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Champions League / Chivu’s charges cooked. Mourinho’s men ate

9 September 2026
It was almost like Inter versus sprinters. It was hard to fathom who were the home team.
9 September 2026
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SATIRE / What next for Pakistan cricketers? Will the survivors even get to go home?

2 September 2026
As it wobbles, Pakistan cricket keeps pressing the reset button, apparently unaware that eventually the button itself will need replacing.
2 September 2026
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Gordon’s selfless Barca start echoes Lineker amid Alvarez pursuit

25 August 2026
Football, at its most captivating, thrives on romantic ideals. It is driven by the pure, unadulterated ambition of a child dreaming under a bedroom poster, waiting for the universe to align.
25 August 2026
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Why are Bangladesh fans ‘upset’ over calling the Darwin Test win an ‘upset’?

17 August 2026
Some fans have questioned the description because Bangladesh dominated the Darwin Test from almost the first session. They controlled the match, won inside four days and left more than four sessions unused.
17 August 2026
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Wish you were here, Hookesy

16 August 2026
He famously insisted that Bangladesh didn't belong in Test cricket.
16 August 2026
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Healy’s ‘un-Australian’ label fits a bizarre Test for Australia

15 August 2026
Australia have produced one of those rare performances where a team spends three days trying to remind everyone who they are while repeatedly providing evidence to the contrary
15 August 2026
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Reaction / Be like Doku and kill with kindness

12 August 2026
Doku could easily have taken the moral high ground by attacking the person who attacked him.
12 August 2026
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Cubarsi in 2026, Dibu in 2022: Throwing bodies in the void to claim World Cup immortality

27 July 2026
The history books will record Ferran Torres as Spain’s official Player of the Match for scoring the winner, but the most vivid act of heroism belonged to a teenager.
27 July 2026
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Peak ratings without peak cricket

After all, what's a straight drive six compared to the impact of a withheld palm?
18 September 2025
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Fear confronted is fear conquered

Few would have blamed her for burying that memory, shelving the replay, and moving on. That is, after all, the common prescription of our age: "forget, distract, move past."
4 September 2025
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Fanpestered Divided ‘just not ready to play’

Fanpestered Divided head coach Amore.i.am has admitted what every Divided fan, pundit, and toddler in a Seer-heaven jersey has known for years: Fanpestered United are not remotely ready to play football.
29 August 2025
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For whom the whistle doesn't blow

Yesterday, many officials from PFL outfits gathered outside the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) headquarters. Some carried placards. Others brought children who should have been out on a field, not protesting on a pavement.
7 August 2025
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Charioteer at The Oval: Krishna delivers under fire

If Siraj was the warrior who swung the sword at the decisive moments, Krishna was the charioteer who steadied the charge.
5 August 2025
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Spellbound by stalemate, sipped like Amrita

That’s what this game does. It restores belief even when stretched thin. It makes cynics dreamers.
4 August 2025
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Run Nabiran run

Her transformation from a striker makes her current role all the more fascinating.
22 July 2025
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Sapna Rani: this one’s a keeper

Sapna’s primary role in the ongoing SAFF Women’s Championship appears to be setting standards and shepherding for the less experienced bunch.
18 July 2025
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Umehla Marma: The girl from tomorrow

Bangladesh forward Umehla Marma returned to the starting eleven when the hosts faced Bhutan in a SAFF U-20 Women’s Champions fixture in Dhaka on Tuesday. In vividly challenging circumstances, on a rain-soaked surface at Kings Arena with threats of lightning and thunders also looming, the girl from Rangamati produced her own sparks.
15 July 2025
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Grass meets its gilded era

History suggests the grand finale on the hallowed lawns will be tight. Expect fire, finesse, and perhaps another five-set epic.
13 July 2025
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Anisimova's incredible Wimbledon run woven in brushstrokes and belief

The 23-year-old American had quietly stepped away from the chaos of elite tennis to tend to something far more delicate: her mental health.
11 July 2025
Bangladesh beats Myanmar women's football

Breaking barriers with boldness and brilliance

In the heart of Yangon, under the weight of history and the roar of a partisan crowd, Bangladesh women’s team paid a tribute to the beautiful game by being tactically astute, fearless in execution, and united in belief.
3 July 2025
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Rankings often lie — just ask Bangladesh women’s team

Bangladesh have outgrown their ranking. The numbers just haven't caught up yet.
2 July 2025
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Ritu’s golazo for late little brother lights up Yangon

Like many of her teammates, every time Ritu laces up her boots, she brings a piece of that journey with her. And it shows.
30 June 2025
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It's all yellow

Perhaps most importantly, this club-level surge offers hope for their national team, record five-time world champions.
27 June 2025
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Auckland brought a pen, Bayern a panzer

At the heart of the Club World Cup lies this improbable meeting of worlds.
16 June 2025
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Calm Mitul holds key in face of Singapore storm

Ahead of Bangladesh’s crunch AFC Asian Cup Qualifier match against Singapore on June 10 -- a sold-out home fixture during the Eid-ul-Adha break -- Mitul finds himself once again in the spirit of sacrifice.
9 June 2025
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Absolute cinematic baton pass under Dhaka floodlights

It was football’s way of telling a story without words.
5 June 2025
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Enrique, Xana, and the healing power of sport

Among the many narratives that unfurled at the Allianz Arena on Saturday night, a man carrying his loss with grace stood out, like a colossal monolith.
2 June 2025
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BFF post draws double dose of fan frustration

BFF's women’s team squad post became a surprising hotspot for ticket-related complaints.
25 May 2025

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