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
Sinner meets Pope
Men's world number one tennis player, Jannik Sinner, offered to rally with Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday, after being received by the head of the Catholic Church at the Vatican.
14 May 2025, 12:54 PM
Sinner moves through gears to reach Italian Open quarters
Jannik Sinner came through the first true test of his comeback from a doping ban with Tuesday's straight-sets win over Francisco Cerundolo which took the world number one into the Italian Open quarter-finals.
13 May 2025, 20:30 PM

Ronaldo under investigation

Police are investigating a potential breach of Italy’s COVID-19 regulations by Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo after he allegedly travelled between the regions of Piedmont and Valle d’Aosta on Tuesday.
28 January 2021, 18:00 PM

‘We want to carry on winning’

Barcelona’s players face Athletic Bilbao in La Liga on Sunday with revenge on their minds after losing to the Basque side in the Spanish Super Cup final almost two weeks ago.
28 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Ganguly undergoes fresh angioplasty

Indian cricket board chief Sourav Ganguly underwent another angioplasty yesterday when two more stents were implanted to clear his clogged coronary arteries, an official at the private hospital where he is admitted said.
28 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Wounded Man Utd target quick rebound

Just when Manchester United’s fans were beginning to dream of a first Premier League title since 2013 along came bottom club Sheffield United to offer a reality check.
28 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Late wickets spoil SA’s good work

Aiden Markram and Rassie van der Dussen produced patient half centuries but Pakistan grabbed three late wickets as South Africa reached 187 for four in their second innings at the close on day three of a see-saw first Test in Karachi.
28 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Spinners’ competition and pacers’ bouncer barrage

After spending a day off on Wednesday, the 20-member Bangladesh Test squad returned to action as head coach Russell Domingo along with other coaching staff conducted a fruitful outing at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram yesterday.
28 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Dhaka derby finds life in Cumilla

Hosts Mohammedan came from behind twice to share the spoils with archrivals Abahani in a Bangladesh Premier League encounter at the Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium in Cumilla yesterday.
28 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Russel, Saif toil for wins

Sheikh Russel took sweet revenge for their Federation Cup drubbing at the hands of Chattogram Abahani with a 1-0 win over the port city outfit in a Bangladesh Premier League encounter at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
28 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Yasir helps Pakistan foil South Africa fight in first Test

Pakistan's spinners Yasir Shah and Nauman Ali grabbed three wickets in the space of ten runs to halt South Africa's fightback on the third day of the first Test in Karachi on Thursday.
28 January 2021, 14:13 PM

Govt mulls 4 international stadiums

State Minister for Ministry of Youth and Sports Zahid Ahsan Russel today informed the parliament that the government has a plan to build four international stadiums in the country.
28 January 2021, 07:43 AM

Tokyo Olympic test event postponed over virus restrictions

The first Tokyo Olympics test event of 2021 has been postponed because of travel restrictions under Japan's coronavirus state of emergency, organisers confirmed Thursday.
28 January 2021, 04:36 AM

Tricky path for Abahani

Six-time professional league champions Abahani will participate in the play-off stage of the upcoming AFC Cup as 2018-19 champions Bashundhara Kings were given direct entry into the group stages following the cancelation of last edition of Asia’s second-tier club competition due to the coronavirus pandemic.
27 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Fawad hits ton as hosts gain upper hand

Fawad Alam put Pakistan in control of the first Test against South Africa, chalking up a superb century to lead the home side to 308 for eight by the close of day two in Karachi for a first innings lead of 88 runs.
27 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Onus on MSC in clash against archrivals

During the draw ceremony of the season’s curtain-raising Federation Cup, Mohammedan SC’s British coach Sean Lane eager wanted Abahani in the same group so that his charges could be tested, but he was perhaps the most frustrated person after the humiliating 0-3 defeat to the archrivals in their first meeting of the season.
27 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Razzak added to selection panel

Veteran left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak has been included as the third member of the national selection panel alongside Minhajul Abedin and Habibul Bashar, according to a decision in the directors’ meeting of the Bangladesh Cricket Board yesterday.
27 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Life inside a ‘royal jail’

The fourth floor of the Radisson Blu hotel in Chattogram, where the Tigers are staying for the duration of the port-city leg of the series against the West Indies, may be the most entertaining and productive abode for Bangladeshi cricketers during their lives inside the bio-secure bubble.
27 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Perfect Kings on top

Reigning champions Bashundhara Kings extended their winning streak to four straight in the Bangladesh Premier League as they handed a 3-0 defeat to Rahmatganj at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
27 January 2021, 18:00 PM

From scepticism to top 5 in world

From a below-par performance in the first ODI against the West Indies to finishing the three-match ODI series as the leading wicket-taker and now breaking into the top five of the ICC ODI Bowling Rankings -- Mehedi Hasan Miraz has turned up and repaid the management and skipper Tamim Iqbal’s faith.
27 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Sourav Ganguly taken to hospital again after complaining of chest pain

Sourav Ganguly, President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India and former captain of the national team, was taken to Apollo Hospital in south Kolkata today, after he complained of chest pain, family sources said.
27 January 2021, 09:52 AM

Foreign coaches tasked with rekindling BKSP

Although athletes from Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan (BKSP) have dominated the domestic circuit in most disciplines, only a handful have delivered expected performances at the international level.
26 January 2021, 18:00 PM