England escaped an embarrassing exit from Euro 2024 on Sunday as they came from behind to beat Slovakia in extra time and reach the quarter-finals, while Spain defeated surprise packages Georgia 4-1 to set up a mouthwatering quarter-final showdown with hosts Germany. A Jude Bellingham overhead kick deep in injury time and a Harry Kane strike early in extra time ...
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Ecuador reach Copa quarters, Mexico out after 0-0 draw
Ecuador ground out a nerve-jangling 0-0 draw with Mexico to book their place in the quarter-finals of the Copa America on Sunday as Venezuela sealed top spot in Group B with a 3-0 win over Jamaica. ,Ecuador, needing only a point against Mexico in Glendale, Arizona to advance on goal difference, withstood a furious late onslaught from ‘El Tri’ to ...
Read More »Argentina beats Peru without Messi as Lautaro Martínez scores twice
Lautaro Martínez scored twice and Argentina, playing without the injured Lionel Messi, wrapped up Copa America group play with a 2-0 win over Peru on Saturday night. A nicely placed through ball from Ángel Di María led to Martínez’s goal in the 46th minute. Martínez was embraced by teammates afterward, then went to hug Messi, who was standing near Argentina’s ...
Read More »HSC, equivalent exams begin, except Sylhet division
The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent exams began across the country on Sunday (June 30), except Sylhet division. The examinees alongwith the guardians were facing troubles on the first day of the exam to reach the respective centres due to heavy rain. The traffic congestion and a shortage of vehicles, many were forced to walk to their destinations. ...
Read More »India win T20 World Cup 2024
India clinched the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Champions title for the second time after 17 years wait, beating South Africa by 7 runs at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Saturday. After being asked to bowl, the Proteas had gotten off to a fine start with three wickets within the Powerplay, including skipper Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant and Suryakumar ...
Read More »IND vs SA: Will rain play spoilsport in showdown tie?
The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 final between India and South Africa will get underway at the Kensington Oval in Barbados on Saturday (June 29). The two teams are unbeaten thus far in the tournament, with the summit clash to separate one from winning the title. With the cricket world preparing for the summer’s biggest match, fans worldwide would ...
Read More »Junior scores twice to lead Brazil to 4-1 win over Paraguay
Vinícius Junior scored two first-half goals to lead Brazil to a 4-1 victory over Paraguay on Friday night and put itself in position to advance out of Group D in the Copa America. Savinho also scored a first-half goal for Brazil and Lucas Paqueta scored on a penalty kick in the second half. Omar Alderete scored Paraguay’s goal. There were ...
Read More »Uruguay beat Bolivia 5-0 to edge closer to Copa quarters
Uruguay thrashed tournament minnows Bolivia 5-0 in their Group C encounter in New Jersey on Thursday to all but book their place in the Copa America quarter-finals. Facundo Pellistri nodded home the opener in the eighth minute and Darwin Nunez doubled Uruguay’s lead just after the 20-minute mark, powering a left-footed shot past Bolivia keeper Guillermo Vizcarra to score in ...
Read More »India hammer England to book T20 World Cup final with South Africa
Left-arm spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel took three wickets apiece as India thrashed defending champions England by 68 runs in Guyana on Thursday to set up a T20 World Cup final against South Africa. England, set a challenging target of 172, slumped to 103 all out inside 17 overs, wrist spinner Kuldeep finishing with figures of 3-19 and the ...
Read More »South Africa thrash Afghanistan to reach T20 World Cup final
South Africa demolished Afghanistan’s T20 World Cup dream in ruthless fashion on Wednesday, thrashing the minnows by nine wickets with more than 11 overs to spare to reach the final of the cricket showpiece for the first time. Left-arm wrist-spinner Tabraiz Shamsi (3 for 6) and gangling pacer Marco Jansen (3-16) spearheaded the rout of Afghanistan’s brittle batting line-up for ...
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