A day after 15 wickets tumbled, there wasn’t a ball bowled Thursday because of rain on Day 2 of the second cricket test between Bangladesh and New Zealand. There was no sign of the rain stopping so match officials called stumps early and ruled that play would start earlier than

Rain delayed the start of Thursday's second day's play in the second Test between Bangladesh and New Zealand at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka. Fifteen wickets fell in the first day with the tourists trailing by 117 after being held to 55-5 at stumps. Bangladesh

Will Jacks made 73 and Sam Curran took 3-33 as England beat West Indies by six wickets in the second one-day international in Antigua to level the three-match series. Shai Hope's run-a-ball 68 helped West Indies recover from 23-4 to 152 before Liam Livingstone (3-39) and Rehan

Liverpool spoiled Chris Wilder's Bramall Lane homecoming to remain hot on the heels of Premier League leaders Arsenal. Wilder, who led Sheffield United to two promotions in a five-year reign before an unceremonious departure in 2021, received a raucous reaction from the Blades

Bangladesh VS New Zealand Test Series  2nd Test Played at SBNCS, Meerpoor, Dhaka on 6-10 December 2023  Brief Scorecard at Stumps, Day one. Bangladesh 1st Innings 172 All Out in 66.2 Overs (Mushfiqur Rahim 35, Shahadat Hosen Dipu 31, Mehidy Hasan Miraj 20, Glen Philips 3/ 31,

Bangladesh 172 (Mitchell Santer 3-65, Glenn Phillips 3-31) versus New Zealand 55-5 (Mehidy Hasan Miraz 3-17). Never judge the performances of the two cricket sides until both teams have had a bat and a bowl. It’s a much-used maxim for good reason, and stood out again amongst

Mushfiqur Rahim became the first Bangladesh batter to be dismissed obstructing the field during day one of the second Bangladesh vs New Zealand Test in Mirpur today (December 6). Rahim defended a Kyle Jamieson delivery under his eyes in the 41st over of Bangladesh’s first

After winning the toss, Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto elected to bat against New Zealand on Wednesday in Dhaka in the second Test of the two-match series. The hosts won the opener last week and now have the chance to seal their first-ever Test series win over the Black Caps

Ruthless England thumped Scotland in their final Women's Nations League group match but it was not enough to top the table after the Netherlands scored two injury-time goals against Belgium to deny them in a dramatic finish. That means the Dutch are through to the Nations League

Argentina and Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi has been named Time magazine's Athlete of the Year. Messi joined Miami in July and scored 11 goals in 14 games in all competitions to help them lift the Leagues Cup, their first ever trophy. The 36-year-old also won the Ballon

Declan Rice's last-gasp header snatched victory for Arsenal in a seven-goal thriller at Luton to move them five points clear at the top of the Premier League. It was the conclusion to a compelling encounter in which the hosts twice fought back and threatened to win when Elijah

Bashundhara Kings reached the semifinals of the ongoing Independence Cup 2023 after beating Bangladesh Army by 2-1 goals in their quarterfinal match at the Bashundhara Kings Arena today (December 5). Kings’ Uzbek defender Boburbek Yuldashov took a lead in the 39th minute, but

The Gold Coast has ruled itself out of hosting the next Commonwealth Games, ending any hope the event could still be held in Australia. The coastal city hosted the 2018 Games, and mayor Tom Tate had - unilaterally - insisted it could do it again. But the federal and state

The Premier League has agreed a new record £6.7bn domestic television deal for Sky and TNT to show up to 270 live games a season. The deal includes the BBC continuing to show highlights on Match of the Day. The top flight said the deal, which covers the four years from the

Bangladesh national women’s football team cleanly swept away Singapore women’s national football team in the two FIFA tier-1 friendlies after winning the second match by 8-0 goals at the Bir Shrestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur today (December 4). 

Inter Milan moved back to the top of the Serie A table thanks to a big victory at defending champions Napoli. Hakan Calhanoglu put the visitors ahead with a fantastic first-time strike from 25 yards. Nicolo Barella slotted home after some excellent footwork in the box and Marcus

Barcelona beat Atletico Madrid as Joao Felix scored the only goal of the game against his parent club. The Portuguese forward, on a season-long loan from Atletico, dinked the ball over Jan Oblak from a tight angle in the 28th minute. Memphis Depay went close to an Atletico equaliser

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has criticised referee Simon Hooper on social media over a controversial decision late in Sunday's dramatic 3-3 draw with Tottenham. The Norway forward was incensed with Hooper after being denied the opportunity to play an advantage in the

Shai Hope's sublime century led West Indies to a stunning four-wicket win over England in the first one-day international in Antigua. Hope smashed 109 not out from just 83 balls as the hosts chased down 326 to win with seven balls to spare. Needing an unlikely 106 from the last

Dhaka Abahani Ltd reached the semifinals of the ongoing Independence Cup 2023 after beating Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ltd in a nail-biting tie-breaker by 3(1)-2(1) goals of the second quarterfinal at the Bashundhara Kings Arena Sunday night.  Sheikh Jamal’s Brazilian