Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh national cricket team chief selector Minhajul Abedin reassured that the team management wouldn’t experiment further with the opening slot during the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia. Bangladesh are scheduled to start their campaign in the Super 12 round on October 24 in Hobart against the Group A runners-up from ... Read more
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Ronaldo gets his lowest Ballon d’Or placement in 17 years
Has won award five times, Ranked 20th in 2022, His lowest finish in 17 years Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com In 2022, the Ballon d’Or awards seem significantly different because for the first time in 16 years, neither Lionel Messi nor Cristiano Ronaldo had been on the podium. While Messi missed the shortlist for the first ... Read more
Men’s 2022 Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema
Alexia Putellas of Barcelona becomes the first woman to win back-to-back Ballon D’or awards Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com France and Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema won his first career Ballon d’Or on Monday, October 17, becoming the second oldest player to win the award at age of 34 and the oldest since Englishman Stanley Matthews ... Read more
Pakistan win tri-series final, sends T20 World Cup warning
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Mohammad Nawaz, an all-rounder, helped Pakistan defeat New Zealand by five wickets on Friday to win the tri-series Twenty20 final in Christchurch with three balls remaining. After the hosts finished on 163-7 at Hagley Oval, spinner Michael Bracewell checked Pakistan’s early momentum in the tourists’ reply, before Nawaz stepped up with ... Read more
FIFA rankings see surge for the reigning SAFF champions
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com In the most recent FIFA rankings for women’s soccer, which were revealed on Thursday, Bangladesh rose seven spots after winning the SAFF Championship for the first time last month. The women in red and green moved up in the most recent ranking, which was updated after August 5, moving from 147 ... Read more
Rain ends Bangladesh’s title defence
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Rain ended hosts Bangladesh’s chance of qualifying for the semi-final of the eighth Asia Cup as their match against the UAE was washed out in Sylhet on Tuesday. The wash-out meant Thailand moved to the semi-final for the first time in history with six points collected from as many matches earlier ... Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo scores his 700th club goal in Manchester United victory
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Cristiano Ronaldo set a new milestone on Sunday night in the Premier League when he scored his 700th club goal of his career while playing as a substitute for Manchester United against Everton. It was Ronaldo’s 144th goal in United’s red jersey throughout the course of two spells at the club. ... Read more
Bangladesh defeated by SL in thriller
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com India and Sri Lanka advanced to the eighth Women’s Asia Cup semi-finals after defeating Thailand and the host Bangladesh, on a rain-hampered day in Sylhet on Monday. Pakistan joined them in the semi-final as well because both teams have eight points and are tied for second position with Sri Lanka. Bangladesh ... Read more
Conway leads New Zealand to victory against Bangladesh
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com In the third game of the tri-nation series, played on Sunday in Christchurch, opening batsman Devon Conway led New Zealand to an eight-wicket victory over Bangladesh. The left-handed batter smashed six fours and a six as the hosts chased down Bangladesh’s total of 137 with 13 balls to spare, in the ... Read more
Bangladesh utterly defeated by India
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com India recovered from a shocking loss to Pakistan to defeat hosts Bangladesh by 59 runs on Saturday in Sylhet, effectively securing a spot in the semifinals of the eighth Women’s Asia Cup. India has eight points after winning four of its last five games, with one more match to play in ... Read more
Tigers hope to improve against Kiwis
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com When Bangladesh plays New Zealand in today’s second game of the ongoing tri-nation series in Christchurch, they will be trying to get back on track. The game will start at noon (12:00pm). The match will be broadcast live on T Sports and in Bangladesh Standard Time. Bangladesh, which lost to Pakistan ... Read more
Dona Ganguly diagnosed with chikungunya
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Dona Ganguly, wife of Sourav Ganguly, President of The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was admitted to a private hospital in Kolkata on Tuesday after being diagnosed with chikungunya. As per reports, she was rushed to Woodlands hospital after showing symptoms of the virus. The acclaimed Indian Odissi ... Read more
Nepalese cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane is in custody for rape
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Sandeep Lamichhane, a former captain for Nepal, returned home on Thursday (October 6) to defend himself against rape allegations made against him about a month ago. Lamichhane, who has denied all the allegations, was immediately arrested, according to Dinesh Raj Mainali, a spokeswoman for Kathmandu District Police, spoke to AFP news ... Read more
Bangla Wash T20I tri-nation series logo unveiled
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The official logo of the Bangla Wash Twenty20 International tri-nation cricket series was unveiled in a ceremony held at a city hotel on Wednesday. Bangladesh, Pakistan and hosts New Zealand will compete in the series to be held at Christchurch from October 7 to 14. The title sponsor of the series ... Read more
Women’s team look to make turnaround
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh national women’s team will be looking to move up in the order when they take on their Malaysian counterparts during their third match of the ongoing Women’s T20 Asia Cup at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium today. The match is scheduled to start at 1:30pm and will be telecast live ... Read more
We are not thinking of results: Nurul
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh vice-captain Nurul Hasan said that he was not concerned about the results, rather he was focusing on the process in the approaching tri-nation series starting in Christchurch on Friday. Bangladesh will take on Pakistan in the series opener at 8:00am Bangladesh Standard Time and T Sports will telecast the game ... Read more
BCB explains Shakib’s absence in trophy unveiling
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan missed the trophy unveiling for the forthcoming tri-nation series, including New Zealand and Pakistan, and this absence in the unveiling ceremony has caused much criticism in the country’s cricket arena. Instead of Shakib, Tigers’ vice-captain Nurul Hasan Sohan was present at the unveiling ceremony along with ... Read more
Ukraine joins Portugal and Spain in their bid to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup
Welcome Ukraine to FIFA World Cup 2030 bid! it says in the press release from the meeting of the football federations Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Portugal and Spain added the war-torn Ukraine on Wednesday in their bid to host the FIFA World Cup in 2030 “FPF (Portuguese Football Federation) and RFEF (Spanish Football Federation) incorporated ... Read more
Haaland adds brace to his tally as Manchester City rock Copenhagen
The Norwegian continued his incredible campaign despite being rested in the second half Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Manchester City defeated Copenhagen 5-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday to make it three wins in a row, as Erling Haaland maintained his remarkable goal-scoring form. The Norwegian just needed 45 minutes on the field to score ... Read more
Hans Niemann has likely cheated in more than 100 chess games
A Chess.com report has found that the scale of Niemann’s cheating is far greater and has lasted longer than he has publicly admitted Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Chess grandmaster Hans Moke Niemann may have cheated more than 100 times, according to new research published by a leading chess website. “Overall, we have found that Hans ... Read more