Broad hit hard by Windies tour omission

Fast bowler Stuart Broad said on Sunday he had been hit hard by the decision to leave him out of the squad for England's tour of the West Indies.
13 February 2022, 08:07 AM

Bale returns as Real Madrid held by Villarreal

Real Madrid were held to a goalless draw at Villarreal on Saturday despite the return from a lengthy injury absence of Gareth Bale.
13 February 2022, 05:15 AM

Chelsea beat Palmeiras to win FIFA Club World Cup

Chelsea were crowned FIFA Club World Cup champions for the first time as Kai Havertz struck home a penalty deep into extra time to break the hearts of Brazilian club Palmeiras on Saturday.
12 February 2022, 19:15 PM

Afghanistan squad off to Sylhet today

Afghanistan cricket team reached Dhaka yesterday and will travel to Sylhet in the morning today for a week-long camp ahead of their upcoming bilateral three-match ODI and two-match T20I series against hosts Bangladesh, whose latest batting coach Jamie Siddons had tested positive for the coronavirus earlier.  
12 February 2022, 18:32 PM

Record-breaking opening stand steers Khulna into Playoffs

With survival at stake, Khulna Tigers rose to the occasion and rode on an outstanding opening partnership between Andre Fletcher and Sheikh Mehedi Hasan to qualify for the Play-off stage as they sealed an sensational nine-wicket victory against Comilla Victorians in the second night game of the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) in Mirpur today.
12 February 2022, 15:02 PM

Fizz roped in by Delhi for base price

Ace Bangladesh left-arm paceman Mustafizur Rahman was roped in by Delhi Capitals for the base price of two crore rupees in the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction in Bengaluru today.  
12 February 2022, 12:52 PM

Jacks' unbeaten 92 powers Chattogram into playoffs

Will Jacks smashed an unbeaten match-winning ninety to help Chattogram Challengers to qualify for the playoffs as they beat Sylhet Sunrisers by four wickets in the day game of the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.
12 February 2022, 10:43 AM

India's Shreyas Iyer sold for $1.62 mn in IPL auction

India's Shreyas Iyer fetched the top price in the first round of the auction for the Indian Premier League -- the world's most valuable cricket tournament -- on Saturday.
12 February 2022, 09:25 AM

No takers for Shakib in first bid in IPL auction

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan went unsold in the first bid of the two-day IPL auction in Bengaluru today.
12 February 2022, 08:20 AM

Bangladesh shooters seal silver at ISSF Grand Prix

Bangladesh bagged a silver medal when the men's 10m Air Rifle team finished behind Singapore in the gold-medal decider at the ISSF Grand Prix tournament in Indonesia's capital Jakarta this morning.
12 February 2022, 06:31 AM

Mbappe gives PSG late win over Rennes

Kylian Mbappe scored an injury-time winner as Paris Saint-Germain warmed up for their Champions League showdown with Real Madrid by beating Rennes 1-0 in Ligue 1 on Friday.
11 February 2022, 22:45 PM

Shakib-powered Barishal thump Dhaka

Fortune Barishal rode on the performance of their talisman Shakib Al Hasan and registered a comprehensive eight-wicket win over Minister Group Dhaka in the night game of the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.
11 February 2022, 17:15 PM

Comilla confirm Qualifiers spot

Comilla Victorians became the second team after Fortune Barishal to confirm the Qualifiers spot after an all-round performance from Moeen Ali helped them to register a comprehensive 65-run win over Khulna Tigers in the day game of the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today. 
11 February 2022, 11:57 AM

‘Gone for five minutes’- Eriksen revisits his near-death experience

“I was gone from this world for five minutes until they got my heartbeat back," Christian Eriksen told BBC Sport yesterday as he reflected on his near-death experience on that fateful day in Denmark's opening game of Euro 2020 against Finland in June last year.
11 February 2022, 07:42 AM

Shooter Nafisha brings bronze for Bangladesh at ISSF Grand Prix

Nafisha Tabasum bagged the bronze medal for Bangladesh in women's 10m Air Rifle event of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Grand Prix tournament in Indonesia's capital Jakarta today.
10 February 2022, 09:05 AM

Sohan penalised for showing dissent

Fortune Barishal wicket-keeper Nurul Hasan Sohan has been fined 20 per cent of his match fee for expressing dissent at an umpiring decision during his side’s Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) encounter against Sylhet Sunrisers at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.
9 February 2022, 15:47 PM

Joy fifty, Narine cameo help Comilla win thriller 

After a fifty from Mahmudul Hasan Joy, an impactful unbeaten cameo by Sunil Narine saw Comilla Victorians snatch away a victory from Sylhet Sunrisers’ grasp during a thrilling Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) encounter under lights at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium today. Comilla won the encounter by four wickets. 
9 February 2022, 15:38 PM

Prince resigns as Bangladesh batting coach for 'personal reasons'

Former South African batter Ashwell Prince has resigned from his position as the Bangladesh batting coach, confirmed the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) cricket operations committee chairman Jalal Yunus to The Daily Star today.
9 February 2022, 11:46 AM

Hom’s consecutive sixes in final over helps Dhaka beat Khulna

All-rounder Shuvagata Hom struck two consecutive sixes in the final over to help Minister Group Dhaka beat Khulna Tigers by five wickets in a low-scoring Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) contest at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium today. 
9 February 2022, 11:05 AM

Tigers’ Proteas tour fixtures announced

The fixtures of Bangladesh national team’s tour of South Africa, scheduled to be held during March-April this year, was announced by Cricket South Africa (CSA) today.  
9 February 2022, 09:07 AM