Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Football organizers and former national team players say the Bangladesh Football Federation has lost respect due to repeated false promises to bring world football stars and huge teams to the country. After the BFF canceled a press conference to tell the media on the reigning World champion Argentine national football team’s ... Read more
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Argentina’s visit to Bangladesh getting closer to become a reality
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Lionel Messi’s Argentina, the reigning world champions, have agreed in principle to come to Bangladesh for a friendly match in June this year, given all the conditions are met, informed Bangladesh Football Federation’s vice-president Ataur Rahman Bhuiyan Manik. The BFF official informed that they were working on finalising the details, which ... Read more
Kool-BSJA Media Cup begins January 21
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Kool-BSJA Media Cup football tournament, an annual football extravaganza of top media houses organised by Bangladesh Sports Journalists Association (BSJA) and sponsored by Square Toiletries Ltd, is all set to get underway at the artificial turf adjacent to Bangladesh Football Federation on Saturday. As many as 32 media houses from print, ... Read more
Young Tigresses defeat USA to advance as group champions
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh batters Rabeya Khan and Misty Shaha dug deep as they saw their side off in a nervy run chase beating the USA by five wickets in their final Group A match of the ICC Women’s U-19 T20 World Cup at Willowmoore Park in Benoni yesterday. With qualification already in the ... Read more
Bangladesh stun Australia in Women’s U-19 T20 WC opener
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh women’s team made a sensational start in the ICC Women’s Under-19 T20 World Cup as they beat their Australian counterparts in their first match by seven-wicket at the Willowmoore Park in Benoni on Saturday. Dilara Akter scored 40 off 42 while Sumaiya Akter and Shorna Akter remained not out on ... Read more
Martina Navratilova has breast and throat cancer
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Navratilova has breast and throat cancer. The 66-year-old Czechoslovakian, who was diagnosed this week, told Tennis.com that the ailment is treatable. The tennis legend was diagnosed with cancer again after 2010 when she was clear after six months of his initial diagnosis. “The double whammy is serious, but fixable, and I’m ... Read more
Which cities will host the 2026 World Cup in the US, Canada, and Mexico?
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com FIFA announced 16 host cities for the 2026 FIFA World Cup recently at a live event in New York City, selecting 11 cities in the United States, three cities in Mexico and two cities in Canada. The 2026 FIFA World Cup will mark the first time that three countries have hosted ... Read more
Former Spain manager Del Bosque calls Messi the “best ever”
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Vicente del Bosque says he prefers Lionel Messi over Cristiano Ronaldo and calls him the best player ever. The 72-year-old former Spain manager, who led his country to a World Cup victory, lauded the PSG star for his consistency and quality over the years and admitted that, in his opinion, Messi ... Read more
Naomi Osaka tops Forbes’ Highest-Paid Female Athletes list again
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Forbes lists Naomi Osaka as the highest-paid female athlete in 2022 for the third consecutive year, earning $51.1 million. Serena Williams made $41.3 million after her. Eileen Gu, who became famous during the 2022 Beijing Olympics, earned $20.1 million, including $20 million in endorsements. In total, the 25 highest-paid female athletes ... Read more
Argentina wins FIFA World Cup 2022 after defeating France on penalties
Messi wins Golden Ball after indelible World Cup triumph Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Lionel Messi’s last World Cup match was a fantastic one. The Argentine star’s final World Cup was a magnificent conclusion. The start versus Saudi Arabia was disappointing, but the finale was romantic, exhilarating, and visceral. After the game ended 3-3 after two ... Read more
Polish referee Marciniak will be the man in the middle in Lusail
Szymon Marciniak chosen for Argentina France showpiece on Sunday Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Referee Szymon Marciniak of Poland will officiate Sunday’s 2022 World Cup final in Qatar between Argentina and France. On Thursday, the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) released a list of match officials, including the referees for Sunday’s grand finals and Saturday’s ... Read more
Messi vs. Mbappé: World Cup final between France and Argentina
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The 2022 FIFA World Cup final will be between Argentina and France. The young French superstar Kylian Mbappé will play against the living legend Lionel Messi of Argentina. France can repeat as World Cup champions after winning in 2018. (the last team to repeat was Brazil in 1962). Messi’s final World ... Read more
Messi propels Argentina to the World Cup final, Alvarez scores twice
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com It fit the occasion. Argentina and Croatia, two modern football powerhouses, faced off in the FIFA World Cup’s first semifinal in Qatar’s Lusail Stadium in front of a packed audience. However, one man and one phenomenon, Lionel Messi stole the show. Messi scored one goal and assisted on two more as ... Read more
“Better team went out…”: Jude Bellingham following England’s WC quarterfinal loss to France.
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com England’s teenage sensation Jude Bellingham had a breakout World Cup campaign in Qatar. Despite his stellar performance in the quarterfinal against France, England could not progress to the semifinals. Taking to Twitter after the defeat, the 19-year-old said the better team lost on the night. “This one will be painful for ... Read more
An open letter of gratitude from Neymar to Tite
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Five-time champions Brazil got to see both sides of the coin in just three days. They went into their quarter-final match against Croatia on the heels of a 4-1 win over South Korea, but then they lost to the 2018 runners-up, which ended their quest for the Hexa. Tite, the coach ... Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo gets a hero’s farewell from FIFA after World Cup elimination
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Cristiano Ronaldo came on as a substitute for Portugal against Morocco when they were already down 1-0. Cristiano Ronaldo cried after Morocco beat Portugal 1-0 in the quarterfinals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar on Saturday. Ronaldo, who is 37, will probably retire without ever having won the sport’s ... Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo spotted crying inconsolably after Portugal’s shocking World Cup elimination by Morocco
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Morocco held on to the lead when Youssef En-Nesyri headed in from close range in the final minutes of the first half. Ronaldo and his team tried hard and came near several times. Cristiano Ronaldo cried inconsolably after Portugal lost 1-0 to Morocco in the quarterfinals of the FIFA World Cup ... Read more
Bangladesh win another thriller against India, capture ODI series
5-run win gives Tigers series victory Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh won the three-match ODI series with a game to spare after a five-run triumph at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday. Bangladesh continued their dominance at home, having now won 17 out of their last 20 ODIs, as they recorded a second bilateral ODI ... Read more
Neymar recovered: Tite says he’ll play against South Korea
Due to an injury, Brazil’s No. 10 had missed the previous two games. Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Brazil and their fans may breathe a sigh of relief, as Neymar has healed from his ankle injury and will play against South Korea in the World Cup pre-quarterfinals on Monday. The 30-year-old was out for two matches ... Read more
England reach the quarterfinals against France
England will face France on Saturday after a comfortable 3-0 win over Senegal. Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com England will play France on Saturday. With their 3-0 win over Senegal, the Three Lions officially booked their spot in the World Cup quarterfinals. England played well against the African team after seeing the Netherlands, Argentina, and Les ... Read more