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
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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
Ian Bishop rejoices upon Tamim’s return
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Tamim Iqbal reversed his decision of retirement on Friday afternoon after a meeting with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The meeting also involved former captain and now Member of the Parliament Mashrafe Mortaza and the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan. Tamim will take a “mental break” of a month ... Read more
Tamim withdraws retirement decision after meeting with PM
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Just a day after announcing his retirement from international cricket, Bangladesh batter Tamim Iqbal decided to withdraw his decision after meeting the Prime Minister on Friday afternoon. The cricketer, who announced his shock retirement from all forms of international cricket on Thursday, confirmed reporters about returning to playing international cricket after ... Read more
Tamim is still our ODI captain: BCB president
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon said that the board still considers Tamim Iqbal as their ODI captain and that it will wait and hope for a change of heart from the opener, who had shocked the nation earlier on Thursday with the news of his retirement from international ... Read more
Tamim’s shock retirement makes players emotional
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Tamim Iqbal’s national team’s colleagues became emotional after the ace opener announced his retirement from International cricket with immediate effect, bringing an end to his 16-year long stellar career. They remembered how Tamim gave them unwavering support in the national team. “Would like to thank Tamim today for all the support ... 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
Tamim Iqbal announces retirement from international cricket
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh one-day international skipper and veteran opener Tamim Iqbal announced his retirement from international cricket on Thursday. ‘Yesterday’s match was the last of my international career. I am retiring from international cricket which is effective from now,’ Tamim said at a press conference in his home town Chattogram. ‘I tried my ... Read more
Archers Shana-Diya tie the knot
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The country’s two top archers, Ruman Shana and Diya Siddique, tied the knot on Wednesday. The Roman-Dia duo, who have been the two biggest names in archery in Bangladesh, are not only staying partners on the track of archery anymore, as their wedding ceremony took place at Asha Community Centre in ... Read more