New hockey captain confident about acing Asian Games Qualifiers

Rezaul Karim Babu, the recently-appointed captain of Bangladesh national hockey team, is not thinking anything other than the title in the upcoming Asian Games Qualifiers.
4 May 2022, 12:36 PM

Record-breaker Mitrovic was 'practically begged' to stay at Fulham

Aleksandar Mitrovic was "practically begged" to stay at Fulham by vice-chairman Tony Khan prior to his record-breaking Championship season.
4 May 2022, 11:33 AM

De Villiers, Ashleigh Barty team up

Ashleigh Barty's retirement in March when she was women's tennis number one and just 25 years old is a "weird one to explain", South African cricket legend AB de Villiers has told AFP in an interview before they team up for a golf event.
4 May 2022, 11:16 AM

'The mentality monsters were in town'

Fifty-seven games into a gruelling season Liverpool could have crumbled when their 2-0 first-leg lead was wiped out before half-time by an inspired Villarreal playing to reach their first-ever Champions League final.
4 May 2022, 10:47 AM

Can City slay the dragon at its den?

The scoreline had read 4-3 in Manchester City’s favour with the away-goal factor no longer in play. And yet, as the players made their way to the dugout at the Etihad Stadium eight days back, the feeling was that Real Madrid have had the last laugh after a roller-coaster 90 minutes of one of the most enthralling first-leg Champions League knockout games in recent memory.
4 May 2022, 09:45 AM

Sri Lanka declare Test squad for Bangladesh tour

Dimuth Karunaratne will lead Sri Lanka's 18-man squad in Bangladesh for the two-match Test series starting next week, selectors said Wednesday.
4 May 2022, 06:58 AM

Djokovic delivers 'best performance of year'

Top seed Novak Djokovic described his straight-sets opening win over Gael Monfils in Madrid on Tuesday as his "best performance of the year" as he set up a showdown with Andy Murray.
4 May 2022, 05:05 AM

Salah seeks Real Madrid revenge in final

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah said he wants to face Real Madrid rather than Manchester City in the Champions League final as the Egyptian forward targets revenge for his team's 2018 defeat by the Spanish side.
4 May 2022, 04:15 AM

Liverpool don't do it the easy way, concedes Alexander-Arnold

Liverpool made life difficult for themselves against Villarreal but were confident in getting the job done, defender Trent Alexander-Arnold said after his side came back from two goals down on Tuesday to reach the Champions League final.
4 May 2022, 04:00 AM

Captain Stokes wants teammates with 'selfless' mindset

Ben Stokes says he wants to lead a team of "selfless" cricketers as he plots England's revival after being named as their new Test captain.
3 May 2022, 14:15 PM

Stroke survivor Eriksen may stay beyond this season, reckons Brentford manager

Brentford manager Thomas Frank said he thinks they have a good chance of keeping talismanic playmaker Christian Eriksen beyond this season and that the club will do everything it can to keep him.
3 May 2022, 06:18 AM

Comfortable United win keeps their fuming fans in check

Manchester United took the sting out of their fans' latest protest against the Glazer family as they eased to a 3-0 win against Brentford on Monday.
3 May 2022, 03:47 AM

Rinku, Nitish return Kolkata to winning ways

Indian rookies Rinku Singh and Nitish Rana joined forces for a thrilling fourth wicket partnership of 66 to return Kolkata Knight Riders to winning ways against against Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League Monday.
2 May 2022, 19:19 PM

Russian clubs banned from 2022/23 Champions League: UEFA

Russian clubs have been banned by UEFA from participating in the Champions League and all other European competitions next season, European football's governing body announced on Monday.
2 May 2022, 16:56 PM

Liverpool must be ready to suffer against Villarreal: Klopp

Liverpool have only got half the job done in their Champions League semi-final against Villarreal and the Premier League side must be prepared for the worst against Unai Emery's team in the second leg, manager Juergen Klopp said on Monday.
2 May 2022, 14:42 PM

Over 25 crore Covid vaccine doses administered so far: DGHS

As of April 30, a total of 25,77,93,863 doses of Covid-19 vaccine, including booster doses, have been administered since the countrywide vaccination campaign was launched on February 7 last year.
1 May 2022, 15:42 PM

How much do private sector workers know about labour laws?

Do the people, who work in the private sectors of Bangladesh, know about the labour laws of the country? How much do they know?
1 May 2022, 15:20 PM

Shawwal moon not seen, Eid on May 3

Holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest religious festival of Muslims, will be celebrated in the country on Tuesday (May 3, 2022) as the Shawwal moon was not seen in the Bangladesh sky today.
1 May 2022, 14:00 PM

Resting driver hit by pick-up van dies at Shimulia ferry ghat

A pick-up van driver died when another pick-up van hit him at Shimulia ghat, under Lauhajang upazila of Munshiganj today.
1 May 2022, 12:21 PM

Setting even half a regular Eid budget is now struggle for many

During the two years of pandemic, almost everybody has been pushed towards economic crisis, many to extreme poverty.
1 May 2022, 12:06 PM