Carlos Alcaraz moved a step closer to a maiden French Open title by beating incoming world number one Jannik Sinner in an engrossing semi-final. Spanish third seed Alcaraz showed resilience to twice fight back from behind in a 2-6 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-3 win. Alcaraz missed two match points

Ireland were left on the brink of elimination from the T20 World Cup after they slumped to a 12-run defeat to tournament debutants Canada. Nicholas Kirton's 35-ball 49 helped Canada post a respectable 137-7, the highest score at this ground in New York since the tournament began

The first-ever “Embassy Cricket Carnival-2024” started Friday at the Bashundhara Sporting Complex featuring cricketing talents in the diplomatic community and international organisations active in the country. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) in association with

Afghanistan thrashed New Zealand in just 15.2 overs on Saturday in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 at the Providence Stadium in Georgetown, Guyana. Chasing the target of 160 runs, New Zealand fell far short of it and were bowled out for 75 in 15.2 overs.  Pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi

Sri Lanka have set a 125-run target for Bangladesh in the first match of the Tigers in the T20 World Cup 2024 in Dallas, Texas. Earlier, Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field first. Sri Lanka are coming off a humiliating loss against South Africa in their first match of the

After a woeful start to their T20 World Cup campaign, Sri Lanka will be under immense pressure when they face Bangladesh in a must-win game at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas, Texas, on Saturday. They were shot out for a record low score of 77 in their tournament opener against

Palestine created history when they booked a place in the third round of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers for the first time following a goalless draw on Thursday against Lebanon in Doha. Against the backdrop of the war in Gaza, the Palestinian team has already claimed a piece of

Germany's Alexander Zverev reached the French Open semi-finals for the fourth consecutive year by seeing off the spirited challenge of Australia's Alex de Minaur. Fourth seed Zverev, 27, came through to win 6-4 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 against 11th seed De Minaur. Now Zverev has

Former Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte has been appointed the new boss of Napoli on a three-year deal. The 54-year-old has not managed since he left Spurs by mutual consent in March 2023 after 16 months in charge. Despite a disappointing time in north London,

The brilliant performance of the bowlers helped Uganda beat Papua New Guinea (PNG) by three wickets in their Group C match of the T20 World Cup 2024 on Thursday.  Opting to bowl, Uganda bundled out PNG for just 77.  However, they fumbled in the chase and lost seven

India's fearsome pace attack ruthlessly blew away Ireland on a difficult pitch in New York as they started the T20 World Cup with an eight-wicket victory. Hardik Pandya took 3-27 as Ireland fought back to scramble their way to 96 all out with 24 balls of their innings left unused.

Coach Graham Arnold has confirmed teenage winger Nestory Irankunda will debut for the Socceroos in their World Cup qualifier against Bangladesh in Dhaka. Nestory Irankunda will make his hotly-anticipated Socceroos debut against Bangladesh, with coach Graham Arnold lauding the teen

Defending champion Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the French Open before his quarter-final with a knee injury. Serbia’s Djokovic had a scan on the injury on Tuesday, having blamed the "slippery" Roland Garros clay courts for aggravating the problem during his

Carlos Alcaraz made light work of Stefanos Tsitsipas to set up a tantalising French Open semi-final against incoming world number one Jannik Sinner. Spanish third seed Alcaraz, 21, won 6-3 7-6 (7-3) 6-4 against Greek ninth seed Tsitsipas on the Roland Garros clay. It was the second

The Netherlands edged past Nepal for a tense six-wicket win in their T20 World Cup opener in Dallas. The Dutch made hard work of chasing only 106, reaching their target in the 19th over after a spirited bowling display from Nepal. Opener Max O'Dowd anchored the innings with an

England's defence of the T20 World Cup suffered an early setback as their opening match against Scotland in Barbados was washed out. Only 10 overs were possible amid regular showers and the match was abandoned at 14:50 local time (19:50 BST). That came after Scotland posted 90-0

Scotland have won the toss and elected to bat first against defending champions England in their World Cup campaign. The match will start at 8:30 pm (Bangladesh Standard Time). England will be looking to retain their title, and they certainly have the squad to pull it off. With

Bangladesh are hopeful of getting a fully-fit Taskin Ahmed ahead of their T20 World Cup 2024 opener against Sri Lanka in Dallas as the pacer continues to recover from his rib injury that he suffered against Zimbabwe.  The tall right-arm pacer had suffered a rib fracture in the

Jahanara Alam is considering transitioning into a coaching role after her retirement. Former Bangladesh cricket captain Jahanara Alam is considering embarking on a new journey post-retirement, aiming to transition into a coaching career. Recently, she actively participated in a Level A

Fazalhaq Farooqi led the bowling attack and picked a five-wicket haul as Afghanistan beat Uganada by 125 runs at the Providence Stadium in Guyana in the T20 World Cup on Tuesday.  Earlier Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran take Afghanistan to 183/5 in the first innings against