Inter Miami slumped to their first defeat of the Major League Soccer season on Sunday, losing 3-2 at home to Montreal after the Herons opted to rest Argentine superstar Lionel Messi. Fernando Alvarez, Matias Coccaro and Sunusi Ibrahim scored the goals for Montreal, who moved into second place in the Eastern Conference standings where they trail Miami on goal difference. Miami coach Gerardo "Tata" Martino opted to rest several of his first choice starting line-up, with Messi omitted from the squad altogether and Luis Suarez and Sergio Busquets on the bench. But the wisdom of that decision soon came under scrutiny after Montreal dominated the early exchanges before Alvarez headed the visitors into the lead from a corner in the 13th minute. Miami slowly worked themselves into the game thereafter, and Jordi Alba had the ball in the net in the 17th minute only for it to be disallowed for offside. The hosts came close to an equaliser just before half-time after Julian Gressel's superb through ball released Robert Taylor. Finland international Taylor deftly lifted his finish over advancing Montreal goalkeeper Jonathan Sirois, only to watch as it crashed back off the cross bar. Taylor should have equalised moments later but his header from Tomas Aviles' inviting cross went straight at Sirois who gathered easily. Miami continued to carve out openings in the second half, and had the ball in the net in the 59th minute when Taylor was adjudged offside after setting up Leonardo Campana. But Miami finally got back on level terms in the 71st minute, with Campana heading home at the back post after a pinpoint cross from Lawson Sunderland. Yet Miami's hopes of preserving their unbeaten start to the season were left in tatters after Montreal scored twice in three minutes soon afterwards. Coccaro made it 2-1 after heading home Mathias Choiniere's cross, and then Nigerian forward Sunusi Ibrahim made it 3-1 with a deflected effort after a sweeping Montreal counter-attack. Alba raised hopes of an Inter Miami fightback with a fabulous 80th minute strike from the edge of the area that curled into the top corner, but despite a late Miami onslaught, the visitors held on to take all three points. In other MLS games on Sunday, Cincinnati were held to a 0-0 draw at home to D.C. United, while in Nashville, Los Angeles Galaxy recovered from 2-0 down to snatch a 2-2 draw on the road. Teal Bunbury's penalty and Dru Yearwood's 58th-minute goal put Nashville 2-0 up, but Galaxy fought back to draw with goals from Riqui Puig and Dejan Joveljic.   Source: BSS

A truck driver, who was beaten in Bhabaniganj Shibzait area of Bagmara upazila on Friday night for running the vehicle on two goats, died at a hospital early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Abu Taleb, 33, resident Jhalmolia area of Puthia upazila. Rezaul Karim, officer-in-charge of Puthia Police Station, said when two goats were crushed under the truck when it was being driven by Abu Taleb  around 7:30pm and he tried to flee the scene. But the goat owner along with locals riding on 10-15 motorcycles chased the truck and managed to catch the driver in Basupara of Puthia upazila around 8:15pm. Later, they beat him mercilessly, leaving him critically injured. The injured was rushed to Puthia upazila health complex where he died around 3:30am. Police detained five local people in this connection. Source: UNB AH

On suspicion of cow theft, angry villagers killed two at Pirganj Upazila in Rangpur. The incident took place in Madarpur village on Monday morning. Killed one’s name is Raju. His home is at Bhanurkanda village of Shibganj Upazila in Bogra. The identity of the other could not be known. Confirming the matter Officer-in-Charge of Pirganj Police Station, Rezaul Karim said, in the morning a gang of 4-5 people came to steal cow with a pick-up van in Madarpur village. At the time getting information, the locals chased and caught the two. Later, the agitated people beat them to death on the spot. He also said the bodies of the dead were sent to Rangpur Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy. Ramanathpur Union Chairman Sadequl Islam said that in the last one month, 155 cows were stolen in his union. Local people filed cases with the police station but police could not arrest a single thief. So the farmers were guarding the cattle houses in the night to protect cattle.   FU