Star forward Neymar netted a penalty and created a second as hosts Brazil eased to a 3-0 victory over a coronavirus-depleted Venezuela on Sunday in the opening match of the 2021 Copa America.

First there was shock, then came despair, and, after an agonising wait, joyous relief. There is no sight in football more shocking than a player falling to the ground under no challenge and seemingly with no injury.

Following the resolution of the Shakib Al Hasan saga that went on for the past two days after the star cricketer once again made headlines for all the

New Zealand crushed hosts England by eight wickets in the second and final Test on Sunday to seal a 1-0 series win after chasing down a target of 38 runs on the fourth day at Edgbaston.

Raheem Sterling finally found his tournament touch when his goal gave England a deserved 1-0 win over Croatia at Wembley on Sunday as they began a European Championship with a victory for the first time in nine attempts.

Finland-born Tariq Raihan Kazi is the second expatriate footballer after Jamal Bhuiyan to represent Bangladesh at international football. Tariq, who

Novak Djokovic captured his second French Open title as he recovered from being outplayed for two sets by Stefanos Tsitsipas to win 6-7(6) 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 victory on Sunday.

New Zealand overpowered England by eight wickets in the second Test at Edgbaston on Sunday as they sealed a 1-0 series win with more than a day to spare.

A microbus carrying umpires and match officials of Dhaka Premier League came under attack from protesting workers in Savar this morning, delaying one of the early matches at BKSP.

Newly-crowned French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova hailed her mentor and former Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna who died in 2017, saying: "At the end of her life, I had to be there."

Kagiso Rabada completed a five-wicket haul as South Africa formalised their demolition of the West Indies by an innings and 63 runs just before the lunch interval on the third day of the first Test in St Lucia on Saturday.

Ispahani became the title sponsor of Bangladesh’s upcoming tour of Zimbabwe next month, the company announced through a press release yesterday.

Stefanos Tsitsipas was once described by Novak Djokovic as having “the traits of a champion” and on Sunday he will hope to prove the Serb’s glowing reference was not a misjudgement.

Roberto Mancini might be laughing now, but the Italy coach will not find it so easy to play down his team’s chances of winning Euro 2020 if they continue like they started.

Novak Djokovic can become the first man in 52 years to win all four Grand Slam titles twice in the French Open final on Sunday after conquering Rafael Nadal, the ‘Mount Everest’ of Roland Garros.

There is an age-old cricket batting tip: play according to the merit of the ball. This does not only apply to batting; the statement stands true for all

Striker Kieffer Moore headed in an equaliser from one of Wales' few chances as the surprise 2016 semi-finalists snatched a 1-1 draw against wasteful Switzerland in their European Championship Group A clash at the Baku Olympic Stadium on Saturday.

Czech Barbora Krejcikova claimed her maiden Grand Slam title when she beat Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1 2-6 6-4 in the French Open final on Saturday.

In a breach of the BCB Code of Conduct, Shakib Al Hasan has been banned for three matches and fined BDT 500,000 for losing his temper during a Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier Division T20 League game on Friday, informed Kazi Inam, chairman of Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis (CCDM) today.

Shakib Al Hasan getting entangled in controversies -- both on and off the field -- is nothing new, at least not to the regular followers of Bangladesh cricket. The premier all-rounder has been banned and reprimanded for his actions a number of times in the past.