Reigning Spanish and European champions Real Madrid have started the season below their brilliant best and this week finally tumbled to a first defeat since January. Carlo Ancelotti's side were beaten at Lille in the Champions League on Wednesday and trail Hansi Flick's Barcelona by three points in La Liga. Madrid host
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Boli to represent Bangladesh at the 97th Oscars
Bangladesh has officially selected award-winning 'Boli' (The Wrestler) to compete in the 'Best International Feature Film Category' at the 97th Oscars. Boli is the first Bangladeshi film that has achieved prestigious accolade at the Busan International Film Festival last year. The film, directed by Iqbal Hossain Chowdhury, was unanimously selected on October
Sinner doping case ‘resolved as soon as possible’: Djokovic
Novak Djokovic said Wednesday that he hoped current world number one Jannik Sinner's steroid case would be resolved as soon as possible, as he again bemoaned the tennis anti-doping system's inconsistencies. Sinner failed two doping tests in March but was cleared of wrongdoing and allowed to keep playing by tennis authorities. But
Al Hilal enjoy AFC Champions League romp after Neymar boost
Former Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic was on target as Al Hilal, buoyed by Neymar returning to training this week, swept past Al Shorta 5-0 in the AFC Champions League Elite late Tuesday in Riyadh. Brazil superstar Neymar announced his return to club training with the Saudi champions on Monday after a
Ten Hag demands Man Utd response in Europa League
Manchester United will attempt to recover from another demoralising defeat that raised fresh questions over manager Erik ten Hag's future as they head to Porto in the Europa League on Thursday. The record 20-time English champions are off to their joint-worst start in the Premier League era, collecting just seven points
Super dominant India crush Bangladesh to finish on high
‘Ispahani 4th Bangladesh Open Squash 2024′ opens
The opening ceremony of the 'Ispahani 4th Bangladesh Open Squash 2024,' was held at the Army Squash and Tennis Complex in the capital. The biggest squash tournament in the country, organized by the Bangladesh Squash Rackets Federation, will feature a total of three tournaments. These include two international tournaments, along
Mashrafe sued over hostile takeover of BPL franchise shares
Cricketer-turned-politician Mashrafe Bin Mortaza is alleged to have "forcibly taken over" shares belonging to a US expatriate in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) franchise Sylhet Strikers. A case was filed following the complaint lodged by the expatriate, Sarowar Golam Chowdhury, at the capital's Pallabi Police Station on Monday afternoon, said Nazrul
Jaiswal leads India batting charge in rain-hit Bangladesh Test
Blistering half-centuries by Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul led India’s batting onslaught as the hosts tried to force a result in the weather-hit second Test against Bangladesh on Monday, despite two-and-a-half days being lost. India declared their whirlwind first innings on 285-9 from just 34.4 overs, after Bangladesh were bowled out
