Mongolian cricketers out for 15 in Asian Games

During the first day of play at the Asian Games on Tuesday, Mongolia’s women’s cricket team was crushed by Indonesia, bowled out for 15 runs. The squad members were inconsolable. Hangzhou, China, will host the Games starting on Saturday. However, competitions in football, volleyball, beach volleyball, cricket, and volleyball start earlier. In their first-ever international … Read more

Derby nightmare set aside for Newcastle clash, says Milan’s Pioli

After the weekend’s humiliation in the local derby, Stefano Pioli stated on Monday that AC Milan’s focus is now on their Champions League opening against Newcastle United. The Serie A leaders Inter Milan crushed the seven-time European champions 5-1 on Saturday. The crushing loss wiped out any positive energy generated by the new-look team’s three … Read more

Crowds hail Ronaldo’s arrival in Iran

The first Saudi team to visit Iran since 2016, Al-Nassr captain Cristiano Ronaldo was welcomed with open arms on Monday ahead of the start of the Asian Champions League group stage. Tuesday’s Group E matches pit Al-Nassr against Persepolis of Iran and Al-Duhail of Qatar against Istiklol Dushanbe of Tajikistan. Follow The Daily Star’s Google … Read more

Booters look for positive start in Hangzhou

Even though the 19th Asian Games will end on September 23, the football competition begins today at the Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium with Bangladesh taking on cross-border rivals Myanmar at 2:00 PM Bangladesh time. Ahead to today’s first encounter, the Bangladeshi squad trained with complete attention yesterday, completing the allotted one and a half hours … Read more

Kings start AFC Cup mission at Maziya today

The four-time winners of the Bangladesh Premier League, Bashundhara Kings, will play their first group stage match in Male today at 4:00 p.m. Bangladesh time against Maldivian champions Maziya S&RC, with the goal of extending their undefeated record against Maldivian opponents. Shashandara Thus far, Kings have participated in three iterations of the continent’s second-tier club … Read more

Barca under brutal pressure after our golden era: Xavi

Barcelona’s coach, Xavi Hernandez, said on Monday that during his playing days, the squad helped create a high standard that the team is now finding difficult to meet in the Champions League. Between 2006 and 2015, the Catalan giants won four editions of the championship; nevertheless, since then, they suffered numerous painful eliminations. Barcelona has … Read more