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‘দেওয়া নেওয়া ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া তোমায় আমায় জনম জনম এই চলেছে…’। প্রতিবেদনটি লিখতে বসে রবীন্দ্রনাথ মনে পড়ল। এর কারণ অবশ্য আছে। মাসখানেক আগেকার কথা। আফ্রিকা কাপ অফ নেশনসে নামার আগে আত্মবিশ্বাসের সুর ঝরে পড়েছিল তাঁর গলায়। বলেছিলেন, এবারের টুর্নামেন্টে চমকে দিতে পারে উগান্ডা। যিনি এ কথা বলেছেন, তিনি দেশটির অধিনায়ক খালিদ আচো। নামটা চেনা চেনা লাগছে? চেনা লাগারই কথা। কারণ ভারতীয় ফুটবলে চেনা মুখ তিনি। অতীতে খেলে গিয়েছেন চার্চিল ব্রাদার্সে। চার্চিলের সেই প্রাক্তনীই এখন উগান্ডার অধিনায়ক

ক্রমশ জমে উঠছে বেঙ্গল সুপার লিগ। বৃহস্পতিবার কল্যাণী স্টেডিয়ামে মুখোমুখি হয়েছিল দুই শক্তিশালী দল হাওড়া-হুগলি ওয়ারিয়র্স ও নর্থ চব্বিশ পরগনা এফসি। উত্তেজনাপূর্ণ ম্যাচে ৩-২ গোলে জয় পেল হাওড়া-হুগলি ওয়ারিয়র্স। ফুটবল গোলের খেলা। এই ম্যাচে পাঁচ-পাঁচটি গোল উপভোগ করলেন সমর্থকরা। ম্যাচের ২৭ মিনিটে সাহিল হরিজনের গোলে হাওড়া-হুগলি ওয়ারিয়র্স এগিয়ে গেলেও সেই গোল খুব বেশিক্ষণ ধরে রাখতে পারেনি ব্যারেটোর ছেলেরা। ম্যাচের ৩৩ মিনিটে নর্থ চব্বিশ পরগনার কুইনটানা ওর্তুজার সেই গোল শোধ করে দেন। প্রথমা

বিরাট কোহলি (বাঁ দিকে) ও রোহিত শর্মা শুক্রবার বিজয় হজারেতে নিজেদের দ্বিতীয় ম্যাচ খেলতে নামবেন বিরাট কোহলি ও রোহিত শর্মা। অন্য দিকে রানের খরা কাটাতে নেটে ঘণ্টার পর ঘণ্টা অনুশীলন করছেন শুভমন গিল। প্রথম ম্যাচে শতরান করেছেন দু’জনেই। সেই ফর্মই দ্বিতীয় ম্যাচে ধরে রাখতে চান বিরাট কোহলি ও রোহিত শর্মা। শুক্রবার বিজয় হজারেতে নিজেদের দ্বিতীয় ম্যাচ খেলতে নামবেন রো-কো। অন্য দিকে শুভমন গিল আপাতত অনুশীলনে ব্যস্ত। রানে খরা থাকায় ভারতের টি-টোয়েন্টি বিশ্বকাপের দল থেকে বাদ পড়েছেন তিনি। তাই নেট

ইস্টবেঙ্গলের চার গোলদাতা  অনূর্ধ্ব-১৮ যুব লিগে একই দিনে জিতল ইস্টবেঙ্গল এবং মোহনবাগান। ইস্টবেঙ্গল হারিয়েছে এসকেএমএসএফ (কালনা)-কে। মোহনবাগান হারিয়েছে এআইএফএফ-ফিফা ট্যালেন্ট অ্যাকাডেমিকে। অনূর্ধ্ব-১৮ যুব লিগে একই দিনে জিতল ইস্টবেঙ্গল এবং মোহনবাগান। ইস্টবেঙ্গল এ দিন ৪-০ গোলে হারিয়েছে এসকেএমএসএফ (কালনা)-কে। অন্য দিকে মোহনবাগান ২-০ গোলে হারিয়েছে এআইএফএফ-ফিফা ট্যালেন্ট অ্যাকাডেমিকে। যুব লিগে টানা তিনটি ম্যাচে জিতল ইস্টবেঙ্গল। প্রথম ম্যাচে তারা ৫-০ গোলে হারিয়েছিল কেশব উমা চ্যারিটেবল

Amol Muzumdar Vaishnavi impressed with her economical bowling in the first match in Visakhapatnam though she was unlucky not to pick up a wicket. It was something of a surprise when Vaishnavi Sharma – widely touted as one of the most promising name in the mega auction pool for WPL – found no takers from the five franchises. The young left-arm spinner from Madhya Pradesh, who just turned 20 last week, was India’s leading wicket-taker at the U19 World Cup earlier this year, inc

Gukesh Besides Gukesh, India's R Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi, P Harikrishna, Vidit Gujrathi and a whole brigade of young players, both in Open and Women's section, are in attendance World champion D. Gukesh says that classical chess will continue to be his bread and butter, and that he doesn’t have “a lot of expectations” from the season-ending star-studded FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships, beginning here on Friday. Gukesh  is coming into the end-of-season million-

As Indian football’s sorry saga claims first victim, the fear would more clubs rush for the exit door Six years ago, Mumbai City — a club with minuscule fanbase and playing in a modest ground in a over-crowded Western suburb — became the latest, and surprising, acquisition of the City Football Group (CFG). The owners of England and European giants Manchester City, CFG operate like a football MNC, with clubs in 13 countries across five continents. Mumbai, in November 2019, was

Vaibhav Suryavanshi As staggering a feat Vaibhav-inspired world-record was, it raises questions about the quality and depth of the tournament On an astonishing opening day of the Vijay Hazare Trophy season, all eyeballs were glued to trickling updates from Jaipur and Bengaluru, where India heavyweights Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli marked their domestic attendance with stupendous centuries. 18 hundreds were hit in 16 matches among teams in the four Elite Groups, but it was the

Rishabh Pant After Delhi vs Andhra ended, Pant took guard at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence and what followed for the next hour or more was the left-hander indulging in some excellent ball-striking Soon after Delhi wrapped up a convincing win over Andhra in the Vijay Hazare Trophy opening round, their captain Rishabh Pant walked to the centre wicket to have an open net session. While all eyes have been on Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, Pant knows how important this tournament

Manchester City Coach Pep Guardiola said last Friday  Manchester City  "must be prepared" to plan for his departure, as he would "not be here eternally". The 54-year-old has redefined English football during his nine years in the Premier League, winning the title six times as well as the Champions League. But there will come a day when the Spaniard calls it quits at City, a decision which will leave players, staff and supporters without the services of a man who will go down

Neymar JR Brazil and Santos forward Neymar has had a successful operation on his left knee to repair a damaged meniscus. The 33-year-old has been carrying the injury during a difficult season for Santos, where he played a pivotal role in helping the club avoid relegation from Brazil's top flight. Santos said Brazil's national team doctor performed the arthroscopic surgery, having previously operated on Neymar for a foot fracture as well as the ruptured anterior cruciate ligam

FIFA's New Technology Fifa is testing new technology which can determine if the ball went out of play before a goal was scored. The 'Out of Bounds' innovation is one of a series which were tested in three Intercontinental Cup matches in Qatar this month. Fifa has also expanded 'Real-time 3D Recreation' to make line-of-sight judgements for offsides quicker and clearer. There are two virtual feeds, available to the video assistant referee (VAR) and TV viewers, which replicate t

Harry Randall Bristol Bears and England scrum-half Harry Randall has signed a new "long-term" contract with the Prem club. The 28-year-old is set to make his 150th appearance for the Bears against Newcastle Red Bulls on Saturday (15:00 GMT). Randall joined the Bears from Gloucester in 2018 and was part of the European Challenge Cup-winning team in 2019-20. "Signing a new contract at Bristol Bears means a huge amount to me," Randall, who has 14 caps, said. "This club has been

Antoine Semenyo Antoine Semenyo is set to make a final decision on his future with  Manchester City  in advanced talks over a January move for the  Bournemouth  forward. According to sources, City have made positive progress in recent days and now believe they are well-placed to sign the 25-year-old. Sources with knowledge of the situation say four other Premier League clubs also made enquiries, to varying degrees, about Semenyo, who has a £65m release clause. Those clubs are

Stan Wawrinka Three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka says that 2026 will be his final season as a professional, describing it as the "final chapter" of a trophy-laden career. The former world number three was one of the few players to win major singles trophies in the 'Big Three' era of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. The Swiss beat Nadal to win the 2014 Australian Open before beating Djokovic in the 2015 French Open final and 2016 US Open showpiece. "On

Jofra Archer Pace bowler Jofra Archer has been ruled out of the remainder of the Ashes series in another huge blow to England on a wretched tour of Australia. The 30-year-old, who returned to Test cricket after a four-year absence in July, has suffered a side strain. He will miss the fourth Test in Melbourne on Boxing Day, and the fifth Test in Sydney in the new year. Archer's place in the England XI is taken by Gus Atkinson, while Ollie Pope is finally dropped and replaced b

Virat Kohli Less than 24-hours before Delhi were scheduled to play Andhra in the first round of Vijay Hazare Trophy at Chinnaswamy stadium, based on a report of the review committee — appointed by the Karnataka government — the city police denied permission for the international venue to host the match on Wednesday. Fans in Bengaluru will not get to watch Virat Kohli featuring in the  Vijay Hazare Trophy  as Delhi’s fixtures have been moved to the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence

Brooks Koepka Five-time major champion Brooks Koepka has left LIV Golf to prioritise "the needs of his family". The 35-year-old American controversially quit the PGA Tour to join the Saudi Arabian-backed series in 2022 and won five events over four seasons. "Family has always guided Brooks' decisions, and he feels this is the right moment to spend more time at home," read a statement from his representatives on Tuesday. "Brooks remains passionate about the game of golf." Koep

Arsenal vs Crystal Palace Kepa Arrizabalaga was the hero as he saved the decisive penalty from Maxence Lacroix to help Arsenal beat Crystal Palace in a shootout and progress to the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup in a game packed with late drama. The Gunners thought they had won the match when the unfortunate Lacroix scored an own goal in the 80th minute, bundling the ball into his own net when trying to clear after an Arsenal corner. However, Palace got a dramatic leveller in

सुरक्षा चिंताओं के चलते एम चिन्नास्वामी स्टेडियम को एक बार फिर क्रिकेट मैच आयोजित करने की अनुमति नहीं मिली है, जिससे विराट कोहली की घरेलू क्रिकेट में वापसी बेंगलुरु में नहीं हो पाएगी. 4 जून की भगदड़ के बाद स्टेडियम को असुरक्षित घोषित किया गया था और सरकार की उच्चस्तरीय समिति ने अब भी मंजूरी देने से इनकार किया है . बेंगलुरु का एम चिन्नास्वामी स्टेडियम एक बार फिर विराट कोहली की वापसी का गवाह नहीं बन पाएगा, क्योंकि इस वेन्यू को दोबारा मैच आयोजित करने की अनुमति नहीं दी गई है. यह फ