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

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

Kings, Abahani keep winning

Title contenders Bashundhara Kings and Abahani continued their winning run in the Bangladesh Premier League with victories in second round of matches at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
19 January 2021, 18:00 PM

A new beginning for captain and team

When he was appointed Bangladesh’s long-term ODI skipper last year, Tamim Iqbal would have realised the importance of his new responsibility immediately, but he has not been able to walk the walk because the coronavirus pandemic forced a suspension of the Tigers’ cricket soon afterwards.
19 January 2021, 18:00 PM

‘One of the biggest moments of my life’

A freewheeling Rishabh Pant has stormed Australia’s Gabba fortress in record-breaking fashion, helping India snatch a three-wicket win to cap one of the greatest Test series of the modern era.
19 January 2021, 18:00 PM

India tear down Gabba fortress to win epic Test series

Cheteshwar Pujara absorbed 11 blows to the helmet, hands and body in a stonewalling innings of 56. Rishabh Pant was more aggressive, mixing scoops, sweeps and slogs on his way to an unbeaten 89.
19 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Biplob made Gk coach of national team

Former goalkeeper Biplob Bhattacharjee has been appointed as the goalkeeping of the Bangladesh national team.
18 January 2021, 18:00 PM

‘I wish my father was around to see it’

‘I wish my father was around to see it’
18 January 2021, 18:00 PM

‘We couldn’t have done worse than this’

Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo criticised his players’ attitude and said they could not have performed worse after their 2-0 defeat at Serie A title rivals Inter Milan on Sunday.
18 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Otabek, Absar give Sheikh Jamal winning start

Three-time champions Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club got off to a winning start in the Bangladesh Premier League with a 2-1 win over title-hopefuls Chattogram Abahani at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
18 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Tools there, but will they be used well?

Bangladesh head coach Russell Domingo has a wide variety of bowling options with six genuine seamers, two left-arm spinners, and two off-spinners in the 18-member ODI squad for the three-match series against the West Indies.
18 January 2021, 18:00 PM

England spin duo can do even better, says Root

Captain Joe Root expects spin twins Dom Bess and Jack Leach to be even better in the second Test after both claimed five-wicket hauls in England’s victory over Sri Lanka in the first match at Galle International Stadium.
18 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Leach spins Eng near to victory

Left-arm spinner Jack Leach took five wickets as England edged towards victory over Sri Lanka in the first Test in Galle, but they made a nervous start to their pursuit of a modest target of 74 and closed day four on 38 for three on Sunday.
17 January 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Batsmanship has been a real standout’

Regular captain Virat Kohli led the tributes to Shardul Thakur’s brave batting in the Brisbane decider but the number eight batsman was underwhelmed by his praise as he never considered himself a dud with the bat.
17 January 2021, 18:00 PM

‘No room to swing a racket’

As one of the 47 tennis players forced into a hard isolation ahead of the Australian Open, New Zealand’s Artem Sitak may be bouncing off the walls of his Melbourne hotel room by the end of his 14-day quarantine.
17 January 2021, 18:00 PM

FLYING START FOR MOHAMMEDAN

Mohammedan Sporting Club’s Malian forward Souleymane Diabate celebrates his 19th-minute opener against Arambagh KS in their Bangladesh Premier League fixture at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
17 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Hierarchy unchanged as calls for advanced training grow

The Bangabandhu National Athletics Championships came to an end at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday in usual fashion, with services teams maintaining their stranglehold in the 44th edition, which produced one national record.
17 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Chance for batsmen to level up

The onus will probably be the most on batsmen to adapt to international cricket after a gap of more than 10 months when Bangladesh will take on West Indies in the upcoming three-match ODI series starting from January 20.
17 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Zia unbeaten champion

Grand Master Ziaur Rahman became unbeaten champion in the Mujib Birth Centenary Invitational FIDE Rating Chess Tournament after playing out a draw against FM Mehdi Hasan Parag in the final round at the Bangladesh Chess Federation Hall Room yesterday.
16 January 2021, 18:00 PM