Tuesday, 19 Mar, 2024

Sports

Dominant Madrid move step closer to La Liga title 

Real Madrid moved a step closer to regaining Spain's La Liga title as they thrashed Rafael Benitez's Celta Vigo side to restore a seven-point lead. Without the suspended Jude Bellingham, Madrid led when Vinicius Jr stabbed in from close range after his first effort was blocked

Liverpool and Man City fight out pulsating draw 

Liverpool and Manchester City fought out a thrilling draw at Anfield to leave Arsenal top of the Premier League. This meeting of the pre-eminent domestic powers of recent years lived up to its billing in an encounter of the highest quality in which both sides had chances to claim a

Bangladesh beat India to win SAFF U-16 Women's Championship

Bangladesh beat India 3-2 on penalties to claim the SAFF U-16 Women’s Championship 2024 title in a breathtaking finale at the ANFA Complex in Lalitpur in Nepal, today (March 10). Bangladesh clinched the championship title in a nail-biting tiebreaker 3-2, following a gripping

Sri Lanka reignite timed-out row after T20 series win over Bangladesh

Sri Lanka have reignited the row over the 2023 World Cup timed-out dismissal of Angelo Mathews after celebrating their Twenty20 series win in Bangladesh by pointing to their wrists. Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto told Sri Lanka's players to put the November controversy

Bangladesh to take on India in SAFF women’s final today

Bangladesh are set to face India in the final of the ongoing SAFF U-16 Women’s Championship 2024 at the ANFA Complex in Lalitpur, Nepal today. The match is scheduled to start at 03:15pm (BST). This will be the seventh time both teams will play each other during the SAFF

Inter Milan edge Bologna to move 18 points clear

Inter Milan moved 18 points clear at the top of Serie A after a narrow win at Champions League-chasing Bologna. German centre-back Yann Bisseck stooped to head in the only goal of the game from Alessandro Bastoni's cross eight minutes before the break. A 12th consecutive win in

Kane sets hat-trick record as Bayern win 8-1

Harry Kane became the first man to score four hat-tricks in his debut Bundesliga season as Bayern Munich reduced Bayer Leverkusen's advantage to seven points. With Leverkusen hosting Wolfsburg on Sunday, Bayern looked to maintain the pressure on the runaway leaders and they

Arsenal go top as Haverts spares Ramsdale blushes 

Kai Havertz spared Aaron Ramsdale's blushes as Arsenal earned a statement win over Brentford which puts them top of the Premier League before title rivals Liverpool and Manchester City meet on Sunday. Arsenal, looking to lead the table for the first time since December, went in

Sri Lanka thrash Bangladesh by 28 runs to clinch T20I series

A sensational hat-trick by pace bowler Nuwan Thushara rattled Bangladesh top order as the hosts were handed a defeat of 28 runs by Sri Lanka in the third and decisive match of the three-match T20 series in Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Saturday. Chasing a target of 175,

Bangladesh need 175 to win T20 series against Sri Lanka

Bangladesh bowlers came up with stellar performance to restrict Sri Lanka to a 174-6 in the third and final T20 International, what turned out to be a series deciding game at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium today. Fast bowler Taskin Ahmed (2-25) and leg-spinner Rishad Hossain

Bangladesh send Sri Lanka to bat in T20I series decider

Bangladesh have won the toss and asked Sri Lanka to bat first for the third time in the last T20I and the series deciding match in Sylhet International Cricket Stadium today (March 9). Both of teams have won one game each as the first game turned out to be a cracking contest in which

Hamstring injury rules Pathirana out of third Bangladesh T20I

Sri Lankan pacer Matheesha Pathirana suffered a grade one hamstring injury on his left leg during the second T20I against Bangladesh, which ruled him out of the third T20I against Bangladesh on Saturday. Pathirana, one of Sri Lanka’s quickest bowlers, clocks over 150 kph

Barca's Yamal, 16, curls in superb late winner

Barcelona climbed to second in La Liga after teenage winger Lamine Yamal's superb late winner gave them a 1-0 victory at home to Mallorca. The visitors looked set to frustrate Barca, for whom Ilkay Gundogan had a 24th-minute penalty saved. Yamal, 16, then struck the crossbar

Indian Wells: Murray beaten in straight sets by Rublev

Britain's Andy Murray fell to a straight-set defeat against Russian fifth seed Andrey Rublev in the third round at Indian Wells. Three-time Grand Slam champion Murray, 36, was beaten 7-6 (7-3) 6-1 by Rublev in a high-quality match in California. Murray, who has said he is not

Destructive Joshua knocks out Ngannou in second round

Briton Anthony Joshua delivered the most powerful statement to the heavyweight division with a destructive second-round knockout win over Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia. Joshua, 34, floored the UFC champion in the first round and early in the second. A dazed Ngannou rose to his

Anderson becomes first seamer to reach 700 Test wickets

England's James Anderson has become the first pace bowler to take 700 Test wickets. The 41-year-old reached the landmark by dismissing India's Kuldeep Yadav on day three of the fifth Test in Dharamsala. Anderson is third on the all-time list of wicket-takers in Tests behind

Bangladesh eye maiden T20 series win over Sri Lanka

Bangladesh aim to clinch their first-ever T20 series victory against Sri Lanka in the decisive third and final match at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium today (March 9). The match is slated to start at 3:30 pm and will be telecast live on T Sports. Before coming into the

SAFF U-16: Bangladesh women beat Bhutan by 6-0

Bangladesh U-16 national female football team thrashed Bhutan by 6-0 goals in their third and last league match of the SAFF U-16 Women’s Championship scheduled held today (Friday) at ANFA Complex in Kathmandu, Nepal. Bangladesh already reached final of the SAFF U-16 Women’s

Masakadza steps down as Zimbabwe director of cricket

Former Zimbabwe men’s cricket team captain Hamilton Masakadza has resigned from Zimbabwe Cricket where he was serving as Director of Cricket. Masakadza’s resignation was announced by Zimbabwe Cricket on Thursday. The 40-year-old stated that the Chevrons’ poor

Marais Erasmus draws the curtain on umpiring career

Marais Erasmus retires from the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Umpires after the second and final Test between New Zealand and Australia which starts on Friday. The 60-year-old Marais Erasmus will officiate for one final time starting this Friday during the second Test of the ICC World