Serena Williams made a triumphant return to the US Open on Monday (August 27), opening her bid for a record-tying 24th Grand Slam title with a 6-4, 6-0 first-round victory over Magda Linette. Williams, a six-time champion at Flushing Meadows, missed last year's edition as she gave

DHAKA: Bangladesh defeated Thailand by 3-1 in the 4th Pool B match of the 18th Asian Games Men’s Hockey at Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) hockey ground in Jakarta of Indonesia on Sunday (August 26). The match started at 3 pm (Bangladesh time) In the remaining Pool B match, Bangladesh

Bangladesh men bowed out of the Asian Games football competition after losing 3-1 to North Korea in the knockout phase match.  DPR Korea produced a dominant display to beat Bangladesh, at the Wibawa Mukti Stadium in Cikarang, Indonesia Friday (August 24) evening.  First-half goals

Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris was charged with drink-driving early Friday morning in London. Lloris, who captained France to a World Cup championship this summer, was stopped by a routine patrol in Gloucester and failed a roadside breathalyzer, according to the BBC. The 31-year-old

DHAKA: Bangladesh lost to Malaysia by 0-7 in the 3rd Pool B match of the 18th Asian Games Men’s Hockey at Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Hockey Ground in Jakarta on Friday (August 24). The game started at 11 am. In the remaining Pool B matches, Bangladesh will play Thailand on Sunday

Following a superlative show with the bat in the third Test against England, Virat Kohli has reclaimed the No.1 spot on the ICC rankings charts that he lost to Steve Smith after India's defeat at Lord's in the second Test. The Indian captain notched up scores of 97 and 103 in

DHAKA: St Kitts & Nevis Patriots 70/3 (Thomas 38*, Hodge 1/1) beat St Lucia Stars 69 (Qais Ahmad 24, Cottrell 3/14, Lamichhane 2/13, Mahmudullah 2/20) by seven wickets with 74 balls remaining Bangladeshi allrounder Mahmudullah Riyad has taken a two-wicket haul as his team St Kitts &

Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Najam Sethi resigned from his post on Monday, almost four years after he first took over the cricket board and oversaw the return of international cricket to Pakistan. "I was waiting for the new Prime Minister to take oath before submitting my

DHAKA: Bangladesh Under 23 football team secured its place in second round of Asian Games by beating Qatar 1-0 goal in Indonesia. Bhuyan orchestrated the late goal in extra time (90+3 minutes) to beat the Qatar, the nation to host the next FIFA World Cup in 2022. BDST: 2010 HRS, AUG

Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson has announced his retirement from all levels of cricket. Johnson, 36, said he had hoped to continue playing in Twenty20 competitions around the world but his body was "shutting down" and some back problems during the Indian Premier League had

Cristiano Ronaldo made a winning start to his Juventus career as his new club came from behind to beat Chievo 3-2 in a dramatic start to the Serie A season. Federico Bernardeschi scored a 93rd-minute winner, moments after Juve had a goal ruled out by VAR with Ronaldo at the centre of

Kylian Mbappe picked up the club season on Saturday the same way he left the World Cup, scoring two goals in Paris Saint-Germain's 3-1 victory over Guingamp. After sitting out PSG's season opener, Mbappe came off the bench, but only needed 45 minutes to make an impact. After

DHAKA: Bangladesh is sending a117-athlete contingent to the Asian Games, to be held from August 18 to September 2 in the Indonesian cities of Jakarta and Palembang. The contingent comprises 86 men and 31 women athletes. The 14 disciplines where Bangladesh will take part in are:

Asia's biggest multisport event, attracting more than 10,000 athletes from across the continent and offshore islands, gets under way Saturday (August 18) in Indonesia for two weeks of competition in 40 sports ranging from the mainstream to the esoteric. The eighteenth edition of

Bangladesh A cricket team beat Ireland A by six wickets in the third T20 match, to take the three-match series 2-1 in Dublin Friday (August 17). The series decider match was cut short to 18 overs, due to rain. Ireland A won the toss and bat first. They posted 183 runs by 5 wickets.

DHAKA: The baby girl of ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is now a school-going toddler.   Alayna Hasan Aubrey, daughter of Shakib Al Hasan and Ummey Ahmed Shishir, was born on November 9, 2015. Her ability to learn things quickly has taken over the internet. Thursday (August 16)

DHAKA: Bangladesh progressed to the final of the SAFF U-15 women’s championship 2018 after beating Bhutan 5-0 in the semifinals at Changlimithang Stadium in Thimpu of Bhutan on Thursday (Aug 16). Bangladesh will face India in the final slated for Saturday (Aug 18). Anai Mogini,

Former India Test and One Day International captain Ajit Wadekar has died at the age of 77. The former batsman, who led India to triumphs in England and West Indies in 1971, scored 2,113 runs in 37 Test matches between 1966 and 1974. Wadekar later served as coach, manager and

England cricketer Ben Stokes has been found not guilty for his role in a street fight. Stokes was on trial for knocking out two men in the southwest English city of Bristol last September. Stokes said he was acting in self-defence.  As the verdicts were delivered at Bristol Crown

DHAKA: Bangladesh became group champion by beating Nepal 3-0 goals in SAFF U-15 Women's Championship 2018 on Monday (August 13). On the other hand, Indian women’s team beat Bhutan to secure its place in the semifinals.   The tournament is being hosted by Bhutan from 9–18 of