Athletic Bilbao draw prevents Girona from returning to La Liga summit

Surprise delivery Girona were beaten to a 1-1 draw at home by Athletic Bilbao on Monday, preventing them from resuming their La Liga lead. Winger Viktor Tsygankov put the hosts ahead 10 minutes after halftime, but Inaki Williams equalised 12 minutes later to earn the visitors a point. Girona now trails league leaders Real Madrid … Read more

Ronaldo convinces referee to overturn penalty he won

Cristiano Ronaldo persuaded the referee to change his mind after being awarded a penalty in Al Nassr’s 0-0 draw with Iran’s Persepolis in the AFC Champions League. Soroush Rafiei appeared to have brought down the 38-year-old former Manchester United and Real Madrid great inside the area, and Chinese referee Ma Ning pointed to the spot. … Read more

Guardiola salutes ‘incredible’ Venables

Pep Guardiola paid tribute to the “incredible” Terry Venables on Monday, in response to the death of the man responsible for revitalising his old club Barcelona. After Venables died on Sunday at the age of 80, a photo of Guardiola on the pitch at Barcelona’s Camp Nou surfaced on social media. Guardiola was a wide-eyed … Read more

Gvardiol happy to be on same side as Haaland

Josko Gvardiol does not recall the last time Manchester City played RB Leipzig fondly. The Croatia international was then part of a Leipzig defence that was ripped apart by City’s offence in March, when Erling Haaland scored five goals in a 7-0 rout in the Champions League last 16. Eight months later, as the two … Read more

Garnacho can be ‘something special’: Bruno Fernandes

Alejandro Garnacho’s miraculous goal in Manchester United’s win against Everton, according to Bruno Fernandes, indicated the Argentine teenager may be “something special.” Garnacho demonstrated his immense potential with a fantastic overhead kick in United’s 3-0 triumph over Everton at Goodison Park on Sunday. The 19-year-old demonstrated amazing inventiveness and technique to conjure the breath-taking strike, … Read more

Donald joins DP World Lions coaching staff

Former Bangladesh bowling coach Allan Donald has joined the coaching staff of the DP World Lions, a South African domestic squad. Donald will be a member of the coaching staff led by former Bangladesh head coach Russel Domingo. “Proteas legend Allan Donald has joined the DP World Lions Coaching Staff,” DP World Lions announced on … Read more

Bangladesh U19s finish third in Quadrangular series

Bangladesh’s Under-19 team finished third in the Quadrangular Under-19 series, defeating England by six wickets in today’s third-place play-off match at Vijayawada’s Chukkapalli Pitchaiah Cricket Ground. The youthful Tigers chased down a daunting 304-run goal with six wickets in hand and four balls to spare thanks to skipper Ahrar Amin’s unbeaten century. Bangladesh, on the … Read more

Sri Lanka sports minister sacked over cricket crisis

Sri Lanka’s sports minister resigned on Monday, only hours after accusing President Ranil Wickremesinghe of attempting to murder him over his efforts to clean up corruption at the cricket board. According to officials, Roshan Ranasinghe was fired before of Monday’s weekly cabinet meeting after telling parliament that Wickremesinghe should be held accountable if he was … Read more

Stunning fightback keeps Kings on top

Bashundhara Kings advanced to the AFC Cup knockout stage with a remarkable come-from-behind 2-1 triumph over visiting Maziya S&RC in their penultimate Group D encounter today at Bashundhara Kings Arena. Boburbek Yuldashow, an Uzbekistani defender for Kings, scored in the 80th minute to cancel off Maziya’s Regan Obeng’s 10-minute goal. In the 88th minute, Brazilian … Read more