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
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
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
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

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.
16 October 2025, 14:58 PM
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.
15 October 2025, 15:53 PM
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.
15 October 2025, 08:25 AM

Ramos to leave Real

Long-serving Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos is to leave after a 16-year spell in which he won 22 trophies, the club said on Wednesday.
17 June 2021, 02:30 AM

Italy cruise into last 16 as Wales close on knockouts

Italy became the first team to reach the knockout stage of Euro 2020 as midfielder Manuel Locatelli scored twice in a 3-0 win over Switzerland in Rome on Wednesday, while Wales moved to the brink of joining them by beating Turkey.
17 June 2021, 02:27 AM

Ramos to leave Real Madrid

Long-serving Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos is to leave after a 16-year spell in which he won 22 trophies, the club said on Wednesday.
16 June 2021, 19:57 PM

What to watch

What to watch
16 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Archers aim to secure Olympic places in France

Bangladesh’s archery contingent is all set to leave for France this morning, where they will take part in two tournaments -- the Final Qualification tournament for Tokyo Olympic and the Archery World Cup Stage-3 -- with hopes of securing Olympic quotas ahead of Tokyo Olympics in July-August in Japan.
16 June 2021, 18:00 PM

‘India’s batting depth envy of world cricket’

Former captain Sunil Gavaskar says India’s batting depth helps them bounce back from tough situations, as they face an upbeat New Zealand in the World Test Championship tomorrow.
16 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Brazil look to maintain winning run

Brazil will look to continue their perfect start to the 2021 Copa America on Friday, when they take on Peru tomorrow at 6am (Bangladesh Time) in Rio de Janeiro in a replay of the 2019 final.
16 June 2021, 18:00 PM

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