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

Mohammedan triumph after first Super Over

The Dhaka Premier League T20 treated spectators to its first Super Over this season in the tenth round of the tournament as Mohammedan registered a nerve-wracking victory over Khelaghar SKS yesterday.
16 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Hummels misery in a mocking twist of fate

One cannot help but feel for the German centre-back Mats Hummels as he looked upward at the Munich sky in anguish right after deflecting Lucas Hernandez’s cross off his shin into his own net as Germany lost 1-0 to France in their opening Group F game at Euro 2020.
16 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Doubts over Ronaldo dispelled

Some people doubted whether, after a long and arduous season, 36-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo could still produce the goods for his country, but after Portugal’s 3-0 win over Hungary in their Euro 2020 opener on Tuesday, the doubters have their answer.
16 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Time for a tactical shift?

As Bangladesh woke up to the news that they were allowed qualification for the final round of the Asian Cup qualifiers, despite not meeting the previously-thought criteria following a fifth-place finish in Group E on the previous night, the pertinent question that surfaced was what they can do with this luck? Can they turn it into good fortune by stretching their ability to its limit or just accept it as a generous gift from football’s Asian governing body (AFC) and be pleased with it?
16 June 2021, 18:00 PM

BCB to prepare ‘shadow national team’

Among a number of decisions during a board meeting yesterday, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) decided to prepare a shadow national cricket team named ‘Bangladesh Tigers’ in their attempt to have players ready to spring into the national team action at any given moment.
15 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Italy look to make it 10

Having impressed the watching continent in their opening win, Italy now take on local rivals Switzerland tonight at Rome’s historic Stadio Olimpico.
15 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Messi blames poor pitch

Argentina and Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi has often been criticised for failing to lead his country to a major trophy, but the Barcelona star was on top of his game against Chile.
15 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Cricket’s future trapped between ignorance and false promises

Alleged corruption in domestic cricket has been a long-running plague that is at the root of the rot in Bangladesh’s cricketing structure, with bias and favoritism a consistent feature of lower-tier cricket.
15 June 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Everything is possible’

Novak Djokovic has set his sights on the Golden Grand Slam of all four majors and the Olympic title, insisting: “Everything is possible”.
14 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Depleted Bangladesh up against Oman today

A depleted Bangladesh football team will look for another defensive display in the World cup and Asian Cup Qualifiers as they face Oman in their final group match at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha today, with the match kicking off at 11:10pm (BST).
14 June 2021, 18:00 PM

ICC award inspires Mushfiqur

ICC award inspires Mushfiqur
14 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Abahani ride on Munim’s blazing knock

Abahani and Prime Bank Cricket Club are cruising along in the ongoing Dhaka Premier League T20 as both the clubs, with seven wins in nine games, are battling it out on top of the points table.
14 June 2021, 18:00 PM

BCB optimistic about Zim tour

Despite Zimbabwe Cricket [ZC] putting on hold all cricketing activities in the nation as part of their latest COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in place from Monday, the Zimbabwe cricket board remained confident regarding hosting Bangladesh for a full series in the next month.
14 June 2021, 18:00 PM

TALISMAN NEYMAR SHINES

TALISMAN NEYMAR SHINES
14 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Wijnaldum dedicates goal honouring Van Dijk

The encounter between Netherlands and Ukraine is the first-ever match in the history of the European Championships to see five goals scored in the second half of a match that was 0-0 at half-time.
14 June 2021, 18:00 PM

ZC puts all cricket activities on hold ahead of Bangladesh’s tour

Following a directive to suspend all sporting activities in the country as part of the latest COVID-19 lockdown restrictions imposed by the Government with effect from today, Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) has temporarily put on hold all cricket activities including the four-day match between Zimbabwe A and South Africa A which started on Sunday.
14 June 2021, 10:59 AM

Netherlands edge Ukraine in five-goal thriller

The Netherlands made an emphatic return to major tournament football by snatching a 3-2 win over Ukraine on Sunday in a thrilling Euro 2020 match after they looked to have thrown away a two-goal lead.
13 June 2021, 21:09 PM

Gregoritsch, Arnautovic strike late to end Austria's long wait

Late goals from substitutes Michael Gregoritsch and Marko Arnautovic gave Austria a convincing 3-1 victory over European Championship debutants North Macedonia in their opening Group C clash on Sunday as they earned their first tournament victory in 31 years.
13 June 2021, 21:09 PM

Djokovic fights back to win second French Open title

Novak Djokovic captured his second French Open title as he recovered from being outplayed for two sets by Stefanos Tsitsipas to win 6-7(6) 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 on Sunday.
13 June 2021, 21:06 PM

Tsitsipas hopes for better days ahead

Stefanos Tsitsipas has learnt the hard way over the last two months that Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal will take some shifting from the top of the men's game.
13 June 2021, 20:53 PM