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Mission possible: Mbappe and Deschamps echo the glory of 1998
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Messi will score more but I want the trophy: Mbappe
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Mexico beat Ecuador 2-0 to reach last 16 and end knockout hoodoo
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Upending Euro-centric bias
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All eyes on China during Winter Olympics

While NATO and the Western countries send more troops to the borders of Russia and rumors of war proliferate in the Western media, reminding one of the gladiatorial nature of the ancient Roman Empire, in Beijing the humanist spirit of the ancient Greeks is being revived, in the Beijing Winter Olympics, that successor to the noble Greek pastime in which athletes from all city-states and provinces would come together to demonstrate their peaceful skills in an attempt to win a wreath of victory based on the highest achievements.
9 February 2022, 11:22 AM

From chemo to Olympic champ

Max Parrot was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in late 2018.Within four years, the Canadian snowboarder has not only beaten cancer but also the world's top slopestyle snowboarders to win Olympic gold at Beijing 2022. As he said himself, he deserves to crack open a beer to toast his inspirational comeback.
9 February 2022, 11:05 AM

Hom’s consecutive sixes in final over helps Dhaka beat Khulna

All-rounder Shuvagata Hom struck two consecutive sixes in the final over to help Minister Group Dhaka beat Khulna Tigers by five wickets in a low-scoring Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) contest at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium today. 
9 February 2022, 11:05 AM

Bopara fined 75 percent match fee for ball tampering in BPL

Sylhet Sunrisers captain Ravi Bopara has been fined 75 percent of his match fee for ball tampering in the BPL match against Khulna Tigers on February 7, a Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) media release said today. Three disciplinary points have been added to Bopara’s disciplinary record.
9 February 2022, 08:52 AM

Tamim’s unbeaten 73 in vain as Chattogram win thriller

Despite a valiant effort from opener Tamim Iqbal, Minister Group Dhaka suffered an agonising three-run defeat against Chattogram Challengers as the ongoing Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League produced one of the most exciting fixtures of this edition in Sylhet today.
8 February 2022, 10:42 AM

Chattogram bring in another change in captaincy

Chattogram Challengers once more surprised at the toss, bringing in a new captain in Afif Hossain to replace Naeem Islam for their match against Minister Group Dhaka in the ongoing Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League in Sylhet today.
8 February 2022, 06:37 AM

Soumya stars as Khulna shrug off Sylhet despite Babu’s late onslaught

On a match filled with controversies and drama, Khulna Tigers clinched a 15-run win over Sylhet Sunrisers in the night game of the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) in Sylhet today.
7 February 2022, 16:33 PM

Baby steps to giant strides

Beijing 2022 has inspired hundreds of millions of Chinese to take up winter sports and recreational activities, leaving the country gleefully in the grip of ice-and-snow zeal.
7 February 2022, 13:31 PM

Bopara caught tampering with the ball; Sylhet penalised five runs

Sylhet Sunrisers’ English all-rounder Ravi Bopara was caught tampering with the ball while bowling against Khulna Tigers during the night game of the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League at the Sylhet International Stadium on Monday.
7 February 2022, 13:27 PM

Dazzling debut inspired by grandma's memory

Fifteen-year-old Kamila Valieva dominated on her Olympic debut Sunday in Beijing, coming close to breaking her own world record and propelling the Russians into first place ahead of the United States in the figure skating team event.
7 February 2022, 13:25 PM

Barishal overcome Comilla to lead BPL race

Shakib Al Hasan’s all-round performance and Munim Shahriar’s blistering knock at the top guided Fortune Barishal in registering a 32-run win over Comilla Victorians in the opening game of the Sylhet leg of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) today.
7 February 2022, 13:00 PM

This time Sylhet surprise with captaincy change just before toss

The removal of Mehedi Hasan Miraz as captain of BPL franchise Chattogram Challengers and the following drama that ensued, had been at the centre of a media storm only recently. This time it was Sylhet Sunrisers who surprised with a captaincy change after the team had come in to the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium to play today’s evening match against Khulna Tigers.
7 February 2022, 12:04 PM

Indian cricketers shower tribute towards The Nightingale

India’s cricketing fraternity showered glowing tributes on social media towards ‘The Nightingale’ Lata Mangeshkar after the legendary Indian singer passed away at the age of 92 yesterday from post-Covid complications.
7 February 2022, 10:48 AM

Pakistan cricketers pay homage to Lata Mangeshkar

While India continues to lament the passing away of the legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, tributes have poured in from the other side of the border as the likes of Imran Khan, Wasim Akram and Babar Azam joined in to show their respect dedicated towards ‘The Nightingale’ of India on social media yesterday.
7 February 2022, 10:32 AM

Is Gayle a burden for Barishal?

Known for his big-hitting ability over the years, West Indies’ star batter Chris Gayle hasn’t been able to live up to his expectations for Fortune Barishal in the ongoing Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League.
6 February 2022, 12:19 PM

Moeen keen on learning Sylheti

England all-rounder Moeen Ali is playing the Bangladesh Premier League for Comilla Victorians and while he is of Pakistani and English descent, the cricketer opined that Bangladesh is just as much a home for him.
6 February 2022, 09:14 AM

Rain washes out Friday BPL encounters

Due to rain in the capital, Friday's both matches of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) were washed out without a single ball being bowled. 
4 February 2022, 11:05 AM

Fletcher credits Klusener for comeback

Khulna Tigers batsman Andre Fletcher was in the mood for demolition in the match against Sylhet Sixers, recording his second fifty in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) during a nine-wicket win. After two back-to-back losses at Chattogram, Fletcher revealed that coach Lance Klusener revived their spirits and uplifted their morale before yesterday’ game. The 99-run partnership with Soumya Sarkar was also a boost to the batter’s confidence, but above all Fletcher revealed how he and other overseas stars revel at chance to play in Chattogram.
3 February 2022, 16:00 PM

Fizz, Liton and Kayes star as Comilla crush Ctg

After Mustafizur Rahman recorded his best-ever bowling figures in Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), Comilla Victorians skipper Imrul Kayes and Liton Das strung together a century opening stand to make easy work of a modest target as they thumped Chattogram Challengers by nine wickets (via DLS) in a curtailed-over game in Mirpur today.
3 February 2022, 15:40 PM

Tamim’s revival or Miraz controversy?

The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) caravan will return to Dhaka after an eventful Chattogram-leg that had no shortage of exciting events on or off the field, starting from hometown hero Tamim Iqbal expressing his intention to extend a self-imposed T20I hiatus for another six months to rediscovering his T20 form in style.
2 February 2022, 13:14 PM