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Messi misses penalty as Argentina held by Iceland

by Banglapress • 2 weeks ago

Sports Reporter: Argentina captain Lionel Messi missed a second-half penalty as his side were held to a 1-1 draw by World Cup debutants Iceland in Group D on Saturday. Sergio Aguero gave the South Americans the lead in the 19th minute with a brilli...

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Denmark begins World Cup qualifying with win, Poland falters

by Banglapress • 2 weeks ago

Photo: AP Sports Reporter: Christian Eriksen scored for Denmark to begin World Cup qualifying with a 1-0 win over Armenia, while Poland squandered a two-goal lead in a 2-2 draw with Kazakhstan on Sunday. Poland captain Robert Lewandowski scored fo...

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Ronaldo hat-trick earns Portugal draw with Spain

by Banglapress • 2 weeks ago

Sports Reporter: Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo curled in a sizzling late free kick to strike the first hat-trick of the 2018 World Cup and grab his side a point in a thrilling 3-3 draw with Spain on Friday as the Group B blockbuster lived up to the h...

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Women’s cricket team to get Tk 2cr on clinching Asia Cup title

by Banglapress • 2 weeks ago

Banglapress, Dhaka: Bangladesh Women Cricket Team will be awarded Tk 2 crore as prize money for clinching the Asia Cup T20 title yesterday. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul Hasan Papon has announced the prize money while the team bei...

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Bangladesh get first win over Pakistan

by Banglapress • 2 weeks ago

Sports Reporter: Bangladesh bounced back from their losing streak with a magnificent seven-wicket triumph over Pakistan in the Women's T20 Asia Cup at the Kinrara Academy Oval in Kuala Lumpur yesterday, courtesy of an all-round performance from Fah...

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Messi treble kick-starts Argentina prep

by Banglapress • 2 weeks ago

Banglapress Online: Two South American sides warmed up for next month’s World Cup in Russia with easy wins on Tuesday as Argentina hammered Haiti 4-0 in Buenos Aires and Peru overcame Scotland 2-0 in Lima. Beaten finalists four years ago in Brazil,...

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Afghanistan 'favourites' in the forthcoming T20I series: Mushfiqur

by Banglapress • 2 weeks ago

Mushfiqur Rahim opines that Afghanistan would start as favourites in the forthcoming T20I series in Dehradun owing to their potent spin axis of Rashid Khan and Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Rashid (13 wickets) and Mujeeb (14 wickets) are among the leading wic...

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De Gea wins PL Golden Glove award for first time

by Banglapress • 2 weeks ago

Manchester United’s clean sheet at the London Stadium means David De Gea has won the Premier League’s Golden Glove award for the first time in his increasingly decorated Manchester United career. The Spaniard is top of the table with 18 clean shee...

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Ronaldo set to star in animated superhero series

by Banglapress • 2 weeks ago

Cristiano Ronaldo is set to star as a superhero in an animated series for kids. Striker Force 7 will see the Real Madrid superstar leading a team of heroes across platforms from animation and comics to gaming and digital content, reports The Daily...

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Ireland aim for upset on Test debut

by Banglapress • 2 weeks ago

Ireland will look to do what no side have done in 141 years by winning their inaugural men's Test when they face Pakistan in a one-off match starting Friday. Not since Australia beat England by 45 runs in Melbourne in 1877 in the first Test ever p...

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Cristiano Ronaldo to produce football series for Facebook Watch

by Banglapress • 2 weeks ago

It has emerged that Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo will produce a series drama related to football for Facebook Watch. The project is a drama series written by Liz Garcia and Josh Harto which follows a female football team made up of studen...

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Spain to practise with VAR before World Cup

by Banglapress • 2 weeks ago

Spain players are doing their homework on Video Assistant Referees (VAR) and will know the system inside-out at the World Cup, according to the national team coach Julen Lopetegui. This summer's football showpiece in Russia will be the first of it...

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