Brief Score South Africa 307/2 in 81 Overs (Tony de Zorzi 141, Tristan Stubbs 106, Aiden Markram 33, Taijul Islam 2/110) On a lifeless docile wicket at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Cricket Stadium at Sagarika, Chattogram South Africa winning the toss and batting first reached the impregnable

Defending champions Bangladesh will take on host Nepal in final match of the seven-nation SAFF Women's Championship scheduled to be held tomorrow (Oct 30) at Dasharath Rangasala Stadium in Kathmandu, Nepal. The match will kick off at 6:45 pm Bangladesh time.  It'll be

In an intense start to the second Test between Bangladesh and South Africa at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram, South Africa opted to bat after winning the toss. By the fifth over of the first session, South Africa had reached 25 without loss, thanks to captain Aiden

Real Madrid were named club of the year but were absent from Monday's Ballon d'Or ceremony in Paris, where forward Vinicius Junior was beaten to the award for best men's player by Manchester City's Rodri. The European champions said its representatives would not go

Spain and Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmati has won the women's Ballon d'Or for the second year in a row. Bonmati won every possible trophy at club level last season as Barcelona secured a historic quadruple - winning Liga F, the Champions League, Supercopa and Copa de la

Manchester City and Spain midfielder Rodri has won the men's Ballon d'Or - awarded to the best footballer of the year - for the first time. The 28-year-old, who lost just one game last season for club and country, was awarded the prize in Paris after helping Spain win Euro 2024

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz took an emotional win in the Mexico City Grand Prix after Red Bull’s Formula One leader Max Verstappen was twice penalised for clashes with title rival Lando Norris and finished sixth. McLaren’s Norris, who called Verstappen

Jack Draper won the biggest title of his career at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna as the British number one's breakout season reached even greater heights. Draper produced an outstanding level to beat Russia's Karen Khachanov 6-4 7-5 in the final of the ATP 500 event. The

Cole Palmer scored his seventh goal of the season as Chelsea beat Newcastle to continue their impressive start. Palmer struck early in the second half when his clean strike from just inside the penalty area beat Nick Pope at his near post. Nicolas Jackson's fifth league goal of

Mohamed Salah's late equaliser gave Liverpool a point against Premier League title rivals Arsenal in an eventful encounter at Emirates Stadium. Arsenal led twice but were undermined by injuries to key defenders Gabriel and Jurrien Timber in the second half, having already been

Bangladesh confirmed the final of the SAFF Women’s Championship 2024 by clinching a 7-1 win over Bhutan in the first semifinal held at the Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu, Nepal on Sunday. Tahura Khatun scored her first international hat trick while skipper Sabina Khatun netted

Spirited Bangladesh faces Bhutan in the first semifinal of the seven-nation SAFF Women's Championship scheduled to be held today (Oct 27) at Dasharath Rangasala Stadium in Kathmandu, Nepal. The match kicks off at 1.45 pm Bangladesh time.  Group B champions host Nepal will

New Zealand completed a historic first Test series victory in India with a 113-run win in the second Test that ended the hosts' 12-year unbeaten streak. The triumph in Pune gives the Black Caps an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series and ends India's remarkable run

Manchester City went back to the top of the Premier League as Erling Haaland’s early effort proved enough to beat struggling Southampton. When Haaland shrugged off Jan Bednarek to turn Matheus Nunes’ fifth-minute cross beyond Saints keeper Aaron Ramsdale for his 11th league

Robert Lewandowski scored twice in three minutes as La Liga leaders Barcelona thrashed Real Madrid in El Clasico to move six points clear of their rivals. Real were looking to extend their run of unbeaten games to 43 in the league, which would have equalled the record set by Barcelona

Tabith Awal has been elected as the president of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) following a landslide victory in the polls today (Oct 26). A politician, businessman and two-time former vice-president of BFF, Tabith secured 123 votes against five secured by the other contestant at

The motivated Bangladesh U-17 national football team will meet Afghanistan in their crucial last group B match of the AFC Asian Cup 2025 Qualifiers tomorrow (Oct 27) at Prince Stadium in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. The match kicks off at 3 pm (Bangladesh time). Bangladesh must

Pakistan thrashed England by nine wickets in the third Test in Rawalpindi on Saturday to seal the series after spinners Noman Ali and Sajid Khan dismissed the visitors for 112. Noman finished with 6-42 and Sajid 4-69. England won the first Test by an innings and 47 runs while Pakistan

Bangladesh's all-format captain Najmul Hossain Shanto is likely to step down from the leadership role after the conclusion of the ongoing home Test series against South Africa. The Bangladesh Cricket Board had appointed Najmul as captain across formats for a year in February 2024,

Team Bangladesh are poised to face yet another series whitewash after losing the first test of the ongoing Dutch Bangla Bank Test Series at SBNCS Dhaka by 7 wickets. Given the present state of the two teams and the sagging morale of the Tigers, it is highly likely that another series