Tyson Fury suffered a split-decision points defeat on a dramatic night in Saudi Arabia as Oleksandr Usyk became boxing's first four-belt undisputed heavyweight champion. On a grand stage and on a legacy-defining night, Briton Fury began well but was given a standing 10 count and

Scotland were well beaten by the Netherlands in The Hague as their World Cup preparations got off to a disappointing start. Having lost the toss and been put into bat, the Netherlands began brightly and Michael Levitt (43) and Max O'Dowd (30) put on 68 for the first wicket. A

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) beat Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 27 runs to register a sixth straight victory and qualify for the Playoffs of the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL). Chasing 219 runs for a win, CSK found themselves in early trouble, losing skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad (0

World number one Iga Swiatek again got the better of Aryna Sabalenka, winning in straight sets to take the Italian Open title. Swiatek won a thriller against the world number two earlier this month in the Madrid Open final. On Saturday the 22-year-old dominated Sabalenka, winning

Kings earlier confirmed their record-extending fifth league title with three matches left last after beating Mohammedan Sporting Club Ltd by 2-1 goals at the Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium in Mymensingh on last Saturday (11 May).  The day’s draw against Police FC will make no

Lieutenant Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club split point with Fortis Football Club when their match ended in a tame goalless draw in the ABG Bashundhara Bangladesh Premier League football held at Rajshahi District Stadium in Rajshahi on Saturday (May 18).  In the proceeding, both the

Los Angeles Knight Riders (LAKR) have secured the services of ex-KKR player Shakib Al Hasan for the forthcoming season of Major League Cricket (MLC).  LAKR is owned by same franchise that owns Kolkata Knight Riders in Indian Premier League. Trinbago Knight Riders and Abu Dhabi

Bashundhara Kings, who clinched their fifth title of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) last week, will receive the trophy after their 16th match of the  ongoing ABG Bashundhara BPL 2023-24 against Police Football Club today. The match will take place at Kings’ home --

Bangladesh national cricket team arrived in Houston, Texas in USA on Friday ahead of their three-match Twenty20 International series against the hosts, slated to begin on Tuesday (May 21). The squad reached USA following a flight of around 28 hours and travelled over 8,000 kilometres.

Scottie Scheffler warmed up for his second round at the US PGA Championship by "stretching in a jail cell" after being arrested on Friday morning. The world number one was charged with second-degree assault of a police officer, third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving

Iga Swiatek beat Coco Gauff 6-4 6-3 to secure her place in the Italian Open final in Rome. Gauff went up by an early break, but world number one Swiatek quickly retrieved the deficit before going on to take the opening set. Swiatek broke the American's serve in the fifth game of

Feyenoord coach Arne Slot has confirmed he will replace Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool manager. Klopp has been in charge of the Reds since October 2015 but is leaving at the end of the season after a reign that has seen him win the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and two EFL Cups.

Rohit Sharma delivered his best performance of the season in a valiant effort, scoring a blistering 68 off 38 balls, but it wasn't enough to prevent Mumbai Indians (MI) from ending their IPL 2024 campaign on a low note. MI suffered an 18-run defeat to Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at

FIFA will seek independent legal advice before holding an extraordinary council meeting by July 25 to make a decision on a Palestinian proposal to suspend Israel from international football due to human rights abuses in the Palestine. FIFA president Gianni Infantino outlined the plan

India will take on Bangladesh in their T20 World Cup warm-up fixture in the USA on June 1, the International Cricket Council announced on Friday. The venue and time of Indias fixture is yet to be announced.Seventeen of the 20 teams will play warm-up games slated from May 27 till June 1

Former Nepali cricket captain Sandeep Lamic­hhane had his conviction and eight-year sentence for rape quashed on appeal on Wednesday and was cleared to resume his sporting career despite the cloud cast by the case. Lamichhane was accused of raping a young woman in a Kathmandu hotel

World number two Aryna Sabalenka cruised through to the semi-finals of the Italian Open with victory over ninth seed Jelena Ostapenko. The Belarusian needed just one hour and 13 minutes to dispatch Latvian Ostapenko 6-2 6-4. Two-time Grand Slam champion Sabalenka will face Danielle

Punjab Kings skipper Sam Curran starred with 63 as they defeated an already qualified Rajasthan Royals by 5 wickets at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on Wednesday.  With that, Rajasthan’s finish in the Top 2 remained uncertain with Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai

International Cricket Council (ICC) officials have "no fears" over the pitches being used at a temporary stadium in New York for the men's T20 World Cup. The finishing touches are being applied to the 34,000-seat stadium in Eisenhower Park in Nassau County, east of

Bangladesh are tossing up whether to use veteran all-rounder Shakib Al-Hasan in their top-order during next month's ICC T20 World Cup. Shakib has batted mainly at No.5 or No.6 at T20I level in recent times, but has performed well when coming in at first drop for Bangladesh in the