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Barca on cusp of La Liga triumph after win over Real SociedadBarcelona are closing in on their eighth La Liga title in 11 years after Clement Lenglet and Jordi Alba both scored in a 2-1 win...Liverpool, Tottenham get extra day to prepare for CLLiverpool and Tottenham Hotspur will have an extra day to prepare for their Champions League semi-finals second leg matches after the Premier League on Saturday...Salah shines as clinical Liverpool see off PortoA resurgent Mohamed Salah scored one and set up another to inspire a clinical Liverpool to a 4-1 win at Porto in their Champions League...Spurs stun City to go through after seven-goal thriller, VAR dramaAfter an astonishing encounter at the Etihad Stadium, Tottenham Hotspur reached the semi-finals of the Champions League on away goals following a 4-3 defeat to...Ajax eliminate Ronaldo's Juve with scintillating displayAjax's 19-year-old captain Matthijs de Ligt headed the winner from the corner in the 67th minute of the quarter-final second leg as the Dutch side...Barcelona reach semis with Messi exhibition against Manchester UnitedBarca, who toyed with United for the majority of the encounter, sealed a 4-0 aggregate victory and will meet either Porto or Liverpool in the...Bangladesh name Abu Jayed in 15-men World Cup squadUncapped Abu Jayed is one of the 15 players named in the Bangladesh World Cup squad announced on Tuesday.It was predicted that captain Mashrafe Bin...Sterling double takes Man City top once moreManchester City eased back to the top of the Premier League as Raheem Sterling struck twice to beat Crystal Palace 3-1 at Selhurst Park on...Smith, Warner return for Australia's World Cup missionSteve Smith and David Warner returned to the national team as Australia revealed their 15-member squad for World Cup 2019 to be held in England...Injuries, niggles cloud BCB’s preparations for World CupBangladesh Cricket Board is under immense pressure before the selection of the 15-member squad for the upcoming World Cup due various injuries to a number...Salahuddin off to India to help ShakibBangladesh Test and T20I captain Shakib Al Hasan, who is currently in India playing the Indian Premier league for Sunrisers Hyderabad, has called up his...Sports pictures of the week (11.04.2019)Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo controls the ball during the UEFA Champions League first leg quarterfinal match against Ajax in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on April 10.Juvel held to a 1-1 draw after Ronaldo's 125th CL goalCristiano Ronaldo produced yet another quality goal to add to his collection and help Juventus to a 1-1 draw at Ajax Amsterdam in the first...Scrappy Barca overcome United at Old TraffordBarcelona overcame a tame Manchester United to take the upper hand in their Champions League quarter-final after Luke Shaw's own goal gave them a 1-0...Liverpool ease past Porto to close on Champions League semisLiverpool closed in on a Champions League semi-final meeting with Barcelona or Manchester United after sweeping aside Porto 2-0 in the first leg of their...'Have formed the basic structure'With less than two months to go for the ICC World Cup in England, some participating teams have already announced their final and preliminary squads...Fizz to Shine today?The star power of the ongoing Dhaka Premier League (DPL) will get a boost if the nation's ace left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman takes the field...Kiron re-elected to FIFA, AFC postsBangladesh Football Federation's (BFF) women's wing chairman Mahfuza Akter Kiron was re-elected as a FIFA Council member and an executive member of the Asian Football...KKR cut down RCBAndre Russell came up with another sensational display of power hitting to fire Kolkata Knight Riders to a five-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in...Tottenham Spurs beat Crystal Palace 2-0 to open new stadiumTottenham celebrated the opening of the club's state-of-the-art new stadium by ending a five-game winless Premier League run with a 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace...Barca battle back for 4-4 draw against VillarrealLa Liga leaders Barcelona scored two late goals to draw 4-4 with Villarreal in a remarkable game.The champions led 2-0 through Philippe Coutinho and Malcom.But...BCB wants extra security for TigersFollowing the Bangladesh team's narrow escape from the horrific Christchurch shooting at Al Noor mosque last month, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhury...Punjab stun Delhi by 14-run defeatEngland’s rising star Sam Curran claimed the first hat-trick of this season’s Indian Premier League to help his side Kings XI Punjab beat Delhi Capitals...Chennai beat Rajasthan by 8 runs in IPLA vintage MS Dhoni innings - one that ended with three sixes off the last three balls - tipped Chennai Super Kings from par score...Australia sweep seriesWorld champions Australia completed a 5-0 whitewash over Pakistan with a clinical 20-run win in the fifth and final one-day international despite a brilliant hundred...IPL: Top 5 player battles to watch out forSunrisers Hyderabad have started their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 campaign on a strong note. They only lost their opening fixture to Kolkata Knight Riders...Mashrafe six-for leads Abhani to victoryMashrafe Bin Mortaza has already passed 35. But, still he seems as young and energetic as a teenager cricketer. Sometimes, he mesmerized everybody with his...Australia beat Pakistan by 80 runs, clinch ODI seriesAustralia won the third one-day international against Pakistan by 80 runs in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, taking an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the five-match series. Australia...KKR beat Kings XI Punjab by 28 runs in IPLAndre Russell hit a 17-ball 48 and picked the wickets of Chris Gayle and Sarfaraz Khan to script a 28-run victory for Kolkata Knight Riders...No surprise in Tigers’ World Cup squad, hints BCB chiefBangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul Hasan on Tuesday said there is no chance of any surprise inclusion in the World Cup squad of Bangladesh. He,...Gabriel Jesus helps Brazil rally past Czech Republic 3-1Substitute Gabriel Jesus scored twice in the second half as Brazil came from behind to beat the Czech Republic 3-1 in an international friendly on...Australia beat Pakistan in 2nd ODI by 8-wktAaron Finch struck back-to-back centuries to lead Australia to another thumping eight wicket victory over a hapless Pakistan in the second one-day international in Sharjah...Russell steals Warner thunderBangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan enjoyed a special privilege on his birthday, ringing the ceremonial bell to signal the game's start. Photo: KKR Twitter & CollectedAndre...S. Africa beat Sri Lanka in 3rd T20 by 45 runsA tour that started with an unexpected Test series triumph ended with a second successive limited overs series humiliation for Sri Lanka when South Africa...Singh leads Chennai demolition of Bangalore in IPL openerIndia's Harbhajan Singh led an inspired spin attack to help Chennai Super Kings open the 2019 Indian Premier League season with a comprehensive seven-wicket win...Fahad, Shirin become IM, WIMFIDE Master Fahad Rahman earned the title of International Master after clinching the trophy of the Asian Zonal Championship during an intriguing final round at...Fizz to tie the knot tomorrowBangladesh ace paceman Mustafizur Rahman is used to bamboozling batsmen with his slower cutters. The cross-seam delivery often catches opponents by surprise but this time...Inspiration from little thingsNgangom Bala Devi and Yumnam Kamala Devi are two strikers on India's women's national football team who command respect when spoken of by their Bangladeshi...BCB to appoint psychologist for traumatised cricketersBangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hassan on Monday said that they would appoint a psychologist for the national team ahead of ICC Cricket World Cup...Bangladesh earns 13 gold medals in Special OlympicsBangladesh Special Olympics teams earned 13 gold, six silver and two bronze medals in the ongoing Special Olympics World Games’ 2019 in Abu Dhabi and...Sports pictures of the week (18.03.2019)Julián Álvarez of River Plate scores the first goal of his team during a Superliga 2018/19 match against Independiente in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on March...Liverpool survive Fulham scare to go top of PLLiverpool usurped Manchester City to take top spot in the Premier League but needed a James Milner penalty nine minutes from time to see off...Messi hat-trick blows away BetisEven the Real Betis fans were applauding by the end as Lionel Messi scored another spectacular hat-trick to fire Barcelona to a 4-1 victory on...Tigers to land home todayAll of the Bangladesh players will return home today (Saturday) at 10.40 PM Bangladesh time, confirmed team manager Khaled Masud Pilot. In a Whats App message,...Mithun and the will to fightMohammad Mithun is not the most technically sound batsman in the Bangladesh team or even the most gifted player who is widely rated as a...Australia beat India, clinch ODI series 3-2Australia beat India by 35 runs in the fifth and final one-day international to clinch the series 3-2 in New Delhi on Wednesday. Leg-spinner Adam Zampa...SAFF Women's C'ship from todayAlthough the SAFF Men's Football Championship has always been a major attraction for football lovers in South Asia, the women's edition of the tournament is...Kiwis beat Tigers in second TestNew Zealand beat Bangladesh by an innings and 12 runs in the rain-shorted second Test to claim the series with a game to spare in...Taylor 200 as New Zealand declare at 432-6New Zealand declared their first innings at 432 for six after a double century by Ross Taylor gave them a chance to win the rain-affected...Messi shines in Vallecano winLionel Messi created a goal and scored another as Barcelona came from behind to beat struggling Rayo Vallecano 3-1 at home on Saturday and stay...