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Bodo/Glimt make history in Champions League last 16

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 Bodo/Glimt make history in Champions League last 16 On the night the Norwegian club made history, Newcastle United, Atletico Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen also confirmed their place in the last 16. The small Norwegian club Bodo/Glimt created a big event in European football. The club made history. They advanced to the last 16 of the Champions League by eliminating Inter Milan. Bodo/Glimt had one foot in the last 16 after the first leg. They completed the rest of the formalities last night. They defeated the hosts on Tuesday and painted the second leg in the color of victory. They defeated Inter 3-1 at home in the first leg of the play-off, and now they won the return leg at San Siro 2-1. Bodo/Glimt advanced to the last 16 with a 5-2 aggregate score. Bodo/Glimt are showing one surprise after another in their first season in Europe's top club competition. They defeated Manchester City and Atletico Madrid in the league stage. Neither team scored a goal in the first half of this match. ...

Farhan tops the World Cup runs

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Farhan tops the World Cup runs Pakistan did not have much to say about the entire innings. Nevertheless, the team batted first and scored 160-plus runs with effective innings by Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman and Shadab Khan. Especially Farhan's half-century gave Pakistan the capital to fight. Pakistan, who batted first, scored 164 runs for 9 wickets in the Super Eight of the T20 World Cup held in Pallekele on Tuesday. England had scored 17 runs for 2 wickets in 2.3 overs till the writing of this report. The teams won the toss and decided to bat in the first five matches at the Pallekele Stadium. The match against England yesterday was important for Pakistan as the match against New Zealand was abandoned due to rain. To stop the English, they need to score a big score. Pakistan went in with that in mind. But before they could create a storm with the bat, Saim Ayub returned to the dressing room. The first ball of the second over bowled by Jofra Archer was short. Before being caught ...

Mourinho returns to the Bernabeu with a challenge

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Mourinho returns to the Bernabeu with a challenge The Santiago Bernabeu was once Jose Mourinho's home. He never set foot in his own home again after leaving Real Madrid in 2013. Mourinho is returning to the Bernabeu after 13 years. This time, however, in a different role, as the coach of Real's opponents Benfica. The two teams will face each other today in the second leg of the Champions League last-16 play-off. Real won 1-0 in the first leg at Benfica thanks to a goal by Vinicius Junior. Mourinho's return to the Bernabeu has been quite challenging. Not only is the team behind, but UEFA has temporarily banned his team's Argentine forward Gianluca Prestianni for allegedly racially abusing Vinicius in the first leg. As a result, he is unable to play in today's important match. UEFA said that the temporary punishment is due to an investigation. If found guilty in the investigation, Prestianni could face a bigger punishment. It could be a 10-match ban. The allegation is...

First-ever Women's BPL Players Draft to be held on March 14

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First-ever Women's BPL Players Draft to be held on March 14 The Women's BPL Players Draft is going to be held for the first time. The draft will be held on March 14 and three teams will participate in it. The players have been divided into five categories: Icon Category: Three national team cricketers – Nigar Sultana, Nahida Akhtar and Sobhana Mostari; Salary 10 lakh taka 'A' Category: 6 players; Salary 7 lakh taka 'B' Category: 12 players; Salary 5 lakh taka 'C' Category: 20 players; Salary 3 lakh taka 'D' Category: Rest of the players; Salary 1.5 lakh taka Foreign cricketers will also be taken in the draft based on interest, but the number of foreign players has not been finalized yet. The matches will be held at two venues: Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur. Bir Shrestha Matiur Rahman Stadium, Chittagong.

Sikandar Raja returns to the top of the all-rounders, debuts at number one in batting

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Sikandar Raja returns to the top of the all-rounders, debuts at number one in batting Captain Sikandar Raja has been rewarded for leading Zimbabwe to the Super Eights in the T20 World Cup. He has once again taken the top spot in the ICC's weekly updated rankings for T20 all-rounders. Raja played an innings of 45 runs in Zimbabwe's win against Sri Lanka in the group stage. He then scored 27 runs against the West Indies. With his consistent performance, he has moved up to the top spot, pushing Pakistan's Saim Ayub to second. Sikandar Raja - 294 rating points Saim Ayub - 281 rating points The top positions have changed hands between these two cricketers several times in recent times. India's Shivam Dubey has moved up two places to seventh. Afghanistan's Mohammad Nabi has moved up three places to eighth. Despite not getting a big innings in the T20 World Cup, India's Abhishek Sharma has retained the top spot in the batsmen's rankings. After being dismissed for z...

Argentine football unrest, clubs call for strike

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 Argentine football unrest, clubs call for strike Argentina is the current world champion of football. However, their country's club football has been in turmoil for quite some time. Although it is not an incident on the field, the game has become more lively in the courtroom and tax office documents. And as a result, all games of the ninth round of the Argentine Football League have been postponed. The league authorities announced this decision in a statement yesterday. The decision was taken in solidarity with Claudio Tapia, the president of the Argentine Football Association (AFA), who is accused of corruption. The court banned Tapia from leaving the country on charges of tax evasion. Although the ban was later lifted, the league authorities have called for a strike. Last week, the court banned Tapia from leaving the country, stating that an investigation into tax evasion is underway. But yesterday, the court reversed that decision and allowed him to go abroad. The court ruling ...

Pakistan threatens to overpower them with spin, England rely on the same weapon

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Pakistan threatens to overpower them with spin, England rely on the same weapon Pakistan has taken the field in the Super Eights match of the T20 World Cup a while ago. Their opponent is England at the Pallekele Stadium in Kandy. Today's match has become very important for Pakistan as the match against New Zealand was abandoned due to rain in Colombo. If they lose to England, the equation of reaching the semi-finals will become complicated for Salman Ali Agar's team. On the other hand, England has taken the field today with a lot of confidence. With a 51-run win over hosts Sri Lanka in their first match in the Super Eights, the English have gone ahead in terms of 2 points as well as net run rate. It can be said that Harry Brook's team has taken a step towards the semi-finals at the moment. Both teams have already announced what their main weapons will be in the match.