DHAKA: Rafael Nadal is through the US Open quarter-finals after an impressive win over Marin Cilic. Nadal stamped his authority on the match early on by breaking Cilic to lead 3-1 but although the Croatian hit back straight away, the second seed broke again to lead 4-2 and he went on

DHAKA: Sri Lanka captain Lasith Malinga on Sunday became the leading wicket-taker in T20 Internationals, surpassing former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi’s tally of 98 wickets. Sri Lanka pacer Malinga, who took 2 wickets for 23 runs in his four overs during the first T20I against New

DHAKA: Fast-bowler Rubel Hossain has become father of a son, according to a post on his verified Facebook account where he shared two photos.  His wife and newly-born son are seen in the photos. He wrote in caption which could be translated as praise be to Allah. I have begotten a

DHAKA: Rafael Nadal powered past Chung Hyeon into the US Open fourth round, capitalising on the extra rest he enjoyed before facing the South Korean. The Spanish second seed, who had a walkover in the previous round, had not played since Tuesday and it showed in a dominant 6-3 6-4 6-2

DHAKA: Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) announced a 23-men squad to play against Afghanistan in the first match of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier. The team will leave for Tajikistan on September 1.  They will play warm-up matches with two clubs of Tajikistan-- FC Kuktosh and

Steve Smith continued his buildup for the fourth Ashes Test by heading straight to the practice nets after being dismissed in Australia's tour match against Derbyshire on Thursday. Smith missed Australia's one-wicket loss to England in the third Test at Leeds after he was

Ireland will host a Tri-Nations series of Twenty20 Internationals involving Scotland and the Netherlands at Malahide Cricket Club in September The six-match series will see sides play each other twice, with free entry to all games. Starting on Sunday, September 15th with Ireland

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has just announced a 14-member squad for the one off test starting at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury stadium Chottogram from 5 August.  Some changes were expected following self exclusion of star opening batsman TamimIqbal opting to rest from the series as he was

DHAKA: Cutter master Mustafizur Rahman was dropped and paceman Taskin Ahmed included as a 15-member squad of Bangladesh cricket team was announced to play the one-off Test against visiting Afghanistan. Skipper Shakib Al Hasan, who was out of the squad following finger injury,

DHAKA: Afghanistan cricket team arrived in Dhaka Friday (August 30) morning to play lone test match against hosts Bangladesh and a tri-nation T20 series here. The other team of the series is Zimbabwe. After a short stopover at Shahjalal International Airport, the team, led by Rashid

DHAKA: Lionel Messi has been named Forward of the Season for the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League. Lionel Messi has won the Forward of the Season award for the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League campaign, according to uefa.com The 32-year-old Argentinian had another dazzling season in

DHAKA: Roger Federer came from a set down to beat Damir Dzumhur 3-6 6-2 6-3 6-4 under the Arthur Ashe Stadium roof to reach the US Open third round. The world number three hit 17 unforced errors in losing the first set, reports BBC. But the Swiss five-time champion dominated the

Serena Williams made the perfect return to the US Open after last year's controversial final by thrashing her long-time rival Maria Sharapova. Williams, 37, won 6-1 6-1 in a first-round meeting which ended up lasting just 59 minutes. Twelve months ago, Williams called the umpire

Tour Championship final-round leaderboard -18 R McIlroy (NI); -14 X Schauffele (US); -13 J Thomas (US), B Koepka (US); -9 P Casey (Eng); -8 A Scott (Aus); -7 T Finau (US); -6 C Reavie (US); -5 P Reed (US), K Kisner (US), H Matsuyama (Jpn) Selected others:-4 B DeChambeau (US), J Rahm

First Test, Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua (day four of five) India 297 (Rahane 81, Roach 4-66) & 343-7 dec (Rahane 102) West Indies 222 (Chase 48, I Sharma 5-43) & 100 (Roach 38, Bumrah 5-7) India win by 318 runs India thrashed West Indies by 318 runs to win the first

Men's Ashes: Third Specsavers Test, Headingley (day four of five) Australia 179 (Labuschagne 74, Archer 6-45) & 246 (Labuschagne 80) England 67 (Hazlewood 5-30) & 362-9 (Stokes 135*, Root 77, Hazlewood 4-85) England won by one wicket Ben Stokes' astonishing 135 not out

DHAKA: Defending champion Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka by 7-1 goals to mark second straight win in this year's SAFF Under-15 football tournament. The match was played at Kalyani Stadium in West Bengal, India Sunday (August 25). Bangladesh forward Al Amin scored four goals while

Barcelona talisman Lionel Messi is set to miss a second consecutive La Liga encounter because of a calf injury. The Spanish giants are set to face Real Betis at the Camp Nou later tonight. The Argentine forward missed Barcelona’s opening La Liga match against Athletic Bilbao where an

Veteran fast bowler Lasith Malinga, who recently retired from ODI cricket, will lead Sri Lanka in the three-match T20I series against New Zealand, beginning on 1 September in Pallekele. Niroshan Dickwella, the left-handed wicket-keeper batsman, has been named as Malinga's deputy in

DHAKA: Defending champions Bangladesh started their opening match of SAFF Under-15 campaign by crushing Bhutan by 5-2 goals. The matched was played at Kalyani Stadium in the Nadia district of West Bengal in India on Friday (August 23). Forward Al Mirad netted the first goal at the