India's Sunil Chhetri said Wednesday comparisons with Lionel Messi are misplaced after overtaking him in number of goals, and added he remains a huge fan of the Argentine star.

A popular cricketer of Mymensingh region Chandan Kumar Pal died of a brain stroke at the National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital in Dhaka on Tuesday night. He was 53.

Unseeded Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic reached her first Grand Slam semi-final at the French Open on Wednesday as she beat 17-year-old Coco Gauff 7-6 (8/6), 6-3.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis (CCDM) held a hearing yesterday in relation to the breach of bio-secure bubble during a Mohammedan practice session with skipper Shakib Al Hasan among those present. The outcome of the hearing was strange however as despite the affirmation that a breach of bio-bubble had indeed taken place with Mohammedan officials admitting to be aware of it, there were no fines or suspensions meted out even as both BCB and CCDM suggested that the matter was being taken seriously.

Neymar scored one goal and created the other as Brazil maintained their perfect start to World Cup qualifying with a 2-0 win over Paraguay on Tuesday.

Argentina scored twice in the first eight minutes but could not withstand Colombia’s second-half pressure as the hosts rallied for a 2-2 draw in a World Cup qualifier on Tuesday.

Despite the rain halting the majority of the six games of the fourth round in the Dhaka Premier League T20 competition, all the matches eventually ended with a result yesterday.

Overseas journalists covering the Tokyo Olympics will have their movements tracked by GPS, the Games president said Tuesday, and could have their passes revoked if they break the rules.

The Spanish soccer squad’s players will get a COVID-19 vaccine shot on Wednesday, less than a week before their opening Euro 2020 match, after captain Sergio Busquets tested positive, Sports Minister Jose Manuel Rodriguez Uribes said on Tuesday.

Belgium are at a disadvantage in the European Championship as they will not play any home games in the tournament, defender Thomas Vermaelen said on Tuesday.

World number 85 Tamara Zidansek became the first woman from Slovenia to reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam at the French Open on Tuesday.

Neighbouring India may have comprehensively edged over Bangladesh football team in terms of the result but their outstanding ball possession display against the men in red and green in their reverse fixture of the World Cup and Asian Cup Qualifiers in Qatar on Monday remains unprecedented.

Following a successful ODI series against Sri Lanka in May, Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim has been nominated for the ICC Player of the Month for May, 2021.

The Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier Division T20 League match between OLD DOHS and Brothers Union yesterday raised quite a few eyebrows as OLD DOHS were unable to come away with a win even with nine wickets in hand and 13 runs required in two overs. Although the situation in the end was bizarre, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) did not receive any official complaints regarding the match.

Indian football star Sunil Chhetri has surpassed Lionel Messi in international goals, after scoring both goals in his country's 2-0 win over Bangladesh in Doha.

Soumya Sarkar's fifty and Mahedi Hasan's solid knock for Gazi Group went in vain as unbeaten fifties from Abahani Limited skipper Mushfiqur Rahim and Mosaddek Hossain helped the Sky Blues bounce back and register a comfortable victory in the Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier Division T20 League today.

Australia have made six more additions to their preliminary squad for the upcoming tours of West Indies and Bangladesh, keeping in mind the ‘bubble fatigue’ that players are undergoing during the pandemic.

Legends of Rupganj got their first victory on the board while Mohammedan Sporting Club lost for the second consecutive game as all the three early matches of the Dhaka Premier League T20 Competition witnessed curtailed affairs on Tuesday.

Jannik Sinner has been hailed as the future of tennis, but the Italian teenager was handed another masterclass by the old guard in the form a 7-5 6-3 6-0 defeat by Rafael Nadal in the fourth round of the French Open on Monday.

Jannik Sinner has been hailed as the future of tennis, but the Italian teenager was handed another masterclass by the old guard in the form a 7-5, 6-3, 6-0 defeat by Rafael Nadal in the fourth round of the French Open on Monday.