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

Hakimi brace helps Inter win

Inter Milan wing back Achraf Hakimi bagged a brace of goals after Romelu Lukaku had opened the scoring in a comfortable 3-1 win over Bologna in Serie A on Saturday.
6 December 2020, 01:17 AM

Ole hails away consistency

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer praised his team's consistent form away from home after they maintained their 100 percent record on the road with a 3-1 Premier League win at West Ham United on Saturday.
6 December 2020, 01:17 AM

Kiwis wrap up record win over Windies

New Zealand wrapped up a record innings and 134-run victory over West Indies before lunch on the fourth day of the first test in Hamilton on Sunday after finally breaking a rearguard action from Jermaine Blackwood and Alzarri Joseph.
6 December 2020, 01:17 AM

Fed Cup deferred by three days

The Federation Cup, the football season’s curtain-raising tournament, has been deferred by three days and will now start on December 22 after Sheikh Russel and trouble-hit Muktijoddha Sangsad sought more time to prepare their squads.
5 December 2020, 18:00 PM

SA-Eng ODI series starts today

The One-Day International series between South Africa and England will start in Paarl on Sunday after the host’s squad returned a full set of negative results in their latest round of coronavirus testing, officials have confirmed.
5 December 2020, 18:00 PM

With better planning and prep, things can only get better

Following the 5-0 defeat against Qatar in a World Cup qualifying fixture in Doha on Friday night, Bangladesh coach Jamie Day was quick to emphasise that the margin of defeat, despite it being the biggest of his tenure, was not an unexpected one. Instead, the coach wanted to take the positives from the match while looking forward to what comes next.
5 December 2020, 18:00 PM

New Zealand on cusp of victory

Daryl Mitchell and Neil Wagner celebrate with Tim Southee after the latter dismissed West Indies batsman John Campbell in the first innings.
5 December 2020, 18:00 PM

Ansar beat Police to lift Federation Cup

Ansar & VDP lifted the title of inaugural Women’s Federation Cup handball tournament with a 31-23 victory over Bangladesh Police in the final at Shaheed Captain M Mansur Ali Handball Stadium today.
5 December 2020, 13:10 PM

Concussion sub turns super sub

Concussion substitute Yuzvendra Chahal took three wickets as India beat Australia by 11 runs in the first Twenty20 match in Canberra on Friday but
4 December 2020, 18:00 PM

Haaland out until Jan

Borussia Dortmund expect striker Erling Braut Haaland to be sidelined with a leg injury until January, but defender Mats Hummels said his ankle issue
4 December 2020, 18:00 PM

Brazil the best at sacking coaches

The coronavirus pandemic has swollen the unemployment rolls to record levels in Brazil, but take a moment to pity another kind of jobless worker: football coaches in the Brazilian top flight routinely fired for as few as four bad results.
4 December 2020, 18:00 PM

Yasir, Muktar star as Dhaka beat Rajshahi

Beximco Dhaka registered their second consecutive win in the Bangabandhu T20 Cup with a 25-run victory over Minister Rajshahi in yesterday’s second fixture at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.
4 December 2020, 18:00 PM

Kane double ton drives NZ

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson hit the highest Test score of his career on Friday with a majestic 251 as the hosts posted an imposing 519 for seven declared on day two of the first Test against the West Indies in Hamilton.
4 December 2020, 18:00 PM

Zidane in the firing line

The headline on the front of sports daily Marca on Thursday -- alongside a picture of Zidane -- read simply “9D”, Spanish shorthand for December
4 December 2020, 18:00 PM

Tamim falls and so do Barishal

Before the start of the Bangabandhu T20 Cup, Fortune Barishal skipper Tamim Iqbal expressed disappointment over the team combination, saying his side had made a few mistakes during the players’ draft.
4 December 2020, 18:00 PM

Booters concede five despite Zico’s efforts

Goalkeeper Anisur Rahman Zico made some brilliant saves but could not help Bangladesh avert a thumping 5-0 defeat against Asian champions Qatar during their World Cup qualifying match at the Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha yesterday.
4 December 2020, 18:00 PM

‘I love you, Diego’

“I love you, Diego” Pele has written on social media, a week after the death of his “great friend” Diego Maradona, a “genius who enchanted the world”.
3 December 2020, 18:00 PM

Can they thrill again?

The second round of fixtures of the Bangabanadhu T20 Cup begin today with the five-team tournament wide open and all teams still in the race for the title. However, Gazi Group Chattogram look like the team to beat, having won all four of their matches.
3 December 2020, 18:00 PM

‘Nothing to lose, much to gain’

With the FIFA World Cup Qualifying tie against hosts Qatar being dubbed as a match where Bangladesh will have to limit the damage after
3 December 2020, 18:00 PM

Optimistically up against it

Bangladesh drew a lot of praise as they played above their usual standards in the FIFA World Cup Qualifying home tie against Qatar last year. But ahead of today’s reverse fixture, the discussion has been confined to the expected margin of defeat instead of a repeat of the home performance at the Abdullah Al Khalifa Stadium in Doha.
3 December 2020, 18:00 PM