Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Brazil football great Ronaldinho to visit Dhaka on 18 October

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Brazilian World Cup winner soccer legend Ronaldinho will visit Dhaka on 18 October. This star footballer is visiting Kolkata and Dhaka on the invitation of Indian sports entrepreneur Shatdru Dutta Initiative. Creation World and Off Track Events and Advertising are implementing the entire event in Bangladesh. This Brazilian superstar will return ... Read more

BSPA hands out Kaysar Sinha awards

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The Bangladesh Sports Press Association honoured three organisers by handing over the Kaysar Sinha awards in a function held at the Bangabandhu Military Museum auditorium in the city on Friday. Abahani Limited founding general secretary Harunur Rashid was awarded as the best organiser, while former Bangladesh Cricket Board president Kamal Zialu ... Read more

George Kottan, football friend of Bangladesh passes away

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The Bangladesh football team’s SAFF Championship-winning coach, George Kottan, passed away on Monday in Budapest. He was 76. Due to his old age and physical difficulties, the experienced coach had been hidden from the public for some time. On Thursday, former national team goalie Biplob Bhattacharjee posted on Facebook that he ... Read more

German soccer player Robert Bauer embraces Islam

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com German soccer player Robert Bauer announced on Instagram that he has converted to Islam. He thanked his wife and her family for their support on his journey. The 28-year-old athlete, who curre ntly plays for Saudi club Al-Tai in the Saudi Professional League, shared the news with his followers, shedding light ... Read more

Spain wins the Women’s World Cup by defeating England

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Spain are world champions, having won the Women’s World Cup 1-0 against England in Sydney, Australia. Thirteen years on from the men’s victory in South Africa, an Olga Carmona strike proved enough to win the match against the European champions in front of 75,784 spectators. Her goal came in the 29th ... Read more

Mattra to acquire broadcast, marketing rights for FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 in Bangladesh from 1Stadia

Business Desk : dhakamirror.com Mattra, a leading media company, has declared its position as the official media rights holder for the highly anticipated 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Bangladesh. This association comes on the back of a strategic agreement with 1Stadia, a prominent US-based company specialising in technological advancements in the world of sports ... Read more

Messi signs with US club Inter Miami

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Seven-time Ballon d’Or Lionel Messi signed Saturday with Inter Miami CF of Major League Soccer (MLS), initiating the next stage in a career that has seen him lift 43 trophies, including the World Cup. The 36-year-old will stay with the Miami club through 2025, the statement added. “I’m very excited to ... Read more

Ronaldo overtakes Messi and sets another Guinness World Record

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Cristiano Ronaldo has overtaken Lionel Messi to set a new world record for highest annual earnings by an athlete, securing his 17th Guinness World Records title. The 38-year-old is estimated to have earned a whopping £107.5 million in the 12 months ended May 1, 2023, topping Forbes’ list of the world’s ... Read more

Mbappé visits father’s homeland

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com French football star Kylian Mbappé told reporters in Yaoundé he was “honoured” to visit his father’s native Cameroon. The PSG striker is on a humanitarian visit to the country for his foundation. Mbappé, the star forward of Paris Saint-Germain and captain of the French national team, arrived in the Cameroonian capital ... Read more

FIFA compensate Bangladesh defender Saad

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The world football governing body FIFA compensated Tk 4,65, 000 to Bangladesh national football team defender Saad Uddin for the injury that he suffered during the national team’s training session in May 2022 in Dhaka before the AFC Asian Cup 2023 Qualifiers, said a Bangladesh Football Federation media release on Thursday. ... Read more

Ruben Neves close to €55m Saudi Arabia move

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Wolves captain Rúben Neves is close to a €55 million move to Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal. The Portuguese had been linked with a switch to Barcelona but the La Liga champions have not been able to get a deal over the line. Several UK media outlets are reporting that ... Read more

Messi ‘detained’ at Beijing airport

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Argentine superstar Lionel Messi Lionel Messi never fails to hit the headlines as the player recently announced that he will be joining David Beckham’s side Inter Miami in the MLS. According to the reports, Lionel Messi was supposed to be signed by FC Barcelona who tried their level best to bring ... Read more

Zlatan Ibrahimovic retires from football aged 41

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The Swedish great confirmed his retirement following AC Milan’s final game of the Serie A season on Sunday, 4 June. The legendary striker made the announcement on the San Siro pitch following his club’s final game of the Serie A season. “The time has arrived to say goodbye,” the Sweden international ... Read more