Benzema and Kroos lead Real to victory at Bilbao

Champions Real Madrid earned a 2-0 win in a feisty LaLiga encounter at Athletic Bilbao on Sunday to ensure they stayed in the hunt for the LaLiga title with leaders Barcelona.
23 January 2023, 02:00 AM

FIFA suspends Sri Lanka after governance 'red notice'

Football's governing body FIFA has suspended Sri Lanka's national federation, it said Sunday, a month after issuing it with a "red notice" over governance issues.
22 January 2023, 14:18 PM

Tsitsipas survives five-set test to make Australian Open quarters

Third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas survived a huge scare Sunday to battle into a third consecutive Australian Open quarter-final and a showdown with Czech surprise package Jiri Lehecka.
22 January 2023, 12:48 PM

ICC suggests 6-team T20 contest in Los Angeles Olympics

In an effort to get cricket into the major international sporting events, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has recommended six-team T20 competitions for both men and women to the Los Angeles Olympic Games organising committee (LA28).
22 January 2023, 07:32 AM

Arsenal must relish physical aspect of Man Utd battle, says Arteta

Mikel Arteta has called on Arsenal to relish the physical side of Sunday's meeting with old rivals Manchester United, as the Gunners look to maintain their lead at the Premier League summit.
22 January 2023, 06:29 AM

Djokovic dismisses Dimitrov to soldier on at Australian Open

Novak Djokovic continued his charge towards a 10th Australian Open title with a superb 7-6(7) 6-3 6-4 victory over Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov to reach the fourth round on Saturday but fears about the durability of his injured left hamstring only grew.
21 January 2023, 11:38 AM

Zakir, Mahmud rewarded with central contract

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has released the list of 21 cricketers under central contracts for the year 2023.
21 January 2023, 09:54 AM

ICC loses $2.5m in phishing scam!

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is being linked with reports claiming that it recently fell prey to a massive online scam.
21 January 2023, 06:54 AM

Korda playing catch-up in prodigious family, with a little help from Agassi

Sebastian Korda says he's "the worst athlete" in his high-achieving sporting family, but with a little help from tennis legend Andre Agassi the rising American is working hard to change the dynamic.
21 January 2023, 05:36 AM

Sports ministry ‘unaware’ of Argentina’s Dhaka visit

The Ministry of Youth and Sports is officially not aware of the FIFA World Champions Argentina football team’s visit to Bangladesh in June.
19 January 2023, 15:17 PM

Fake sexting tweet puts Babar Azam all over 'clown media'

Indian media is awash with articles on how Pakistan cricket captain Babar Azam was allegedly "sexting" another player's girlfriend. The problem: it's false news that originated in a "joke" tweet from a parody account.
19 January 2023, 08:56 AM

City top Football Money League for second straight year

Manchester City have topped the Deloitte Football Money League for the second year in a row as the world's highest revenue-generating club in the 2021-22 season in which fans returned to stadiums as COVID-19 restrictions were eased.
19 January 2023, 08:17 AM

Argentine corn field planted with face of Messi

Lionel Messi has been immortalized in Argentina in tributes ranging from tattoos to murals after leading the national team to win the soccer World Cup. Now his face can be seen from the heavens too - on a specially designed corn field.
19 January 2023, 02:00 AM

Medical education: HC summons DG over non-compliance

The High Court yesterday summoned the director general of  Directorate General of Medical Education (DGME) to appear before it over  non-compliance of its order for producing some documents regarding  admission of a medical student.
18 January 2023, 18:00 PM

India win after Bracewell's smashing ton nearly overshadowed Gill's 208

India claimed a thrilling 12-run victory over New Zealand after Shubman Gill scored a double century and Mohammed Siraj picked up four wickets as they kicked off their one-day international series in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
18 January 2023, 16:44 PM

Kool-BSJA Media Cup to get underway on January 21

Kool-BSJA Media Cup football tournament, an annual football extravaganza of top media houses organised by Bangladesh Sports Journalists Association (BSJA) and sponsored by Square Toiletries Ltd, is all set to get underway at the artificial turf adjacent to Bangladesh Football Federation on Saturday. 
18 January 2023, 15:28 PM

BBC's FA Cup coverage interrupted by audio from porn clip

The BBC issued an apology on Tuesday after their FA Cup coverage was interrupted by a pornographic audio clip.
18 January 2023, 12:50 PM

Suarez bags hattrick inside 37 minutes on Brazilian club debut

Uruguay striker Luis Suarez had a dream debut for Gremio when he grabbed a first-half hat-trick to help his new Brazilian club win the Recopa Gaucha Super Cup on Tuesday.
18 January 2023, 10:43 AM

Baggio asks for probe into 'supplements' after Vialli and Mihajlovic deaths

Former Italy international Dino Baggio has asked for an investigation to be carried out on substances administered to players of his generation after the recent deaths of Gianluca Vialli and Sinisa Mihajlovic.
18 January 2023, 10:34 AM

ECB delegation inspect Ctg venue, facilities

As per routine inspection, a two-member England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) delegation is currently in Bangladesh ahead of their tour next month.
17 January 2023, 14:23 PM