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

Timeline of events

November 2018: Football Leaks allegations emerge
15 February 2020, 18:00 PM

Hacker or whistleblower?

Football Leaks hacker Rui Pinto -- the man who exposed Manchester City’s breaking of Financial Fair Play rules -- remains in prison awaiting a court case.
15 February 2020, 18:00 PM

City ban puts Pep’s future in doubt

Pep Guardiola faces a huge test of his loyalty to Manchester City after his club were hit with a stunning two-year suspension from UEFA competitions on Friday.
15 February 2020, 18:00 PM

How do the Tigresses stack up?

The Bangladesh women’s cricket team were named in Group A for the upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup against hosts Australia,
15 February 2020, 18:00 PM

UEFA bans Man City for two years

English champions Manchester City has been banned from European competition for the next two seasons and fined 30 million euros by European soccer's governing body UEFA after an investigation into alleged breaches of Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules.
14 February 2020, 19:09 PM

‘It is a legal landmark’

The head of Indian cricket’s anti-corruption watchdog said on Friday Britain’s extradition of accused match-fixer Sanjeev Chawla was “a legal landmark”.
14 February 2020, 18:00 PM

Napoli oust Inter from Coppa

A stunning goal from Spanish midfielder Fabian Ruiz gave Napoli a 1-0 win at Inter Milan in the first leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final after the visitors dominated a cagey game at the San Siro on Wednesday.
13 February 2020, 01:32 AM

Europe’s ‘Big Five’ dominate world transfer spending

Clubs in Europe’s top five member associations -- England, Spain, Germany, Italy and France -- accounted for 71.8% of fees spent globally during the 2020 January transfer window, world soccer governing body FIFA said on Wednesday.
12 February 2020, 18:00 PM

Kings, Abahani the teams to beat

After a five-week break following the completion of Federation Cup due to international engagements of the national team and Abahani, domestic football is set to get rolling again with the Bangladesh Premier League beginning today at three separate venues.
12 February 2020, 18:00 PM

Draw ends Abahani’s hopes

Last edition’s zonal semifinalists Abahani failed to get out of the preliminary qualifying round of the AFC Cup following a goalless draw against hosts Maziya at the National Football Stadium in Male yesterday.
12 February 2020, 18:00 PM

Nepal bundle USA out for record 35

The United States were bowled out for 35 by Nepal on Wednesday and joined Zimbabwe in making the lowest total in a 50 over international.
12 February 2020, 18:00 PM

Casillas eyes Spanish football presidency

Former Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas plans to run for the presidency of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), Spanish media reported on Wednesday.
12 February 2020, 18:00 PM

Needed more time at Arsenal: Emery

Former Arsenal boss Unai Emery says he didn’t get enough time to transform the London giants who were on a “downward slope” when he was appointed, France Football magazine reported on Monday.
11 February 2020, 18:00 PM

NSU arranges first ever sports carnival

North South University (NSU) held a trophy unveiling ceremony for the NSU Inter Private University Sports Carnival, 2020 at its campus in Bashundhara on February 10.
11 February 2020, 18:00 PM

Do-or-die for Abahani against Maziya

Last edition’s zonal semifinalists Abahani are looking forward to getting out of AFC Cup’s preliminary round-2 as they the take on Maziya of Maldives in Male today.
11 February 2020, 18:00 PM

Klinsmann quits as Hertha coach

Jurgen Klinsmann shocked the German Bundesliga on Tuesday by announcing he was stepping down as Hertha Berlin coach just 10
11 February 2020, 18:00 PM

Kiwis sweep series despite Rahul ton

India suffered a rare series whitewash as New Zealand posted a five-wicket win in the third and final one-day international at Mount Maunganui on Tuesday.
11 February 2020, 18:00 PM

Five U-19 players sanctioned

Three Bangladesh players and two of their Indian opponents have been charged by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after unsavoury scenes following the Under-19 World Cup final on Sunday.
11 February 2020, 18:00 PM

The common link in two seminal triumphs

Hasibul Hossain Shanto running towards his teammates after scoring the winning runs in the ICC Trophy final against Kenya back in 1997 has become somewhat of a trademark celebration in Bangladesh cricket’s history.
10 February 2020, 18:00 PM

BFF asked for documents of Tk 10cr expenditure

Due to lack of proper vouchers, documents and copies of Tax and VAT return, the National Sports Council (NSC) recently sent back Bangladesh Football Federation’s (BFF) appeal for advanced settlement of Tk 10 crore out of the Tk 20 crore allocated by the government for the 2019-20 fiscal.
10 February 2020, 18:00 PM