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The women’s semi-final between US Open champion Coco Gauff and Greece’s Maria Sakkari was halted by rain Friday with Sakkari up a set in the battle to take on Iga Swiatek in Sunday’s final. Ninth-ranked Sakkari had taken the opening set 6-4 and Gauff was serving at 15-15 in the first game of the second set when rain hit for ...

In the lead-up to the ICC Men’s T20I World Cup, the United States will host the Canadian and Bangladeshi cricket teams. The series will see the US playing against Canada in a five-match T20I series beginning on April 7, followed by a three-match T20I series against Bangladesh starting from May 21. All matches will take place at the Prairie View ...

Kylian Mbappe returned to the starting line-up and scored as Paris Saint-Germain beat Nice 3-1 in the quarter-finals of the French Cup on Wednesday. Having only been used as a substitute in last weekend’s 2-2 draw with Reims in Ligue 1, Mbappe was recalled in one of six changes made by coach Luis Enrique. He responded by opening the scoring ...

Bangladesh are keen to seal the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka with a match at hands when they take on the visitors for the second match at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram Friday. The match starts at 2.30 PM. Bangladesh lead the series 1-0 following a six-wicket victory in the first game. A victory in the second match ...

Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi were on target as Inter Miami marched into the last eight of the CONCACAF Champions Cup with a 3-1 (5-3 aggregate) win over Nashville on Wednesday. Messi set up Suarez for the eighth-minute opener and then the Argentine found the target himself in the 23rd minute. But the eight-times Ballon d’Or winner was substituted in ...

Bangladesh have clinched a massive six wickets win over Sri Lanka in the three match One Day International (ODI) series opener at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Wednesday. Thanks to Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto and veteran batter Mushfiqur Rahim as Shanto blazed with his bat, smashing his third ODI ton while Mushiqur scored 73 which led the ...

After the T20I Series win for Sri Lanka, the stage for the three-match ODI is all set for Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, starting on Wednesday in Chattogram. While Bangladesh lag behind the tourists when it comes to T20Is, but in ODIs they hold the edge. Especially their history in the last few years in ODIs tells that this series is ...

Salomon Rondon scored a hat-trick as Mexican side Pachuca thrashed the Philadelphia Union 6-0 to book their place in the quarter-finals of the CONCACAF Champions Cup. After a goalless first leg in Philadelphia last week, Pachuca tore into the Major League Soccer outfit in Tuesday’s return in Mexico. Veteran Venezuelan international striker Rondon fired Pachuca into the lead from the ...

Bangladesh U-19 women’s football team received award for becoming champions of the SAFF U-19 tournament held in February in Dhaka. They received Walton 32-inch smart TV in a reception programme held on Tuesday at conference room of Bangladesh Football Federation’s Bhaban hosted by Walton Group. Earlier on day of the final, Walton Group announced that each members of the of ...

Cristiano Ronaldo scored in extra time but Al Nassr side were dumped out of the Asian Champions League quarter-finals on penalties by Al Ain on Monday. The 39-year-old Portuguese was the only Al Nassr player to score in the shootout as his Saudi side went out 3-1 on penalties, the tie having ended 4-4 on aggregate. It was a frustrating ...