Barca Academy set to arrive in Dhaka

According to a press release, FC Barcelona’s official football academy, Barça Academy, is launching in Bangladesh thanks to a cooperation with International School Dhaka (ISD). Students from ISD and other schools have signed up in droves to participate in the school’s upcoming Autumn Training Camp, where they will receive coaching from professional players from the … Read more

Man Utd say ‘big goodbye’ to Bobby Charlton with emotional win

On Saturday night, the Premier League heavyweights said a “big goodbye” to club legend Bobby Charlton by beating Sheffield United 2-1. Charlton had passed away earlier that day. After a dazzling career with United, Charlton’s family reported that he “passed peacefully in the early hours of Saturday morning” at the age of 86. Charlton won … Read more

Emerging side suffer thumping defeat

The Bangladesh Emerging Team lost by five wickets to Sri Lanka Wednesday at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, bringing their one-day series loss to Sri Lanka to 2-1. Parvez Hossain, batting first, scored 32 runs, and Pritom Kumar, batting second, scored 35 runs, giving the tourists a good start until Sri Lanka took several wickets … Read more

Melbourne Stars routed for record-low 29 in women’s BBL

In the women’s Big Bash League, the Melbourne Stars, who included Australia captain Meg Lanning and numerous English internationals, were swept out for just 29 runs. Brisbane Heat and Hobart Hurricanes’ combined total of 66 in 2017 was the previous low in the Eight Seasons of the Twenty20 Competition. Against the dominant defending champions Adelaide … Read more

Khulna, Rajshahi secure tight wins in NCL

Hasan Murad, bowling for Chattogram, grabbed a four-for and three wickets in four deliveries on Day Three before stumps at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in the NCL’s second-tier match. He took two more wickets to really put the pressure on Khulna Division, but Afif Hossain came through with the runs Khulna needed to win by … Read more

Healy has hand surgery after ‘vicious dog attack’

Alyssa Healy, the wicketkeeper and acting captain of Australia, need hand surgery after a dog attack, according to teammate Phoebe Litchfield. On Sunday, the Sydney Sixers lost to the Sydney Thunder by 42 runs in the Women’s Big Bash League, and Healy was a late withdrawal. Sixers reported that Healy had hand surgery due to … Read more

Arsenal hit back to deny Chelsea in derby draw

On Saturday, Arsenal stunned everyone by coming back from a two-goal deficit to salvage a thrilling 2-2 draw away at Chelsea thanks to a late equaliser scored by Leandro Trossard. After Cole Palmer scored a penalty in the first half and Mykhailo Mudryk scored in the second, Mikel Arteta’s club was 13 minutes away from … Read more