Barcelona star Lionel Messi has retained the European Golden Shoe as the top scorer across all leagues in Europe. A little over a month ago, Liverpool's Mohamed Salah was the firm favourite to outscore all of his rivals but the Liverpool man scored just four Premier League goals

DHAKA: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has finalized the squad for the three-match T20 series against Afghanistan.     On Sunday (May 20), BCB declared the 15-member squad excluding left-hander Imrul Kayes and pacer Taskin Ahmed and including Mosaddek Hossain. The Tigers will

Continuing his recovery from a broken foot, the Brazilian is desperate to help his country claim the World Cup this summer. Brazil star Neymar spoke of his hunger to lead the nation to World Cup success in Russia. The Paris Saint-Germain forward , 26, is on the comeback trail from a

DHAKA: The sixth edition of the Bangladesh Premier League T20 will not be held this year due to the upcoming national elections. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) in a meeting made the decision pm Tuesday (May 15).  Earlier, the BPL edition was scheduled to begin on October 5 this

DHAKA: Veteran West Indies batsman Gordon Greenidge, under whose guidance Bangladesh won the ICC Trophy in 1997, is coming to Dhaka Sunday (May 13). Gordon Greenidge, who was given the prestige of an honorary citizen in Bangladesh, will come here on a 5-day tour to meet his former

DHAKA: Australia have called off hosting Bangladesh later this year citing financial reasons. The ICC's Future Tours Program (FTP) had Australia down to play two Tests and three ODIs at home against Bangladesh in August and September 2018, the latter's first bilateral tour down

Liverpool reached the Champions League final for the first time since 2007, advancing 7-6 on aggregate despite losing a dramatic second leg to Roma. A journey that started on 15 August in Germany against Hoffenheim in the play-off round will end on 26 May when Jurgen Klopp's men

Six months have gone since the most powerful cricket coach of Bangladesh left his assignment without any prior notice after disastrous South Africa Tour. BCB could neither make him accountable nor could clarify to Bangladeshis what situation led him to not even oblige to contractual

DHAKA: Bangladesh elevated to the eighth position in Test ranking of International Cricket Council (ICC) surpassing West Indies.   The ICC published the ranking list on its website on Tuesday.   This is for the first time Bangladesh secured its number-eight position in Test

Barcelona wrapped up the league title in Ernesto Valverde's first season as manager with a Lionel Messi-inspired victory over Deportivo La Coruna. Messi scored a hat-trick at the Riazor to give Barca an unassailable lead at the top of the table. Barcelona had led 2-0 with goals

DHAKA: Bangladesh became Group A champion to reach the semifinal of the six-team Bangabandhu Asian Senior Men’s Central Zone International Volleyball Championship. Setting an all-win record, Bangladesh beat Maldives by straight 3-0 sets in their last group match at the Shaheed

Luis Suarez scored two goals as Barcelona produced a masterclass to beat Sevilla and win the Copa del Rey final for the fourth successive season. Sevilla were 3-0 down at half-time, Suarez tapping home Philippe Coutinho's pass to open the scoring in Madrid. Lionel Messi doubled

DHAKA: Bangladesh national volleyball team registered a 3-1 win over Nepal in the first match of Bangabandhu Asian Senior Men’s Central Zone International Volleyball Championship. The two teams locked horns under Group A, at Shaheed Suhrawardy National Indoor Stadium in Mirpur

DHAKA: The International Cricket Council (ICC) constituted a three-member conflict resolution committee after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) initiated a dispute resolution process against the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The hearing will take place at the ICC

DHAKA: Shooter Shakil Ahmed brought second silver medal for Bangladesh by placing second in the Men’s 50m pistol event at the 21st Commonwealth Games at Belmont Shooting Centre in Brisbane, Australia. Shakil scored 220.5 overall, in the final to win the silver medal on Wednesday

DHAKA: Roma pulled off a sensational second-leg comeback to beat Barcelona 3-0 and reach the Champions League semi-finals on away goals. Barca  were heavy favourites to progress after a 4-1 first-leg win, but fell apart to Roma's brilliant showing. Defender Kostas Manolas

DHAKA: The United Arab Emirates will host the the 2018 Asia Cup that was originally slated to be held in India, reports ESPNcricinfo.   The tournament is likely to be played between September 13 and 28. Political tensions between India and Pakistan has been cited as the reason for

DHAKA: Bangladesh claimed the first medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia as shooter Abdullah Hel Baki won the silver medal in the men’s 10m Air Rifle event on Sunday. Baki finished with a score of 244.7 in the final at the Belmont Shooting Complex in

DHAKA: A bus carrying a group of Canadian junior hockey players collided with a semi-trailer on a rural highway in Saskatchewan province, killing 14 people, reported Canadian media. 14 more were injured — including three critically — in the accident involving the Humboldt Broncos

DHAKA: Former Indian cricket team captain MS Dhoni was given the country's third-highest civilian honour, reports Times of India. Dhoni received the prestigious Padma Bhushan on Monday (April 2) from President Ramnath Kovind. The honour came on the seventh anniversary of his