Doritos Struggling Abahani will be anxious to get back on track in the Bangladesh Premier League when it returns at three sites on Friday after a nearly two-week hiatus for the national elections. Six-time champions Abahani will face Sheikh Jamal DC at Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni Stadium in Gopalganj in a possibly entertaining match. In other … Read more
Following a succession of poor performances following a quarterfinal elimination from the 2022 World Cup, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) announced the hiring of Dorival Junior as the new head coach on Wednesday. Though the news of Dorival’s hiring was formally verified on Wednesday, it had been circulating for three days, with his old club, … Read more
Napoli striker Victor Osimhen has responded strongly to accusations from agency Mamuka Jugeli, who represents club teammate Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, that he will quit the Serie A club for Saudi Arabia at the conclusion of current season. Jugeli told 1TV of Georgia on Tuesday that, although Osimhen has signed a new deal with Napoli, he thinks … Read more
Sabina Khatun, captain of Bangladesh’s national women’s team, has accepted an invitation to play for Kickstart FC in the present Indian Women’s League. “Kickstart has offered me a place in the Indian Women’s League.” “I’ve already applied for an Indian visa and am awaiting it,” Sabina said to The Daily Star on Thursday. Kickstart are … Read more
Ex-England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson said Thursday that he had pancreatic cancer and has “maybe a year” to live. The 75-year-old Swede, who has coached a number of high-profile teams and led England to World Cup quarter-finals in 2002 and 2006, said in February last year that he would be withdrawing from public appearances “due to … Read more
Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel paid tribute to the “extraordinary” Franz Beckenbauer, who died last weekend at the age of 78. Tuchel told the Bundesliga website that “he’s so, so humble” is “very striking to me.” “Being that extraordinary person, that extraordinary player and coach of the German national team and coach here of Bayern … Read more
Sandeep Lamichhane, a former star cricket captain, was sentenced to eight years in jail by a Nepalese court on Wednesday for rape. The 23-year-old leg spinner Lamichhane was once Nepal’s cricket poster child, and his on-field accomplishments raised awareness of the game in the Himalayan nation. He was released on bail after being charged of … Read more
Coach Rahul Dravid said on Wednesday that star Indian batsman Virat Kohli would miss the first of his team’s three international matches against Afghanistan for “personal reasons”. As the nations gear up for the T20 World Cup in June, Kohli and captain Rohit Sharma have both made their way back to the T20 squad after … Read more
Former batter Hannan Sarker of Bangladesh spoke out about a terrifying encounter he experienced in Potchefstroom, South Africa, 22 years ago. Currently serving as a selector for the under-19 squad, which is in South Africa to compete in the ICC U-19 World Cup starting on January 19, is the former opening batter for the national … Read more
Ten years have passed since Kagiso Rabada, then eighteen, captured the attention of the world in the United Arab Emirates. Rabada was playing in his maiden international cricket tournament in the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup. He is now rated No. 2 in the MRF Tyres ICC Rankings for Test bowlers. Along with senior … Read more
