Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Wolves captain Rúben Neves is close to a €55 million move to Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal. The Portuguese had been linked with a switch to Barcelona but the La Liga champions have not been able to get a deal over the line. Several UK media outlets are reporting that ... Read more
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Naim, Afif, Taskin return to Bangladesh ODI squad against Afghanistan
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Afif Hossain and Naim Sheikh made it to the national team as the national team announced Bangladesh’s 15-man squad for the upcoming ODI series at home against Afghanistan on Saturday. Joining Afif and Naim was pacesetter Taskin Ahmed, who missed the last series against Ireland due to injury, are also making ... Read more
Bangladesh crushes Afghanistan by 546 runs in one-off Test
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh crushed Afghanistan by 546 runs on the fourth day of their one-off Test to secure the format’s biggest victory margin by runs in nearly 90 years at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Saturday. Taskin Ahmed was peak of Bangladesh bowlers in the second innings with 4-37 while Rahmat Shah top-scored ... Read more
Messi ‘detained’ at Beijing airport
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Argentine superstar Lionel Messi Lionel Messi never fails to hit the headlines as the player recently announced that he will be joining David Beckham’s side Inter Miami in the MLS. According to the reports, Lionel Messi was supposed to be signed by FC Barcelona who tried their level best to bring ... Read more
Swedish players forced to show their genitals at the 2011 Women’s World Cup
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Players of the Swedish women’s soccer team had to show their genitals to prove they were women before the start of the 2011 World Cup, the team’s centre-back Nilla Fischer has revealed. The 38-year-old soccer player, Nella Fischer, who described the experience as “humiliating” was exposed. Fischer, who played 194 times ... Read more
Bangladesh set to take on India at ODI World Cup on October 17 in Pune
ODI World Cup is scheduled to begin Oct 5 Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com According to a draft fixture list reported by ESPNcricinfo, the Bangladesh cricket team is likely to play India during the group stage of the one-day international men’s World Cup on October 19 in Pune, India. England are drafted to face New Zealand ... Read more
Liton confident of playing on grassy surface
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Liton Das, Bangladesh’s substitute captain in Shakib Al Hasan’s absence in the one-off Test against Afghanistan, is keen to test their skills on a green-top wicket and says he is confident of upholding the challenge and winning the Test. The Test that begins on June 14 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, ... Read more
Women cricketers see pay rise
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh Cricket Board President Nazmul Hassan Papon announced Monday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium that the board has significantly increased the salaries and match fees of women cricketers. Nigar Sultana and Co would have a pay ceiling of Tk1,00,000, with a Tk50,000 minimum. The eighth board meeting of the BCB also ... Read more
Man City clinches the historic treble after Rodri’s goal and defeats Inter Milan 1-0 to win the Champions League
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Rodri was the unlikely hero as Manchester City beat Inter Milan 1-0 to win the Champions League for the very first time and clinch a historic treble. Boosted by the firepower of multiple talented players, Spaniard Rodri scored the only goal of the match in the 67th minute to clinch the ... Read more
Shanto nominated for ICC Player of the Month
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Najmul Hossain Shanto’s superb form got recognition when he found a place in the three-member shortlist for ICC Player of the Month for May. He will have to compete with Pakistan captain Babar Azam and Ireland’s Harry Tector for the prestigious award. Shanto’s prolific series against Ireland at Chelmsford earned him ... Read more
Saudi Arabia would like to sign with these five most famous footballers
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com According to Sportskeeda, Saudi Arabia is keen to sign some of the most iconic football players in the world, including Lionel Messi, to whom Al-Hilal made a big offer. Journalist Florian Plettenberg made these remarks and went on to claim that Saudi Pro League clubs are looking forward to the transfer ... Read more
Shahadat, Mushfik get maiden call up for Afghanistan Test
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The Bangladesh team management has called up uncapped batsman Shahadat Hossain Dipu and fast bowler Mushfik Hasan for the one-off Test against Afghanistan that scheduled to start at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on June 14. The 21-year old Chittagong Division’s middle-order batsman Shahadat made his first-class debut in 2021 and scored ... Read more
BCB appoints mental coaches for the Tigers
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The Bangladesh Cricket Board has appointed Allan Brown as the mind trainer for the Bangladesh national team to ensure their mental health amidst the hectic international schedules. BCB’s cricket operations deputy manager Shahriar Nafees affirmed on Sunday that the Australian has started his stint with the Tigers, as they have started ... Read more
Zlatan Ibrahimovic retires from football aged 41
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The Swedish great confirmed his retirement following AC Milan’s final game of the Serie A season on Sunday, 4 June. The legendary striker made the announcement on the San Siro pitch following his club’s final game of the Serie A season. “The time has arrived to say goodbye,” the Sweden international ... Read more
Spanish Grand Prix winner Max Verstappen dominates again
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Max Verstappen extended his championship lead with victory at the Spanish Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver’s one-sided race was expected after dominating qualifying on Saturday. However, Verstappen still managed to set the fastest lap , and he will leave Barcelona with a 53-point lead in the title race. The Mercedes ... Read more
Karim Benzema set to join Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ittihad after leaving real madrid
Real Madrid confirms Karim Benzema’s departure from the club as a free agent after 14 years. Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema will leave Real Madrid as a free agent after 14 years, with the striker set to move to Saudi Arabian side Al Ittihad. Saudi Pro League champions Al Ittihad are ... Read more
PSG confirm Lionel Messi exit at the end of the season
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Lionel Messi will leave Paris Saint-Germain when his contract expires at the end of this season. The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner joined the Parisiens on a two-year deal from Barcelona in 2021, and those terms included an option to extend his stay until 2024. Despite a string of prolific seasons in ... Read more
Warner plans Test exit at SCG
Sport Desk : dhakamirror.com Veteran Australian cricketer David Warner announced his plans to retire from Test cricket, claiming that he wants the match he plays in the longest format of the game—against Pakistan in Sydney in 2024 to be his last. Speaking to reporters in Beckenham ahead of next week’s World Test Championship final against ... Read more
‘A’ team in trouble against Windies
News Desk : dhakamirror.com A yet another listless batting performance saw Bangladesh A struggling against their West Indies counterparts on day two of the third and final unofficial Test at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday. At stumps, Bangladesh reached 157-7 in their first innings, in reply of West Indies 445 all out, trailing ... Read more
MSC beat Abahani to win Federation Cup after 14 years
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Malian forward Souleymane Diabate scored four goals as Mohammedan Sporting Club edged arch-rivals Abahani Limited in an eight goal thriller in the final to win the Federation Cup after 14 years at the Shaheed Direndranath Datta Stadium in Cumilla on Tuesday. The popular black and white outfit clinched the title 4-2 ... Read more