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

Messi’s €555m contract biggest in sport?

Lionel Messi’s current contract with Barcelona is reportedly worth up to €555m (£492m) over four seasons -- thought to be the biggest pay deal ever for an athlete.
31 January 2021, 18:00 PM

First for Rahmatganj, second for Police

Rahmatganj MFS tasted their maiden victory in the Bangladesh Premier League with a 3-1 win against Uttar Baridhara Club at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
31 January 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Humanity at its worst’

Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford said the racial abuse he received online after Saturday’s 0-0 draw at Arsenal was “humanity and social media at its worst”.
31 January 2021, 18:00 PM

WI keep ace in the pack as warm-up ends in draw

The West Indies team management seemed to be hiding their main weapon, off-spinner Rahkeem Cornwall, who took five wickets in the first innings. The big man did not bowl a single over during BCB XI’s second innings on the final day of the three-day warm-up match, which ended in a draw at the MA Aziz Stadium in Chattogram yesterday.
31 January 2021, 18:00 PM

‘I like this version of Mustafizur even more than before’

DS: What is a good cricket culture and how can Bangladesh improve its own?
31 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Sourav Ganguly discharged from hospital

Indian Cricket Board President and former skipper Sourav Ganguly was discharged from a corporate hospital in Kolkata today, three days after he underwent a fresh angioplasty to clear two of his blocked coronary arteries, hospital officials said.
31 January 2021, 07:03 AM

Poor outing for BD shooters

Bangladeshi shooters capped off a frustrating campaign in the First Asian Online Shooting Championship, which concluded today.
30 January 2021, 18:00 PM

BFF’s Talent hunt launched

Bangladesh Football Federation officials pose for a photograph with budding footballers who turned up at the Bangabandhu National Stadium
30 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Barca aim for five wins in a row

Barcelona will be looking to make it five La Liga victories in a row when they continue their 2020-21 campaign at home to a revitalised Athletic Bilbao tonight.
30 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Stokes, Archer, Burns hit training ground

All-rounder Ben Stokes, pacer Jofra Archer and reserve opener Rory Burns on Saturday had their first training session at the Chepauk after successfully completing six days of hard quarantine, while other members of the squad cleared their second Covid-19 test.
30 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Hopefuls caught up in spin web

Perhaps there are no other better ways for a player to leave a lasting impact and be strongly considered for the starting XI than to come up with a notable performance in the lead-up practice match ahead of a series.
30 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Left-right combo among talking points

By the time Tamim Iqbal and Nazmul Hossain Shanto were facing off-spinners Mehedi Hasan Miraz and Nayeem Hasan at the center wicket of the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram, the likes of Shadman Islam,
30 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Players unhappy with Langer?

Australia head coach Justin Langer’s intense “micro-management” coaching style has apparently not gone down well with a lot of players even as the former opener termed the insinuations as something that “couldn’t be further from truth”.
30 January 2021, 18:00 PM

‘I didn’t miss the game at all’

Nick Kyrgios did not miss tennis or most of his fellow players during his year away from the game, the 25-year-old maverick said ahead of his return to action at an Australian Open warm-up event next week.
30 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh Games gather steam amid excitement

The Bangabandhu Bangladesh Games are taking shape after a long break due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with the Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) all but finalising the venues for 31 disciplines, including one venue from each of the eight divisions across the country.
29 January 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Good time to show up’

Juergen Klopp praised his side for a brave performance as they ended their worrying slump in form with an impressive 3-1 victory at Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Thursday.
29 January 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Spin battle was key’

Skipper Babar Azam praised spin bowlers Nauman Ali and Yasir Shah who shared 14 wickets between them to lead Pakistan to an emphatic victory against South Africa in the first Test in Karachi on Friday.
29 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Freedom at last

Serena Williams took her daughter to the zoo and Novak Djokovic walked barefoot in a park as the stars of tennis emerged from a fortnight of quarantine ahead of the coronavirus-delayed Australian Open Friday.
29 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Brathwaite shows steely resolve

Concentration, focus and not letting the guard down -- these perhaps are the most precious attributes for a batsman in Test cricket. And all of these were certainly on display from Kraigg Brathwaite, the West Indies Test skipper, during the first day of the three-day warm-up match against the BCB XI at the MA Aziz Stadium in Chattogram yesterday.
29 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Will Domingo and Tigers walk the talk?

While fast bowlers have been playing a crucial role behind top teams around the world transforming into better Test units, the situation has not been the same in Bangladesh.
29 January 2021, 18:00 PM