Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh one-day international skipper Tamim Iqbal expressed their eagerness to have their veteran campaigner Mahmudullah in the squad for the forthcoming ICC World Cup scheduled for October–November in India. Mahmudullah’s inclusion in the side came under scrutiny following his dismal performance in the three-match one-day international series against the touring England, ... Read more
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Mashrafe surprises with spin in Abahani defeat
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Former Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza shocked the country’s cricket fraternity on Sunday by bowling off-spin instead of pace while playing for Legends of Rupganj in the ongoing Dhaka Premier League during their match against Abahani Limited at BKSP-3. The veteran pacer is the highest wicket-taker among all Bangladeshi pacers in ... Read more
First-ever SAFF Club C’ship likely next year
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The South Asian Football Federation, at its Ordinary Congress on Saturday, decided to hold the first-ever SAFF Club Championship next year. ‘The championship will start in the middle of next year on a home and away basis. The details of the championship, however, will be given following discussions among the members ... Read more
Katherine Sciver-Brunt announces retirement from international cricket
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com England’s leading female wicket-taker, Katherine Sciver-Brunt, has announced she has retired from international cricket. Arguably one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time, Sciver-Brunt said that playing for England ‘saved her life’. Sciver-Brunt made her international debut in August 2004 and went on to collect 335 wickets in 267 appearances, ... Read more
Pakistan climb to top spot in ICC ODI ranking
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com After securing a comfortable win in the fourth ODI against New Zealand in Karachi, Pakistan has attained the top spot in the ICC ODI rankings for the first time since the introduction of the official team ranking system by the ICC in 2005. Before the commencement of the five-match series against ... Read more
Olympic gold medalist and world champion Tori Bowie dies at age 32
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Tori Bowie, a three-time Olympic medalist and the 100-meter world champion in 2017, has died at the age of 32, her management company and World Athletics said on Wednesday. Bowie won three gold medals in her career, the first being at the 2016 Olympics in the 4x100m relay. She also secured ... Read more
Emma Raducanu to miss French Open and Wimbledon due to recurring hand and ankle injuries
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com British tennis star Emma Raducanu said she will miss this year’s French Open and Wimbledon Championships after undergoing surgery on her wrists and ankle. Taking to Twitter on Wednesday, the 2021 US Open champion revealed the blow in a hand written note posted to her feed alongside a picture of her ... Read more
Lionel Messi in talks over Saudi Arabia move?
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Lionel Messi is reportedly in negotiations to move to a top Saudi Arabia club for a staggering £320 million a year. The 35-year-old is expected to leave Paris Saint-Germain after the current campaign when his contract ends after two years with the club. And the Argentine maestro is already opening talks ... Read more
Haaland breaks Premier League record for most goals in a season
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Erling Braut Haaland has broken the all-time record for the most goals scored in a single Premier League season after netting his 35th goal of the campaign in Manchester City’s 3-0 victory over West Ham United on Wednesday night. The 22-year-old has already broken a plethora of records in his debut ... Read more
Team India go past Australia to become new number one ranked Test Team in ICC rankings
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Rohit Sharma led Indian men’s cricket team has become the number 1 ranked Test team in the world, displacing Australia at the top of ICC’s Test ranking on Tuesday, May 2. In the latest released rankings by world cricket’s governing body, India moved past Australia with 121 rating points while Pat ... Read more
Salahuddin makes offensive remarks at the journalists, then apologizes
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh Football Federation president Kazi Salahuddin courted fresh controversy on Tuesday by apparently humiliating journalists in an off-the-record chat with his colleague at the BFF House. The BFF president apparently had a dig at the journalists who went to cover the press conference following an executive committee meeting, although his words ... Read more
PSG suspend Lionel Messi for 2 weeks over unauthorised Saudi trip
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com PSG have suspended their star Argentine forward Lionel Messi for two weeks after he made an unauthorised trip to Saudi Arabia, reports French outlet RMC Sport. The 35-year-old forward did not report to training with PSG on Monday following the club’s 3-1 defeat to Lorient as he was in Riyadh, Saudi ... Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo to leave Al Nassr just months after joining
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Cristiano Ronaldo ‘wants to LEAVE’ Al Nassr and make a big return to Europe, according to stunning reports. The 38-year-old supposedly wants to leave the Saudi Arabian club only a few months after penning a €200m (£175.2m) contract. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner’s position at Manchester United became untenable before the ... Read more
Djokovic Able to Play at US Open as Vaccine Mandate Set to End
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com World number one Novak Djokovic will be able to compete at the US Open this year after the US government said on Monday it will end its COVID-19 vaccination requirements for international travelers on May 11. Djokovic, one of the most high-profile athletes unvaccinated against COVID-19, missed the US Open in ... Read more
Siddons will not be working with the Bangladesh national cricket team
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Batting coach Jamie Siddons will not be working with the Bangladesh national cricket team anymore, the Australian confirmed through a Facebook post on Monday. However, Siddons, who will still be working for the Bangladesh Cricket Board, informed that his focus will now be developing players outside the national team. “I’m back ... Read more
Karim Benzema and girlfriend Jordan Ozuna welcome first child together
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Real Madrid superstar Karim Benzema and his partner, Jordan Ozuna, have become parents to their first child. The reigning Ballon d’Or winner reportedly welcomed his first child with his model girlfriend on Thursday, announcing the pregnancy last October. According to Marca, Ozuna was admitted to the Ruber clinic in Madrid on ... Read more
Hathurusingha for instilling an aggressive mindset
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com After Chandika Hathurusingha was appointed for his second term as Bangladesh head coach earlier this year, the Sri Lankan quickly began working to instill an aggressive mindset in the camp. Even as the cricketers concluded a three-day training camp in Sylhet yesterday ahead of their upcoming ODI series against Ireland in ... Read more
Fakhar’s century leads Pakistan to victory chasing record run over New Zealand at Pindi Stadium
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Prolific and fluent Fakhar Zaman’s (180 not out) yet another hundred spearheaded a courageous run-chase as Pakistan gunned down a record 337 winning target at the Pindi Stadium Saturday, beating New Zealand by seven wickets in the second ODI in front of packed to a capacity crowd. Followed by his match-winning ... Read more
15-year-old Lamine Yamal becomes Barcelona’s youngest ever La Liga player
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Lamine Yamal became the youngest player to represent Barcelona in La Liga when he came off the bench in Saturday’s win at home to Real Betis. The Blaugrana bounced back from a shock defeat to Rayo Vallecano by beating Real Betis 4-0 courtesy of goals from Andreas Christensen, Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha ... Read more
Ibrahimovic’s season at risk after calf injury
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s injury-hit season could be at an end after AC Milan said on Saturday that the Sweden international has picked up a knock to his right calf. Milan did not specify for how long Ibrahimovic would be out but said that there a “small hope” that he could play before ... Read more