Hansi Flick, who will leave his position as Bayern Munich’s manager at the end of the season, is reportedly set to reject an offer to coach Germany’s national team and instead head to Barcelona, RAC1 reported yesterday.

Mustafizur Rahman, being the most experienced fast bowler in the Tigers side among the likes of Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam and Mohammad Saifuddin, is expected to lead the fast bowling department in the upcoming series against Sri Lanka.

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Players often stress the importance of “execution of plans” ahead of any series or game. While carrying out the chalked-out plan is vital, it is paramount to formulate the right set of plans beforehand. The latter is something that should be orchestrated by the team management with clarity in mind, and that is precisely where the Bangladesh team management has failed miserably in recent times.

Cancelling the Tokyo Olympics in response to mounting public opposition in Japan to holding the Games during the Covid-19 pandemic would be an unparalleled act in peacetime.

Germany head coach Joachim Loew on Wednesday named Thomas Mueller and Mats Hummels in the 26-man provisional German squad for the Euro 2020 finals, ending the pair's two-year exile.

The Asia Cup Twenty20 cricket tournament due to be held in Sri Lanka in June has been called off because of the worsening coronavirus crisis in the region, a top organiser said Wednesday.

A top medical organisation has thrown its weight behind calls to cancel the Tokyo Olympics saying hospitals are already overwhelmed as the country battles a spike in coronavirus infections less than three months from the start of the Games.

While fans and pundits continue to debate who should be considered the greatest men’s tennis player of all time, 23-times Grand Slam winner Serena Williams says Roger Federer gets her vote.

Although archer Ruman Sana crossed the hurdle of the first round elimination in men’s recurve bow event of Archery World Cup Stage-2 with a bye in Switzerland, his three other teammates were eliminated from the first round yesterday.

A contemporary of legendary hockey players such as Abus Sadeque, Ibrahim Saber and Mohammad Mohsin and an absolute legend of the game’s administration, Shamsul Bari breathed his last at a hospital in the capital yesterday morning. He was 74.

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National forward Mahbubur Rahman Sufil shot wide from the top of the box after a quick one-two but left-back Rahmat Mia finished clinically to spark celebrations at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.

A 23-member Bangladesh squad underwent their first official training session at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday ahead of the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka.

Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour is to pay the travel costs of the newly crowned English champions fans attending the Champions League final in Portugal later this month the club announced on Tuesday.

AB de Villiers has decided against a return to international cricket and will not play for South Africa at the Twenty20 World Cup that is scheduled to take place in India later this year, officials confirmed on Tuesday.

Tottenham striker Harry Kane has told the club he wants to leave at the end of the season, according to reports on Monday.

Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema looked poised to be included in France's squad for next month's European Championship in a surprise move by coach Didier Deschamps on Tuesday.

Had a cruel twist of fate not intervened, Kiyan Prince might have graced the Premier League, earned England caps and shared pitches with the biggest names in soccer.