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
Sports
‘I’m really proud…it feels incredible’ – Rory McIlroy wins Scottish Open
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Holywood golfer Rory McIlroy edged home favorite Robert MacIntyre to win the Scottish Open at the Renaissance Club in dramatic circumstances. McIlroy was the overnight leader by a single shot in North Berwick, only to see Scotland’s MacIntyre race into a two-shot lead during Sunday’s final round. However – with MacIntyre ... Read more
Carlos Alcaraz defeats Novak Djokovic in thrilling final to claim his first Wimbledon title
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Carlos Alcaraz defeated seven-time champion Novak Djokovic in a thrilling final to win his first Wimbledon title, on Sunday. The defeat was Djokovic’s first on Center Court since 2013 Alcaraz won 1-6 7-6 (8-6) 6-1 3-6 6-4 to end the Serbian’s dominance at Wimbledon. The Spaniard looked very nervous throughout the ... Read more
Bangladesh win by 6 wickets, clinch first-ever T20I series against Afghanistan
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Liton Das and Afif Hossain made a flying start to propel Bangladesh to clinch the two-match Twenty20 International series against Afghanistan, as they registered a six-wicket win in D/L method in the rain-hit second match of the series at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. This is the third consecutive ... Read more
Tigresses register maiden ODI win against India
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh women’s cricket team registered their maiden one-day international victory as they beat their counterpart Asia Cup champions India by 40 runs in D/L method in the first ODI of the three-match one-day international series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Sunday. This was also Bangladesh’s first ODI win in the ... 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
Footballer Benjamin Mendy in tears as jury clears him on sex offences
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com France footballer Benjamin Mendy broke down in tears on Friday, as a jury cleared him of sex offences. Mendy, 28, put his head on his knees and wiped away tears on hearing the verdict at the end of the three-week trial at Chester Crown Court in northwest England. He had previously ... 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
Tigers need collective approach
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com After a lot of drama on and off the field since Tamim Iqbal’s retirement saga, Bangladesh’s seven-wicket win over Afghanistan in the last ODI was a relief for the Tigers’ camp, especially considering how the Tigers conceded the streak of three straight losses in the first two games in Chattogram. However, ... Read more
Handball tournament held at Gono Bishwabidyalay
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The final match of the Inter-Departmental Handball Competition-2023 was held at Gono Bishwabidyalay. In the girls’ event, the politics and administration department defeated the sociology and social work department with a margin of 12-11 goals in the final match on the university playground on Wednesday. In the boys’ handball final, the ... Read more
Shakib back in top 10 ODI bowling rankings
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Premier Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has moved up three places to return into the top 10 of the ICC ODI bowling rankings. The left-arm spinner took four wickets in the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan. His compatriot Liton Das, who took charge of captaincy for the final two ODIs, moved ... Read more
Huge moment for fans as Messi lands in Florida to join up with Inter Miami
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Fans had begun to gather at the club’s DRV PNK stadium early in the morning ahead of his expected arrival. Lionel Messi said he is ready for the new challenge of restarting Inter Miami’s fortunes when the Argentine superstar landed in Florida on Tuesday before putting the finishing touches on his ... Read more
Tamim’s captaincy continuity still not clear
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The ODI series ended 2-1 in favour of Afghanistan after Bangladesh’s seven-wicket win in the dead rubber third and final match yesterday and the conclusion of an important series ahead of the Asia Cup and World Cup will now see the Tigers turn their attention to preparations for those events. Key ... Read more
Tigresses concede series after agonising defeat
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Despite valiant efforts from the bowlers and skipper Nigar Sultana Joty with the bat in hand, Bangladesh women’s team suffered an agonising eight-run defeat against their Indian counterparts in the second T20I at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today. India women’s team won a low-scoring thriller by eight runs in ... Read more
Tigers win a consolation victory
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Shoriful Islam breathed fire in the third ODI against Afghanistan at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury (ZACS) Stadium on Tuesday. A career best four for 21 allowed Bangladesh to avoid defeat and retain their seventh place in the ICC ODI rankings by winning the game by seven wickets. The southpaw wreaked havoc on ... Read more
Christian Horner on Checo Perez: His race was fantastic, but…
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Sergio Perez’s ability to come back from positions is not in doubt, as he has done it throughout his Formula 1 career. Now that he has the best car on the grid, he has confirmed it, but what has failed him is qualifying, as he has recorded five Grand Prix in ... Read more
Djokovic into 14th Wimbledon quarter-final
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Novak Djokovic reached the Wimbledon’s quarterfinals for the 14th time by eliminating Hubert Hurkacz on Monday. The World No. 2 edged out 17th-seeded Pole 7-6(6), 7-6(6), 5-7 and 6-4. It was the Serb’s 100th match at the tournament. “Big credit to Hubert for playing an amazing match – tough luck for ... Read more
Rangpur Riders rebrand as Atlanta Riders to compete in US Masters T-10 League
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The former Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) champion team, Rangpur Riders, has announced their participation in the upcoming US Masters T-10 League, a new cricket tournament organised by USA Cricket. In a strategic partnership with the US cricket team Atlanta Fire, Rangpur Riders has rebranded themselves as Atlanta Riders, reads a press ... 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
Bangladesh lose second ODI by 142 runs
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh lost the second ODI by 143 runs against Afghanistan at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Saturday. The emphatic win sealed a maiden ODI series win for the visitors against Bangladesh as they took a 2-0 lead, with the third and final ODI to take place at the ... Read more