Najam Sethi pulls out of PCB chairmanship race

Najam Sethi, who took over as interim chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) last year after former Pakistani batter Ramiz Raja stepped down, has withdrawn from the race to become the PCB's next chairman.
20 June 2023, 06:48 AM

Ancelotti to take charge of Brazil in 2024: reports

Ancelotti has been on the top of Brazil’s wishlist to succeed Tite, who left the managerial post after the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar. Since then, the Selecao have been operating with Ramon Menezes as the interim boss while pursuing the appointment of the Real Madrid boss.
20 June 2023, 06:09 AM

New Zealand-Qatar friendly abandoned after racism claim

New Zealand did not return for the second half of the match after an incident that occurred shortly before the break with them leading 1-0.
20 June 2023, 05:32 AM

BFF CFO resigns

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF), Abu Hossain, resigned from his post citing his sickness on June 5, more than one-and-half-month after BFF general secretary Abu Nayeem Shohag was suspended by Investigatory Chamber (IC) of the FIFA Ethics Committee over financial irregularities.
19 June 2023, 15:55 PM

‘Teammates were friends once’: Ashwin reveals flipside of competitiveness

India’s decision to exclude Ravichandran Ashwin in their eleven against Australia in the recently concluded ICC World Test Championship Final came as a shock to many, especially with the off-spinner being the number one-ranked Test bowler.
18 June 2023, 13:07 PM

Bangladesh Bank unveiling monetary policy for FY24

The central bank may take policy measures to tame the ongoing high inflation in the monetary policy.
18 June 2023, 08:55 AM

Martin Tyler, the voice of Premier League, hangs up his Sky mic

His "Aguero-o-o-o!!" description of Sergio Aguero's title-winning goal for Manchester City on the final day of the 2011-12 season remains one of his most memorable moments.
17 June 2023, 12:35 PM

Walton Digi-Tech Industries wins Intel Partner Award 2023

It was awarded as the Best Market Accelerator in original equipment manufacturer and stands for Original Design Manufacturer category
17 June 2023, 11:53 AM

‘I dearly missed Test cricket’: Afridi eyes 'impactful comeback'

Lanky pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi was named Saturday in Pakistan's 16-man squad to play two Tests in Sri Lanka next month -- his first outing in the long form of the game in a year.
17 June 2023, 11:14 AM

A great job in such hot weather, says Liton after successful Test captaincy debut 

Bangladesh wrapped up the lone Test against Afghanistan inside 10 sessions as they registered a mammoth 546-run win at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Saturday.
17 June 2023, 07:53 AM

‘I have faced it myself. It’s terrible’: Mominul empathises with Shanto

Mominul and Shanto have some similarities when it comes to dealing with criticism and overcoming tough periods in their career.
16 June 2023, 14:32 PM

Mominul ends century drought as Tigers set Afghans 662-run target

Mominul went more than two years without getting a Test century, having scored 11 hundreds in the first eight years of his Test career.
16 June 2023, 09:17 AM

Shanto becomes 2nd Bangladesh batter to hit 2 tons in a Test

Mominul Haque, the batter who joined Shanto in the middle after Zakir’s dismissal, had the feat of scoring two centuries in the same Test. Mominul had scored 175 and 106 in the same Test against Sri Lanka in Chattogram back in 2018.
16 June 2023, 05:45 AM

Shanto, Mushfiqur fall after lead swells past 500

Najmul Hossain Shanto got dismissed for 124 runs as Bangladesh took their lead past 500 runs in the second innings of the one-off Test against Afghanistan in Mirpur on Friday.
16 June 2023, 05:21 AM

Rudi Garcia named new Napoli boss

Ex-Roma boss Garcia, 59, takes over from Luciano Spalletti who left his position after guiding the southern club to their first Scudetto in 33 years.
16 June 2023, 04:15 AM

Spain strike late against Italy to reach Nations League final

Yeremy Pino sent La Roja ahead after three minutes but Ciro Immobile netted from the penalty spot to level and the game seemed destined for extra-time before Joselu prodded home from point-blank range to win it.
16 June 2023, 03:40 AM

Tigers continue to stamp authority over Afghanistan

Despite a batting slump at the start of second day, Bangladesh are in pole position to win the lone Test against Afghanistan by a big margin after the visitors were bundled out for a meagre 146 in 39 overs in Mirpur today.   
15 June 2023, 11:36 AM

Tigers race to 50 in second innings, take lead past 300

With a lead of 236 runs, Bangladesh began on an aggressive note in their second innings as well against Afghanistan in the lone Test’s second day in Mirpur.
15 June 2023, 10:19 AM

Tigers on top as Mominul, Taijul get into highlight reel

Bangladesh are in complete control against Afghanistan on the second day of the lone Test in Mirpur today.
15 June 2023, 08:54 AM

Miraz strikes to break 65-run stand, Ebadot gets his third victim

Bangladesh are on top as Mehedi Hasan Miraz and Ebadot Hossain removed two set batters after Afghanistan stitched their first solid partnership in their first innings on the second day of the one-off Test in Mirpur today.  
15 June 2023, 08:07 AM