After winning the toss, Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto elected to bat against New Zealand on Wednesday in Dhaka in the second Test of the two-match series. The hosts won the opener last week and now have the chance to seal their first-ever Test series win over the Black Caps

Ruthless England thumped Scotland in their final Women's Nations League group match but it was not enough to top the table after the Netherlands scored two injury-time goals against Belgium to deny them in a dramatic finish. That means the Dutch are through to the Nations League

Argentina and Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi has been named Time magazine's Athlete of the Year. Messi joined Miami in July and scored 11 goals in 14 games in all competitions to help them lift the Leagues Cup, their first ever trophy. The 36-year-old also won the Ballon

Declan Rice's last-gasp header snatched victory for Arsenal in a seven-goal thriller at Luton to move them five points clear at the top of the Premier League. It was the conclusion to a compelling encounter in which the hosts twice fought back and threatened to win when Elijah

Bashundhara Kings reached the semifinals of the ongoing Independence Cup 2023 after beating Bangladesh Army by 2-1 goals in their quarterfinal match at the Bashundhara Kings Arena today (December 5). Kings’ Uzbek defender Boburbek Yuldashov took a lead in the 39th minute, but

The Gold Coast has ruled itself out of hosting the next Commonwealth Games, ending any hope the event could still be held in Australia. The coastal city hosted the 2018 Games, and mayor Tom Tate had - unilaterally - insisted it could do it again. But the federal and state

The Premier League has agreed a new record £6.7bn domestic television deal for Sky and TNT to show up to 270 live games a season. The deal includes the BBC continuing to show highlights on Match of the Day. The top flight said the deal, which covers the four years from the

Bangladesh national women’s football team cleanly swept away Singapore women’s national football team in the two FIFA tier-1 friendlies after winning the second match by 8-0 goals at the Bir Shrestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur today (December 4). 

Inter Milan moved back to the top of the Serie A table thanks to a big victory at defending champions Napoli. Hakan Calhanoglu put the visitors ahead with a fantastic first-time strike from 25 yards. Nicolo Barella slotted home after some excellent footwork in the box and Marcus

Barcelona beat Atletico Madrid as Joao Felix scored the only goal of the game against his parent club. The Portuguese forward, on a season-long loan from Atletico, dinked the ball over Jan Oblak from a tight angle in the 28th minute. Memphis Depay went close to an Atletico equaliser

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has criticised referee Simon Hooper on social media over a controversial decision late in Sunday's dramatic 3-3 draw with Tottenham. The Norway forward was incensed with Hooper after being denied the opportunity to play an advantage in the

Shai Hope's sublime century led West Indies to a stunning four-wicket win over England in the first one-day international in Antigua. Hope smashed 109 not out from just 83 balls as the hosts chased down 326 to win with seven balls to spare. Needing an unlikely 106 from the last

Dhaka Abahani Ltd reached the semifinals of the ongoing Independence Cup 2023 after beating Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ltd in a nail-biting tie-breaker by 3(1)-2(1) goals of the second quarterfinal at the Bashundhara Kings Arena Sunday night.  Sheikh Jamal’s Brazilian

Hosts Germany will face Scotland in the opening match of Euro 2024 in Munich while defending champions Italy have been drawn in the same group as Spain. The Germans, three-time winners, will kick off the one-month tournament on June 14 with the final on July 14 in Berlin’s

Germany won the Under-17 World Cup for the first time after beating France in a penalty shootout in the final on Saturday.   The Germans won 4-3 after regulation time ended 2-2. Germany played the last 21 minutes with 10 men after Winners Osawe received a second yellow card. A

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib al Hasan reached Dubai on Saturday in a short trip to complete a photo shoot and sponsorship for Bangla Tigers, a T10 franchise competing in the Abu Dhabi T10. It is understood that Shakib will be staying in Dubai for a couple of days for Bangla Tigers

Taijul Islam bagged a six-wicket haul to help Bangladesh beat New Zealand by 150 runs in the first Test in Sylhet on Saturday (December 2). Chasing a target of 332, New Zealand were bowled out for 181, with Bangladesh taking a 1-0 in the two-match series.  Earlier, New Zealand

Spain lost for the first time since they were crowned world champions as Italy produced a surprise win in the Women's Nations League. Athenea del Castillo put the hosts ahead in Pontevedra before Italy scored three times in 18 second-half minutes. Michela Cambiaghi put the

Ella Toone scored a late winner for England as they came from two goals down to beat the Netherlands in a crucial Women's Nations League tie, keeping alive Team GB's hopes of qualifying for the Olympic Games. The World Cup runners-up were 2-0 down after 35 minutes when Lineth

India beat a much-changed Australia to complete a T20 series victory in Raipur. A career-best 46 from Rinku Singh helped India post 174-9, despite Ben Dwarshuis taking 3-40. Australia, who won the third T20 on Tuesday, got off to a flying start thanks to the in-form Travis Head, who