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

Cricketers leave IPL amid Covid surge

Two Australian cricketers became the latest stars to pull out of the Indian Premier League on Monday as top bowler Pat Cummins said the tournament was being kept open to distract attention from the growing coronavirus toll on the country.
26 April 2021, 18:00 PM

'La Liga's over' for Real, Nadal sighs

Rafa Nadal might be renowned for his on-court emotions in the heat of battle but he was overheard by courtside microphones venting his frustration over his soccer club Real Madrid's disappointing weekend result.
26 April 2021, 13:16 PM

Record crowd in the time of Covid-19!

Just over 78,000 spectators packed Melbourne Cricket Ground Sunday for an Australian Rules football match, in what is believed to be the biggest
25 April 2021, 18:00 PM

37 runs in one over: Jadeja’s final-over carnage

The irrepressible Ravindra Jadeja blasted an IPL record-equalling 37 runs in one over and then grabbed three big wickets in an outstanding all-round display as Chennai Super Kings crushed Royal Challengers Bangalore by 69 runs yesterday.
25 April 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Drawing a Test match away from home is a good sign’

Despite the first Test between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka ending in a draw, the game offered huge relief to Mominul Haque and Co. as they showed signs of shedding their longest lean patch in the longest format of the game in recent memory.
25 April 2021, 18:00 PM

For the love of football

Legs stiff from long days in the rice terraces of northern Vietnam, scores of female farmers dressed in colourful cloth headbands and skirts gather on a gravel pitch for a game of football.
24 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Smiling Tiger on crutches

A smiling Tiger Woods appeared on crutches with a cast on his lower right leg and foot Friday in a photo posted on his Instagram account.
24 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Short camp in Dhaka, 10-day camp in Qatar

The Bangladesh national football team will start their training camp for June’s World Cup Qualifiers in the middle of next month at home and will
24 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Don’t think it is right to play now, says Hassan

Although the Tigers are having a busy time with their international commitments, the scenario is quite the opposite for the domestic players in Bangladesh.
24 April 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Even good balls are being put away for boundaries’

As the pitch at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium remained a belter of a surface for the batters, host Sri Lanka rode on skipper Dimuth
24 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Jongwe takes four as Zim stun Pak

Luke Jongwe took four wickets as Zimbabwe pulled off a surprise 19-run victory over Pakistan Friday in the second Twenty20 international of a three-match series at Harare Sports Club.
23 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Kingsley’s BPL fate hangs in balance

Bangladesh Premier League leaders Bashundhara Kings roped in Nigerian-born striker Eleta Kingsley and expatriate winger Obaidur Rahman Nawbab in the mid-term transfer window in a bid to strengthening their forward line-up but Kingsley’s endeavour of making debut as a Bangladeshi player hangs in the balance due to lack of documents.
23 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Messi passes up hattrick chance for Griezmann

Lionel Messi gave up the chance for a hattrick on Thursday as Barcelona held off a late fightback from Getafe to win 5-2 and stay in the race at the top of La Liga.
23 April 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Maintaining discipline will be the key’

Despite the lack of assistance from the pitch, Bangladesh bowlers showed good discipline and ended up scalping three wickets on the third day of the first Test at the Pallekele International Stadium in Kandy yesterday.
23 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Tigers impress but fail to break through

As things stand after the third day of the first Test between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, the hosts trail by 312 runs with seven wickets in hand in their first innings. With the batting-friendly pitch in Kandy in mind, it seems the game is heading towards a draw unless something dramatic happens over the next two days at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.
23 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Tenacious Tigers maintain the pressure

The Bangladesh batsmen showed dedication and urgency in sticking to their plan on the second day of the first Test against Sri Lanka in what turned out to be another good day out in the middle for the visitors, even as bad light at Kandy saw no play in the third session.
22 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Ferguson ‘cried tears of joy’ at Scott’s Euro qualification

Alex Ferguson admits he cried tears of joy when Scotland beat Serbia to qualify for this year’s delayed Euro 2020 championships.
22 April 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Bring on Messi!’

Upbeat Australia coach Graham Arnold has urged Argentina to bring Lionel Messi to the Olympics and described their tough pool as Tokyo’s “group of dreams”.
22 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Ceferin praises UK PM and ‘fan revolution’

The spectacular collapse of the proposed European Super League may feel like a victory for supporters who protested against the plans across the continent and outside English Premier League grounds but the top clubs are already plotting their next move.
22 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Real move top, Milan teams frustrated

Real Madrid enjoyed temporary respite from their European Super League humiliaton by thrashing Cadiz 3-0 on Wednesday to keep the pressure on Atletico Madrid at the top of La Liga.
22 April 2021, 18:00 PM