Bangladesh star player Tamim Iqbal has thoroughly capitalised on the opportunity of playing a few Dhaka Premier League matches ahead of the two-match Test series at home against Sri Lanka next month.

Former Sri Lanka cricketer and Mumbai Indians coach Mahela Jayawardena has called for an improved communication between match officials during game after late-game drama surrounding an umpiring decision, or lack thereof, hogged the spotlight in the Indian Premier League fixture between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals last week.

Former Australia batsman Michael Slater avoided jail on Wednesday after a Sydney court dismissed domestic violence charges against him on mental health grounds, Australian state media reported.

Korean gymnastic coach Cho Sung Dong started working with the country’s gymnasts at the National Sports Council gymnasium today after arriving in Bangladesh last night, said Bangladesh Gymnastic Federation (BGF) general secretary Ahmed ur-Rahman.

Bangladesh pacer Jahanara Alam and all-rounder Rumana Ahmed are scheduled to feature in an invitational T20 tournament named ‘FairBreak’ in Dubai next month.

There was an air of cheeriness at Mirpur’s Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium today amongst the BCB’s staff, who take care of daily operations of the stadium. Upon a closer look, it was revealed that there were gifts waiting for them from ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan.

Head coach Iman Gobinathan Krishnamurthy picked an almost same hockey squad that participated in the AHF Cup for upcoming Asian Games Qualifiers. with only Rakibul Hasan coming in place of Mahbub Hossain.

Bangladesh allrounder Mehedi Hasan Miraz has been ruled out of the first Test against Sri Lanka, starting from May 15 in Chattogram, with a finger injury sustained during the ongoing Dhaka Premier League (DPL).

Pep Guardiola rued Manchester City's missed chances as they beat Real Madrid 4-3, but squandered the opportunity to kill off the Spanish side in a "fantastic" Champions League semi-final on Tuesday.

Karim Benzema was in a confident mood after scoring a brace that helped keep Real Madrid alive in their Champions League last-four tie against Manchester City and the French striker predicted his team would now qualify for the final.

Anamul Haque Bijoy’s season for Prime Bank in the Dhaka Premier League has been nothing of incredible. The wicketkeeper-batter has shown such consistency with the willow that is unmatched, not only domestically but also internationally. Records speaks for itself as Bijoy, yesterday, became the first player in the world to have reached the thousand-run milestone in a List A cricket tournament as he scored 112 for his side against Rupganj Tigers Cricket Club at BKSP.   

Asian Hockey Federation today on Tuesday the fixtures of Hero Asia Cup 2022 with Bangladesh in Pool B alongside last edition’s runners-up Malaysia, Korea and Oman. 

An unbeaten run-a-ball 81 from Nurul Hasan Sohan in Mirpur today helped Sheikh Jamal beat Abahani by four wickets and clinch the Dhaka Premier League title for the first time since the tournament gained List A status in 2013. 

Hasan Ali has been on fire for Lancashire so far ever since the Pakistan fast bowler made his debut in County Championship and having the impact that is reminiscent of what was pulled off by his compatriot Wasim Akram for over a decade.

Mehedi Hasan Miraz is uncertain for the first of the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka starting next month as the all-rounder will be out of action for two weeks after fracturing his right hand’s little finger during a Dhaka Premier League game on Sunday.

Spanish star Carlos Alcaraz, aged 18, on Monday became the youngest player to enter the top 10 of the ATP world rankings since his compatriot Rafael Nadal did so at the same age in 2005.

It came as a surprise when Sunrisers Hyderabad did not retain Rashid Khan before the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) season after the premier leg spinner had served the franchise, quite commendably, between 2017 to 2021, having picked 93 wickets in 76 games with an impressive 6.33 economy rate.

Barcelona are a team that are used to finishing in first place but now must find the motivation to ensure they end the season second behind arch rivals Real Madrid in LaLiga, manager Xavi said.

Oscar Bruzon, who has coached in Spain, India, Maldives and Bangladesh, has reached a milestone of guiding Bashundhara Kings in 100 games  as they played against Swadhinata Krira Sangha on Sunday. The Spaniard, apart from working as the head coach of Bangladesh national football team, had already steered Kings to two Bangladesh Premier League, two Federation Cup and one Independence Cup since he took over in 2018. The 44-year-old coach talked to The Daily Star's Anisur Rahman and expressed his views on different aspects of the game. The excerpts of the interview are as follows: 

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) chief selector Minhajul Abedin stressed on the 'home condition' factor as the reason behind leaving out seamer Abu Jayed from Bangladesh's squad for the upcoming two-Test series against Sri Lanka in May. He also pointed at the pace-variation criteria which led to Rejaur Rahman Raja being called into the squad.