‘Everyone has to give more than 100 per cent’

Bangladesh will look to showcase their ability against Afghanistan today as they resume their World Cup and Asian Cup Qualifiers campaign at the temperature-controlled Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha today.
2 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Argentina, Brazil get in action as South America WC qualifiers resume

Following the end of the 2020/21 major European club competitions, international football resumes, including the South American World Cup qualifiers, with Argentina locking horns with Chile on Friday and Brazil welcoming Ecuador on Saturday.
2 June 2021, 16:37 PM

Nayeem instrumental in Prime Bank's victory over Shinepukur

Nayeem Hasan remained instrumental with bat and ball, helping his side Prime Bank beat Shinepukur Cricket Club by three wickets in their Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier Division T20 League under lights at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.
2 June 2021, 16:09 PM

Afghan players are physically strong, but we have speed: Jamal

Bangladesh Football team skipper Jamal Bhuiyan believed that his troops’ speed could come in handy in beating a ‘physically strong’ Afghanistan in their Joint Qualifiers of World Cup and Asia Cup encounter in Doha tomorrow.
2 June 2021, 14:23 PM

Anderson equals Cook's record

Veteran pacer James Anderson equalled his former captain Alastair Cook's record for most Test appearances for England when he was selected in England’s red-ball team for the 161st time today in the first Test against New Zealand at Lord’s.
2 June 2021, 13:20 PM

‘Cricket is a game for everyone'

The England cricket team took to the return of Test matches — with the first against New Zealand at Lord’s beginning today — with a special message against all forms of discrimination.
2 June 2021, 13:15 PM

Mominul, Riyad fifties guide Gazi to win

Mominul Haque and Mahmudullah Riyad authored fifties to guide Gazi Group Cricketers to a seven-wicket win at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium against Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in the Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier Division T20 League today.
2 June 2021, 10:58 AM

‘Take a good, long break’

Japanese fans and public figures rallied in support of tennis star Naomi Osaka on Tuesday, offering sympathy after she withdrew from the French Open and opened up about her battles with depression.
1 June 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Everybody will suffer from too much football’

Euro 2020, which had been scheduled to take place last summer, begins on June 11 with 24 teams set to vie for the trophy.
1 June 2021, 18:00 PM

New-look England brace for Kiwi test

The first of the two-match Test series between England and New Zealand will begin today at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground in London.
1 June 2021, 18:00 PM

No more IPL for Shakib, Fizz?

With a densely packed schedule of international cricket ahead of the Tigers in the upcoming months, the Bangladesh Cricket Board is against allowing the No Objection Certificate (NOC) to Shakib Al Hasan and Mustafizur Rahman, to prevent the duo from skipping the national team’s assignments in favor of the remaining part of the postponed Indian Premier League (IPL).
1 June 2021, 18:00 PM

‘We had an immensely intensive training upfront’

The goal scoring inefficiency of the national team has been a prominent recurring theme and remains the bone in their throat, ahead of the World Cup and Asian Cup Qualifiers, set to begin tomorrow in Qatar.
1 June 2021, 18:00 PM

FIFA and ‘addas’ brighten gloomy day

Yesterday was supposed to be a busy day on the field for cricketers taking part in the Dhaka Premier League T20, but rain forced them to spend a rather lazy day in their hotel rooms yesterday.
1 June 2021, 18:00 PM

No more IPL for Shakib, Mustafizur?

Bangladesh stars Shakib Al Hasan and Mustafizur Rahman might have played their last in this year's Indian Premier League as the Bangladesh Cricket Board is against giving them NOC for the remainder of the season.
1 June 2021, 09:37 AM

Japan rallies to support Osaka

Japan joined leading figures in tennis in rallying around Naomi Osaka on Tuesday after the world number two withdrew from the French Open in a row about post-match media duties, saying she had been suffering from "depression" and "anxiety".
1 June 2021, 09:14 AM

Rain forces postponement of DPL matches

The matches of the Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier Division T20 League have been postponed by two days due to heavy rain in Dhaka and around the country.
1 June 2021, 07:07 AM

Afghan removed, Shahidi Afghanistan's new Test, ODI captain

Afghanistan have removed Asghar Afghan as captain from all three formats and put top-order batsman Hashmat Shahidi in charge of their Test and ODI teams, the country's cricket board said.
1 June 2021, 06:45 AM

Lukaku wins Serie A MVP award

Inter Milan forward Romelu Lukaku has been named as the best overall MVP of Serie A, the official league award for the player of the season.
1 June 2021, 06:15 AM

Fellow athletes rally around Osaka after French Open withdrawal

Leading figures in tennis and sport have rallied to support Naomi Osaka after the women’s world number two withdrew from the French Open in a row about post-match media duties, saying she had been suffering from “depression” and “anxiety”.
1 June 2021, 05:24 AM

‘Mbappe is still a young player, a phenomenon’

Five years after an exile from the France national team, Karim Benzema said he is looking to put the past behind him and his only focus is on leading the line for Didier Deschamps’ side at next month’s European Championship.
31 May 2021, 18:00 PM