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Tamim Iqbal has been diagnosed with a heart blockage. A stent has been placed to restore blood flow. He is currently under observation in the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) at Begum Fazilatunnesa Hospital in Savar. “Tamim underwent an angiogram which detected a blockage in his heart. A stent has been placed, and he is currently being monitored in the CCU,” ...

Sebastian Fundora successfully defended his WBC and WBO super welterweight world titles on Saturday, stopping Chordale Booker in the fourth round at a fight in Las Vegas. The six-foot-six southpaw, known as the “Towering Inferno,” delivered a dominant first defense of the titles he won last March with a split-decision victory over Australian Tim Tszyu. Fundora rocked Booker in the ...

The testimony in the case against cricketer Nasir Hossain and his wife Tamima Sultana Tammi for alleged unlawful marriage has been deferred to June 16. On Sunday (March 23), PBI inspector Sheikh Md Mizanur Rahman was scheduled for cross-examination but failed to appear in court. Consequently, Dhaka’s Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Zakir Hossain rescheduled the hearing. Nasir attended the court, ...

It was not a night when Thomas Tuchel’s England set the pulses racing. The new head coach had talked about the need for cut and thrust, for excitement. He was eager to ignite something at the beginning of the road to the 2026 World Cup. Instead, it was one for the more prosaic values – professionalism and control; hard work, ...

Argentina edged to the brink of qualification for the 2026 World Cup on Friday after a superb strike from Thiago Almada earned them a 1-0 victory over Uruguay in Montevideo. The reigning world champions looked to be headed for a draw after a tense tussle against a Uruguay side who defeated the Argentinians 2-0 in Buenos Aires earlier in qualifying. ...

After a recent successful bowling reassessment in Loughborough, Bangladesh star allrounder Shakib Al Hasan has been given the green light to resume bowling in competitive cricket by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). After this decision, Shakib is now available to resume his bowling in domestic and international cricket, where he has not been available since September last year. ...

Bangladesh national football team will fly to Kolkata enroute to Shillong on Thursday morning to play in the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers against hosts India on 25th March. Bangladesh will play their first match of the AFC Asian Cup Qualifier against their giant neighbour India on 25th March at 7:30PM at the Jawaharlal Stadium in the Indian hill city of ...

Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan emphasised the importance of merit-based player selection and urged vigilance against nepotism and corruption in football. On Wednesday, at around 2:30 PM, during a courtesy meeting with national team newcomer Hamza Choudhury at the Nagar Bhaban in the capital, the sports adviser made these remarks about the allegations of syndicates raised on social media ...

Heartbreaking near-misses will fire “hurting” New Zealand to their first football World Cup since 2010, their coach Darren Bazeley said on Wednesday, with the country two wins from the finals. Led by Nottingham Forest striker Chris Wood, New Zealand are strong favourites to beat amateurs Fiji on Friday in Wellington and then seal qualification for 2026 by beating another regional ...

English Premier League footballer Hamza Dewan Choudhury officially joined the Bangladesh national football team camp on Tuesday at 11 PM. Upon his arrival at the team hotel, he was warmly welcomed by Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) President Tabith Awal, along with head coach Javier Cabrera and several other federation officials. Hamza landed at Dhaka Airport at 9:30 PM after flying ...