Reigning champions England produced a fine all-round display as they overwhelmed Pakistan by seven wickets at the Oval on Thursday in their last competitive match before they begin the defence of their Twenty20 World Cup title. Victory gave England a 2-0 win in a four-match T20 series

In cricket, what started out as a “bit of a laugh” but turned out to be much more serious? This is not a trick question. It could refer to Test cricket’s origins. England v Australia, five-day matches, players switching allegiance between countries, a jibe by Australians

Three national athletes have received Taka five lakhs each as medical assistance on behalf of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The three athletes of Bangladesh Athletics Federation (BAF) received cheques of the medical assistance at the Prime Minister Office today. Tofazzel Hossain

Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmudullah Riyad are expected to play their last T20 World Cup in Bangladesh colors. Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto said the blend of experience and youth is the specialty of his team in this T20 World Cup. However, Bangladesh's games before the World

Scottie Scheffler says he wants to "move on" after all charges against the world number one following his arrest at the US PGA Championship earlier this month were dropped. The American was arrested by police officer Bryan Gillis outside Valhalla Golf Club hours before his

Defending champion Iga Swiatek saved a match point before beating Naomi Osaka to avoid the earliest French Open exit of her career in a second-round thriller in Paris. The 22-year-old Pole, who is bidding for a third successive title, fought back to win 7-6 (7-1) 1-6 7-5. Former

Ayoub El Kaabi struck four minutes from the end of extra time as Olympiakos beat Fiorentina in the Europa Conference League final to become the first Greek side to win a European trophy. The Moroccan striker, hero of Olympiakos' run to the final, stooped low to head in Santiago

Barcelona have appointed former Bayern Munich boss Hansi Flick as their new boss on a two-year contract. Flick, was who sacked by Germany in September 2023, takes over from Xavi, who was sacked last week. Flick's stint with Germany came after he guided Bayern Munich to a treble

Novak Djokovic began his French Open title defence with a solid if not spectacular victory over home hope Pierre-Hugues Herbert. Serbia's Djokovic, 37, upped his level when it mattered to win 6-4 7-6 (7-3) 6-4 in Tuesday's night session at Roland Garros. The 24-time Grand

The stadium which will host the opening match of the T20 World Cup in Dallas this weekend has been hit by severe weather, causing the cancellation of Tuesday's official warm-up match. The United States and Bangladesh were due to meet at 16:30 BST at Grand Prairie Stadium in Texas

A last-minute hiccup for the ICC! Just two hours before the USA vs Bangladesh warm-up game at the Grand Prairie Stadium, the match has been called off due to inclement weather.  It’s been a tough time for the people in Dallas, with warnings of flash floods due to severe

The South Asian nation is one of nine countries to have played all T20 World Cups since the tournament began in 2007 but is alone in never having made it to the knockout stage. Najmul, appointed all-format captain in February aged just 25 to replace newly minted politician Shakib Al

Chelsea are in talks to appoint Leicester City manager Enzo Maresca as the replacement for Mauricio Pochettino. The Italian, 44, took charge of the Foxes in June 2023 and has just led them back to the Premier League by winning the Championship at the first attempt. Maresca is

Cristiano Ronaldo set a new record for goals scored in a Saudi Pro League season after a double for Al-Nassr against Al-Ittihad took his tally to 35. The 39-year-old netted twice in the 4-2 win to overtake Abderrazak Hamdallah's mark of 34 in 2018-19, though the Morocco

Rafael Nadal's return to the French Open - and possible farewell - ended at the first hurdle as the 14-time winner lost to Alexander Zverev. The 22-time Grand Slam champion was beaten 6-3 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 by the in-form German fourth seed. Nadal has become synonymous with Roland

The West Indies completed a 3-0 sweep of its T20I series with South Africa after an eight-wicket crushing of the Proteas at Sabina Park on Sunday. Set 164 to win, the Caribbean side raced to the target with 6.1 overs to spare and for the loss of just two wickets. Openers Brandon

Xavi's time as Barcelona boss came to an end with a 2-1 win at Sevilla in the final La Liga game of the season. Fermin Lopez scored the winner, running to celebrate with the departing boss, who was told on Friday he was being sacked. Robert Lewandowski's early goal gave the

Kolkata Knight Riders won the Indian Premier League after a thumping eight-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final. Mitchell Starc set the tone for a brilliant KKR performance when he bowled Sunrisers opener Abhishek Sharma with a beauty in the first over. Sunrisers never

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) revealed the official jersey that the Tigers will put on in the upcoming T20 World Cup in the USA and the West Indies. The World Cup kit for the team tigers was revealed in a Facebook post on Monday. The 15-member T20 World Cup squad who are fresh off

US golfer Grayson Murray has died at the age of 30, the PGA Tour has announced. The two-time winner on the tour had withdrawn from this week's Charles Schwab Challenge event on Friday with illness, after playing 16 holes of his second round. "We were devastated to learn