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Former Former Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur manager Andre Villas-Boas has been elected president of Portuguese football giants FC Porto, ending the 42-year reign of Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa. Villas-Boas, 46, obtained 21,489 votes, to just 5,224 for his 86-year-old rival, who had won his previous 15 successive elections to head ‘The Dragons’. “What a historic night… our club is ...

Bangladesh women’s cricket team will take on India in a the first game of the five-match T20 series on Sunday at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium with an aim to make a good start. Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana Joty and her Indian counterpart Harmanpreet Kaur unveiled the five-match T20i series trophy in front of the historic Ali Amjad’s Clock on the ...

Leicester City were promoted to the Premier League on Friday after rivals Leeds United crashed to a shock 4-0 defeat at Queens Park Rangers. The result leaves Leicester top of the Championship with 94 points with two games to play while Leeds stay second on 90 but with just one match left, reports BBC. Third-place Ipswich Town can pip Leeds ...

  Redbridge resident Manjit Singh, aged 50, showcased his endurance and dedication by completing the 2024 London Marathon alongside his 24-year-old daughter Gursharan Kaur. This remarkable feat marks Gursharan’s first marathon, while Manjit proudly adds this achievement to his seventh full marathon. A seasoned runner, Manjit has participated in numerous half marathons across various countries and even secured first place ...

Indonesians celebrated Friday after their spirited men’s team beat South Korea in the Under-23 Asian Cup quarter-finals in a dramatic penalty shootout, leaving them one step from qualifying for the Olympics for only the second time in history. They defeated their Asian rivals 11-10 on penalties after a 2-2 draw in Doha on Thursday night. The top three teams will ...

Indonesians celebrated Friday after their spirited men’s team beat South Korea in the Under-23 Asian Cup quarter-finals in a dramatic penalty shootout, leaving them one step from qualifying for the Olympics for only the second time in history. They defeated their Asian rivals 11-10 on penalties after a 2-2 draw in Doha on Thursday night. The top three teams will ...

Bangladesh will play Lebanon in their last Group I away match of their Asian qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup on June 11 at a neutral venue-Al Saad Club Stadium in Doha, Qatar. The match between the two teams will kick-off at 7: 00 pm local time and 10: 00 pm Bangladesh time, reports UNB. Two war-torn Arabian nations-Palestine ...

Guernsey FC could not end their 10-game winless run in their final home game of the season as they lost 3-2 to mid-table Hartley Wintney at Footes Lane. CJ Fearn gave the visitors the lead from close range seven minutes before half-time, and Mason Obeng headed in a second 10 minutes after the interval. Sam Murray pulled one back four ...

Rafael Nadal said on Wednesday he will only play at the upcoming French Open if he feels “capable enough to compete well”. The 14-time Roland Garros champion conceded that if the action in Paris were to kick off today, he would not be able to participate but vowed to keep fighting for the chance to play at his most successful ...

Indian women’s cricket team arrived in Sylhet today ahead of their five-match Twenty20 International series against Bangladesh, starting on April 28. The 15-member India squad led by Harmanpreet Kaur landed at the Osmani International Airport in Sylhet and received a warm reception. The five-match series will take place in its entirety at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. After the series ...