Pakistan skipper Babar Azam has closed the gap on India dynamo Suryakumar Yadav at the top of the ICC Men's T20I Batter Rankings following an excellent end to his side's series against New Zealand. Babar was Pakistan's leading run-scorer during an enthralling series that

Rishabh Pant is set to return to international cricket for the first time since a life-threatening car accident having being picked in India's T20 World Cup squad. The wicketkeeper, 26, has not played for India since sustaining serious injuries in the crash in December 2022. He

Rafael Nadal says it has been a "very emotional" week after he made his last-ever appearance at the Madrid Open. The former world number one, a five time champion in the Spanish capital, waved an emotional farewell to the tournament after losing in straight sets to Jiri

Marcus Stoinis scored 62 as Lucknow Super Giants edged past a game Mumbai Indians bowling lineup to win the match by 4 wickets, rising up to third in the table. Nehal Wadhera’s 46 and Tim David’s last over flurry helped Mumbai Indians to a respectable 144/7 against the

Vinicius Junior scored twice as Real Madrid came away with a draw in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final tie with Bayern Munich. The Brazilian took advantage of two errors from Bayern defender Kim Min-jae - beating him for pace and slotting a shot past goalkeeper Manuel

Abahani Limited retained Dhaka Premier League (DPL) title after four-wicket win over Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Cricket Club at BKSP-4 ground today. The victory against Sheikh Jamal was Abahani's 14th straight in the DPL, including three in the Super League phase as they sealed the

Nigar Sultana opted to bat first at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet in the second T20I between India and Bangladesh.  After a convincing 44-run victory in the first match, Harmanpreet Kaur and Co will be looking for a better show with the bat and take a 2-0 lead

Bangladesh national women’s team will be looking to bounce back in the ongoing five-match WT20I series when they take on visitors India in the second match at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium today (April 30). The hosts are currently trailing the series by a 0-1 margin

Rafael Nadal is into the last 16 of the Madrid Open after a hard-fought victory over Argentina's Pedro Cachin. The Spaniard, 37, came through 6-1 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 after three hours and six minutes on court. Five-time champion Nadal is playing on the Madrid clay for the final time,

Led by spinners Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy’s attacking spells, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) restricted Delhi Capitals (DC) to 153 for nine before recording a seven-wicket at the Eden Gardens on Monday. In the chase, Phil Salt continued his onslaught, smashing 68 off 23

Barcelona cruised to victory thanks to Robert Lewandowski's second-half hat-trick after Valencia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili was sent off. The hosts, who are on the cusp of relinquishing the La Liga title to Real Madrid despite the victory, took the lead when Fermin Lopez

Veteran seamer Tim Southee will play at his seventh Twenty20 World Cup after being included Monday in an experienced New Zealand squad for the tournament starting June 1 in the Caribbean and United States. Kane Williamson will make his sixth T20 Cricket World Cup appearance and will

Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman picked up two wickets as his side, Chennai Super Kings, beat Sunriser Hyderabad by 78 runs in the Indian Premier League at the Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday (April 28).  He bagged two wickets for 19 runs from 2.5 overs to guide Chennai bundle out

Paris St-Germain have won their third consecutive Ligue 1 title after second-placed Monaco fell to a 3-2 defeat against Lyon. PSG are 12 points clear and cannot be caught with just three games remaining. Malick Fofana scored the winner for Lyon on Sunday, with the 19-year-old

Erling Haaland marked his return with a goal as Manchester City kept up the pressure on leaders Arsenal with victory over Nottingham Forest. The Norwegian striker missed two games through injury but came off the bench in the 62nd minute at the City Ground. He slotted into the left

Zimbabwe cricket team arrived in Bangladesh today for a five-match T20 International series against the Tigers, starting on May 3. The East African nation travelled to Chattogram straightway after landing in Dhaka as the port city will host first three matches on May 3, 5 and 7. The

Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and opted to bat against Bangladesh in the opening Twenty20 International (T20I) at Sylhet on Sunday (April 28). Kerala all-rounder S Sajana is making her debut for India. The 29-yearold from Mananthavady in Wayanad becomes the second

Bangladesh Women are set to take on mighty India this afternoon (April 28) in their first T20 International of the five-match series in Sylhet. The match is scheduled to begin at 4 pm at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.   India Women's team though would start the series

In the fifth and last T-20 match at Lahore, Pakistan beat New Zealand by 9 runs, leveling the series 2-2. Batting first, Pakistan scored 178 runs for the loss of five wickets in allotted 20 overs. In reply, New Zealand were all out on 169 runs in 19.2 overs.   The five-match

Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino said video technology is "damaging" English football after Axel Disasi had a stoppage-time winner disallowed in their draw at Aston Villa. Pochettino's side came from two goals down to draw and dent Villa's top-four hopes but Disasi