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

Oyarzabal sets up scrappy win

Mikel Oyarzabal scored early to help an underwhelming Spain secure a scrappy 1-0 victory over Switzerland in the Nations League on Saturday, keeping them top of their group.
11 October 2020, 01:38 AM

High-octane match on cards at the Stade de France

The UEFA Nations League will return to the fold tonight as France take on Portugal in a high-octane fixture at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis. Both European giants have maintained a perfect record so far in the competition and will want to win this fixture.
10 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Siddikur wants to go to USA

Ace folder Siddikur Rahman said he wants to go to the United States to pursue a training and take part in tournaments there to try to get himself into reckoning for next year’s Olympic Games.
10 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Confusion prevails on World Squash Day

Marking the World Squash Day yesterday, the Bangladesh Squash Rackets Federation (BSRF), at a press conference, laid out an elaborate five-year plan with the immediate target of regaining medals in next South Asian Games and long-term target of getting the game off to good heights, not only in the region but also in world squash.
10 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Who will make history?

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal have faced each other more than any other players in the Open Era, and they will certainly write a new chapter in their legendary rivalry today in the blockbuster final at Roland Garros with history on the line for both men.
10 October 2020, 18:00 PM

All eyes on Mirpur as cricket returns to Bangladesh

March 16, 2020 was the last time Bangladeshi cricketers played a competitive game. The backdrop was the first round of the Dhaka Premier League, which was cancelled shortly after following the outbreak of the coronavirus in the country.
10 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Swiatek wins French Open

Teenager Iga Swiatek became the first Polish player to win a Grand Slam singles title when she beat American fourth seed Sofia Kenin 6-4 6-1 in the French Open final on Saturday.
10 October 2020, 14:41 PM

An important win, says Messi

Argentina got their World Cup qualifying campaign off to the perfect start on Thursday when Lionel Messi’s early penalty gave them a 1-0 win over Ecuador in a lacklustre match in Buenos Aires.
9 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Roland Garros awaits a new queen

Sofia Kenin defeated Petra Kvitova 6-4, 7-5 to reach the French Open final on Thursday, setting up a final showdown against 19-year-old Iga Swiatek of Poland on Saturday.
9 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Brazil sweat on Neymar

Brazil said on Thursday they will give Neymar as much time as possible to recover from a back injury so he can face Bolivia in a World Cup qualifier.
9 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Players tested ahead of opening encounter tomorrow

The cricketers participating in the three-team fifty-over BCB President’s Cup underwent Covid-19 testing at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday and will check in to hotels today.
9 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Fifty 50-plus scores for Warner

David Warner etched his name on the record books by becoming the first player in the history of the Indian Premier League to register 50 fifty-plus scores.
9 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Govt takes initiative to build gymnasiums in every district

The State Minister for youth and sports Zahid Ahsan Rasel informed today that the government has taken initiative to build gymnasiums in every district of the country to motivate the younger generation to exercise more.
9 October 2020, 15:10 PM

No arms, no problem

Muhammad Ikram, who was born without arms, steps up to a snooker table, sizes up his options and with a firm flick of his chin strikes the cue ball and slots a red into a corner pocket.
8 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Tsitsipas’s overdose of information

Stefanos Tsitsipas is coached by his father Apostolos but having his mother, who is also knowledgeable about tennis, around at the French Open has sometimes proved to be an overdose of information for the fifth-seeded Greek.
8 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Men’s semifinals tonight

World number one Novak Djokovic will face fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Roland Garros semifinals tonight, while Rafael Nadal, the defending champion in men’s singles, will take on 12th seed Diego Schwartzman in the other match on Philippe Chatrier Court.
8 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Batsmen let down bowlers, Dhoni says after loss to KKR

After Chennai Super Kings failed to chase a 168-run target against Kolkata Knight Riders, skipper MS Dhoni said that the "batsmen let the bowlers down".
7 October 2020, 23:25 PM

Battered Djokovic smarts into semis

Injury worries clouded Novak Djokovic's hopes of a second French Open title as he said he had suffered neck and shoulder problems during his laboured quarter-final win over Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta on Wednesday.
7 October 2020, 23:16 PM

Mexico spoil De Boer’s debut

Mexico handed new Netherlands coach Frank de Boer a defeat in his first game in charge as they enjoyed a deserved 1-0 win over their hosts in a friendly on Wednesday.
7 October 2020, 23:16 PM

Giroud passes Platini in Ukraine rout

Olivier Giroud became France's second top scorer when he netted a double to take his international tally to 42 goals as the world champions crushed an injury and COVID-19-ravaged Ukraine 7-1 in a friendly in a near-empty Stade de France on Wednesday.
7 October 2020, 23:16 PM