End of Cruciani's third stint in Bangladesh?

Former Bangladesh national team coach and currently the head coach of Saif Sporting Club, Diego Andres Cruciani, has been suspended for six months from being part of any BFF-organised football for assaulting a fourth official during one of their Bangladesh Premier League games recently.
2 August 2022, 17:40 PM

2 cases filed over attack on Sylhet Medical College students

Two separate cases have been filed today (August 2, 2022) in connection with the attack on two students of Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital and the harassment of a female intern doctor.
2 August 2022, 13:13 PM

Nasum concedes the most expensive T20I over for a Bangladeshi 

Bangladesh left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed was taken for 34 runs in an over by Zimbabwe batter Ryan Burl during their third and series-deciding T20I at the Harare Sports Club today. 
2 August 2022, 12:21 PM

2 dengue patients dead, 65 hospitalised in 24 hours

Two patients died of dengue while 65 patients were admitted to hospitals across the country in 24 hours till 8 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
2 August 2022, 12:16 PM

Woman throws “chappal” at disgraced TMC leader Partha Chatterjee

A woman today attempted to throw a “chappal” (slipper) at suspended Trinamool Congress leader Partha Chatterjee, who has been arrested in connection with a school recruitment scam, when he was being escorted out of a hospital in India by Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials.
2 August 2022, 11:38 AM

Women DJs, unthinkable just years ago, becoming common in Saudi Arabia

Standing behind her control tower with headphones around her neck, Saudi DJ Leen Naif segues smoothly between pop hits and club tracks for a crowd of business school graduates noshing on sushi.
2 August 2022, 10:37 AM

Argentine female referee seeks 'justice' after on-field attack

Argentine football referee Dalma Cortadi appealed Monday for justice to be done after she was punched from behind by a male player who disagreed with her on-field ruling during a regional league match.
2 August 2022, 06:30 AM

'Love triangle' creating waves for Australia in Games pool

Australian swimmers have swept the podium, broken world records, set milestones and won a mountain of medals at the Commonwealth Games pool but all anyone wants to talk about is a supposed 'love triangle' with golden girl Emma McKeon at the centre.
2 August 2022, 06:17 AM

Sinner beats Alcaraz again

Jannik Sinner defeated Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz for the second time in four weeks on Sunday to take the Spaniard's Umag clay-court title.
1 August 2022, 18:03 PM

T20s a 24-ball puzzle for bowlers: Donald

Bangladesh’s fast bowling coach Allan Donald informed that he is trying to instill the quality of being streetwise in the Tigers’ bowling unit and mentioned that he sees bowling in the T20 format as a 24-ball puzzle for the bowlers. 
1 August 2022, 16:20 PM

Bangladesh hold Brazil in fourth round

Bangladesh men’s team played out a 2-2 draw against Brazil but the women’s team lost 4-0 to Indonesia in the fourth round of the 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad, held in Chennai today.
1 August 2022, 15:06 PM

Thankgod ends campaign with 20 goals

Chittagong Abahani signed off from their Bangladesh Premier League campaign on a high as the port-city side came from behind against Bangladesh Police FC to win 3-2 at the  Shaheed Dhirendhranath Datta Stadium in Cumilla today.
1 August 2022, 14:53 PM

AFC’s renewed schedule unlikely to affect BPL timings

Even though Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on Monday updated its footballing calendar for the 2023-24 season, with the AFC Champions League and AFC Cup to be held during a renewed timeline from August 2023 to May 2024, Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) is likely to stick to its previous timeline for the domestic season.
1 August 2022, 12:47 PM

Barcelona sells 25% stake in audiovisual studio 

Spanish football club Barcelona sold a 25% stake in its audiovisual studio to digital fan token firm Socios.com for 100 million euros ($102 million), club chief Joan Laporta said on Monday, as the LaLiga giant steps up efforts to bring in revenue to register new players.
1 August 2022, 12:20 PM

'Ambitious' Alonso to replace Vettel at Aston Martin

Veteran Spanish Formula One driver Fernando Alonso said he "intends to win again" after Aston Martin announced Monday that he would be joining the team on a multi-year contract from 2023.
1 August 2022, 12:15 PM

1 Covid-19 death in 24 hours, positivity rate now 5.86%

One person died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
1 August 2022, 11:51 AM

Mosaddek made skipper for final Zim T20I; Riyad replaces injured Sohan

Just a day after bagging a fifer to help Bangladesh win their second T20I against Zimbabwe on Sunday, all-rounder Mosaddek Hossain was announced by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) as the skipper for the Tigers for the third T20I after skipper Nurul Hasan Sohan was ruled out from the rest of the tour with an injury. 
1 August 2022, 11:49 AM

Urea fertiliser price goes up by Tk 6 per kg

The government has increased the price of urea fertiliser by Tk 6 per kg, due to the hike in prices in the international market.
1 August 2022, 11:28 AM

Shamsi exceeds wife's expectation

Tabraiz Shamsi went one better than his wife's request by taking a maiden five-wicket haul as South Africa thrashed England by 90 runs on Sunday to complete a 2-1 Twenty20 series win.
1 August 2022, 10:46 AM

SC denies Haji Salim’s bail in corruption case

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today (August 1, 2022) refused to grant bail to Awami League lawmaker Haji Mohammad Salim in a corruption case in which the High Court has upheld his conviction and 10 years of jail sentence.
1 August 2022, 10:25 AM