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

Abuse from spectators is a massive problem: Dier

Tottenham Hotspur’s Eric Dier says the culture of abuse from spectators in football is a massive problem and authorities need to take stricter action against offenders.
26 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Atalanta held by Milan

Atalanta’s slim hopes of pipping Juventus to the Serie A title dimmed further Friday after a 1-1 draw at AC Milan.
25 July 2020, 18:00 PM

An unwelcoming gentleman’s club

As they say, cricket is a gentleman’s game and, perhaps by that virtue, it is also an expensive sport when it comes to buying modern-day equipment.
25 July 2020, 18:00 PM

China football kicks off with minute silence for virus victims

The Chinese Super League held a minute's silence today before the season kicked off five months late because of the coronavirus pandemic.
25 July 2020, 15:07 PM

Henderson voted best in England

Liverpool’s Premier League title winning captain Jordan Henderson was named England’s Footballer of the Year on Friday in the annual vote of the Football Writers’ Association (FWA).
24 July 2020, 18:00 PM

The long road to Sanjida’s success

For most people, sport is mere entertainment during their early age. It may later turn into a profession, but that usually depends on a lot of factors. However, for Bangladesh batter Sanjida Islam, even during her childhood, sport was more a necessity than a form of entertainment.
24 July 2020, 18:00 PM

No backup for Haaland

Borussia Dortmund will not sign a backup for main striker Erling Haaland, sports director Michael Zorc said, pointing to a record goal haul in the league last season as proof of their strength in attack.
23 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Mbappe commits future to PSG

Kylian Mbappe said on Tuesday he would remain with French champions Paris Saint-Germain next season “whatever happens” despite constant speculation over his future.
22 July 2020, 18:00 PM

‘The whole spectacle made me uneasy’

Pacer Jofra Archer has been cleared to return to the England camp after his biosecure bubble breach, but admitted he has struggled to find motivation and lashed out at the attention his transgression has received.
22 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Day seeks a glimpse into booters’ psyche

Footballers have been confined to their respective homes for four months since the coronavirus outbreak in mid-March and players, especially those in the national team, have been adhering strictly to the training schedule set by national team coach Jamie Day following the announcement of the resumption of joint qualifiers for 2022 World Cup and 2023 Asian Cup.
22 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Time for Tigers to start stirring?

Since the postponement of the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) in mid-March in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, uncertainty is all that has swirled around Bangladesh cricket.
22 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Virus vaccine key for Olympics go-ahead in 2021: Tokyo chief

The development of a coronavirus vaccine or treatment will be key to allowing the postponed Tokyo 2020 games to open in a year's time, organising committee president Yoshiro Mori said Wednesday.
22 July 2020, 08:53 AM

‘Sky is the limit‘

Ben Stokes was in sensational form and, with clear thinking, determination and phenomenal ability, fashioned England’s series-levelling victory against West Indies in the second Test at Old Trafford on Monday.
21 July 2020, 18:00 PM

A clear picture for resumption

“Don’t know when we will be able to play Test match again,” star batsman Mushfiqur Rahim tweeted alongside a picture of the second Test between England and the West Indies on Monday night.
21 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Twenty20 World Cup postponed

This year’s Twenty20 World Cup, which was scheduled to begin in Australia on Oct. 18, has been postponed because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the governing International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Monday.
20 July 2020, 18:00 PM

‘We must overcome fear and move forward’

“We must overcome fear and move forward,” said promising archer Ety Khatun, who emerged as a national star after achieving an individual milestone by becoming the first female athlete from the country to win three gold medals in a single edition of the South Asian Games in December last year in Nepal.
20 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Hathurusingha joins NSW Blues

Former Sri Lanka and Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha joined the New South Wales Blues Monday as an assistant to Phil Jaques.
20 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Rahm rises to the top

Jon Rahm became the first Spaniard since Seve Ballesteros in 1989 to hold golf’s world number one ranking, fending off a late challenge Sunday to win the US PGA Memorial tournament.
20 July 2020, 18:00 PM

City triumph can convince Auba to stay, says Arteta

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says their 2-0 victory against Manchester City in the FA Cup semifinal on Saturday could convince striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to commit his future to the north London club.
19 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Fate of T20 WC to be decided today?

On hold for the past two months, the fate of this year’s T20 World Cup will be up for a decisive round of deliberation when the ICC board meets virtually on Monday, with the BCCI hoping for a postponement to ensure that the IPL can go ahead.
19 July 2020, 18:00 PM