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Call to close the road for active cricketers to join politics

Sports —12 August, 2024 18:35

National team selection panel chairman Gazi Ashraf Hossain Lipu became the latest one to urge that the path for the active cricketers to join politics should…

Call to close the road for active cricketers to join politics

Cricketer Mashrafe’s Narail home torched

Some people vandalised and set fire to the house of Mashrafe…

Cricketer Mashrafe’s Narail home torched
Men's triathlon postponed due to poor water quality

The Olympic men's individual triathlon at Paris 2024 has been…

Men's triathlon postponed due to poor water quality

A complete list of Paris Olympics medal winners

A complete list of Paris Olympics medal winners

The 2024 Olympics are underway. Australia leads the medal standings after the first day of competition, but more winners will join the list every day from July 27-Aug. 11. See which…

Opening ceremony lights up Paris in unique style

Opening ceremony lights up Paris in unique style

The 2024 Olympics opened in Paris in spectacular style with thousands of athletes sailing along the River Seine past lively performers on bridges, banks and rooftops in an ambitious…

Attractions of Olympics opening

Attractions of Olympics opening

With an anticipated 10 thousand athletes parading through the heart of Paris, Friday's Olympic opening ceremony promises a spectacle par excellence. Many of the details have been…

Paris set for its first Olympics in 100 years

Paris set for its first Olympics in 100 years

'Games wide open' is the motto for this year's Paris Olympics, which officially begin on Friday with the opening ceremony. It is the first time in 100 years the French capital has…

Bangladeshi archer Sagor finishes at 45th

Bangladeshi archer Sagor finishes at 45th

Bangladesh started their campaign in the 33rd Olympic Games, Paris 2024, with archer Sagor Islam competing in the ranking round of the men's recurve singles at Invalides on Thursday…

Djokovic, Nadal in potential second-round clash at Olympics

Djokovic, Nadal in potential second-round clash at Olympics

Grand Slam record-breakers Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal were placed on an Olympics second-round collision course in the draw for the Paris Games on Thursday. Nadal, a singles gold…

Bangladesh makes flying start in Bhutan series

Bangladesh makes flying start in Bhutan series

The SAFF Women's champions Bangladesh Football team made a flying start in the two-match FIFA International Women's Football (Tier-1) Series outplaying hosts Bhutan by 5-1 goals at…

Nadal, Ruud save match point to make doubles semi-finals

Nadal, Ruud save match point to make doubles semi-finals

Rafael Nadal and Casper Ruud saved a match point in the deciding set tie-break to reach the semi-finals of the doubles in Bastad on Wednesday, hours after the Norwegian was knocked…

FIFA says opening probe into Argentina players' racist chants

FIFA says opening probe into Argentina players' racist chants

FIFA said on Wednesday it was opening an investigation into racist chants by Argentina players after they won the Copa America. "FIFA is aware of a video circulating on social media…

National team stars Tawhid and Shoriful urge an end to bloodshed

National team stars Tawhid and Shoriful urge an end to bloodshed

Tawhid Hridoy and Shoriful Islam, two stars of the Bangladesh national cricket team, took to social media to urge an end to the bloodshed surrounding the ongoing student protests.…

Copa final was dream farewell says Di Maria

Copa final was dream farewell says Di Maria

 Argentina winger Angel Di Maria said Sunday's Copa America triumph over Colombia was the perfect dream ending to his career with the national team. A 1-0 win after extra-time…

Argentina wins Copa América title for record sixteenth time

Argentina wins Copa América title for record sixteenth time

Argentina won the 2024 Copa América championship 1-0 over Colombia after snatching victory with an extra-time goal in the 112th minute of a scoreless match. Lautaro Martinez,…

Spain clinches record fourth Euro title

Spain clinches record fourth Euro title

Spain defeated England 2-1 on Sunday in Berlin to claim the European Championship. The result was its fourth tournament victory, breaking a tie with Germany for the most in history.…

India beat Zimbabwe by 42 runs in fifth T20 to win series 4-1

India beat Zimbabwe by 42 runs in fifth T20 to win series 4-1

Sanju Samson scored 58 as India beat Zimbabwe by 42 runs in their fifth Twenty20 on Sunday to win the five-match series 4-1.  Samson, who was part of India's T20 World Cup-winning…