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The Copa America is down to the final four with a pair of fascinating semi-finals and favourites Argentina hoping they can win their third straight major title. The Argentines, world champions and defending Copa title holders, open the semi-final action when they face surprise package Canada on Tuesday in New Jersey, reports AFP. Then on Wednesday in Charlotte, Uruguay — ...

The Netherlands dug deep to come from behind and beat Turkey 2-1 on Saturday and book its place in the European Championship semifinals. An own goal from Mert Muldur in the 76th minute, only six after Stefan De Vrij canceled Samet Akaydin’s first-half header for Turkey, was enough for the Dutch in the last of the quarterfinals. “It was really ...

England beat Switzerland on penalties on Saturday to keep their dreams of winning Euro 2024 alive as they advanced to a semi-final showdown with the Netherlands, who came from behind to defeat Turkey in the day’s other match. In Duesseldorf, England produced another late fightback as their quarter-final with the Swiss finished 1-1 after 90 minutes and at the end ...

Uruguay beat Brazil 4-2 in a penalty shootout on Saturday after a bruising 0-0 draw to march into the semi-finals of the Copa America where they will face Colombia. Sergio Rochet saved Brazil’s first penalty in the shootout from Eder Militao while his teammate Douglas Luiz hit the post. Brazil keeper Alisson Becker denied Jose Gimenez but Manuel Ugarte buried ...

Shathira Jakir Jesy became the first Bangladeshi female umpire to officiate matches in Women’s Asia Cup to be held in Sri Lanka this month. Jesy herself revealed the matter in her verified facebook page, saying that officiating matches in Asia Cup was a dream that finally came true. “Alhumdulillah dream comes true, new mission Women’s Asia cup 2024 (Sri Lanka),” ...

France converted all their kicks in a shootout to edge Portugal 5-3 on penalties after a goalless stalemate in their European Championship quarter-final on Friday, likely bringing the curtain down on Cristiano Ronaldo’s international career. Theo Hernandez stroked home the winning kick for a perfect sequence after Joao Felix’s effort, the third for Portugal, hit the post. France will now ...

Chess Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman passed away while playing a game in the 12th round of the ongoing National Chess Championship on Friday. More is developing……..

Former Bangladesh cricket team batsman and current national team logistics manager, Nafees Iqbal has been airlifted from Chattogram to Dhaka via an air ambulance after he suffered a brain stroke on Friday morning. Bangladesh Cricket Board BCB’s chief physician, Debashish Chowdhury, confirmed Nafees’s condition and said, “Nafees has had a minor stroke. He is being brought to Dhaka from Chattogram ...

Lionel Messi needed his Argentine teammates to bail him out, and the world champions delivered for their all-time captain. Messi missed his penalty kick in a shootout, but Argentina outlasted Ecuador 1-1 (4-2 in penalty kicks) in their Copa America quarterfinal match Thursday night at NRG Stadium in Houston to advance to the semifinal. Argentina will meet the winner of ...

India’s T20 World Cup winners returned home to a heroes’ welcome on Thursday with skipper Rohit Sharma and his players hailed by euphoric fans jostling to glimpse their stars. Frenzied crowds shouted “India, India” after they landed in New Delhi from the Caribbean, having been delayed for days by Hurricane Beryl. Whistles and wild cheers greeted the players as they ...