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

Sports

About 950 people to watch the Olympic opening event at stadium

About 950 people, including officials and journalists, will watch Friday's opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics at the main stadium from which spectators have been banned, one of the organisers said.
22 July 2021, 05:48 AM

First Palestinian weightlifter at Olympics braced to make history

Gaza weightlifter Mohammad Hamada says he is aiming to rank among the top ten when he makes history as the first Palestinian to compete in the sport at the Olympics that kicks off in Tokyo later this month.
19 July 2021, 15:18 PM

‘We should not dare to dream of winning a medal’

Archer Ruman Sana’s direct qualification to 2020 Tokyo Olympics has seemingly fueled the Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) to dream something big this time around even though it has always been a token participation in the Olympics for Bangladesh since its first appearance at world’s showpiece event in the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984.
18 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Nobel laureate Yunus to receive Olympic Laurel

Bangladeshi Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus will receive the Olympic Laurel at the Tokyo Games, the second time the trophy has been awarded, the IOC said Thursday.
15 July 2021, 11:28 AM

‘Olympics journey with a new dream’

Participating in the Olympic Games has always been a token one for Bangladesh since its maiden appearance in the Los Angeles Olympic Games in 1984 but the Bangladesh officials this time, are thinking differently ahead of 2020 Tokyo Olympics by tagging a slogan -- Olympics journey with a new dream.
14 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Former hockey star Naveed passes away

Naveed Alam, a noted Pakistani hockey player and former coach of the Bangladesh national team, passed away in Lahore on Tuesday after a battle with cancer.
13 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Czechs KO the Netherlands

A moment of madness from Matthijs de Ligt that led to a straight red card robbed Netherlands of any chance of making the quarter-finals of Euro 2020, with the loss of their defensive lynchpin leaving their team tactics in tatters.
28 June 2021, 01:56 AM

Hazard rocket fires Belgium past Portugal

Belgium knocked defending champions Portugal out of Euro 2020 with a 1-0 victory in the last 16 on Sunday to set up a mouth-watering quarter-final tie against Italy.
28 June 2021, 01:56 AM

‘Our belief was huge, but we paid for mistakes’

Austria kept believing they could come back from two goals down against Italy in extra time in their last 16 game on Saturday but ultimately paid the price for small mistakes, said coach Franco Foda.
27 June 2021, 01:47 AM

Abahani’s third on the trot

Abahani secured a hattrick of Dhaka Premier League title by beating Prime Bank Cricket Club by eight runs in the final Super League game at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.
26 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Belgium and Portugal face off in a mouth-watering clash

Belgium and Portugal will trade tackles in one of the most high-profile round-of-16 fixtures in Euro 2020 tonight.
26 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Czechs face Netherlands with history on their side

Memphis Depay, who will join Barcelona next week, has been integral to the Dutch’s stroll through the group stage, scoring twice and setting up one more as the Oranje racked up a perfect nine points and scored eight goals in three games.
26 June 2021, 18:00 PM

News IN BRIEF

Bangladesh T20I skipper Mahmudullah Riyad was the surprise last-minute inclusion in Tigers’ Test squad for the upcoming Zimbabwe tour.
26 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Defending champion pulls out

Simona Halep said she was “really down and upset” at not being able to defend her ladies singles title at Wimbledon due to a calf injury.
25 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Title-decider in Mirpur today

The last super league game between Prime Bank Cricket Club and Abahani Limited today proved to be the title-deciding encounter in the Dhaka Premier League T20 competition as both teams have equal 22 points from 15 matches so far.
25 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Evergreen Taylor to bat on

Veteran New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor ruled out retirement Friday following the Black Caps’ victory over India in the inaugural World Test Championship, saying he could still contribute to the team.
25 June 2021, 18:00 PM

All roads lead to Wimbledon for Federer

For Roger Federer, Wimbledon 2021 will not only be the last Grand Slam he contests before celebrating the “big four-oh” but also a chance to put behind him the memory of his 2019 heartbreak at the grasscourt major.
25 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Sohan’s time to break through

Nurul Hasan Sohan’s form this season in the Bangabandhu Premier Division League saw him earn a well-deserved call-up for the national team in all three formats for their upcoming tour of Zimbabwe, but given the lack of faith from the selectors in the past, question remains whether Sohan’s present form can make a difference this time.
25 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Football fever grips Bangladesh players

Since returning from Doha following the Joint Qualifiers for World Cup and Asian Cup, footballers of the national team have wasted no time in engaging themselves to domestic circuit’s club commitments at a time when all of footballing fraternity surf the waves of excitement of the ongoing editions of European Championship and Copa America.
25 June 2021, 18:00 PM

BPL returns in challenging conditions

After a six-week break due to the national football team’s World Cup Qualifiers engagement, the Bangladesh Premier League is all set to resume today with top teams looking to consolidate their position in the 13-team table amid the alarming rise of coronavirus.
25 June 2021, 18:00 PM