Some people doubted whether, after a long and arduous season, 36-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo could still produce the goods for his country, but after Portugal’s 3-0 win over Hungary in their Euro 2020 opener on Tuesday, the doubters have their answer.

A goal in first-half stoppage time by Aleksei Miranchuk got Russia's Euro 2020 campaign back on track as they beat Finland 1-0 in Group B on Wednesday.

Bangladesh cricketer Sabbir Rahman allegedly directed racist slurs and threw a stone towards Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi player Elias Sunny during the Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier Division T20 Cricket League match between Sheikh Jamal and OLD DOHS today. A complaint has been filed with Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis (CCDM) over the incident.

The teams to play in the Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier Division T20 Cricket League’s Super League were decided today with Brothers Union out of contention following their defeat to Prime Bank. The standings of the top six teams may change with one more round of matches left, slated to be played tomorrow. Meanwhile Prime Doleshwar surprised Abahani Limited with some tight bowling.

Bangladesh were dealt a huge slice of luck as the men in red and green were deemed qualified for the final round of Asian Cup Qualifiers despite finishing at the bottom of Group E with only two points.

David Warner and Pat Cummins were among six top names to opt out of Australia's white ball tours of the West Indies and Bangladesh Wednesday, while Steve Smith will be missing injured.

Germany coach Joachim Loew believes they can fix the problems that resulted in a sluggish performance in their 1-0 defeat by world champions France in their Group F opener on Tuesday.

An own goal by Mats Hummels was enough to give France a 1-0 victory over Germany in their opening Euro 2020 Group F match on Tuesday as the sluggish-looking hosts lost their opening fixture at the European Championship for the first time.

Bangladesh suffered a 0-3 defeat to Oman in their final fixture of the World Cup Qualifying campaign at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar on Tuesday.

Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo netted twice against Hungary to move beyond France's Michel Platini as the record goalscorer at European Championship finals, taking his tally to 11 at the Puskas Area in Budapest on Tuesday.

Portugal skipper Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated becoming the first player to appear in five European Championships with a brace as they got their title defence off to a winning start with a 3-0 victory over a determined Hungary on Tuesday.

Alleged corruption in domestic cricket has been a long-running plague that is at the root of the rot in Bangladesh’s cricketing structure, with bias and favoritism a consistent feature of lower-tier cricket.

Among a number of decisions during a board meeting yesterday, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) decided to prepare a shadow national cricket team named ‘Bangladesh Tigers’ in their attempt to have players ready to spring into the national team action at any given moment.

Having impressed the watching continent in their opening win, Italy now take on local rivals Switzerland tonight at Rome’s historic Stadio Olimpico.

Argentina and Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi has often been criticised for failing to lead his country to a major trophy, but the Barcelona star was on top of his game against Chile.

Argentina superstar Lionel Messi scored a stunning freekick but Chile hit back to earn a 1-1 draw in the Copa America on Monday.

New Zealand and India on Tuesday announced 15-man squads for the World Test Championship final, with Black Caps captain Kane Williamson included after recovering from injury.

Any gesture of Cristiano Ronaldo has a huge impact on a product’s brand value and apparently, his coke and water gesture in a press conference perhaps did not fail in that regard.

Novak Djokovic may not seem like the intimidating tennis virtuoso athlete from the outset; rather, like somebody one might approach in a room full of strangers to ask for the Wi-Fi password, for instance. Fondly referred to as the Djoker, his demeanour in general, feels so vibrant and likeable that one might feel like cracking an informal joke with him; and he seems humble and humane- way more than an average superstar athlete or a comic superhero, yet he has morphed into a champion hero for the ages and for all ages.

The Super League stage of the ongoing Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier Division T20 League will be telecast live on T Sports and GTV, informed Kazi Inam Ahmed, chairman of Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis (CCDM), today.