On a night when Cristiano Ronaldo’s hopes of winning a sixth UEFA Champions League title were dashed, Borussia Dortmund’s Erling Haaland enhanced his wrecking-ball reputation with yet another goal-scoring masterclass.

Mehedi Hasan Royal is a student of the law department of Kushtia Islamic University but his passion since childhood has been football.

There were incredible scenes in Christchurch yesterday as the Bangladesh cricketers greeted each other heartily after being finally free from isolation following the end of 14-day mandatory quarantine period.

Veteran umpire Md Afjalur Rahman Masum passed away following a cardiac arrest in the capital today morning. He was 51 at the time of his death.

The International Cricket Council has put chief executive Manu Sawhney on forced leave after an investigation found evidence of misconduct, world body sources told AFP on Wednesday.

There was some much-needed good news for the Bangladesh team as all members of the squad tested negative in the fourth and final round of coronavirus tests in New Zealand yesterday.

Bangladesh coach Jamie Day yesterday disclosed a 24-member squad of the national team for this month’s tri-nation tournament in Nepal with the inclusion of five new faces and exclusion of nine players from the squad that played against Qatar in World Cup Qualifiers last December.

Skipper Saif Hassan’s century guided hosts Bangladesh Emerging Team to a six-wicket win against Ireland Wolves in the third unofficial ODI at Chattogram’s Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium yesterday.

As Lionel Messi came to Paris with Barcelona in the Champions League, the inevitable temptation is to think ahead to next season and wonder if the Argentine might be a regular fixture in the French capital.

Liverpool have a rich history of turning on the style in Europe to make up for disappointing domestic form, but even a 2-0 first-leg lead over RB Leipzig in their Champions League last-16 tie looks precarious.

Neymar will not be available for Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League decider with Barcelona after failing to shake off a thigh injury, the French champions said on Tuesday.

The High Court today refused to grant bail to Mohsin Talukdar in a case filed for threatening -- through Facebook live -- to kill cricketer Shakib Al Hasan in November last year.

The Bangladesh cricket team have completed their group training and group gym session in Christchurch, New Zealand today.

Chelsea strengthened their hold on fourth place in the Premier League as Kai Havertz inspired a vital 2-0 win over Everton, while West Ham boosted their surprise top four challenge with a 2-0 victory against Leeds on Monday.

Milan Skriniar scored the only goal as Inter Milan moved back six points clear in Serie A with a 1-0 win over Atalanta on Monday.

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson will miss this month's one-day international series against Bangladesh because of an elbow injury, the Black Caps said Tuesday.

While not yet completely ruling out the possibility of hosting Afghanistan in a World Cup qualifying fixture, the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) is making arrangements to send the national team to Kathmandu to play a tri-nation tournament involving hosts Nepal, Bangladesh and Kyrgyzstan U-23 team, scheduled for March 23-29.

Mahmudullah Riyad’s connection with New Zealand is a memorable one as the all-rounder has played some sparkling innings against the Kiwis over the years.

At the start of this season’s Bangladesh Premier League, there were fears about a poor show from the footballers following the long coronavirus-induced break and the nominal payment to players.

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