Amid vast criticisms and security concerns, France pulled off the Olympic opening ceremony for the 2024 Paris Games on Saturday. Here, we present you some of the pictures from the grand opening ceremony that lasted a marathon four hours despite rain drenching performers, athletes, and onlookers protected by nothing more than plastic ponchos. Source: AFP/Daily Star
COPA AMERICA 2024 Uruguay beat Brazil 4-2 in a penalty shootout on Saturday after a bruising 0-0 draw to march into the semi-finals of the Copa America where they will face Colombia. Sergio Rochet saved Brazil’s first penalty in the shootout from Eder Militao while his teammate Douglas Luiz hit the post. Brazil keeper Alisson […]
Former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag came down heavily on Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and said the underperforming player should be axed from the T20 format after the World Cup. Shakib has been bleak with bat and bowl in the World Cup so far. In yesterday’s encounter with South Africa, he only bowled an over […]
Mohammad Rizwan and captain Babar Azam starred as Pakistan stayed alive at the T20 World Cup with a seven-wicket win over Canada on Tuesday. Knowing defeat would condemn them to a shock first round exit, Rizwan and Babar put on a match-winning second-wicket partnership of 63 as Pakistan reached their target of 107 with 15 […]
Adam Zampa took four for 12 from four overs as unbeaten Australia stormed into the Super Eights at the Twenty20 World Cup with one Group B match to spare after hammering Namibia by nine wickets in Antigua on Tuesday. Leg spinner Zampa picked up where he left off in last weekend’s win over reigning champions […]
His move away from the European elite to Saudi Arabia after a disappointing showing at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, which ended with Portugal’s shock 1-0 defeat by Morocco in the quarter-finals, has raised questions about whether the 39-year-old Ronaldo’s brilliant career is nearing an end. However, he will be out to prove he […]
Rony Talukdar’s maiden half-century and Taskin Ahmed’s career-best 4-16 helped Bangladesh to beat Ireland by 22 runs in D/L method in the first of the three-match Twenty20 international series at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Monday. The Tigers couldn’t play out their 20 overs due to rain and finished on 207-5 in […]
Bangladesh edged England in a thrilling encounter, winning the third Twenty20 by 16 runs and sealing their first ever clean sweep over the English side in any format at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on Tuesday. A scintillating 73 off 57 balls from Liton Das and an unbeaten 47 off 36 balls from […]