Babar Azam has been reappointed as Pakistan's white-ball captain, four and a half months after he stepped down from the position in all three formats. The 29-year-old left his role after Pakistan failed to reach the semi-finals of last year's World Cup. Pace bowler Shaheen

Asitha Fernando claimed 4-34 as Sri Lanka bowled out Bangladesh for 178 to take a massive 353-run lead in the first innings of the second Test in Chittagong on Monday. The visitors decided against enforcing a follow-on but were left struggling with their batting in the second innings,

Ten-man Paris St-Germain moved 12 points clear at the top of Ligue 1 with a 2-0 win over Marseille. Vitinha opened the scoring at the Stade Velodrome with a low strike past Pau Lopez in the 52nd minute. Substitute Goncalo Ramos sealed the win in the latter stages as PSG ended

Real Madrid's final match before facing Manchester City in the Champions League ended in victory over Athletic Bilbao thanks to two fine goals by Rodrygo. The Brazil forward opened the scoring with a lovely finish from 20 yards. And he made sure of the points with a composed

Italy's Jannik Sinner cruised past Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets to win the Miami Open men's title. Australian Open champion Sinner, who previously finished as runner-up in Miami in 2021 and 2023, defeated the Bulgarian 6-3 6-1. It marks a third title of 2024 for the

Sri Lanka were all out for 531 runs posting a mammoth total in the first innings on Day-2 of the second Test being played in Chattogram. The openers put up a half century before Nishan Madushka was dismissed for 57.  Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis batted positively but

Australia have romped to a 10-wicket victory in the first T20 International against Bangladesh in Dhaka, with Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney making short work of a modest target. Sophie Molineux (2-25) helped restrict the Tigresses to 4-126 despite Nigar Sultana Joty's superb

American Danielle Collins beat fourth seed Elena Rybakina in straight sets to win the Miami Open - the first WTA 1,000 title of her career. Collins, who plans to retire at the end of the 2024 season, beat Kazakhstan's Rybakina 7-5 6-3. It marks a third career title for the

Australia's ongoing limited-overs international tour of Bangladesh has added to the growing camaraderie between Australian women and Bangladesh women cricketers and the Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana Jyoti took it a notch higher on Saturday (March 30) ahead of the start of the first

Stats are deceptive! Al Nassr had 312 passes, 76 per cent possession, eight shots and two goals at the end of the first half.  And yet, for all their big names Al Nassr were mostly underwhelming against a relegation-threatened Al-Tai in the opening 45 minutes. Otavio

The incidents came a few days after Spain faced Brazil in a friendly match arranged to combat racism, following numerous instances of abuse aimed at Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior over recent seasons. Rayo Majadahonda goalkeeper Cheikh Kane Sarr was sent off in the 84th minute of

Sri Lanka amassed 314 runs and have lost four wickets after 90 overs at the end of Day 1 of second Test against Bangladesh being played in Chattogram. Dhananjaya de Silva and Dinesh Chandimal remain on the crease having scored 15 and 34 runs respectively at the day end. The openers put

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has confirmed that the senior men's team's multi-format tour of Afghanistan which was originally scheduled to be played in July, has been rescheduled in a mutual decision taken by the boards of both countries. The Bangla Tigers were expected to

Bangladesh Hockey Federation vice-president and former acting general secretary Mohammad Yousuf passed away on Saturday (March 30) morning. He breathed his last while undergoing treatment at Chattogram Evercare Hospital today. Siraj Uddin Mohammad Alamgir, General Secretary of

Jannik Sinner needed only 69 minutes to breeze past defending champion Daniil Medvedev and reach the Miami Open final. Second seed Sinner dominated a one-sided semi-final and swept Russia's Medvedev aside 6-1 6-2. The match was a repeat of January's Australian Open final,

A rampant Kolkata Knight Riders top-order powered through to claim a clinical seven-wicket win against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL encounter on Friday evening. Chasing 183 to win, an 86-run opening stand between Phil Salt and Sunil Narine saw the Knight Riders take

Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva won the toss and send Bangladesh to field first in their second and final Test at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong today (March 30). Sri Lanka, however, lead the two-match series 1-0 after thumping the hosts by 328 runs in Sylhet.

Shakib Al Hasan returns for Bangladesh for the Chattogram Test match and will play his first red-ball game in nearly a year. Bangladesh's interim head coach Nic Pothas is happy to have experienced all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan back in the Test squad as they prepare to recover from a

Al-Ahli have been crowned the inaugural Saudi Arabian Football Federation Women’s Cup champions, after defeating Al-Shabab 3-2 in the final of the competition at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh on Thursday night. Al-Ahli forward Ibtissam Jraidi, who scored the first two of her

Leukaemia survivor Rikako Ikee will compete for Japan in the 100m butterfly at the Paris Olympics after missing out on an individual place at the Tokyo Games three years ago. Three-time world champion Daiya Seto will swim the men's individual medley after Japan's 27-member team