Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo was named Serie A's Player of the Year for the 2019-20 season at the Gran Gala del Calcio on Friday. He won the award for the second time since arriving in 2018.

Bangladesh team management had Soumya Sarkar, who usually opens the innings or bats in the top order, bat at number seven in their last three-match ODI series against the West Indies at home in January this year.

Bangladesh ODI skipper Tamim Iqbal said that they can not blame lack of preparation for their miserable failure in the first ODI against New Zealand today. The hosts registered an easy eight-wicket victory against the Tigers at the University Oval in Dunedin.

It was a walk in the park for New Zealand as they romped to an eight-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the first of the three-match ODI series at University Oval in Dunedin today. With this convincing victory, New Zealand extended their winning streak to 27 international matches on their home soil against the Tigers.

Left-arm pacer Trent Boult’s four-for helped New Zealand bundle out Bangladesh for just a meagre 131 in their first ODI at the University Oval in Dunedin today as the Tigers stare at their 27th straight international loss across formats against the Kiwis in their backyard.

New Zealand skipper Tom Latham called correctly at the toss and chose to field first in the first ODI against Bangladesh in overcast conditions in Dunedin.

Ben Stokes says England welcome the pressure of Saturday’s “final” against India as they seek to become battle-hardened for this year’s Twenty20 World Cup.

Though there was a slim chance of grabbing Tokyo Olympics quota places due to the absence of some European nations and the presence of already-qualified shooters in the ISSF World Cup in New Delhi, the Bangladeshi shooters failed to take that opportunity as they failed to reach the final round in 10m air rifle event yesterday.

Holders Bayern Munich will face last year’s beaten finalists PSG in the quarterfinals of this season’s Champions League, while Friday’s draw for the last eight also threw up a clash between Liverpool and Real Madrid.

With regular left-back Rahmat Mia sidelined by Covid-19, newcomer Rimon Hossain of Bashundhara Kings is likely to step up as a replacement in the national team, who had their first training session in Kathmandu yesterday ahead of a tri-nation tournament starting on March 23.

Bangladesh cricket is nearing a transition period as the fantastic five of Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Tamim Iqbal, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah Riyad are all in their mid to late 30s.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) yesterday announced the schedule for the upcoming two-match Test series against Bangladesh. The visitors will play both the Tests, part of the ICC Test Championship, at the same venue in Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy.

Manchester United will meet Spanish side Granada in the quarter-finals of the Europa League, with Arsenal up against the side who knocked Scottish champions Rangers out in the last 16, Slavia Prague, in their last eight clash.

Holders Bayern Munich will face the team they beat in last year's Champions League final in this season's quarter-finals after being paired with Paris St Germain in Friday's draw.

India skipper Virat Kohli on Thursday said on-field umpires should have the option to stay neutral in a TV referral after debate erupted over a catch by England's Dawid Malan in the fourth Twenty20 international.

India survived final-over drama to beat England by eight runs in the fourth Twenty20 International and level the five-match series 2-2 in Ahmedabad on Thursday.

Paul Pogba scored the winner on his return from injury as Manchester United beat AC Milan 1-0 on Thursday to join Arsenal in the Europa League quarter-finals, while Dinamo Zagreb knocked out Tottenham Hotspur after extra time in Croatia.

After a one-year break due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the BFF-UNICEF Under-16 Women’s Football Championship will get underway today with 42 districts taking part in the qualifying round across the country.

Three former champions will be vying for the title as the Saif Powertec Premier Division Chess League is set to begin today at the Bangladesh Chess Federation hall room after a one-year break due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Holders Bayern Munich cruised through to the Champions League quarter-finals for the ninth time in the last 10 seasons after beating Lazio 2-1 at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday to secure a 6-2 aggregate victory.