Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Neymar and Bruna Biancardi are going to be parents. The Brazilian soccer star and his model girlfriend (formerly fiancée) have announced they are expecting a child together. The baby will be Ney’s second, after 11-year-old Davi Lucca. The couple are celebrating their rekindled romance with a new bundle of joy. They ... Read more
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Eight people to face trial for the death of Diego Maradona
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com An Argentine appeals court confirmed on Tuesday that eight medical professionals accused of responsibility for the death of soccer legend Diego Maradona will be tried. Neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque, psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov and six others had appealed a 2022 decision to put them on trial for homicide with potential aggravating circumstances. Maradona ... Read more
FIFA bans BFF general secretary Shohag for two years
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com World football’s governing body Fifa Friday suspended Bangladesh Football Federation general secretary Abu Nayeem Shohag for two years with a fine due to forgery and falsification. The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee of FIFA has banned Bangladesh Football Federation general secretary and former member of the FIFA Dispute Resolution ... Read more
Ronaldo’s Saudi club Al-Nassr sack coach Garcia
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Cristiano Ronaldo’s new club Al Nassr have parted company with French coach Rudi Garcia, the Saudi side announced on Thursday. “Al Nassr can announce that head coach Rudi Garcia has left the club by mutual agreement,” they said in a statement on their English language Twitter feed. “The board and everyone ... Read more
England beat Brazil on penalties to win Finalissima trophy
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com After a 1-1 draw, England defeated Brazil on penalties to win the Finalissima for the first time. Chloe Kelly was the Wembley hero again, scoring the winning penalty to etch the record-breaking Lionesses into history once more. Ella Toone gave England the advantage when she hammered home the opening goal after ... Read more
Argentina renames Ezeiza sports complex after Lionel Messi
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The Argentine Football Federation (AFA) announced Saturday that it renamed its training facility after superstar Lionel Messi. “A new recognition was consummated for our captain, who has already immortalized his figure based on goals, dribbling, assists, emotions, but now also with his name carved on the foundation stone of the new ... Read more
Morocco shocks Brazil in friendly international
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Morocco continued to ride the wave of their historic 2022 World Cup semifinal run, beating Brazil 2-1 in Tangiers in an international friendly on March 25. In their first game since losing to Croatia in the third-place play-off, Morocco recorded their first ever win over the Brazilians at the sold-out Ibn ... Read more
Messi celebrates his 800th goal in Argentina’s victory over Panama
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Argentina fans greeted their heroes with characteristic fervor before of their first game since rising to stardom. Lionel Scaloni’s squad recently won their third World Cup in Qatar, defeating France 4-2 on penalties. And fans flocked to the capital, Buenos Aires, to greet Lionel Messi and company as they take on ... Read more
Manchester United exit made Cristiano Ronaldo a ‘better man’
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Manchester United legend Cristiano Ronaldo reveals he do not regret leaving the club after what transpired between him and the manager Erik ten Hag, saying that particular episode made him a better man. Ronaldo’s contract was terminated by United on the eve of the 2022 World Cup in November after his ... Read more
Achraf Hakimi facing rape charges
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi is under investigation for rape charges. Le Parisien reports that the 24-year-old was involved in an incident on February 25 at his home in the Boulogne area of Paris. He allegedly invited a 23-year-old woman he met on Instagram over to his home while his wife ... Read more
Scaloni extends deal with Argentina until 2026
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Lionel Scaloni will remain Argentina’s coach until the end of the 2026 World Cup. On Monday, the Argentine Football Association and Scaloni confirmed the agreement. They didn’t go into any further detail. Scaloni’s contract expired after Argentina won the World Cup in Qatar on Dec. 18. Long negotiations followed. The 44-year-old ... Read more
Messi voted FIFA’s Best Male Player for 2022
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Lionel Messi has been named FIFA’s Best Men’s Player after leading Argentina to World Cup success in 2022. Messi, 35, scored seven goals as Argentina won their third World Cup in Qatar. He has also been in fine form for Paris Saint-Germain this season, scoring 17 goals in all competitions, including ... Read more
SAFF U-20 Women’s championship: Bangladesh emerged unbeaten champions
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh clinched the four-nation SAFF Under-20 Women’s Championship title with a 3-0 win over Nepal in the final at the Birshrestha Shaheed Sepahi Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur on Thursday. The hosts went to halftime with a 2-0 lead, with forward Shaheda Akter Ripa and midfielder Shamsunnahar Jr scoring one ... Read more
Man City’s Erling Haaland delivers a message of support to earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria
‘Our hearts are with you,’ 22-year-old says on Instagram Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Manchester City’s Norwegian star Erling Haaland on Wednesday shared a message of support on social media for earthquake victims in Türkiye and Syria. “Our hearts are with you,” Haaland said on Instagram, and put a photo of a building damaged in the ... Read more
USA to host 2024 Copa America
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The 2024 Copa America tournament will be held in the United States, CONMEBOL confirmed on Friday after an agreement between the South American football confederation and CONCACAF. The tournament will feature 10 teams from South America and six from North and Central America and the Caribbean. It will be the second ... Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo’s funny reaction after being mobbed by cameras at a restaurant
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Cristiano Ronaldo’s stardom means that any attempt to engage in a normal event out in public is always going to attract fans. That was the case when the Portuguese superstar took out his girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez for a meal on her 29th birthday. The Al Nassr player entered the restaurant hall ... Read more
Football Fed’s false promises bring shame
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Football organizers and former national team players say the Bangladesh Football Federation has lost respect due to repeated false promises to bring world football stars and huge teams to the country. After the BFF canceled a press conference to tell the media on the reigning World champion Argentine national football team’s ... Read more
Argentina’s visit to Bangladesh getting closer to become a reality
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Lionel Messi’s Argentina, the reigning world champions, have agreed in principle to come to Bangladesh for a friendly match in June this year, given all the conditions are met, informed Bangladesh Football Federation’s vice-president Ataur Rahman Bhuiyan Manik. The BFF official informed that they were working on finalising the details, which ... Read more
Kool-BSJA Media Cup begins January 21
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Kool-BSJA Media Cup football tournament, an annual football extravaganza of top media houses organised by Bangladesh Sports Journalists Association (BSJA) and sponsored by Square Toiletries Ltd, is all set to get underway at the artificial turf adjacent to Bangladesh Football Federation on Saturday. As many as 32 media houses from print, ... Read more
An open letter of gratitude from Neymar to Tite
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Five-time champions Brazil got to see both sides of the coin in just three days. They went into their quarter-final match against Croatia on the heels of a 4-1 win over South Korea, but then they lost to the 2018 runners-up, which ended their quest for the Hexa. Tite, the coach ... Read more