Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie won the toss and sent visitors Bangladesh to bat first in the first ODI of the three-match series in Chelmsford, England today (May 9).  Mustafiz Rahman and Taskin Ahmed have been kept out of the match while Shoriful Islam and Taijul Islam are

Nigar Sultana Jyoti's unbeaten 51-ball 75 helped Bangladesh women's team beat Sri Lankan by six wickets in their first T20 International in Colombo on Tuesday (May 9). Nigar smashed seven fours and two sixes as Bangladesh chased down a 146-run target with one ball to spare and

Lionel Messi returned to training with Paris Saint-Germain on Monday six days after Argentina’s World Cup-winning captain was suspended for going on an unauthorized trip to Saudi Arabia. “Leo Messi returns to training Monday morning,” tweeted the club along with a

New Zealand avoided a whitewash in ODI series after beating Pakistan by 47 runs in the fifth and final match in Karachi on Sunday. The victory meant New Zealand avoided being swept in the five-game series, which Pakistan won 4-1. New Zealand batted first and were bowled out for 299

World number two Carlos Alcaraz retained his Madrid Open title with a three-set victory over Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff. The 20-year-old Spaniard won 6-4 3-6 6-3 for his fourth trophy on the ATP Tour this season, and 10th overall. Alcaraz is the second man to defend his title

Ten minutes of normal time remained when Mikel Arteta withdrew the outstanding Martin Ødegaard and the almost equally impressive Gabriel Martinelli. Arsenal’s manager had judged his team’s two-goal lead sufficiently secure to protect this magnificent match’s two

Paris St-Germain moved to within three wins of the Ligue 1 title with a routine victory at Troyes. PSG were dominant playing in their first match since suspending World Cup winner Lionel Messi. Kylian Mbappe opened the scoring for the champions in the eighth minute before Vitinha

Bangladesh women’s U-17 coach Dalia Akhter has asked for help from Bashundhara Group to develop and promote handball, especially women’s handball in Bangladesh. “Bangladesh handball, especially the women’s handball, needs sponsors to take off ahead. Bashundhara

Abahani clinched their third straight victory in the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) super league phase with a four-wicket win over Legends of Rupganj at BKSP-3 ground today. Abahani restricted Mashrafe Bin Mortaza-led Rupganj to 230 runs in 47.2 overs. Abahani batters then batted with

World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka played a superb attacking game to beat Iga Swiatek in the Madrid Open final on Saturday for her first win on clay against her top-ranked rival. The Belarusian prevailed 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 to capture the title in the Spanish capital for the second time. Until

Rodrygo Goes fired Real Madrid to Copa del Rey glory with a clinical double in a 2-1 victory over Osasuna in Seville on Saturday, with Brazilian compatriot Vinicius Junior playing a part in both goals. Carlo Ancelotti's Madrid earned their 20th Spanish Cup at La Cartuja in their

AC Milan and Inter Milan secured matching 2-0 victories over Roman clubs as they briefly swopped places in Serie A ahead of their Champions League semi-final clash. Milan briefly jumped from sixth to fourth, leapfrogging Inter, with a home victory over second-place Lazio in the early

Chennai Super Kings cruised to a six-wicket victory over Mumbai Indians in an Indian Premier League game in Chennai on Saturday. Mumbai Indians managed a below-par 139 for 8 after being put into bat. Skipper Rohit Sharma (0) failed to score for the second game in a row, and Nehal

Sheikh Russel Krira beat Mohammedan Sporting Club by 2-1 goals in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) football held today (May 6) at Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium in Cumilla. Nigerian forward Kenneth Ikechukwu and his compatriot Mfon Udoh scored one goal each for Sheikh Russel

Defending champions Bashundhara Kings maintained their winning run in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League 2022-23 as they outplayed Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra by 4-0 goals at the Bashundhara Kings Arena on Friday. Kings also maintained a 10-point lead over second-placed Dhaka

Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from next week's Italian Open but says his condition has improved as he bids to be fit in time for the French Open. The 36-year-old Spaniard has not played since January because of a hip injury and says he needs more time to train. Unless he plays one

Lionel Messi has apologised to his Paris St-Germain teammates and says he will wait for the club to decide what they want to do with him after making an unauthorised trip to Saudi Arabia. The Argentina captain was suspended by the club for two weeks for the trip. It followed

Neeraj Chopra, the reigning men’s Olympic javelin throw champion, made his Doha Diamond League debut in style by winning the competition in the Qatari capital. India’s Chopra recorded a world-leading distance of 88.67 metres in his first throw of the javelin final on a

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam on Friday became the fastest batter to complete 5,000 one-day international runs during the fourth match against New Zealand in Karachi. The 28-year-old beat South African Hashim Amla’s record when he took a single to reach 19 during Pakistan’s

Brighton gained sweet revenge for their defeat to Manchester United on penalties in the FA Cup semifinal on Thursday as Alexis Mac Allister scored from the spot in the dying seconds to earn a 1-0 win. Classy Brighton dominated possession but lacked a cutting edge until Luke