Bashundhara Kings suffered their second defeat in four days, losing 1-0 to Dhaka Abahani in the Bangladesh Premier League on Friday (December 20).  Earlier on Wednesday, the defending champions were defeated by Fortis FC in the Federation Cup. Despite being relatively stronger

Bangladesh -West Indies T 20 Series  3rd Match Played at Kingston, West Indies  Brief Scorecard  Bangladesh 189/7 (Jaker Ali 72*, Parvez Hossain Emon 39, Mehidy Hasan Miraj 29, Romario Shepherd 2/30) West Indies 109 All Out in 16.4 Overs (Romario Shepherd 33,

Pakistan veterans Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan laid the foundation for a convincing, series-clinching 81-run win over South Africa in the second ODI at Newlands on Thursday. Pakistan’s total of 329 all out was set up by Babar (73) and captain Rizwan (80), who put on 115 off 142

Bangladesh made history on Friday (Dec 20) by defeating West Indies by 80 runs in the third and final T20I at the Arnos Vale Ground, completing a 3-0 whitewash in their first-ever away T20I series victory over the West Indies. Missing several key players, Bangladesh's young side

The Indian women's team secured an emphatic 8-wicket victory over the Bangladesh women's team in the Youth Asia Cup in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.  Bangladesh, batting first, managed to score 80 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in their allotted 20 overs.  India chased

Real Madrid eased to victory against Mexican side Pachuca in the Fifa Intercontinental Cup final in Qatar. Kylian Mbappe's first-half strike at Lusail Stadium - the venue where he scored a hat-trick in the World Cup final exactly two years ago - set Real Madrid on their way before

Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmati has been named the women's player of the year at the Fifa Best Awards for the second year in a row. Bonmati, 26, was a key part of the Spain team that won the 2023 Women's World Cup and won the Golden Ball award for the best player in the

Real Madrid and Brazil winger Vinicius Jr has been named the men's player of the year at the Fifa Best Awards. The 24-year-old and his club boycotted the recent Ballon d'Or ceremony after missing out to Manchester City's Rodri - but he picked up this prize in Doha.

Bangladesh secured their maiden T20 series victory in the Caribbean with a commanding 27-run win over the West Indies in the second match of the three-game series at Arnes Vale Stadium on Wednesday. This victory marks the first time since 2018 that Bangladesh has defeated the West Indies

Bangladesh Women's Under-19 team clinched a dominant 120-run victory over Malaysia, bowling them out for just 29 runs in their final group match today in Kuala Lumpur. The victory ensured Bangladesh's place in the Super 4 of the Under-19 Asia Cup, where teams will play each

Kylian Mbappe has been named in Real Madrid’s squad for their FIFA Intercontinental Cup final and the 25-year-old will travel to Qatar for it this week, the Spanish club has said. The French forward’s trip to the Middle East had been in doubt after he sustained a thigh

England's year ended with a thumping defeat by New Zealand, who sent seamer Tim Southee into retirement with a consolation victory in the third and final Test. Set a fanciful 658, England were hustled out for 234 midway through the fourth afternoon to lose by 423 runs, their

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced that star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been banned from bowling in all domestic and international cricket until he rectifies his bowling action. The suspension comes after the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) barred Shakib from

Manchester United struck twice in the closing minutes to stun Manchester City in a dramatic derby conclusion at Etihad Stadium. Josko Gvardiol's first-half header looked to be giving City victory in a largely dismal clash until United staged a remarkable turnaround to give new

Match Summary: Bangladesh Innings: 147-6 in 20 overs (Soumya Sarkar 43, Shamim Hossain 27, Mahedi Hasan 26; Akeal Hosein 2-13, Obed McCoy 2-30) West Indies Innings: 140 all out in 19.5 overs (Rovman Powell 60, Romario Shepherd 22, Johnson Charles 20; Mahedi Hasan 4-13, Hasan Mahmud

Mexico’s Pachuca defeated Egyptian side Al Ahly on penalties to set up Intercontinental Cup final with Spanish giants Real Madrid in Qatar. Mexican side Pachuca beat Egypt’s Al Ahly on penalties at Stadium 974 in Doha on Saturday to claim the Challenger Cup and seal their

The returning Diogo Jota scored a late equaliser as Premier League leaders Liverpool twice fought back with 10 men to deny Fulham following Andy Robertson's red card at Anfield. Jota, sidelined with injury since October, slotted in an 86th-minute leveller after Rodrigo Muniz looked

Jude Bellingham scored for the sixth successive La Liga game as Real Madrid missed the chance to move top of the table after being held by Rayo Vallecano in a pulsating contest. England midfielder Bellingham made it 2-2 at the end of an absorbing first half, nodding Rodrygo's

Star Pakistani pacer Mohammad Amir, who came out of retirement in March 2024 to play for Pakistan in the 2024 edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in June, took to X on Saturday (December 14) to announce his retirement from international cricket. “After careful

Rain meant only 13.2 overs were possible on the opening day of the third Test between Australia and India in Brisbane. Openers Usman Khawaja and Nathan McSweeney guided Australia to 28-0, with an lbw appeal by Akash Deep against the latter the only chance of note at the Gabba. The