Arteta wants to make ‘beautiful memories’ on Champions League return

Mikel Arteta has told his Arsenal teammates that they should make “beautiful memories” when they play in the Champions League for the first time in six years. On Wednesday at the Emirates Stadium, Arteta’s team will play their first Group B game against PSV Eindhoven. It will be the Gunners’ first game in Europe’s top … Read more

Booters lose against Myanmar

The Bangladesh Olympic football team’s hopes of making it to the Round of 16 for the second year in a row took a big hit when they lost to Myanmar 1-0 in their first game of the Asian Games in Hangzhou today. India and China are also in the group, so Bangladesh wanted to get … Read more

Tuchel backs Nagelsmann for Germany job

Thomas Tuchel, the coach of Bayern Munich, said Tuesday that he was fine with Julian Nagelsmann, the man he ousted as coach, taking over for Germany. German media said earlier on Tuesday that Hansi Flick had been fired as coach of the men’s national team, and Nagelsmann was close to taking over. This would happen … Read more

Kings crash at Maziya

Bashundhara Kings’ perfect record against Maldivian teams came to an end yesterday when they lost 3-1 at Maziya S&RC in Male in the first AFC Cup match of the season. The four-time Bangladesh Premier League winners, who had already won against the same team twice and TC Sports once in the AFC Cup, lost for … Read more

Nasir among eight charged for Anti-Corruption Code breach by ICC

The International Cricket Council (ICC) disclosed on behalf of the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) on Tuesday that eight players, officials, and club owners had been charged for violating different sections of the Anti-Corruption Code during the 2021 Abu Dhabi T10 League, including Bangladeshi batsman Nasir Hossain. The competition was held from November 19, 2021, through … Read more

Riyad’s chance to stake a claim despite lacklustre plans

With every passing day, Bangladesh’s World Cup ambitions seem to be coming together. After a dismal Asia Cup, concerns were raised regarding the efficacy of team management’s pre-World Cup planning when Mahmudullah Riyad returned for the Tigers’ last assignment before the World Cup: the ODI series against New Zealand at home. After the series against … Read more

Sharma, Kohli rested as India tests bench for Australia ODIs

For the first two One-Day Internationals (ODIs) against visiting Australia, Indian selectors rested captain Rohit Sharma and batting sensation Virat Kohli from the 15-man roster on Monday. The inclusion of Washington Sundar and veteran off-spinner R Ashwin, who are both useful lower-order batsmen, in the roster suggests that they could be able to make it … Read more