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

Can England break their decade-long jinx?

If anything that history suggests, England will have their work cut out when they go in search of a first series win over Pakistan in a decade when the two sides get their three-Test contest underway with the first Test at Old Trafford today.
4 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Limited spectators at Afghanistan game?

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will allow its member associations to hold the upcoming Joint Qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup and 2023 Asian Cup in the presence of full spectators, limited spectators or without spectators amid the coronavirus pandemic.
4 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Auba brings FA Cup glory for Arsenal

Arsenal skipper Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice to help his side secure a 2-1 win over 10-man Chelsea in the FA Cup final on Saturday for a record-extending 14th crown in the competition - and a spot in next season's Europa League.
1 August 2020, 22:19 PM

Tokyo Olympic Stadium to host athletics event in August

Tokyo's new Olympic Stadium will host its first track and field meeting on 23 August, Exactly two weeks after the 2020 Games' athletics were due to end, World Athletics announced on Friday.
1 August 2020, 05:11 AM

‘Must continue this in the CL’

Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng says players must use the platform provided by the Champions League to continue sending messages about racial equality by taking a knee.
30 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Vardy’s story an inspiration in trying times

“Even now there are moments when I shake my head at the madness of it all -- going from the factory floor and playing Sunday morning pub football with my mates, to scoring for my country against the World Cup winners in Berlin. It’s the stuff of dreams.
30 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Ibra likens himself to Benjamin Button

Irrepressible AC Milan forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic likened himself to film character Benjamin Button after scoring twice in a 4-1 Serie A win at Sampdoria.
30 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Double whammy for Kalsindur girls

Budding footballers of the famed Kalsindur village of the Dhobaura upazila in Mymensingh have been confined to practising in their courtyards after a double whammy; the coronavirus pandemic paired with flash floods.
30 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Positive test won’t affect City-Real tie, says UEFA

UEFA says it is confident Real Madrid’s Champions League clash with Manchester City will go ahead as planned next week despite one of the Spanish
29 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Shakib, in his own genre of self-isolation

“There has been criticism of him not training here and going off to the IPL and things like that, but Shakib [Al Hasan] does his talking on the field.
29 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Sarfaraz back in squad for England Tests

Former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed and fast bowler Wahab Riaz have made the cut in Pakistan’s 20-man squad for the three-test series against England starting next week, the PCB has said.
28 July 2020, 18:00 PM

‘It was like meeting the Pope’

Liverpool boss Juergen Klopp was named League Managers’ Association (LMA) manager of the year on Monday after guiding the Merseyside club to their first top-flight title in 30 years.
28 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Uncertainty to remain even after pandemic

After the Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) elections in April 2019, there were high hopes that the new leadership would get the Premier Hockey League (PHL) back on track but those fond hopes have proved to be unfounded so far, and the coronavirus pandemic has plunged the league into further uncertainty.
28 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Four newcomers, four different stories

Four new players have secured places in the preliminary squad of the Bangladesh national football team ahead of the Joint Qualifiers of Qatar World Cup and China Asian Cup, and their journeys to drawing the attention of head coach Jamie Day tell varied stories of ascension to the coveted level.
27 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Immobile level with Lewandowski

Serie A leading scorer Ciro Immobile scored a hattrick, taking his tally to 34 league goals this season, as Lazio came from behind to thump Verona 5-1 away on Sunday.
27 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Ronaldo dedicates title to Juve fans battling Covid-19

Cristiano Ronaldo dedicated Juventus’ ninth successive Serie A title to the club’s fans, particularly those that have suffered as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
27 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Ronaldo helps Juve to 9th straight title

Juventus won Serie A for the ninth season in a row when Cristiano Ronaldo set them on the way to a 2-0 win over Sampdoria on Sunday although the Portuguese veteran missed a late penalty.
26 July 2020, 22:36 PM

United, Chelsea seal CL spots on final day

Manchester United and Chelsea secured places in the Champions League with wins on the final day of the Premier League season while Watford and Bournemouth were relegated along with bottom club Norwich City.
26 July 2020, 22:31 PM

J. League game cancelled as players test positive

Japan’s J.League said on Sunday it was cancelling a match between Nagoya Grampus and Sanfrecce Hiroshima scheduled later in the day after players tested positive for the coronavirus.
26 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Hazard sunk due to expectations, says Capello

Eden Hazard has struggled to deal with the weight of the Real Madrid shirt following his high-profile move from Chelsea, former Real manager Fabio Capello has said.
26 July 2020, 18:00 PM