The 15-year-old figure skating sensation Kamila Valieva, who led Russia to team gold at the Beijing Olympics this week, tested positive for a banned heart medication before the Games, Russian media have reported.

Beijing has refined its services in terms of medical care, disinfection, transportation and accommodation to reduce the risk of COVID-19 spread during the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, officials said on Wednesday.

Fortune Barishal wicket-keeper Nurul Hasan Sohan has been fined 20 per cent of his match fee for expressing dissent at an umpiring decision during his side’s Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) encounter against Sylhet Sunrisers at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.

After a fifty from Mahmudul Hasan Joy, an impactful unbeaten cameo by Sunil Narine saw Comilla Victorians snatch away a victory from Sylhet Sunrisers’ grasp during a thrilling Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) encounter under lights at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium today. Comilla won the encounter by four wickets. 

While NATO and the Western countries send more troops to the borders of Russia and rumors of war proliferate in the Western media, reminding one of the gladiatorial nature of the ancient Roman Empire, in Beijing the humanist spirit of the ancient Greeks is being revived, in the Beijing Winter Olympics, that successor to the noble Greek pastime in which athletes from all city-states and provinces would come together to demonstrate their peaceful skills in an attempt to win a wreath of victory based on the highest achievements.

Max Parrot was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in late 2018.Within four years, the Canadian snowboarder has not only beaten cancer but also the world's top slopestyle snowboarders to win Olympic gold at Beijing 2022. As he said himself, he deserves to crack open a beer to toast his inspirational comeback.

All-rounder Shuvagata Hom struck two consecutive sixes in the final over to help Minister Group Dhaka beat Khulna Tigers by five wickets in a low-scoring Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) contest at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium today. 

Sylhet Sunrisers captain Ravi Bopara has been fined 75 percent of his match fee for ball tampering in the BPL match against Khulna Tigers on February 7, a Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) media release said today. Three disciplinary points have been added to Bopara’s disciplinary record.

Despite a valiant effort from opener Tamim Iqbal, Minister Group Dhaka suffered an agonising three-run defeat against Chattogram Challengers as the ongoing Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League produced one of the most exciting fixtures of this edition in Sylhet today.

Chattogram Challengers once more surprised at the toss, bringing in a new captain in Afif Hossain to replace Naeem Islam for their match against Minister Group Dhaka in the ongoing Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League in Sylhet today.

On a match filled with controversies and drama, Khulna Tigers clinched a 15-run win over Sylhet Sunrisers in the night game of the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) in Sylhet today.

Beijing 2022 has inspired hundreds of millions of Chinese to take up winter sports and recreational activities, leaving the country gleefully in the grip of ice-and-snow zeal.

Sylhet Sunrisers’ English all-rounder Ravi Bopara was caught tampering with the ball while bowling against Khulna Tigers during the night game of the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League at the Sylhet International Stadium on Monday.

Fifteen-year-old Kamila Valieva dominated on her Olympic debut Sunday in Beijing, coming close to breaking her own world record and propelling the Russians into first place ahead of the United States in the figure skating team event.

Shakib Al Hasan’s all-round performance and Munim Shahriar’s blistering knock at the top guided Fortune Barishal in registering a 32-run win over Comilla Victorians in the opening game of the Sylhet leg of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) today.

The removal of Mehedi Hasan Miraz as captain of BPL franchise Chattogram Challengers and the following drama that ensued, had been at the centre of a media storm only recently. This time it was Sylhet Sunrisers who surprised with a captaincy change after the team had come in to the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium to play today’s evening match against Khulna Tigers.

India’s cricketing fraternity showered glowing tributes on social media towards ‘The Nightingale’ Lata Mangeshkar after the legendary Indian singer passed away at the age of 92 yesterday from post-Covid complications.

While India continues to lament the passing away of the legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, tributes have poured in from the other side of the border as the likes of Imran Khan, Wasim Akram and Babar Azam joined in to show their respect dedicated towards ‘The Nightingale’ of India on social media yesterday.

Known for his big-hitting ability over the years, West Indies’ star batter Chris Gayle hasn’t been able to live up to his expectations for Fortune Barishal in the ongoing Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League.

England all-rounder Moeen Ali is playing the Bangladesh Premier League for Comilla Victorians and while he is of Pakistani and English descent, the cricketer opined that Bangladesh is just as much a home for him.