Fizz to be granted NOC for two IPL matches, Shakib also to get nod for PSL
Mustafizur, who was signed for the remainder of the IPL season by Delhi for INR 6 crore, had asked the BCB for NOC for Delhi’s last three league matches. 
15 May 2025, 08:15 AM
Bangladesh Emerging collapse after Akbar heroics, series level at 1-1
Skipper Akbar Ali produced a valiant century but Bangladesh Emerging Team fell short by 10 runs against South Africa Emerging in a high-scoring second one-dayer at the Shaheed Kamruzzaman Stadium in Rajshahi on Wednesday.
14 May 2025, 13:18 PM
Bologna end 51-year wait for glory with Italian Cup triumph
Bologna ended a 51-year wait for a major trophy on Wednesday after winning the Italian Cup with a 1-0 victory over AC Milan, who slumped to yet another painful defeat in a horror season.
14 May 2025, 21:33 PM
Alcaraz sets up Italian Open semi clash with Musetti, Sabalenka falls
Carlos Alcaraz set up a semifinal meeting with Lorenzo Musetti at the Italian Open on Wednesday with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Jack Draper in the last eight, while women's world number one Aryna Sabalenka was knocked out.
15 May 2025, 00:00 AM
Sinner meets Pope
Men's world number one tennis player, Jannik Sinner, offered to rally with Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday, after being received by the head of the Catholic Church at the Vatican.
14 May 2025, 12:54 PM
Sinner moves through gears to reach Italian Open quarters
Jannik Sinner came through the first true test of his comeback from a doping ban with Tuesday's straight-sets win over Francisco Cerundolo which took the world number one into the Italian Open quarter-finals.
13 May 2025, 20:30 PM

U-21s to start fitness training under Air Force

With the Bangladesh national football team’s training camp under threat after so many footballers tested positive for Covid-19, a group of the U-21 hockey team are all set to start fitness training today after a gap of six months.
9 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Two hockey players test positive for Covid-19

With the Bangladesh national football team’s training camp under threat after so many footballers tested positive for Covid-19, a group of the U-21 hockey team are all set to start fitness training tomorrow after a gap of six months.
9 August 2020, 13:58 PM

Bayern crush Chelsea 4-1

Robert Lewandowski struck twice as Bayern Munich cruised past Chelsea 4-1 on Saturday to reach the Champions League quarter-finals with a 7-1 aggregate victory and remain on course for a treble of titles.
9 August 2020, 03:13 AM

Messi shines as Barca see off Napoli

A fired-up Lionel Messi led Barcelona to a 3-1 win at home to Napoli on Saturday for a 4-2 aggregate victory which took the club into the Champions League quarter-finals for the 13th consecutive season where they face Bayern Munich.
9 August 2020, 03:10 AM

Pirlo named Juventus manager

Juventus have named their former midfielder Andrea Pirlo as the club's new manager on a two-year contract, the Serie A champions announced on Saturday.
8 August 2020, 18:24 PM

Booters to be tested again

BFF officials informed that all 36 persons -- 30 players and six officials -- will be retested for Covid-19 on Monday in two different facilities of Dhaka.
8 August 2020, 18:00 PM

‘Everything seems to be new’

Bangladesh Test skipper Mominul Haque returned to practice yesterday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur after a long break due
8 August 2020, 18:00 PM

A pipeline at risk of being clogged

In October 2019, Bangladesh cricket was shaken to its core after national cricketers called for a strike and placed an 11-point demand -- which was later extended to 13 points. One of those demands stated the necessity to improve gyms, indoor facilities and ground facilities across the country.
8 August 2020, 18:00 PM

‘Bale did not want to play’

Zinedine Zidane has said Gareth Bale told him he did not want to play for Real Madrid against Manchester City in the Champions League last 16 on Friday.
7 August 2020, 18:00 PM

England’s September tour of India postponed

England’s upcoming white-ball tour to India has been postponed due to disruption caused by coronavirus, cricket chiefs announced on Friday.
7 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Masood steadies ship after Babar’s departure

James Anderson and Stuart Broad took wickets in an improved England bowling performance as they restricted Pakistan to 187 for five at lunch on day two of the first Test at Old Trafford on Thursday.
6 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Sprint king Bolt says 'didn't get fair chance' in football

Sprint legend Usain Bolt Thursday claimed he wasn't given "a fair chance" to prove himself in Australia's A-League after a failed attempt to become a professional footballer.
6 August 2020, 11:00 AM

Azhar’s duck in Pak’s shaky start

Pakistan captain Azhar Ali was out for a duck as the first Test against England got under way at Old Trafford on Wednesday.
5 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Nadal skips US Open

Defending champion Rafael Nadal said Tuesday he will not play the US Open, citing concerns over the coronavirus and slamming tennis’s “barbaric” revised calendar.
5 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Kirsten ‘meets’ Tigers

Former India head coach Gary Kirsten, who was appointed by the Bangladesh Cricket Board as a consultant in the past and oversaw the selection of Steve Rhodes as head coach in 2018, took part in a virtual meeting of the Bangladesh national cricket team yesterday.
5 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Four test positive, but booters raring to train

Moving past the fear of coronavirus infection, national footballers were looking forward to starting afresh as the first batch yesterday joined the training camp for the Joint Qualifiers for World Cup and Asian Cup at Sarah Resorts in Gazipur after four and a half months of inaction.
5 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Casillas hangs up his gloves

Spain’s World Cup-winning captain Iker Casillas announced his retirement at the age of 39 on Tuesday.
4 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Murray wants assurances on quarantine

Players need assurance that they would not face mandatory quarantine upon returning to Europe from the U.S. Open before travelling to New York amid the Covid-19 pandemic, former world number one Andy Murray has said.
4 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Booters to join camp today

After four-and-a-half months of inaction caused by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, national footballers will finally return to the training process today when the first group will go through medical procedures. Three Bashundhara Kings booters, who recently recovered from injury, will however miss the national camp.
4 August 2020, 18:00 PM

BCB refutes FICA claims

Bangladesh Cricket Board [BCB] has termed FICA’s [Federation of International Cricketers’ Associations] claims regarding the handling of franchisee event contracts and payment of players from ICC events misleading and misinformed.
4 August 2020, 18:00 PM