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The entire gallery of Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur became silent for one minute expressing grief over the devastating fire incident in the city’s Baily Road. Before the action of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) final between Cumilla Victorians and Fortune Barishal, the players of both teams observed the silence staying in a row along with the spectators in the ...

Erling Haaland has Manchester United in his sights this weekend as Manchester City host their cross-town rivals at the start of a season-defining spell for the Premier League champions. Pep Guardiola’s men, chasing an unprecedented fourth straight English top-flight crown, boast an impressive recent record against United but know they cannot afford a slip-up in a tight title tussle, AFP ...

Manchester United will host Liverpool in an FA Cup quarter-final blockbuster after the bitter rivals took contrasting routes to their fifth round victories on Wednesday. United eased the pressure on beleaguered boss Erik ten Hag as they scraped through with a 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest thanks to Casemiro’s late goal, AFP reports. Fresh from their League Cup final triumph ...

Pace bowler Mohammed Shami is out of this year’s Indian Premier League after having surgery on his Achilles tendon. Shami, who plays for the Gujarat Titans, posted photographs on social media of himself in hospital after the operation on Tuesday. He said that recovery “will take some time” meaning he will miss the glitzy Twenty20 league that begins next month. ...

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has appointed BCB’s High Performance (HP) Head Coach David Hemp as the national team’s batting coach. Hemp had been working as the HP Head Coach since May 2023 and had toured with the national team as its batting coach in New Zealand last year. The BCB has also announced former New Zealand allrounder Andre Adams as ...

Cumilla Victorians have confirmed the final of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at the first chance after they beat Ranpur Riders by six wickets in the Qualifier-1. Liton Das and Towhid Hridoy played outstanding knocks to make the big 186-run target easy as they won the match keeping nine balls in hand at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka on Monday. The duo ...

After taking off Kylian Mbappe as Paris Saint-Germain struggled to a home draw with Rennes on Sunday, coach Luis Enrique said the soon-to-leave superstar will play “when I want him”. Luis Enrique took off France captain Mbappe in the 65th minute with PSG losing. His replacement, Goncalo Ramos, won and converted an added-time penalty that gave the home team a ...

Hilton Cartwright hit an unbeaten 73 and Joel Paris took 4-21 as a dominant Western Australia thrashed New South Wales by five wickets Sunday to claim a third straight Marsh Cup one-day title. WA skipper Sam Whiteman sent the hosts in at Sydney and the decision paid off when they were bowled out for 169 in 42 overs, losing their ...

With Liverpool in League Cup final action against Chelsea on Sunday, the chasing pack have a chance to close the gap on the Premier League leaders. Manchester City can move within one point of Jurgen Klopp’s team if they win their game in hand at Bournemouth, while Arsenal must beat Newcastle to stay in touch with the title pacesetters. AFP ...

Although Shakib Al Hasan was not supposed to take part in the upcoming ODI and T20 series against Sri Lanka in home ground, he would likely be included in the Test series. However, the ace all-rounder will not play in the longer version also, said BCB Cricket Operations chairman Jalal Yunus. He said, “Shakib has taken rest from the Sri ...