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

Belfort powers six-star Abahani

An effortless hattrick from Haitian forward Belfort Kervens helped Abahani equal their second-biggest Bangladesh Premier League victory as the Sky Blues inflicted an emphatic 6-0 defeat on Rahmatganj at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
7 May 2021, 18:00 PM

I’m trying my own thing

The Daily Star (DS): You must have been worried over the process of return when the IPL got suspended?
7 May 2021, 18:00 PM

World's oldest person pulls out of Olympic torch relay

The world's oldest person, a Japanese woman aged 118, has given up her spot in the Olympic torch relay due to a surge in Covid-19 cases across the country.
7 May 2021, 14:24 PM

Bangladesh, SL eye rise in Super League standings

Sri Lanka will arrive in Dhaka on May 16 to play three ODIs against Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. The series presents both teams with the chance to move up the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League ladder.
6 May 2021, 18:00 PM

India confident of hosting T20 World Cup

India’s cricket board is hoping it might be able to squeeze the remainder of its lucrative Indian Premier League into a crowded calendar and is still confident of hosting the T20 World Cup later this year, a top official told Reuters on Thursday.
6 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Hubbard set to become first transgender Olympian

New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard is poised to become the first transgender athlete to compete at the Olympic Games, in a move that will reignite the often vitriolic debate over the ethics of trans sport.
6 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Pakistan eye series clean sweep

Babar Azam will look to continue his unbeaten record as Pakistan Test captain when Zimbabwe and Pakistan meet for the second Test on 7 May at the Harare Sports Club.
6 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Mustafizur, Shakib back home

Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman returned home yesterday after the Indian Premier League (IPL) was suspended indefinitely on Tuesday.
6 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Tuchel’s Midas touch

Since replacing the sacked Frank Lampard in January, Thomas Tuchel has overseen a remarkable revival in Chelsea’s fortunes. His finest moment came in Wednesday’s Champions League semi-final second leg as Chelsea beat Real Madrid 2-0 at Stamford Bridge to clinch a 3-1 aggregate success.
6 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Chelsea outclass Real to set up all-English CL final

Goals by Timo Werner and Mason Mount sent Chelsea into a Champions League final showdown with Manchester City as they outclassed Real Madrid to win 2-0 for a 3-1 aggregate triumph at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.
6 May 2021, 00:54 AM

Kuipers swore at PSG players?

Paris St Germain’s Leandro Paredes was verbally abused by Dutch referee Bjorn Kuipers during Tuesday’s Champions League semifinal second leg loss to Manchester City, his teammate Ander Herrera has claimed.
5 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Improved fitness helped Taskin all around

The Daily Star (DS): What has worked behind the remarkable improvement of Taskin Ahmed during the tour of Sri Lanka?
5 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Mohammedan break Saif SC jinx

Mohammedan finally broke Saif SC’s resistance after three years as the Black and Whites came out with a 2-1 win in their Bangladesh Premier League encounter at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
5 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Junior Asia Cup Hockey postponed again

Bangabandhu Al-Arafah Islami Bank Junior (U-21) Asia Cup hockey has once again been postponed for indefinite time due to the coronavirus pandemic.
5 May 2021, 14:13 PM

Tk 1650 crore approved for 186 mini stadiums

The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (Ecnec) yesterday approved Tk 1650 crore for building Sheikh Russel Mini Stadium in 186 upazilas.
4 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Mourinho to take charge of Roma

AS Roma have appointed former Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho as their new head coach on a three-year contract starting 2021-22 season, the Italian Serie A club announced on Tuesday.
4 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Chelsea host Real with slight advantage

Chelsea welcome Real Madrid to Stamford Bridge tonight still with much to do to reach the Champions League final after failing to land the killer blow when the 13-time European champions were on the ropes in last week’s first leg.
4 May 2021, 18:00 PM

A familiar salve for Abahani

Six-time champions Abahani extended their unbeaten run against Brothers Union in the league to seven years when the Sky Blues handed an empathic 5-3 defeat to the relegation-threatened All Oranges in a Bangladesh Premier League encounter at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
4 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Foreign players fret over return

The Indian Premier League (IPL) was suspended indefinitely on Tuesday due to the Covid-19 crisis in the country, leaving many international players with major concerns over how they will return home.
4 May 2021, 18:00 PM

14-day quarantine for Shakib, Mustafizur?

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is working on bringing back Shakib Al Hasan and Mustafizur Rahman following the suspension of the Indian Premier League (IPL) indefinitely.
4 May 2021, 18:00 PM