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Bangladesh had beaten India in the group stage and were considered as the overwhelming favorites for the title, but the absence of Bangladeshi striker Nipu gave the Indians encouragement. But if the first game had shown us anything, it was that the Indian team needed to be at their very best to keep the host team in check. The first half passed without too many chances being created with the Indian team being happy to play on the counter....

Shakib Al Hasan, with 103 runs, and opener Tamim Iqbal, 95 runs, reached the 45th and 39th spot, after moving up by eight and six places respectively. Along with them, middle-order batsman Mahmudullah, who chipped in with useful scores, moved up by three places to be 36, which made him level with Pakistan skipper Sarfraz Ahmed. West Indies’ swashbuckling batsman Evin Lewis, who is his country’s top-ranked batsman, slipped four places after following a disappointing ODI series with a lacklustre performance in the two T20Is he featured in....

The background Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh was born on 17th March 1920. In the coming month of March, the nation will celebrate their founding father’s 100th birthday and the BCB is set to organize a grand series for the mega occasion. The World XI played a T20I series against Pakistan in September 2017. Post that series, the World XI had taken part in a match versus the West Indies at Lord’s....

Victor Hardley Crawley was taken into custody following the incident at a Chase Bank in Riverdale, Georgia last month. In a news release, the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office said a white male suspect had entered the Chase Bank located at 7185 Highway 85 on November 28 and passed a note to a teller demanding cash. But instead of brandishing a weapon, the suspect claimed to be infected with coronavirus....

Whilst fellow South African’s Linda Motlhalo and Janine van Wyk both featured for Vera Pauw’s side in the two opening matches of the season, Kgatlana has been back in the country promoting the second edition of her annual tournament, the Thembi Kgatlana Tournament, while waiting for her work permit. The 21-year-old has since received her papers, and is now eligible to play and is in contention to make her debut for Dash when they travel to Chicago Red Stars for their third outing of the season on Saturday....

Darwin Machis and Jorge Molina scored in the second half to cancel out Lionel Messi’s early opener as the Blaugrana remain third, behind leaders Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid. The win was Granada’s first-ever at the Camp Nou. Barcelona were in control until the hour mark and looked to be cruising towards another victory, but defensive lapses allowed Il Grana to claw their way back into the match, with Ronald Koeman getting sent off for an altercation with the referee....

Going into the game as underdogs, the mental weakness was blatantly apparent in the opening half an hour of the game as Madrid could hardly get the ball out of their half. Making three passes in a row seemed like a gargantuan task for the Blancos. Barcelona failed to capitalize, however, and had to pay for it in the end—they didn’t know what hit them as all they did was run and stare at Madrid’s wrath for the last 30 minutes here....

The Catalan side are expected to return for the Brazil international in January after Liverpool rejected their attempts to sign him before the start of the season. The 25-year-old is Barca’s top target as they look to add to their attack and he is said to want to join up with the Camp Nou outfit. And midfielder Rakitic admits the Spanish side would receive a great boost if Coutinho were to join....

Spanish media outlet El Nacional has claimed that Firmino will be available for a transfer in the summer due to the rise of Diogo Jota at Anfield. Jota has been performing well and Jurgen Klopp seems to favor the Portuguese over the Brazilian in the Premier League. Jota has scored 10 goals in 20 appearances in the Premier League this season while Firmino has scored only four league goals in 12 matches....

According to reports, Barcelona are eyeing a swoop for Valencia attacker Maxi Gomez to give Ronald Koeman more options up front next season. The Catalan giants have made a list of potential options for reinforcements and the Uruguayan is at the top of it. The report adds that the Blaugrana are expecting Gomez to push for a summer exit from the Mestalla Stadium in the next few days so they can enter the race for his signature....

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Barcelona’s Nou Camp is the biggest football arena in Europe and has long been the home of the world’s best players but visitors have often complained that it is lacking in atmosphere. Thanks to a campaign by supporters, however, the stadium has reverberated with noise at every game this season after the creation of a singing section. The singing fans plan to create a cauldron of noise for Saturday’s visit by arch rivals Real Madrid to the Nou Camp, venue for past greats such as Laszlo Kubala, Johan Cruyff and Diego Maradona and now home to modern heroes Neymar and Lionel Messi....

Ernesto Valverde’s men boast an 11-point lead at the top of La Liga and stayed on course for a domestic double with a 2-0 victory against neighbours Espanyol on Thursday, with first-half goals from Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi at Camp Nou overturning a 1-0 deficit from the opening leg. The story of the quarter-finals came a day earlier, with Madrid unable to make a 1-0 advantage from the initial game stick against Leganes....

In case you didn’t know… The 21-year-old central midfielder has been promoted to the first team this season by Valverde after his wonderful displays with Barcelona B team. He earned Valverde’s trust by performing well whenever he’s got some minutes on the pitch. The heart of the matter Carles Alena is fighting to be the future of Barcelona’s midfield and is hoping to be a regular starter in the future....

Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu won their matches in straight games. K Srikanth won his game by default as his opponent retired hurt. HS Prannoy was stretched to 3 games. Sai Praneeth lost to Chinese Chen Long in two straight games. The men’s doubles pair of Arjun MR and Shlok Ramchandran and the women’s doubles pair of Meghana Jakkampudi and Poorvisha S Ram were knocked out in the second round....

The Goa Badminton Association is hosting an eight-day-long tournament, under the auspices of Badminton Association of India (BAI), at the Manohar Parrikar Indoor Badminton Stadium in Navelim. Hundreds of badminton veteran players participated in the tournament, which marked the resumption of badminton season in the country. There have been no major national-level badminton tournaments in India since March, 2020 due to the Covid 19 pandemic. After canceling the All India Senior Ranking badminton tournaments thrice, the Badminton Association of India decided to conduct the matches for the veteran badminton players of the country....

No, it wasn’t ‘Taker, but Trump (who has dabbled in the wrestling game ) made like a world heavyweight champ before introducing his wife Melania, who gave a speech to the convention crowd in Cleveland just as WWE “Monday Night Raw” was wrapping up. MORE: Sports figures who support Trump And, lest you think Trump or the Republican National Committee is biased toward the squared circle, UFC president Dana White will speak to the delegates and a national TV audience Tuesday....

The federation has sent an e-mail to the players, indicating that they will have to bear the responsibility of travel to participate in the event to be held in Odense, Denmark. The players have been asked to send their consent through e-mail to the federation by today. In their e-mail to the players, the BAI has mentioned that not replying to the email will be considered as the player not willing to participate in the competition....

That changed drastically once his redshirt senior campaign started. Zappe led the nation’s most prolific passing offense and set multiple FBS records in the process. He received the 2021 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, which is given to the top Division I offensive player who also exhibits characteristics of Earl Campbell. He was a Davey O’Brien Award and Walter Camp Player of the Year Award semifinalist, was named Conference USA Most Valuable Player and was a finalist for the Manning Award....

Robison, a redshirt freshman, tweeted out a picture of an FAU sign that reads, “BEAT OKLAHOMA.” The Owls, which just capped off an 11-win season under first-year coach Lane Kiffin, open the 2018 season against the Sooners on Sept. 1. MORE: Twitter reacts to Kiffin’s rough post-Boca Raton interview Of course, Oklahoma’s current quarterback, Baker Mayfield, doesn’t take trash talk lying down — even if he won’t be on the field for that particular game....

The second-year Browns quarterback was seen over the weekend screaming at the receivers at training camp for not hustling toward him as he was scrambling outside the pocket. Mayfield explained Wednesday he wasn’t trying to cause any issues by yelling at his teammates, but instead was trying to get everyone to work together. “Those guys know that’s a big part of our offense. And they know that,” Mayfield said of his receivers, via ESPN....