Marcus Rashford made his competitive debut for Barcelona as the reigning La Liga champions began their title defence with a contentious 3-0 win over a depleted Mallorca side reduced to nine men. Raphinha opened the scoring with a well-placed header, connecting with a precise cross from

Lionel Messi made a decisive impact in Inter Miami’s 3-1 win over LA Galaxy on Saturday night, scoring and assisting in the final minutes to secure victory in his return from injury. The Argentine forward, who had missed the previous two matches due to a right hamstring strain

Since their inception in 2013, Bashundhara Kings have risen from a new club to a dominant force in Bangladeshi football. Within 12 years, they have won the Bangladesh Premier League five times in six years, but their ambitions go far beyond domestic dominance. The Kings are determined

Former Australia Test captain and coach Bob Simpson has died at the age of 89, leaving behind a remarkable legacy as one of the most influential figures in Australian cricket. Simpson represented Australia in 62 Test matches between 1957 and 1978, scoring 4,869 runs at an average of

Defending champions Bangladesh U-17 women's football team left for Bhutan this morning to participate in the 7th SAFF U-17 Women's Championship, scheduled to be held in Thimphu from August 20 to 31. The four-nation tournament will feature hosts Bhutan, Bangladesh, India and

The Bangladesh ‘A’ team kicks off their Top End T20 campaign in Darwin, Australia, today, taking on Pakistan Shaheens (Pakistan ‘A’) in the tournament opener at TIO Stadium.  The match is scheduled to start at 3:30pm Bangladesh Standard Time, and T Sports

European champions Paris Saint-Germain began the new season by lifting more silverware on Wednesday as they beat Tottenham Hotspur 4-3 on penalties in the UEFA Super Cup after producing a late comeback to draw the match 2-2. Spurs looked set to get their hands on the trophy in their

Dubai Capitals have signed Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman, marking his debut in the International League T20 (ILT20). Mustafizur was recruited as a replacement for English pacer Luke Wood, with the team confirming his inclusion via their official social media channels.

Football great Cristiano Ronaldo and his long-term partner Georgina Rodriguez are engaged. The 31-year-old Rodriguez announced the happy news on Instagram on Monday with a photograph showing a huge ring on her finger. “Yes, I do,” read the caption in Spanish. “In

At the final day of the group phase games, the reigning two-time champions Australia and Iran claimed the top spot with a perfect 3-0 record to directly advance to the FIBA Asia Cup 2025 quarterfinals. On Sunday night, Australia beat Qatar, 110-82, at the King Abdullah Sports City in

In a crucial AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup qualifying match, Bangladesh’s hopes of reaching the main tournament suffered a severe blow after a 6-1 loss to South Korea.  The encounter, which saw Bangladesh needing at least a draw to secure automatic qualification, ended in

Bangladesh’s U-20 women’s football team delivered a dominant performance to beat East Timor 8-0 in their second match of the Asian Cup qualifiers today at the New Laos National Stadium in Vientiane. Trishna Rani starred with a hat-trick, while Sinha Jahan Shikha, Shanti

Bangladesh made an emphatic start to their AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifying campaign, defeating hosts Laos 3-1 in their opening match at the New Laos National Stadium on Wednesday. Guided by head coach Peter Butler, the Bangladesh side displayed tactical discipline and

World number three Iga Swiatek suffered a shock exit from the National Bank Open in Montreal, falling to Denmark’s Clara Tauson in straight sets. Tauson, seeking revenge for her recent Wimbledon defeat against the Polish star, secured a 7-6 (7-1), 6-3 victory to book her place in

Brazil successfully defended their Women’s Copa America crown by defeating Colombia 5-4 in a shootout on Saturday to claim their ninth continental title after a roller-coaster final in Quito ended 4-4. The decider at the Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado saw Colombia take the lead

Ledecky won her seventh career gold in the event but she was challenged like never before, touching the wall in a championship-record 8min 05.62sec -- a fingertip ahead of Australia's Lani Pallister (8:05.98) and McIntosh (8:07.29). It was Canadian sensation McIntosh's first

The Bangladesh women’s U-20 football team departed for Laos today to participate in the AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers 2026. The reigning SAFF U-20 Women’s Champions, Bangladesh has been placed in Group H alongside South Korea, Timor-Leste, and hosts Cambodia.

Amit Bikram Roy, student of Computer Science and Engineering, and Justin Matthias Baroi, student of International Business at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), have clinched the second and third places respectively in the “July Memorial FIDE Chess Championship – IUB

Florian Wirtz scored his first Liverpool goal as the Premier League champions beat Yokohama F. Marinos 3-1 in a pre-season friendly in Japan on Wednesday. French forward Hugo Ekitike made his debut for Liverpool, one week after joining from Eintracht Frankfurt for a reported 69 million

The Bangladesh Army conducted a raid early Tuesday targeting a suspected hideout of the United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) in the remote hill district of Baghaichhari in Rangamati. According to a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), army troops engaged in