The 2-1 ODI series win over Sri Lanka was not only Bangladesh’s maiden bilateral ODI series win against the nation, but also managed to vault the

Iga Swiatek heads into the French Open trying to become the first player since Serena Williams at Wimbledon in 2016 to successfully defend a women’s Grand Slam singles title, with injuries and poor clay form clouding the hopes of several of her chief rivals.

The Indian Premier League, suspended as a new coronavirus wave hit India, will be finished in the United Arab Emirates in September and October, India's national cricket board said Saturday.

Whatever happens in Saturday's Champions League final against Manchester City, Chelsea's Thomas Tuchel can already claim a small bit of history by becoming the first coach to make it to the showpiece game in European club football in successive seasons with different clubs.

A decade on from when he last lifted the Champions League trophy, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is once again in the final and is looking to back up his claim to being the greatest coach football has ever seen.

Bangladesh ODI skipper Tamim Iqbal was ruled caught behind during the Tigers’ third and final ODI against Sri Lanka in Mirpur yesterday. But Tamim, whose side ended up being thrashed by the visitors by 97 runs, said that he is a ‘100 per cent certain’ that he did not edge the ball.

Barcelona president Joan Laporta said on Friday he is "moderately optimistic" Lionel Messi will stay but would not guarantee the future of Ronald Koeman, with further talks planned between club and coach next week.

A large majority of people in Argentina, where football is like a religion, are against hosting the Copa America amid a deadly surge in the coronavirus pandemic, poll results said Friday.

Italy began their Euro 2020 preparations in simple style on Friday as a second-string team hammered minnows San Marino 7-0.

Sri Lanka seemed to have found the right mixture of aggression and composure in their game in the final ODI and it culminated in them clinching 10 crucial points for the ODI Super League, welcome respite even as the series ended 2-1 in favour of Bangladesh.

Asia Cup qualifiers

Europe’s top clubs invest millions in signing players from all over the world but two of the key players in Saturday’s Champions League final between Manchester City and Chelsea are a reminder that there is still value in home-grown talent.

Taskin Ahmed was lucky to get a chance to bowl after coming in as ODI cricket’s first-ever concussion substitute when he replaced Mohammad Saifuddin in the second match against Sri Lanka, but the seamer utilised that opportunity at a time when it was required most.

Apart from the playing style, the only predictable feature of Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola’s game is the unpredictability of his starting eleven and consequently the formation, especially when it comes to huge occasions such as the Champions League final.

Two times commonwealth silver medallist shooter Abdullah Hel Baki has been awarded the tri-party nation card for participation in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to be held in July-August in Japan.

As part of a multi-year project, the Paris Saint-Germain Endowment Fund, the charitable arm of the preeminent sport club in France, and KLABU, a Dutch social start-up that provides access to sport in refugee camps, in partnership with Bangladeshi NGO Friendship, aim to build a sports Club Centre for the Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar by this autumn.

Nike Inc (NKE.N) said on Thursday it ended its partnership with Brazilian soccer star Neymar last year because he refused to cooperate in an investigation into sexual assault allegations leveled against him by a Nike employee.

The decision to delay Roland Garros for a second successive year has saved “tens of millions of euros”, the head of the French Tennis Federation told AFP.

As thousands of English football fans flock to Portugal’s city of Porto for Saturday’s Champions League final, hotels and bars are hoping the tourism boost will be a prelude to their emergence from a collapse brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Zinedine Zidane’s decision to leave Real Madrid yesterday night signaled the start of European giants beginning to regroup after dismal showings in a season that was already tainted for them by the European Super League debacle.