Indian Captain, Rohit Sharma, won the toss and chose to bat first in the final of the T20 World Cup against South Africa at the Kensington Oval in Barbados on Saturday. India and South Africa are the only two unbeaten teams in the tournament and comfortably beat England and Afghanistan

Assam Handball Series (men's and women's) begins tomorrow (June 30) at Shaheed Captain M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium in the city, said a press release.   Bangladesh Olympic Association former secretary general and Bangladesh Handball Federation former president

Real Madrid's winger overcame a rough game one performance to put on a brilliant show as Brazil earned first Copa America 2024 victory. A goal, footwork, a certain skill move - there's a certain aura around that aspect of the game. It's called Samba Football, or locally,

India and South Africa have made it to the T20 World Cup Final, each side undefeated through the group stage, the Super Eights and the semifinals. Both teams arrived in Barbados on Thursday night ahead of Saturday’s final, such is the hectic – even shambolic – nature

A moment of madness from Timothy Weah left the United State’s Copa America campaign hanging by a thread on June 27, as the hosts crashed to a shock 2-1 loss to Panama. The Juventus winger was sent off in the 18th minute after an off-the-ball clash with Panama’s Roderick

A dominant India ended England’s title defence by handing them a 68-run thumping in the second semi-final of the T20 World Cup on Thursday and secure their place in the final against South Africa. Put into bat in the rain-hit match, India posted a strong 171-7 with skipper Rohit

England have won toss and opted to field first against India in the second semi-final of T20 World Cup 2024. The match is being played at the Providence Stadium, Guyana on Thursday. The toss for the game was delayed by 1 hour and 20 minutes due to rain at the venue. A total of 250

One of Australia's most celebrated swimmers has announced her retirement from the sport after failing to qualify for this year's Olympics in Paris. Cate Campbell announced that it was “time to officially say goodbye to the dream I have had since I was 9 years old,”

Georgia are through to the last 16 of Euro 2024 after Wednesday’s 2-0 win over Portugal, a historic triumph in the former Soviet Republic’s first appearance at a major international tournament. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s fine finish with less than two minutes on the

Cenk Tosun scored a stoppage-time winner as Turkey beat the Czech Republic in a fiery final group game to secure a last-16 tie against Austria. The Czechs needed to win Wednesday's final group game to avoid being eliminated, and they pushed for victory in the tense closing stages.

South Africa ended their run of semi-final heartache by thrashing Afghanistan to reach their first men's T20 World Cup final. The Proteas, who had failed to progress from all seven of their previous World Cup semi-finals across formats, dismissed Afghanistan for 56 in 11.5 overs on

Local football legend, former national team player Mohamed Arif (Baka) has passed away while receiving treatment at ADK Hospital today. The 38 year old former midfielder was rushed to the hospital yesterday after his health deteriorated three days after arriving in Maldives from Saudi

Lautaro Martinez struck a dramatic late winner as Argentina beat Chile 1-0 to secure their place in the Copa America knockout stages with a game to spare. The reigning champions looked like they would have to settle for a point on a frustrating night at the MetLife Stadium, having

Austria produced a hugely impressive performance that will make others take notice at Euro 2024 as they beat the Netherlands to progress to the last 16 as Group D winners. Despite being handed a tough draw with the Dutch and France, Ralf Rangnick’s side won two of their three

A masked Kylian Mbappe scored his first-ever Euros goal but France were held to a draw by an already-eliminated Poland to finish second in Group D. France needed all three points in order to seal top spot, but Robert Lewandowski's 79th-minute penalty cancelled out Mbappe’s

Australian opener David Warner bid farewell to his 15-year international cricket career after Afghanistan bagged victory over Bangladesh in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 on Tuesday, eliminating the Kangaroos from the tournament. The decision comes as Afghanistan’s latest victory

Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto has apologised to the cricket-loving fans of his nation for their shambolic performance in the T20 World Cup and blamed his batting unit for the disappointing run that ended with a defeat against Afghanistan. After India beat Australia on

Captain Rashid Khan expressed that Afghanistan’s advancement to the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2024 has fulfilled a prediction made by the iconic West Indies cricketer Brian Lara. Lara had foreseen Afghanistan’s progression to the semi-finals before the tournament

Afghanistan sealed a famous win by 8 runs (via DLS method), in a dramatic rain-affected Super 8 encounter against Bangladesh.  Australia are sent packing from the tournament, as they needed a Bangladesh win to qualify.  This will be Afghanistan's first appearance at

Brazil was held to a 0-0 draw by Costa Rica on Monday night, with the international powerhouse inauspiciously failing to break through offensively in its Copa America opener. Although Brazil controlled play and outshot Costa Rica 18-2, the Selecao were held scoreless by a defence led