Germany World Cup winner Mesut Ozil has announced his immediate retirement from football. The 34-year-old has decided to call time on a glittering playing career which saw him play for several of European football's biggest sides. He began his career at Schalke before heading to

The ICC Men's ODI World Cup 2023 is likely to start on October 5 and end on November 19, a report said on Tuesday. A total of twelve venues have been selected for the marquee event, with the final scheduled to be played in Ahmedabad. A total of 48 matches will be played in 46 days.

Paris St-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe has been named as the new captain of the France national team. He succeeds Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, who retired from international football in January. Mbappe, 24, has 66 caps for France since making his senior debut in 2017.

Bangladesh is set to face Russia in their second match of SAFF U-17 Women's Championship tomorrow (Wednesday).  The match will kick off at 3.15 pm at Birshreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in the city's Kamalapur area. Russia, who are set to feature

Afif Hossain and Shoriful Islam were removed from the third and final one-day International against visiting Ireland, which will be held on Thursday at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.   They will now head to Dhaka to play the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) for their

Bangladesh won the prestigious Bangabandhu Cup  Int'l Kabaddi tournament's title beating Chinese Taipei by 42-28 points in  the final held today (Mar 21) at Shahhed Noor Hossain National Volleyball Stadium in the city.  The winners led the first half by 20-14

New Zealand's Danny Lee won a four-man play-off at LIV Golf's Tucson event for his first tournament victory in eight years and $4m (£3.2m) prize money. Lee, 32, who joined the Saudi Arabian-funded tour last month, had last won at the 2015 PGA Tour Greenbrier Classic. A

Carlos Alcaraz breezed past Daniil Medvedev to win the Indian Wells title and return to world number one. Spaniard Alcaraz, 19, needed only one hour 11 minutes to seal a 6-3 6-2 win that took him above Novak Djokovic at the top of the ATP rankings. It is the US Open champion's

The Premier League title race is building up to a dramatic finale as we enter the final two months of the campaign. Arsenal extended their lead at the top to eight points by thrashing Crystal Palace 4-1 on Sunday and have 10 games left as they look to end their 19-year wait for a

The second one-day international between Bangladesh and Ireland was called off due to rain in Sylhet on Monday after the home side posted their highest-ever ODI total. The rain prevented Ireland from starting their innings after the hosts reached 349-6 thanks to Mushfiqur Rahim's

Bangladesh scored their highest ever 349 for six against Ireland in the second match of the three-match ODI series in Sylhet on Monday. Mushfiqur Rahim scored fastest ODI hundred for Bangladesh hammering 14 fours and two sixes (100 off 60 balls). Bangladesh 349-6, 50 overs (Shanto

Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie won the toss and send Bangladesh to bat first in the second match of the three-match series at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Monday (March 20). Bangladesh won the first match with quite ease and if their recent form and strength are

Paris St-Germain fell to their first Ligue 1 home defeat since April 2021 as Rennes completed a league double over the runaway leaders. The visitors scored either side of half-time with Karl Toko Ekambi firing them in front before Arnaud Kalimuendo added a second three minutes after

Elena Rybakina avenged her defeat in the Australian Open final by beating Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets to win the Indian Wells title. After a 78-minute opening set, Kazakhstan's Wimbledon champion Rybakina went on to win 7-6 (13-11) 6-4 for her maiden WTA 1000 triumph. It

Franck Kessie scored a dramatic late winner as Barcelona beat Real Madrid to move 12 points clear in La Liga. Real went ahead in El Clasico against the run of play as Vinicius Jr's cross was headed into his own net by Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo. Barca equalised just before

Bangladesh are eyeing another series win shortly as they will take on visiting Ireland in the second ODI of the three-match series at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet today. The match will start at 2:00pm (BST) and will be telecast live on T Sports. Bangladesh won

Hakim Ahmed Rubel and Diya Siddiqui won gold medal for Bangladesh in the recurve mixed team event of the 2023 Asia Cup World Ranking Tournament, Stage-1 in Chinese Taipei on Sunday (March 19). Hakim and Diya beat their Kazakhstan opponents by 5-3 sets in the final of recurve mixed team

Erling Haaland scored his second hat-trick in five days as Manchester City cruised into the FA Cup semi-finals by hammering Championship leaders Burnley at Etihad Stadium. Haaland followed his five-goal haul against RB Leipzig in the Champions League by claiming another three to take

Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina defeated world number one Iga Swiatek in straight sets to reach the Indian Wells final. Kazakh 10th seed Rybakina was dominant against defending champion Swiatek, needing just one hour 17 minutes to beat the Pole 6-2 6-2. It is the second time

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a long-range free-kick as Al Nassr came from behind to beat Abha 2-1 in the Saudi Pro League on Saturday. The effort broke a three-game scoreless streak for the Portuguese forward, and was his first at home for his new club. The win moves them to within a