Nazmul Hassan Papon officially resigned as president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Wednesday, as confirmed by board sources. Former national team captain and ex-chief selector Faruque Ahmed is expected to be the new BCB president. The announcement followed an emergency

The toss for the first Test between Pakistan and Bangladesh Wednesday was delayed because of a wet outfield at Rawalpindi cricket stadium after overnight rain. Umpires Richard Kettleborough of England and Adrian Holdstock from South Africa will inspect the ground again at 10:00 am

Bangladesh are eyeing a winning start in their SAFF U-20 Championship 2024 campaign against Sri Lanka today at 3:15 pm (BST) at the ANFA Complex in Lalitpur, Nepal. Sri Lanka had a disappointing start, losing 0-1 to host nation Nepal in the tournament's opening match on Sunday,

Aryna Sabalenka won her first title since January's Australian Open by powering past Jessica Pegula in the final of the Cincinnati Open. The Belarusian needed 76 minutes to wrap up a 6-3 7-5 victory for the 15th title of her career and her sixth at WTA 1,000 level. The result

The Bangladesh Cricket Board has announced that fast bowler Taskin Ahmed would not play the first Test against Pakistan. According to the Bangladesh Cricket Board, Taskin Ahmed has been included in the Bangladesh A squad for the second four-day match against Pakistan Shaheens. He is

Italy’s world number one Jannik Sinner defeated Frances Tiafoe in straight sets to win the ATP Cincinnati Open on Monday. Sinner claimed his fifth victory of the season in emphatic style, swatting aside Tiafoe 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 in 1hr 36min to underscore his credentials for next

Jalal Yunus resigned from his position as a director of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). He was in charge of cricket operations under the leadership of Nazmul Hassan at the board. Jalal submitted his resignation letter to the National Sports Council (NSC) on Monday.

World number one Jannik Sinner overcame Alexander Zverev in a three-set thriller to reach the final of the Cincinnati Open. It took top seed Sinner three hours and seven minutes to seal a 7-6 (11-9) 5-7 7-6 (7-4) semi-final victory. The 23-year-old Italian had lost all four of his

Ireland secured a winning 2-0 lead in the one-day series against Sri Lanka after clinching a dramatic 15-run victory at Stormont. Player of the match Leah Paul's 81, 66 from Amy Hunter and Rebecca Stokell's unbeaten 53 helped Ireland reach 255-5 in their 50 overs. The recent

Kylian Mbappe made his La Liga debut as defending champions Real Madrid were held by Mallorca on the opening day. The France captain scored on his debut for the club in Wednesday's 2-0 Uefa Super Cup win over Atalanta. But the summer signing from Paris St-Germain failed to get

Erling Haaland scored on his 100th Manchester City appearance as the Premier League champions began their title defence with a win against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Haaland opened the scoring on 18 minutes with a dinked finish over Robert Sanchez for his 91st City goal since joining

Al-Hilal crushed Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr 4-1 in the Saudi Super Cup final on Saturday.      The Portuguese superstar opened the scoring for Al-Nassr just before half-time to give his team the lead at the break. But a second half blitz from Al-Hilal blew

Arsenal got their Premier League campaign under way with a comfortable victory over Wolves at Emirates Stadium. Kai Havertz headed in a first-half opener for the Gunners from Bukayo Saka's cross from the right, with the England forward adding their second after the break with a

Barcelona began life under new boss Hansi Flick with a win at Valencia to kick off their La Liga campaign. Former Germany boss Flick's side were made to come from behind after Hugo Duro tapped a Diego Lopez cross past Marc-Andre ter Stegen. The first half was a slow burner

Pakistan will host Bangladesh for the two-match Test series which is scheduled to start from August 21. The Test series is part of World Test Championship (WTC). The first Test match will commence on Wednesday (August 21) at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium and the final Test match will

Manchester United's £36m new-boy Joshua Zirkzee became an instant Old Trafford hero as he scored an 87th-minute winner against Fulham. The former Bologna forward came on with Alejandro Garnacho after an hour as United struggled to find a breakthrough against Marco Silva's

The ICC is continuing to closely monitor unrest in Bangladesh as it considers its back-up options for the upcoming T20 World Cup. India have ruled themselves out of contention to host the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup should the International Cricket Council need to move the

Kylian Mbappe enjoyed a "great night" as he struck on his Real Madrid debut to help his new side claim a record sixth UEFA Super Cup with a 2-0 win over Atalanta on Wednesday in Warsaw. The superstar French forward has waited years to play for his dream club and after finally

Chief selector Gazi Ashraf Hossain confirmed that senior Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will be available for all Test matches in 2024. "Probably at the end of July, we talked to Shakib and there were discussions with me regarding his fitness," Hossain said ahead of

Former England and Surrey batter Graham Thorpe took his own life, his family said. Thorpe, who played 100 Tests and 82 one-day internationals for England, died last week aged 55. In an interview with the Times, external, Thorpe's wife Amanda said he had been suffering from