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

Messi mending fences

Lionel Messi called for “an end” to arguments at Barcelona as he urged unity at the club he tried to leave before the season.
30 September 2020, 18:00 PM

Confusion persists as BFF polls loom

The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) elections in 2016 was full of excitement, speculation, allegations and anticipation of results as two strong panels competed for primacy. Four years later, most of those elements are absent, apart from some enthusiasm from football fans who launched social media campaigns to bring about a change in leadership and revive the country’s football.
30 September 2020, 18:00 PM

‘I was struggling to walk’

Serena Williams’ search for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title will extend into another year after an Achilles tendon injury forced her to withdraw from the French Open on Wednesday.
30 September 2020, 18:00 PM

Lewy expected to be honoured ahead of CL draw

Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski is expected to be named UEFA Player of the Year for the 2019/20 season in Geneva ahead of a closed-doors draw for this year's Champions League group stages.
30 September 2020, 18:00 PM

Everton knock Miley Cyrus off the perch

Everton may have been knocked off the top of the Premier League table by Leicester on Sunday evening, but they’re still No 1 after fans took a 35-year-old club anthem to first place in the iTunes chart.
30 September 2020, 18:00 PM

Sonic boom had Elina worried

Ukraine tennis star Elina Svitolina said she thought “something bad had happened” when a French fighter jet flew over Roland Garros on Wednesday, breaking the sound barrier.
30 September 2020, 18:00 PM

We don’t need more players, says Zizou

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has no interest in bringing in any more players before the transfer window closes next week, he said on Tuesday.
29 September 2020, 18:00 PM

Kerber out early again

Slovenian teenager Kaja Juvan completed one of the day’s biggest upsets as she stunned former World No.1 Angelique Kerber in straight sets to claim her first main draw victory at the French Open.
29 September 2020, 18:00 PM

Certainly unique

While European football leagues have had to place stringent regulations in place for matchdays and given clubs and players guidelines on how to curb the spread of coronavirus, cricket has found solace in a model nearly-perfected by the USA’s National Basketball Association: the bio-secure bubble.
29 September 2020, 18:00 PM

‘They’re trying to stop me’

The stewards at the Russian Grand Prix on Sunday evening cancelled the two penalty points imposed on Lewis Hamilton’s super license and instead fined his Mercedes team.
28 September 2020, 18:00 PM

Superman

Nicholas Pooran stunned the cricket world and social media with a gravity-defying piece of fielding to prevent a six on a record-breaking night in the Indian Premier League.
28 September 2020, 18:00 PM

ACES HIGH

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice to salvage a point for 10-man Juventus in a 2-2 draw at Roma as Napoli hammered Genoa 6-0 in Serie A on Sunday.
28 September 2020, 18:00 PM

Difficult to be former self, says Murray

Andy Murray said Sunday it was going to be “difficult” for the former world number one to reach his level of old after a lopsided defeat by fellow three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka in the French Open first round.
28 September 2020, 18:00 PM

Is there a plan for domestic cricket?

“Do you know when domestic cricket is going to start again?’’-- this is the one question that reporters covering Bangladesh cricket have been asked by domestic cricketers almost every other day over the past month or so.
27 September 2020, 18:00 PM

‘It’s too cold’

Gone are the queues of spectators and gone is the sun as the French Open kicked off in underwhelming fashion on Sunday with persistent drizzle and a chill wind sweeping the almost-empty Roland Garros grounds.
27 September 2020, 18:00 PM

Sport set to stir to life by year’s end

As the country is gradually stirring back to life amid the threat of the coronavirus, the country’s sports fraternity too seems to be preparing to wake up.
27 September 2020, 18:00 PM

Hamilton's record bid fades after double penalty

Lewis Hamilton's bid for a record-equalling 91st career Formula One win took a huge hit at the Russian Grand Prix on Sunday after stewards imposed two five-second penalties for practice start infringements.
27 September 2020, 14:26 PM

Badminton federation gets ad-hoc committee

Former shutter Kabirul Islam Shikdar has been appointed general secretary of Bangladesh Badminton Federation as the National Sports Council today disclosed a 27-member ad-hoc committee after dissolving the elected committee, the tenure of which had expired earlier this month.
27 September 2020, 11:01 AM

Gill 70 takes KKR to win

Opener Shubhman Gill's unbeaten 70 along with Eoin Morgan's 42 not out guided Kolkata Knight Riders to their first win of the season against Sunrisers Hyderabad. At the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, Kolkata won by seven wickets and two overs to spare.
27 September 2020, 01:08 AM

Pellegrini curses VAR after defeat to Real Madrid

The combination of Real Madrid and VAR was too much for Real Betis to contend with in Saturday's 3-2 home defeat, coach Manuel Pellegrini said after his team came away empty-handed despite outplaying the La Liga champions for parts of the game.
27 September 2020, 00:54 AM