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Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) director Jalal Yunus has resigned from his position. Jalal Yunus, was also in charge of cricket operations, has submitted his resignation letter to the National Sports Council (NSC) on Monday. “I have resigned from the board for the interest of cricket,” Jalal said. He is the first director to resign from the current board which is ...

South Africa defeated the West Indies by 40 runs on an eventful third day of the second and final Test on Saturday to extend their dominance over the Caribbean side. Set a challenging target of 263 after fast bowler Jayden Seales’ Test-best figures of six for 61 dismissed the Proteas for 246 in their second innings in the morning session, ...

The protest continued against Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) president Kazi Mohammad Salahuddin and BFF women’s wing chairperson Mahfuza Akter Kiron as the present and former eve footballers today (Saturday) also demanded the resignation of Salahuddin-Kiron. A group of 20-25 woman footballers, led by national sports awardee and organizer Kamrun Nahar Dana, gathered at BFF house at Arambagh chanting slogan and ...

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has said that the second Test against Bangladesh at the National Stadium in Karachi will be held without fans. Ticket sales for the match have been suspended with immediate effect and those who did purchase tickets, will get a full refund. The second Test is scheduled to be played from August 30 to September 3. “We ...

Kylian Mbappe enjoyed a “great night” as he struck on his Real Madrid debut to help his new side claim a record sixth UEFA Super Cup with a 2-0 win over Atalanta on Wednesday in Warsaw. The superstar French forward has waited years to play for his dream club and after finally signing for Los Blancos this summer at the ...

Diego Rossi’s two second-half goals launched the reigning MLS champion Columbus Crew over defending champion Inter Miami 3-2 to reach the Leagues Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday. The Uruguayan forward lifted the host Crew level in the 69th minute and netted the decider in the 80th to dethrone Miami, this season’s overall MLS season leader. Miami star Lionel Messi did not ...

While France basks in the glow of the dazzling Paris Olympics, French football is trying to shake off a hangover from its own disastrous summer as the first Ligue 1 season of the post-Kylian Mbappe era begins this weekend. A year after the departures of Lionel Messi and Neymar, Mbappe left Paris Saint-Germain too, signing for Real Madrid after eight ...

Chief selector Gazi Ashraf Hossain confirmed that senior Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will be available for all Test matches in 2024. “Probably at the end of July, we talked to Shakib and there were discussions with me regarding his fitness,” Hossain said ahead of the ICC World Test Championship series against Pakistan. “He assured us that he would play ...

Argentine star Lionel Messi was ruled out on Monday by Inter Miami coach Gerardo Martino for the defending champions’ Leagues Cup knockout match on Tuesday at reigning MLS champion Columbus. Messi remains sidelined after suffering a right ankle injury a month ago in Argentina’s 1-0 victory over Colombia in the Copa America final. Messi has not yet trained with his ...

Movie star Tom Cruise rappelled from the roof of France’s national stadium and received the Olympic flag, bringing a heavy dose of Hollywood to the closing ceremony of the Paris Games as the French capital handed over to the next host Los Angeles. Grammy-winning R&B artist H.E.R teased the Mission Impossible soundtrack as Cruise made his leap, drawing gasps from ...