Fourth seed Elena Rybakina ended world number one Iga Swiatek's recent dominance at the Stuttgart Open, winning in three sets to reach the final. Kazakhstan's Rybakina, 24, beat the Polish top seed 6-3 4-6 6-3, halting her 10-match win streak at the event. Swiatek had won

Sunrisers Hyderabad equalled their own Indian Premier League record for sixes in an innings with 22 in a 67-run victory at Delhi Capitals. Australia's Travis Head (89) and fellow opener Abhishek Sharma (46) cleared the ropes six times, while Shahbaz Ahmed managed five sixes in his

Arsenal put their Champions League disappointment firmly in the past to beat Wolves at Molineux and move back to the top of the Premier League. Having blown their chance to leapfrog Pep Guardiola's side six days ago by losing at home to Aston Villa, then been knocked out of the

Manchester City bounced back from the disappointment of the Champions League quarter-final exit to Real Madrid as Bernardo Silva's late goal sunk Chelsea at Wembley to seal a place in the FA Cup final. It was redemption for Silva after his poor spot-kick played a key role in

The Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) saw cricketing activities after 19 years as the cricketers used the newly installed athletics tracks as part of their fitness drill today (April 20).   The drill was held to assess the players physical condition ahead of the upcoming home

Defending champions Bashundhara Kings extended their lead as they beat Fortis Football Club by a solitary goal in the ABG Bashundhara Bangladesh Premier League football held at Rajshahi District Stadium on Saturday (April 20).   In the day's match, Brazilian midfielder Miguel

Cameron Norrie missed out on a semi-final spot at the Barcelona Open with defeat by Tomas Martin Etcheverry. British number one Norrie, 31st in the world, sits just one place lower than Etcheverry in the ATP rankings. There was little to separate the pair, but the Argentine stormed

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland is a doubt for his side's FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea on Saturday. Haaland was substituted late on during Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final defeat on penalties by Real Madrid. City boss Pep Guardiola said after the game

Rahul's time at the crease, which saw him smash nine fours and three sixes, played a key role in pushing Lucknow past Chennai's 176-6 with six balls to spare. "I felt that if we bat well, we could chase it down... when your partnership goes on, you can take a few more

Abahani Limited Dhaka have won their sixth match in the ABG Bangladesh Premier League Football against Lieutenant Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club by 2-1 goals at Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium in Gopalganj on Friday. In the day's match, Brazilian midfielder Jonathan Fernandes and

Assam Cricket Association (ACA) will send its U-16 squad for an exposure trip to Bangladesh. During this trip, the team will play two three-day matches and three one-day matches against the Bangladesh national team from April 25.  The matches will be held in Rajshai and Bogura.

Pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman is being brought back from the Indian Premier League as Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) wants him to be ‘fresh’ in the forthcoming ICC T20 World Cup, scheduled in USA and West Indies in June, said a board official on Wednesday. The BCB on Monday

Juventus have been ordered to pay Cristiano Ronaldo £8.3m in owed wages by an Italian court. Ronaldo, 39, agreed to defer wages when football in Italy was halted by the Covid pandemic in the 2020-21 season. The Portuguese had claimed he was owed more than £17m by his

Arsenal made a bitterly disappointing exit from the Champions League as they were beaten by Bayern Munich in a euphoric atmosphere at Allianz Arena. Joshua Kimmich's powerful 63rd-minute header from Raphael Guerreiro's cross was enough to send the Germans through to the

Manchester City's hold on the Champions League was wrestled away by Real Madrid as they were beaten on penalties in a dramatic quarter-final at Etihad Stadium. The holders recovered from going behind to Rodrygo's early strike to lay siege to Real's goal, finally equalising

Gujarat Titans were bowled out for their lowest Indian Premier League total of 89 as they lost by six wickets to Delhi Capitals. Rashid Khan (31) was the only player to score more than 12 for the Titans, who made their IPL debut in 2022. In response, the Capitals chased down their

Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) cricket operations chairperson, Jalal Yunus, has defended the decision to call back Mustafizur Rahman from the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, for his national side's T20l series against Zimbabwe. BCB has notified IPL and Mustafizur's

Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto said batter Tamim Iqbal is “fit” and should be available for all formats. Tamim missed the ODI World Cup due to a back injury and made his last appearance for the national team in September during the 50-over series against New

Rafael Nadal enjoyed a winning start at the Barcelona Open as he returned from another long-term injury in what could be his final year before retirement. The Spanish 22-time major champion, who turns 38 in June, won 6-2 6-3 against inexperienced Italian Flavio Cobolli in their

Jos Buttler hit 107 not out to lead Rajasthan Royals to a thrilling final-ball win in pursuit of 224 against Kolkata Knight Riders. England's white-ball captain struggled for his touch early on but burst into life when the seventh wicket fell. He faced every ball in the last