst” night, AFP reports. Rodrygo rounded off ...

Pace bowler Adam Milne claimed four wickets as New Zealand beat Pakistan by 21 runs in the second Twenty20 international Sunday to take a 2-0 series lead. The tourists threw away a strong position in their run chase after Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman scored half-centuries as they were dismissed for 173 in the final over, in response to New ...

Robert Lewandowski and Lamine Yamals second-half strikes earned Barcelona a 2-0 win over Osasuna on Thursday and set up a Spanish Super Cup final Clasico rematch. The Catalans beat Real Madrid in last years final and will face their bitter rivals again Sunday after Los Blancos beat Atletico Madrid in an eight-goal thriller in the first semi-final in Saudi Arabia. ...

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president and newly appointed Sports Minister Nazmul Hassan Papon has dropped hints of retaining his BCB post for at least another year. Having taken oath as minister on Thursday evening, Nazmul said, “Just became the minister. Let’s focus on the ministry first. Since it’s about sports, it shouldn’t be a problem for me,” UNB reports. He ...