Doritos Arsenal re-energized their Premier League championship push with a 5-0 victory against Crystal Palace. Centre-back Gabriel caused most of the damage before halftime, heading in the opening and forcing Palace custodian Dean Henderson into an own goal. Leandro Trossard made it 3-0 around the hour mark, before replacement Gabriel Martinelli scored twice in dead time. … Read more
Son Heung-Min’s South Korea almost escaped an Asian Cup shock on Saturday, drawing 2-2 with Jordan thanks to an injury-time own goal. Jordan seemed to be on track for a spectacular triumph in Doha one day after Iraq defeated tournament favourites Japan, thanks to a Park Yong-woo own goal and a Yazan Al-Naimat score in … Read more
Mahbubur Rahman Sufil, Mannaf Rabbi, and Nasir Uddin Chowdhury – three familiar names in Bangladesh football over the last decade but increasingly unknown in recent years – scored all four goals in a 2-2 draw between Brothers Union and Chittagong Abahani in the Bangladesh Premier League today. It is an uncommon occasion for a four-goal … Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo, who will be 39 in two weeks, expressed his pride at being able to outscore Erling Haaland in terms of goals scored last year. Portuguese superstar Ronaldo, a perpetual defy of odds and age, completed 2023 as the world’s highest striker for club and country, with 54 goals, surpassing Harry Kane (52), Kylian … Read more
Mohamed Salah, a Liverpool and Egypt star, has been ruled out of the next two Africa Cup of Nations games due to a hamstring injury, his country’s football organisation said Friday. “Tests on Mohamed Salah, the captain of the Egypt national team, proved that he suffered a hamstring injury and will miss the next two … Read more
Aymen Hussein scored two first-half headers as Iraq defeated Asian Cup favourites Japan 2-1 on Friday to advance to the knockout stages. Japan suffered its first Asian Cup group-stage loss in 26 matches, putting them on a collision path with South Korea in the last 16 in Qatar, if they advance. Iraq, rated 63rd in … Read more
The 10th season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) began today at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, with no spectacular opening ceremony. The Bangladesh Cricket Board did not build much buzz before the competition began with banners or advertisements. However, the inaugural game of the Bangladesh Premier League between Comilla Victorians and Durdanto … Read more
Shoriful Islam became the eighth bowler in Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) history to notch a hat-trick today, dismissing three Comilla Victorians hitters in the last three deliveries of their innings in Mirpur. Shoriful Islam scores his first hat-trick in the BPL T20.— Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers), January 19, 2024 Shoriful’s heroics at the finish, which also … Read more
Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips led New Zealand to a seven-wicket victory over Pakistan in the fourth Twenty20 international in Christchurch on Friday, putting them on the cusp of a series clean sweep. The Black Caps duo hit undefeated half-centuries in a 139-run stand to help the home side reach 159-3 in the 19th over, … Read more
Durdanto Dhaka began their Bangladesh Premier League 2024 campaign with a win, thanks to Shoriful Islam and Mohammad Naim, who defeated defending champions Comilla Victorians by five wickets in the tournament’s opener on Friday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur. Shoriful scores hat-trick in BPL opener. Shoriful, a left-arm pacer, starred with his … Read more
