New Zealand defeated Sri Lanka by 198 runs in the opening one-day international in Auckland on Saturday as Henry Shipley claimed a career-best 5/31. Sri Lanka were bundled out for 76 in the 20th over chasing 275 for victory, with Shipley orchestrating their rout on a lively track at

Romelu Lukaku scored a hat-trick to lead Belgium to victory against Sweden in their Euro 2024 qualifier and upstage Zlatan Ibrahimovic on his international return. Lukaku headed in a first-half opener before turning in from close range, and then slotted in late on. Ibrahimovic, 41,

Kylian Mbappe scored his first goals as France captain as the World Cup finalists began their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign with a comfortable win against the Netherlands. The hosts were ahead after just two minutes when Antoine Griezmann curled in from Mbappe's pass. Defender

Afghanistan beat Pakistan by six wickets in the series opener on Friday, the Afghan side’s first T20 win over its neighbours. Pakistan, without five rested front-line players, including captain Babar Azam, struggled on a slow and low pitch at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the United

India lost 0-1 to Bangladesh in the ongoing SAFF U-17 Women's Championship 2023 on Friday (Mar 24) at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in the city's Kamalapur.  With the day's victory, Bangladesh stay on course of the championship with six

Lionel Messi capped a night of unbridled joy with the 800th goal of his career as world champion Argentina celebrated its homecoming with a 2-0 friendly victory over stubborn Panama in Buenos Aires on Thursday. The 35-year-old seven-time Ballon d’Or winner’s stunning

Bangladesh Vs Ireland Modhumoti Bank ODI Series 2023  3rd Match Played at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium  Ireland 101 All Out in 28.1 Over (Cartis Campher 36, Lorcan Tucker 28, Mahmud Hasan 5/32, Taskin Ahmed 3/26 Ebadat Hossain 2/29) Bangladesh 102 /0 in 13.1 Over

Bangladesh clinched the series victory over Ireland after beating them by 10 wickets in the 3rd and final ODI at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Thursday (March 23). The host restricted Ireland to 101 for all wickets after the visitors won the toss and opted to bat first.

Bangladesh restricted Ireland to 101 for all wickets during the 3rd and final ODI of the three-match series at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Thursday (March 23). Looking for a stunning series win after going one-up in the first game, Bangladesh kept the visitors under

Ireland have won the toss and opted to bat first in the 3rd and final ODI of the three-match series against Bangladesh at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Thursday (March 23). Leading by 1-0 in the series, Bangladesh are eyeing to seal the series after the Tigers re-wrote

Ineos owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim will submit improved bids to buy Manchester United after the initial deadline was extended at their request amid confusion on Wednesday night. Bidders were told they had until 21:00 GMT to submit second, revised bids. BBC

Cristiano Ronaldo made no secret Wednesday of his ambition to notch up another world record -- for the number of international caps -- a day before Portugal face Liechtenstein in Euro 2024 qualifiers. The 38-year-old was named in new Portugal coach Roberto Martinez's first squad

Atiqur Rahman became the board member and Secretary of the Swedish Cricket Board (Svenska cricketförbundet) (www.cricket.se) for 2023 and 2024. There was a yearly meeting in Stockholm on last 19th March 2023 where 61 members were present, and they have elected board members as

Bangladesh suffered a 0-3 goal defeat to strong Russia in their second match of SAFF U-17 Women's Championship today (March 22) at Birshreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in the city's Kamalapur. Russia, who are featuring in the tournament for the first time

Germany World Cup winner Mesut Ozil has announced his immediate retirement from football. The 34-year-old has decided to call time on a glittering playing career which saw him play for several of European football's biggest sides. He began his career at Schalke before heading to

The ICC Men's ODI World Cup 2023 is likely to start on October 5 and end on November 19, a report said on Tuesday. A total of twelve venues have been selected for the marquee event, with the final scheduled to be played in Ahmedabad. A total of 48 matches will be played in 46 days.

Paris St-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe has been named as the new captain of the France national team. He succeeds Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, who retired from international football in January. Mbappe, 24, has 66 caps for France since making his senior debut in 2017.

Bangladesh is set to face Russia in their second match of SAFF U-17 Women's Championship tomorrow (Wednesday).  The match will kick off at 3.15 pm at Birshreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in the city's Kamalapur area. Russia, who are set to feature

Afif Hossain and Shoriful Islam were removed from the third and final one-day International against visiting Ireland, which will be held on Thursday at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.   They will now head to Dhaka to play the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) for their

Bangladesh won the prestigious Bangabandhu Cup  Int'l Kabaddi tournament's title beating Chinese Taipei by 42-28 points in  the final held today (Mar 21) at Shahhed Noor Hossain National Volleyball Stadium in the city.  The winners led the first half by 20-14