Bangladesh women's football team players immersed themselves in the Pahela Baishak celebrations at the Shahbag area of Dhaka this morning.
Ritu Moni’s grit and resilience, paired with captain Nigar Sultana Joty’s composed half-century, powered Bangladesh to a stunning win—marking their second triumph in as many games.
Bangladesh cricketers joined a camp in Sylhet today ahead of their two-Test home series against Zimbabwe, starting with the first game at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on April 20. The Tigers’ jovial mood on the first day of their camp was reflected through a post from pacer Hasan Mahmud on his official Facebook page. The post that included a picture of seven of the 10 players who joined the camp so far was captioned, ‘Ignore Nahid Rana’. Hasan was apparently poking fun at Nahid, who was the odd one out in the picture as the right-arm quick was the only one to be looking away from the camera.
The qualifier tournament will take place in Pakistan from 9 April, featuring six teams — Pakistan, West Indies, Bangladesh, Ireland, Scotland, and Thailand.
The MA Chidambaram Stadium witnessed a rare and emotional moment as MS Dhoni’s entire family—wife Sakshi, daughter Ziva, and for the first time ever, his parents Pan Singh and Devaki Devi—gathered to support him during the IPL 2025 clash between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Delhi Capitals (DC)
Pakistan all-rounder Khushdil Shah lost his temper and got involved in an altercation with fans after his side’s 43-run defeat in the third ODI against New Zealand in Mount Maunganui today.
French football superstar Kylian Mbappe often leaves defenders stunned and static on the field. For a change, he can now see his waxy doppelganger frozen in his trademark celebration at the famous Madame Tussauds in central London. The model, which was unveiled to Mbappe in Madrid last week, travelled to London where it was presented yesterday as the Real Madrid forward joined a long list of iconic footballers who have their wax statues on display at the world-renowned museum. Photos: AFP
The Bangladesh women's cricket team held their final practice session today at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium premises in Mirpur before departing for Pakistan tomorrow to compete in the ICC Women's ODI World Cup Qualifiers, set to begin on April 9.
Argentina punched their ticket to the 2026 World Cup with flair, delivering a stunning 4-1 demolition of arch-rivals Brazil in Buenos Aires on Wednesday morning (Bangladesh time)
Nigar Sultana Joty and Co started their preparation at the BCB Academy Ground on Saturday ahead of the upcoming qualifying event for the ICC Women's ODI World Cup in Pakistan, scheduled to be held from April 9-19. The Bangladesh team will leave for Lahore on April 3 and play two warm-up matches, against Scotland and Ireland on April 5 and 7 respectively, before the main event. Photos: BCB
Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishthan thrashed Kishoreganj 8-0 in the final to clinch the title of Brac Bank Women's Development Cup Hockey tournament, which concluded at the Maulana Bhashani Hockey Stadium on Saturday. BKSP, the most dominant team of the competition, cruised to the title with three goals each from captain Aprita Pal and Airin Akter Riya. Zakia Afroz Lima and Tonni Khatun scored the other two goals for BKSP, who scored a total of 82 goals while conceding a single goal in the entire competition. Arpita, also captain of Bangladesh women's team, emerged as the top-scorer of the tournament with 30 goals to her name. Kishoreganj forward Fardia Akter Ratri was, however, adjudged as the best player of the tournament. Photos: Firoz Ahmed
Hamza Choudhury, the biggest name in Bangladesh football, spent a busy day in Dhaka on Wednesday
India won the Champions Trophy overcoming a plucky New Zealand by four wickets in a nervy final to cap their unbeaten campaign in the elite 50-overs tournament on Sunday.
The cartoons, drawn by The Daily Star’s Staff Cartoonist Biplob Chakraborty, were composed according to the essence of the stories – ranging from criticism of player selection, incumbent sports officials to global showpiece events.
The cricket grounds have started to buzz with the presence of star cricketers as the players are preparing for the 10th edition of the franchise-based Bangladesh Premier League, beginning January 19.
