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

‘My future is clear’

Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon says he will leave the club when his contract expires at the end of the season but could still join another team if he receives a suitable offer.
11 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Madrid injury nightmare continues

Real Madrid’s injury crisis dragged on when left back Ferland Mendy was on Tuesday ruled out for the rest of the season with a shin problem, leaving coach Zinedine Zidane without all four of his first choice defenders.
11 May 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Juventus must fight until the end’

Andrea Pirlo called on his Juventus players to continue believing in Champions League qualification after they were left furious by a damaging 3-0 defeat by AC Milan on Sunday.
11 May 2021, 18:00 PM

BCB facing quarantine quandary

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will face the challenge of hosting a second international series against the backdrop of the pandemic and preparations for the upcoming ODI series against Sri Lanka are well underway.
11 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Archers leave for Lausanne on Sunday

An 11-member Bangladesh archery contingent will leave for Lausanne, Switzerland next Sunday to take part in the World Cup Stage-2 with moderate hopes.
11 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Arambagh stun Sheikh Jamal

Bottom-placed Arambagh pulled out the biggest surprise if the Bangladesh Premier League when they came from behind to hand a 3-1 defeat to second-placed Sheikh Jamal at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
11 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Arambagh stun Sheikh Jamal

Bottom-placed Arambagh pulled out the biggest surprise if the Bangladesh Premier League when they came from behind to hand a 3-1 defeat to second-placed Sheikh Jamal at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
11 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Nishikori adds voice to Olympic concerns

Japan’s top-ranked men’s tennis player Kei Nishikori added his voice to concerns about staging the Olympic Games in Tokyo in July, as the country battles a surge in Covid-19 cases.
11 May 2021, 18:00 PM

‘You don’t just win by clicking your fingers’

Didier Deschamps captained France to a World Cup and European Championship double as a player and is now hoping to repeat the feat as a coach when the delayed Euro 2020 finally goes ahead in June and July.
11 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Baridhara outplay Brothers

A brace from Egyptian forward Mostafa Khalek Hammad gave Uttar Baridhara Club an important 3-0 win over struggling giants Brothers Union in a Bangladesh Premier League encounter at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
10 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Booters start reporting for camp

The footballers are set to shift focus to national engagement from domestic completions as they have started checking in at Inter-Continental Hotel in Dhaka for next month’s World Cup Qualifiers in Qatar.
10 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Bamboo bats a batsman’s dream?

If a group of Cambridge University scientists have their way, cricket fans might soon have to become accustomed to the sound of leather on bamboo.
10 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Even Zidane got angry

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane was left baffled after two handball calls went against his side in Sunday’s enthralling 2-2 draw at home to Sevilla which left Los Blancos still trailing La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid in the title race.
10 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Mahmud emphasises on tactical preparation

Speculations over the future of Bangladesh head coach Russell Domingo have surfaced since Tigers’ dismal performances in their recent outings.
10 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Mash’s success in absence of governing philosophy

That Bangladesh cricket is resigned to talking about individuals over team building and governing ideas of their cricket speaks to the greater culture now omnipresent over the course of a decade or so but is more prominent across the last few years.
10 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Pakistan one wicket shy of series win

Pakistan enforced the follow on after bowling hosts Zimbabwe out for 132 on the third day of the second and final Test at Harare Sports Club on Sunday.
9 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Kings players at Day’s disposal

Jamie Day will have all the 33 players of the preliminary squad for World Cup Qualifiers at his disposal for a week-long training camp in Dhaka including the 10 Bashundhara Kings players, thanks to the postponement of the AFC Cup.
9 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Chelsea high on confidence, says Tuchel

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel praised his team’s performance and said they were high on confidence following Saturday’s dramatic 2-1 Premier League win at Manchester City which delayed the Etihad club’s title celebrations.
9 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Bayern consistency pays off with ninth title in a row

Bayern Munich on Saturday earned their ninth consecutive Bundesliga title after RB Leipzig’s 3-2 loss at Borussia Dortmund and their own later 6-0 demolition of Borussia Moenchengladbach that put them 10 points clear with two games left to play.
9 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Covid claims two India Olympic hockey gold winners on same day

Two members of India's last Olympic gold medal-winning hockey team in Moscow 1980, Ravindra Pal Singh and Maharaj Krishan Kaushik, have died from coronavirus on the same day.
9 May 2021, 06:56 AM