Australia's ongoing limited-overs international tour of Bangladesh has added to the growing camaraderie between Australian women and Bangladesh women cricketers and the Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana Jyoti took it a notch higher on Saturday (March 30) ahead of the start of the first

Stats are deceptive! Al Nassr had 312 passes, 76 per cent possession, eight shots and two goals at the end of the first half.  And yet, for all their big names Al Nassr were mostly underwhelming against a relegation-threatened Al-Tai in the opening 45 minutes. Otavio

The incidents came a few days after Spain faced Brazil in a friendly match arranged to combat racism, following numerous instances of abuse aimed at Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior over recent seasons. Rayo Majadahonda goalkeeper Cheikh Kane Sarr was sent off in the 84th minute of

Sri Lanka amassed 314 runs and have lost four wickets after 90 overs at the end of Day 1 of second Test against Bangladesh being played in Chattogram. Dhananjaya de Silva and Dinesh Chandimal remain on the crease having scored 15 and 34 runs respectively at the day end. The openers put

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has confirmed that the senior men's team's multi-format tour of Afghanistan which was originally scheduled to be played in July, has been rescheduled in a mutual decision taken by the boards of both countries. The Bangla Tigers were expected to

Bangladesh Hockey Federation vice-president and former acting general secretary Mohammad Yousuf passed away on Saturday (March 30) morning. He breathed his last while undergoing treatment at Chattogram Evercare Hospital today. Siraj Uddin Mohammad Alamgir, General Secretary of

Jannik Sinner needed only 69 minutes to breeze past defending champion Daniil Medvedev and reach the Miami Open final. Second seed Sinner dominated a one-sided semi-final and swept Russia's Medvedev aside 6-1 6-2. The match was a repeat of January's Australian Open final,

A rampant Kolkata Knight Riders top-order powered through to claim a clinical seven-wicket win against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL encounter on Friday evening. Chasing 183 to win, an 86-run opening stand between Phil Salt and Sunil Narine saw the Knight Riders take

Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva won the toss and send Bangladesh to field first in their second and final Test at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong today (March 30). Sri Lanka, however, lead the two-match series 1-0 after thumping the hosts by 328 runs in Sylhet.

Shakib Al Hasan returns for Bangladesh for the Chattogram Test match and will play his first red-ball game in nearly a year. Bangladesh's interim head coach Nic Pothas is happy to have experienced all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan back in the Test squad as they prepare to recover from a

Al-Ahli have been crowned the inaugural Saudi Arabian Football Federation Women’s Cup champions, after defeating Al-Shabab 3-2 in the final of the competition at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh on Thursday night. Al-Ahli forward Ibtissam Jraidi, who scored the first two of her

Leukaemia survivor Rikako Ikee will compete for Japan in the 100m butterfly at the Paris Olympics after missing out on an individual place at the Tokyo Games three years ago. Three-time world champion Daiya Seto will swim the men's individual medley after Japan's 27-member team

Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid Saikat became the first Bangladeshi umpire to be named in the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Umpires following the International Cricket Council’s annual review and selection process today (March 28). Saikat was elevated from the Emirates ICC International

In-form pace bowler Kasun Rajitha is out of the second Test against Bangladesh because of a back injury, Sri Lanka Cricket said. The second and final Test begins in Chittagong on Saturday with tourists Sri Lanka leading 1-0 after their 328-run win in the opening match in Sylhet.

Spanish prosecutors want the ex-head of the country's football federation to be jailed for two-and-a-half years, after he kissed a female footballer against her will at Spain's World Cup victory. Luis Rubiales is facing charges of sexual assault and coercion after he grabbed

Chelsea booked their place in the Women's Champions League semi-finals for a second season running with a comfortable aggregate victory over Ajax. Emma Hayes' side, who are chasing the quadruple this season, had a 3-0 lead from the first leg and only needed to complete the job

Sunrisers Hyderabad smashed 277-3 - the highest total in Indian Premier League history - in a record-breaking 31-run victory against Mumbai Indians. Opener Travis Head hit 62 from 24 balls, Abhishek Sharma a 23-ball 63 and Heinrich Klaasen 80 not out from 34. They took Sunrisers

Australia continued their domination over Bangladesh in the Women’s ODI series, part of the ICC Championship, with another sensational win in the third and final game. The contest, which unfolded at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, saw Aussie bowlers leading the

Top seed Carlos Alcaraz reached the Miami Open quarter-finals with an efficient straight-set win over Italy's Lorenzo Musetti. Spaniard Alcaraz, 20, won 6-3 6-3 and will play Poland's Hubert Hurkacz or Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov next. Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner

The Test match in the 2025 Women's Ashes in Australia will be a day-night game at the 100,000-capacity Melbourne Cricket Ground. The Test returns to a four-day match after it was extended to five days during the 2023 series in England. The pink-ball game, which starts on 30