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

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Zahir given wild card

Bangladesh Athletics Federation has nominated to send Zahir Rayhan to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as a wild card entry.
19 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Ibrahim exposes loopholes in Covid protocol as Qatar camp cancelled

Bangladesh national football team’s preparations for next month’s World Cup Qualifiers were thrown into disarray after a footballer in the camp tested Covid-19 positive on Tuesday night and the scheduled departure for Qatar was pushed back to May 30.
19 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Ruman loses, others too

Archer Ruman Sana won his first match before losing the next round as all the Bangladeshi archers were eliminated from the individual events on the second day of the Archery World Cup Stage – 2 in Lausanne, Switzerland yesterday.
19 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Barca turning Flick’s head?

Hansi Flick, who will leave his position as Bayern Munich’s manager at the end of the season, is reportedly set to reject an offer to coach Germany’s national team and instead head to Barcelona, RAC1 reported yesterday.
19 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Butterflies in the stomach of the cutter master

Mustafizur Rahman, being the most experienced fast bowler in the Tigers side among the likes of Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam and Mohammad Saifuddin, is expected to lead the fast bowling department in the upcoming series against Sri Lanka.
19 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Women’s Football League

Women’s Football League
19 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Lack of clarity clouds Tigers’ execution

Players often stress the importance of “execution of plans” ahead of any series or game. While carrying out the chalked-out plan is vital, it is paramount to formulate the right set of plans beforehand. The latter is something that should be orchestrated by the team management with clarity in mind, and that is precisely where the Bangladesh team management has failed miserably in recent times.
19 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Olympics cancellation could bring huge consequences

Cancelling the Tokyo Olympics in response to mounting public opposition in Japan to holding the Games during the Covid-19 pandemic would be an unparalleled act in peacetime.
19 May 2021, 15:29 PM

Doctors calls for Olympics cancellation

A top medical organisation has thrown its weight behind calls to cancel the Tokyo Olympics saying hospitals are already overwhelmed as the country battles a spike in coronavirus infections less than three months from the start of the Games.
18 May 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Federer is just a synopsis of greatness’

While fans and pundits continue to debate who should be considered the greatest men’s tennis player of all time, 23-times Grand Slam winner Serena Williams says Roger Federer gets her vote.
18 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Ruman gets bye, others fail

Although archer Ruman Sana crossed the hurdle of the first round elimination in men’s recurve bow event of Archery World Cup Stage-2 with a bye in Switzerland, his three other teammates were eliminated from the first round yesterday.
18 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Hockey loses its guardian

A contemporary of legendary hockey players such as Abus Sadeque, Ibrahim Saber and Mohammad Mohsin and an absolute legend of the game’s administration, Shamsul Bari breathed his last at a hospital in the capital yesterday morning. He was 74.
18 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema

Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema
18 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Harassment of Prothom Alo’s senior reporter Rozina Islam

Harassment of Prothom Alo’s senior reporter Rozina Islam
18 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Forwards lose their shooting boots

National forward Mahbubur Rahman Sufil shot wide from the top of the box after a quick one-two but left-back Rahmat Mia finished clinically to spark celebrations at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
18 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Shakib, Fizz join up as training begins

A 23-member Bangladesh squad underwent their first official training session at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday ahead of the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka.
18 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Shamsul Bari no more

Legendary hockey administrator Shamsul Bari passed away at a hospital in the capital in the early hours of Tuesday.
18 May 2021, 05:57 AM

Nadal heads to Roland Garros with confidence

After warming up for the French Open in style by beating world number one Novak Djokovic in the Rome Masters final on Sunday, Rafa Nadal said he is heading to Rolland Garros with confidence and a clear mind in search of a 21st Grand Slam title.
17 May 2021, 18:00 PM

PSG cling on to title hopes

Paris St Germain clung on to their hopes of winning a fourth consecutive Ligue 1 title with a 4-0 home win against 10-man Stade de Reims as Lille’s lead was cut to a single point with one game remaining on Sunday.
17 May 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Who better than Suarez?’

Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone said he was grateful the ball dropped to Luis Suarez after the Uruguayan struck an 88th-minute goal in Sunday’s 2-1 win over Osasuna which kept his side on course to win the La Liga title.
17 May 2021, 18:00 PM