Spain are off to their first Women's World Cup final after a 2-1 win over Sweden in Auckland on Tuesday, with a thrilling finish that saw all three goals scored in the final 10 minutes of the game. Despite the stature of a World Cup semifinal, the first half played out in tepid

The country’s top-tier football club Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra Ltd observed the National Mourning Day on Tuesday, commemorating the 48th anniversary of the martyrdom of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The club is named after Sheikh Russel, the youngest

American veteran Venus Williams beat a top-20 player for the first time in four years with victory over Russia's Veronika Kudermetova in Cincinnati. Williams, 43, fought back from a double break down in each set to win 6-4 7-5 against 16th-ranked Kudermetova. The seven-time

Bangladesh Premier League champions Bashundhara Kings will face Sharjah Football Club in the single-leg qualifying play-offs (preliminary round) of the AFC Champions League 2023-24 at the Sharjah Stadium today (August 15). Kings, which reached Sharjah on Saturday, will face Sharjah

Paris St-Germain have agreed a deal to sell Brazil forward Neymar to Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal for about 90m euros (£77.6m) plus add-ons. The transfer is subject to the 31-year-old completing a medical and all necessary paperwork. Neymar, who joined PSG for a world-record

Sachithra Senanayake, a former Sri Lanka player has been going through match-fixing charges and as a result, he has been banned from travelling overseas by a Sri Lankan court.  The former Sri Lanka player has been accused of attempting to fix the games of the  2020 Lanka

Bangladesh Premier League champions Bashundhara Kings will face Sharjah Football Club in the single-leg qualifying play-offs (preliminary round) of the AFC Champions League 2023-24 at the Sharjah Stadium on Tuesday (August 15). Kings, which reached Sharjah on Saturday, will face

French superstar Kylian Mbappe has been reinstated in Paris Saint-Germain’s first team, the football club has said. It has been a rocky build-up to the new Ligue 1 season for champions PSG, with Mbappe left out of new coach Luis Enrique’s team for Saturday’s

Brandon King’s unbeaten 85 helped West Indies beat India by eight wickets in the fifth and final T20I and clinch the five-match series 3-2 here at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium, Lauderhill, Florida on Sunday. West Indies chased down a target of 166 runs in 18 overs in a

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) appointed performance psychologist Phil Jones to enhance the players' mental strength ahead of two crucial tournaments - Asia Cup and World Cup. Jones will be with the national players for a seven-day programme and in this period he would work

England set up a Women's World Cup semi-final with co-hosts Australia as they came from behind against a dangerous Colombia side. The European champions, favourites to go all the way in Australia, have not played their best football in the tournament but this was a much more

Yashasvi Jaiswal (84 not out off 51) and Shubman Gill (77 off 47) starred as India beat West Indies by nine wickets in the fourth T20I in Lauderhill.  The victory helped India level the five-match series 2-2 with a match to go.  Gil and Jaiswal stitched 165 runs for the

While Lionel Messi is thriving in MLS, Cristiano Ronaldo just won his first title in Saudi Arabia. The former Real Madrid star scored twice in his club Al Nassr's 2-1 win over Al-Hilal in the final of the Arab Club Champions Cup, his biggest achievement since moving to Saudi Arabia

Bangladesh national cricket team entered into the era of GPS (Global Positioning System) as the technology was used for the first time in the practice session today at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.  The technology will provide all kinds of information and the workload

Shakib Al Hasan is set to lead Bangladesh's ODI team, entrusted with the responsibility of guiding the squad to success in both the Asia Cup 2023 and the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023. This leadership role follows Tamim Iqbal's decision to step down earlier in the month.

World number one Carlos Alcaraz was beaten by Tommy Paul in the Canadian Open quarter-finals in Toronto. Spaniard Alcaraz, 20, made a sluggish start and eventually lost 3-6 6-4 3-6 to American 12th seed Paul. In his first defeat since the French Open semi-finals in June, Wimbledon

Erling Haaland was back in the old routine with a devastating display of finishing as Manchester City opened the defence of their Premier League title with a comfortable victory at Burnley. The goalscoring phenomenon, who hit 52 goals as City won the Treble of Premier League, FA Cup

Finally, the much talked about Asia Cup 2023 originally scheduled to be staged by Pakistan in Pakistan is going to played in hybrid model at Pakistan and Sri Lanka though Pakistan remains the host.  The tournament featuring six teams from South Asia will have thirteen matches.

Bangladesh have announced a 17-man squad for the upcoming Asia Cup. Experienced cricketer Mahmudullah Riyad, however, has not been included in the squad while Tanzid Hasan Tamim got a maiden call-up. Tanzid is one of two openers selected to cover for Tamim Iqbal who is recovering

Maldivian outfit Club Eagles reached Sylhet on Friday (August 11) afternoon to play the AFC Cup play-off match against Abahani Limited. The match will be held on August 16 at Sylhet District Stadium in Sylhet. Earlier, in the morning, Maldivian Club Eagles reached the capital