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A 565-athlete field will compete in the Koko 18th National Summer Athletics Competition from Friday as Bangladesh launch a nationwide talent hunt targeting 10 medals, including two golds, at the upcoming South Asian (SA) Games. Organised by the Bangladesh Athletics Federation (BAF) in memory of sports organiser Arafat Rahman Koko, the three-day meet will run from 23 to 25 October ...

Powered by an all-around dominant performance, Afghanistan kicked off their tri-nation series in style by securing a commanding 158-run victory over Zimbabwe, handing Sikandar Raza’s side a heavy defeat. After starting the series with a massive 99-run win against Bangladesh, Zimbabwe stumbled in their second match, blowing the race for a spot in the final wide open. Bangladesh now has ...

Arsenal struck late to beat Nottingham Forest and keep the pressure on Premier League leaders Manchester City on Sunday, while struggling Manchester United dropped more points in a draw at Leeds. The Gunners faced Forest a day after pacesetters City celebrated a seventh win in seven games at home to Ipswich — shrugging off the fallout from the club’s guilty ...

Manchester United’s struggles continued as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Leeds United in the Premier League at Elland Road on Sunday, extending their winless league run since August. Bryan Mbeumo put United ahead in the 35th minute, but Dominic Calvert-Lewin restored parity for Leeds in the 51st minute. United failed to regain the lead despite their efforts, ...

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has praised Bangladesh as a country with a deep passion for football, expressing his delight at visiting Dhaka during a brief transit stop. In a video message shared by the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF), Infantino described Dhaka as beautiful and its people as passionate football fans. “Hello everyone. I am really delighted to be here today ...

Argentina goalkeeper Emi Martinez was taken to the hospital with a head injury after receiving about 10 minutes of treatment following a nasty-looking collision while playing for Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday. Martinez had earlier played his part in the Blues securing a first Premier League clean sheet in nine months, a run stretching back 23 matches. But ...

  Muhammed Shahed Rahman:   Anisa Khan, a British woman of Bangladeshi origin, has been appointed as the captain of the England national women’s kabaddi team. Anisa Khan herself announced the news of becoming the captain on social media. Her father Yawar Khan also confirmed the matter. Anisa Khan is a consultant by profession and the founder of the popular ...

The FIFA Appeal Committee has rejected a Spanish appeal against punishment for racist chants during a friendly against Egypt in March, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) announced on Friday. During the match against Egypt played at the Cornella, home of Espanyol, on 31 March, part of the crowd chanted “whoever doesn’t jump is Muslim”. On 4 August, three weeks after ...

Michael Carrick said Manchester United had “moved on” from Lisandro Martinez’s outburst aimed at the club’s hierarchy this week, saying it was “really not a drama for us as a group”. Argentina defender Martinez took aim at the hierarchy of the struggling club following United’s 2-0 Champions League loss to Atletico Madrid on Tuesday, saying Carrick had been left with ...

Brazilian international Antony said his home was burgled while he was playing for Real Betis in their 3-2 Champions League win over Porto on Wednesday. “A night that had everything to be brilliant ended in anger and frustration. My home was burgled,” the 26-year-old winger wrote on Instagram on Thursday, calling it a “very sad and infuriating situation”. Antony, who ...