Mandhana, Rawal tons make India clinch last semi-final spot

Centuries from Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal powered India to a 53-run win over New Zealand and into the Women's World Cup semi-finals on Thursday.
23 October 2025, 18:19 PM Sports
Records at a glance after Tigers snap winless streak in style
Bangladesh sealed a 2-1 series victory over the West Indies with a commanding 179-run win in the third and final ODI at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Thursday.
23 October 2025, 15:28 PM Sports
Bangladesh seal West Indies series with crushing 179-run win
Bangladesh ended their streak of four consecutive ODI series defeats in emphatic fashion
23 October 2025, 12:14 PM Sports
Napoli humiliation reinforces Conte's poor CL record
The humiliating 6-2 defeat to PSV Eindhoven made unfortunate history for both Antonio Conte and Napoli, but reaffirmed the coach’s poor Champions League record.
22 October 2025, 09:10 AM Sports

Zarif cites technical flaws in semifinal loss

The 17-year-old was beaten 6-1, 6-4 by Thailand’s Ariyaphol Leekul at the National Tennis Complex in Ramna, just six days after claiming the boy’s singles crown at the ITF World Tennis Tour Junior J30 in Rajshahi.
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35th Bangladesh World Tennis Tour Juniors J-30 / Zarif triumphs in thriller to reach semifinals
Bangladeshi young tennis star Zarif Abrar has continued his dream run at the 35th Bangladesh World Tennis Tour Juniors J-30, Dhaka, securing his place in the semifinals after a thrilling quarter-final victory, defeating India's second-seeded player Shounak Chatterjee 2-1.
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Pep talks with Djokovic as Sabalenka vows to improve 'in everything'
World number one Aryna Sabalenka told AFP that she needs to improve her tennis "in literally everything" and how Novak Djokovic is helping her do it on and off the court.
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SPLASH OF JOY
22 October 2025, 14:52 PM Sports
Calm before Hong Kong takeoff
10 October 2025, 09:26 AM Sports

Stop talking to pacers about slow wickets: Wasim

Anyone who has seen Wasim Akram run in and bowl from the striker’s end would know that strange feeling -- a mixture of awe and fear of what is coming at them.
20 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Bolt becomes a father

Jamaica’s Olympic sprint legend Usain Bolt has become a father for the first time after welcoming the birth of a baby girl with partner Kasi
19 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Babar wants to emulate Imran as captain

Having been recently handed the reins of the ODI side in addition to T20I leadership, which he took over in later 2019, Babar Azam has already set himself targets. Top on his priority list is to help Pakistan scale back up the ODI charts after they slipped to No.6 in the team Rankings.
19 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Tigers, India delay call on SL tour

India’s cricket board (BCCI) will wait for more clarity on international travel restrictions before making a call on the tour of Sri Lanka in July, an official told Reuters.
19 May 2020, 18:00 PM

ICC suggests ban on saliva

The age-old trick of using saliva to shine a cricket ball could be a thing of the past when cricket resumes, with the ICC on Monday recommending a change to the sport’s laws.
19 May 2020, 18:00 PM

No Serie A before June 14: FIGC

The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) announced on Monday that all competitions will be suspended until June 14.
19 May 2020, 18:00 PM

It’s like old man’s football, says Mueller

Thomas Mueller joked that the Bundesliga without fans feels like “old man’s football, 7pm, under floodlights” after Bayern Munich brushed aside Union Berlin 2-0 behind closed doors on Sunday.
18 May 2020, 18:00 PM

A kiss is just a kiss for Hertha

Hertha Berlin player won’t be punished for hugging and kissing as they enjoyed a much-needed victory when German football resumed on Saturday, the Bundesliga confirmed after the match.
17 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Cricket to resume in Australia from June 6

Competitive cricket is set to resume in Australia next month with the Darwin & District Cricket Competition season scheduled to begin on June 6.
17 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Spanish clubs to start group training today

Clubs in Spain’s top two football divisions can begin training in small groups from Monday as they move into the third phase of a protocol for resuming activity after the Covid-19 pandemic, a source close to the matter has said.
17 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Park triumphs in golf’s return to action

Park Hyun-kyung won the KLPGA Championship title on Sunday as women’s golf in South Korea joined the country’s professional baseball and
17 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Odd sights from Germany’s comeback

Germany gave football-starved fans reason to be cheerful on Saturday with the Bundesliga’s return to action behind closed doors, on a day in which Borussia Dortmund hammered local rivals Schalke in an echoing Signal Iduna Park.
17 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Football season declared over

The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) yesterday cancelled the remainder of the 2019-20 season after abandoning the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League, which was suspended on March 16 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
17 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Self analysis the way to level up: Salahuddin

Many national cricketers have fallen by the wayside after promising starts to their careers. The likes of Nasir Hossain, Suhrawardi Shuvo, pacer Shahdat Hossain and more recently Sabbir Rahman had shown early promise but did not blossom into regular performers for the national team and failed to feature for the side regularly.
17 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Brugge named champions in Belgium

Club Brugge were declared Belgian league champions on Friday after the season was finally abandoned because of the coronavirus pandemic, the country’s Pro League announced.
16 May 2020, 18:00 PM

‘Bunked classes to watch Tamim bhai bat’

On working on fitness under lockdown: It’s a difficult thing to sit at home when you are a sportsperson. I’m trying to work at home with the little means I have. I got a dumbbell online to do what I can manage.
16 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Eerie silence on Bundesliga restart

From social distancing substitutes using airport stairs, to disinfected balls and a potential television audience of one billion, the Bundesliga enjoyed a chequered restart as the first major sports league to resume amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
16 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Kobe Bryant chopper crash pilot had no drugs in system

The pilot of the helicopter that crashed while carrying Kobe Bryant and his daughter to a basketball tournament in California did not have alcohol or drugs in his system, according to the autopsy report released on Friday.
16 May 2020, 06:52 AM

Bundesliga returns with world watching

Bundesliga teams will be allowed up to five substitutions per match when it restarts on Saturday after the coronavirus stoppage, while teams will be relegated provided the season is completed, the German Football League (DFL) said on Thursday.
15 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Spartan issues apology to Tendulkar

Indian great Sachin Tendulkar has settled a lawsuit with an Australian bat maker he accused of failing to pay him under a licensing agreement.
15 May 2020, 18:00 PM