Bangladeshi’s star pacer Mustafizur Rahman has been picked as an overseas icon player by Dambulla Thunders for the upcoming edition of the Lanka Premier League. The franchise, which will feature in the upcoming LPL under new ownership, can pick one more foreign player and two

BPL are eyeing to seal their place in the final of the ongoing ABG Bashundhara Federation Cup 2023-24 when they take on Abahani Limited Dhaka in the high-voltage second semifinal at the Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium in Gopalganj today (May 14). The match is scheduled to start at

Nigar Sultana Joty, the Bangladeshi skipper expressed her anticipation for the upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup hosted in Bangladesh, emphasizing the significance of playing on home ground. With palpable excitement, Sultana highlighted the unparalleled experience this presents,

Bashundhara Kings will take on Abahani Limited, Dhaka in the second semifinal of ABG Bashundhara Federation Cup Football scheduled to be held tomorrow (May 14) at Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium in Gopalganj.   The match is slated to begin at 3 pm.   Bashundhara Kings, who

Yash Dayal’s three wickets ensured that Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat the Delhi Capitals by 47 runs on Sunday at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Though skipper on the night Axar Patel fought hard wasn’t enough for the visitors to get over the line. In addition to

Pakistan bounced back from Friday's shock defeat by Ireland by easing to a seven-wicket win in the second T20 at Clontarf on Sunday. Lorcan Tucker (51) and Harry Tector (32) put on 62 for the third wicket to help Ireland to 193-7 from their 20 overs. Pakistan were struggling at

Kylian Mbappe scored in his final Paris St-Germain home game but the French champions were beaten by Toulouse before celebrating with the Ligue 1 trophy. In his first appearance since announcing he will leave PSG when his contract expires at the end of the season, Mbappe struck after

Arsenal returned to the top of the Premier League and ensured the title race will go to the final day with victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford. The Gunners delivered an unconvincing display against a severely depleted United side but did enough to secure the win that puts

Novak Djokovic says he felt hampered by the after-effects of being hit on the head by a bottle as he fell to a shock Italian Open defeat by Alejandro Tabilo. The world number one was accidentally struck by the water bottle as he signed autographs following his second-round win over

Zimbabwe secured an eight-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the fifth and final Twenty20 match on Sunday, avoiding a series clean sweep.  Bangladesh, batting first, posted a total of 157-6, but Brian Bennett's impressive 70 off 49 balls, which included five fours and five

Rafael Nadal's hopes of an 11th Italian Open title are over after defeat to world number nine Hubert Hurkacz. In what is likely to be the Spaniard's final appearance in Rome, Nadal, 37, was comfortably beaten 6-1 6-3 by the big-serving Pole in just 93 minutes. Nadal, a

Kolkata Knight Riders became the first team to cement their place in the playoffs of the 2024 season of the Indian Premier League as they posted an 18-run win over Mumbai Indians at the Eden Gardens on Saturday. KKR put up a total of 157 runs in 16 overs after the match was cut short

Lauren Price became Wales’ first female world champion boxer as she won via a wide points decision after an accidental clash of heads meant champion Jessica McCaskill was unable to continue. Price, who becomes Wales’ 14th world champion, achieved the feat in just her

Nottingham Forest missed the chance to secure Premier League safety after losing to Chelsea in a five-goal thriller at the City Ground. A resurgent Chelsea took the lead through their first attack when Mykhailo Mudryk swept home in the eighth minute after a beautifully crafted pass by

Newly crowned Spanish champions Real Madrid cruised past Granada thanks to goals from Fran Garcia, Arda Guler and a double from Brahim Diaz. After a first half of few chances, young full-back Garcia opened the scoring after 40 minutes, latching onto a low cross at the back post to slam

Zimbabwe won the toss and will bowl first in the fifth T20I against Bangladesh at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the capital today (May 12). Bangladesh made three changes while Zimbabwe brought one change. Allrounder Sean Williams returned to the squad, replacing pace

Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan stood on the brink of adding another feather to his illustrious cap.   He needs just two wickets to complete a 700-wicket haul in all three formats of the cricket. And he would likely reach the milestone when Bangladesh take on Zimbabwe in

Bashundhara Kings have created a new milestone in the country’s football history as they became the first club to win the Bangladesh Premier League title for five successive times on Saturday (May 11). The Bangladeshi giants achieved the feat when they registered a 2-1 goal

James Anderson has announced he will be retiring from international cricket after England's first Test against the West Indies this summer. Anderson, known as Jimmy, is England's highest Test wicket-taker of all-time and is one of only three bowlers, and the only seam bowler,

Novak Djokovic was hit on the head by a water bottle as he signed autographs after his win at the Italian Open. A video on social media showed world number one Djokovic falling to the floor after being hit by the object, which came from the stands. Tournament organisers said the