Lionel Messi came off the bench to score his sixth goal of the tournament as Argentina warmed up for their World Cup knockout tie with Cape Verde by beating Jordan 3-1 on Saturday. The ageless Messi tops the scoring charts in North America as the tournament heads into the last 32. Cape Verde’s players will be wondering how they can stop Messi when the debutants ranked 67 face the champions on July 3 in Miami. With qualification already in the bag, Messi started on the bench but came on after an hour in Texas to huge cheers to get his…
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday that it carried out strikes against Kuwait and Bahrain in retaliation for US attacks on Iranian territory, warning any further aggression would be met with a “crushing response”. Iran and the United States have both accused the other of violating their fragile ceasefire, straining negotiations meant to end the Middle East war. The Guards “destroyed eight important US military facilities at the Ali al-Salem base in Kuwait and at the Fifth Fleet naval base in Port Salman in Bahrain,” they said in a statement. “Any enemy aggression, whatever the pretext, even against insignificant targets……
The US military said it carried out new strikes Saturday on multiple targets in Iran, in response to a fresh attack on a ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz. “CENTCOM forces launched strikes today in direct response to continued Iranian aggression against commercial shipping,” US Central Command said. It adding that Iran had earlier Saturday attacked a Panama-flagged oil tanker, the Kiku, carrying more than two million barrels of crude oil. The command later posted on X a grainy, 35-second video, recorded from midair, showing explosions in various landscapes. “US Navy and Air Force fighter jets conducted strikes tonight on…
Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on Health Affairs Dr S M Ziauddin Haider today said the present government does not just make promises, but believes in implementing them. “The government led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has already started implementation of it pledges such as family card, farmer card, tree planting, canal and river dredging, healthcare, and employment. He is implementing the pledges by holding meetings with various experienced individuals,” he said while speaking at a reception accorded to him by the Jhalakathi Press Club this morning. The Jhalakathi Press Club accorded the reception to Dr. S M Ziauddin Haider on…
Disaster Management and Relief Minister Asadul Habib Dulu has said that the government has taken initiative to simplify the licensing process for industrial and business sector to create new entrepreneurs and an investment-friendly environment. “As a result, entrepreneurs will be able to obtain licenses quickly and easily, which will play an important role in the development of new industrial and business establishments in the country,” he said. He said this while speaking as the chief guest at the annual general meeting (AGM) of the Lalmonirhat Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the Chamber Building today, a press note issued by…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman returned home tonight from Beijing wrapping up his six-day maiden official overseas visit to China and Malaysia at the invitation of prime ministers of the two countries. “A China Southern Airlines flight carrying the Prime Minister, his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman and entourage members landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport here at 07.45 pm,” said PM’s Deputy Press Secretary Jahidul Islam Rony. Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Afroza Khanam, Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni and Cabinet Secretary Nasimul Ghani received the premier at the airport.…
Spain defeated Uruguay 1-0 to clinch first place in World Cup Group H on Friday as the South Americans crashed out of the tournament. Alex Baena’s 42nd-minute strike settled an attritional battle in Spain’s favour in Guadalajara that condemned the Uruguayans to an early exit.
Senegal became the first African side to score five goals in a World Cup match, a stunning double by Pape Gueye inspiring them to a 5-0 win over 10-man Iraq in their final Group I match on Friday. Senegal also boosted their chances of progressing to the last 32 as one of the eight best third-placed teams — they have the best goal difference of the teams on three points. Iraq go home without a point after a hugely disappointing campaign following an arduous route to qualify. Senegal struck early, Habib Diarra getting the slightest of touches to Abdoulaye Seck’s…
Ousmane Dembele scored one of the earliest hat-tricks in World Cup history on Friday as the Ballon d’Or winner starred in France’s 4-1 win over a second-string Norway, while Erling Haaland watched on from the bench. Paris Saint-Germain forward Dembele opened the scoring in the seventh minute at the Gillette Stadium near Boston, struck again on 20 minutes and, after Thelo Aasgaard had pulled one back, he made it 3-1 in the 32nd minute. The only player to complete a hat-trick earlier in a World Cup match is Erich Probst, who got three inside the first 24 minutes for Austria…
The death toll from twin earthquakes rose Friday to 920 in Venezuela, where tens of thousands were reported missing as a desperate and slow-moving search for survivors was boosted by international rescue teams. Caracas residents jeered interim leader Delcy Rodriguez during her visit to a devastated neighborhood, as fury over the perceived lack of an official response mounted. United Nations aid chief Tom Fletcher told AFP that more than 50,000 people were missing after two powerful earthquakes struck within a minute of each other on Wednesday evening, flattening buildings in the north of the country. The coastal area of La…
