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

Country’s first all-functional cricket complex

With a vision to build the country’s first all-functional cricket complex, the outer stadium of the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium (SICS) was inaugurated on Saturday. The outer stadium, which is an extended part of the SICS,
23 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Kings stay perfect

Leaders Bashundhara Kings and Abahani continued their winning streak, but were made to work hard for their victories in the third round of matches of the Bangladesh Premier League yesterday.
23 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Changes in the offing

After clinching the three-match ODI series against the West Indies with a game in hand in Dhaka, both Bangladesh and the visitors arrived in Chattogram with the intention of testing their depth in the third and final match of the series, scheduled for tomorrow.
23 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Miraz turns up and turns it on

Mehedi Hasan Miraz had to wait two years to register his second man-of-the-match performance and his career-best bowling figures of four for 25 from 9.4 overs helped Bangladesh seal the three-match ODI series against the West Indies with a game in hand yesterday.
22 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Men’s Asian CT hockey postponed

The Asian Hockey Federation yesterday postponed the Men’s Asian Champions Trophy, scheduled to be held in Dhaka, as well as the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy to be held in Donghae, citing the Covid-19 pandemic.
22 January 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Massive punch in the face’

Jurgen Klopp admitted the end of Liverpool’s 68-game unbeaten run at Anfield was a “massive punch in the face” as the Premier League champions crashed to a shock 1-0 defeat against Burnley on Thursday.
22 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Mature Mathews shows SL the way

Sri Lanka’s improved batting on day one of the second and final Test against England in Galle on Friday was led by a century from Angelo Mathews and is a sign the hosts have taken on board the heavy criticism of their display in the first test.
22 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Crowd abuse made Siraj ‘mentally strong’

India bowler Mohammed Siraj has given his first public account of the crowd abuse he suffered during the Australia Test series, saying it made him “mentally strong”.
22 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Jason bemoans lack of big partnerships

West Indies’ hopes of putting up some sort of resistance in the second ODI after having meekly surrendered in the first one, was once again foiled after another early batting slump in Mirpur yesterday. Captain Jason Mohammed spoke of his side’s inexperience after the series loss.
22 January 2021, 18:00 PM

In a league of his own

Bangladesh’s premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan became the first player to have scored more than 2500 runs and also to have picked 100 wickets at a single venue -- the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur -- during the Tigers’ second ODI against the West Indies yesterday.
22 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Root wants improvement to wrap up series

England captain Joe Root has warned his players not to get ahead of themselves and to continue improving as they seek to wrap up the series against Sri Lanka in the second and final Test at Galle International Stadium on Friday.
21 January 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Pogba is one of the best when in form’

‘Pogba is one of the best when in form’
21 January 2021, 18:00 PM

‘GOAL MACHINE’ RONALDO 760 UP

‘GOAL MACHINE’ RONALDO 760 UP
21 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Foreigners power contenders

Foreign forwards dominated the show in the Bangladesh Premier League as all three title contenders edged past their respective rivals yesterday.
21 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Shakib’s batting position connected to NZ tour?

The change in Shakib Al Hasan’s batting position from number three to four has generated much discussion even before the start of the three-match ODI series against the West Indies.
21 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Positivity in the air

Barring a brief halt caused by a sudden outpour at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Wednesday in the first of their three ODIs against the West Indies, everything went well for Bangladesh on their return to international cricket after a Covid-19-induced 10-month break.
21 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Sheikh Russel hold off Rahmatganj

A second-half strike from Mohammad Abdullah helped Sheikh Russel edge past a spirited Rahmatganj 1-0 in their Bangladesh Premier League encounter at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
20 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Goodbye Rais Bhai

Raisuddin Ahmed, a dedicated and selfless organiser in the formative years of the country’s cricket, passed away yesterday following prolonged illness. He was 82.
20 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Black Lives Matter

Black Lives Matter
20 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Shakib doesn’t miss a beat on comeback

Displaying emphatic body language that was only matched by performance and a cutthroat personality, Shakib Al Hasan picked up where he left off as he returned to international cricket after serving a one-year ban imposed by the ICC in the first of three ODIs against the West Indies yesterday.
20 January 2021, 18:00 PM