The latest episode of Pitch Perfect brings you an in-depth discussion of the disappointing plight of the BPL and its future.
Disciplined bowling and a quickfire 51 by Ben Duckett helped England bounce back to win the third T20 international against India on Tuesday and keep the series alive.
The last time Chelsea won the Premier League was back in 2016-17. Since then, despite being in the fight for the crown on a few occasions, The Blues have struggled to find the killer instinct and have suffered from several setbacks centred around an unexpected change in ownership. Performance levels had also reached severe lows in the 2022-23 season and they ended up finishing 12th in the league.
New Zealand star Melie Kerr is the latest recipient of the illustrious Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy as the stand-out player of 2024, beating Laura Wolvaardt, Chamari Athapaththu and Annabel Sutherland to the top honour in the women’s game.
Australia have now won all three editions of the championship, which was instituted in 2014 to grow the women’s game and has been instrumental in ensuring more women’s cricket tours over the past decade.
The non-payment issue of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is now getting global attention with chief executive officer of the World Cricketers' Association (WCA) Tom Moffat blasting the BPL for being a ‘repeat offender’ and expressing his disappointment at the ordeal.
Travis Head will replace Sam Konstas as Usman Khawaja's opening partner in the first Test against Sri Lanka at Galle on Wednesday, Australia's stand-in captain Steve Smith said on the eve of the match.
Just hours after the senior team got pummeled by eight wickets by West Indies in a T20I, the Bangladesh Under-19 Women’s team thrashed their West Indian counterparts by 10 wickets in their Super Six Group 1 match of the ICC Women’s U-19 T20 World Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia today.
He is the only player to notch two centuries in this edition of the BBL, having also scored 101 off 64 balls against the Scorchers.
After restricting Bangladesh to 144-3 in 20.0 overs, the West Indies overhauled the target in 16.5 overs with eight wickets in hand.
In the end, what suffered was Bangladesh cricket’s need for decentralisation, which would put a stop to notions that “Dhaka’s club cricket is Bangladesh cricket”.
"The club expresses its thanks and appreciation to Neymar for what he has provided throughout his career with Al-Hilal, and wish the player success in his career," said a club statement posted on social media.
Raging Conceicao and Calabria had to be kept apart by coaching staff and teammates while fans celebrated Milan's improbable stoppage-time comeback to beat Parma 3-2 on Sunday.
Brazilian superstar Neymar is reportedly ready to accept a huge pay cut to facilitate a return to his boyhood club Santos and the booter is likely to complete the move soon.
Mymensingh Youth Chess Championship 2025 will raise its curtains on February 2 at the Mymensingh Gymnasium.
World number one Jannik Sinner will not defend his ATP 500 title in Rotterdam as the Italian's "body needs time to rest" after winning the Australian Open, tournament organisers announced Monday.
Double Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner set his sights on mastering clay and grass courts to make himself a complete player after the Italian claimed his third hardcourt Grand Slam title on Sunday.
The 23-year-old came through a tense battle between the world's top two players 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 on Rod Laver Arena, raising his arms in the air and looking to the sky in celebration.
The victory earned the Italian world number one his third Grand Slam crown.
The Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year, ends on Sunday when defending champion Jannik Sinner faces Alexander Zverev for the men's title. AFP looks back on five memorable storylines from the past two weeks in Melbourne:
The former world number one responded on Saturday, posting a photo of an MRI taken of his left hamstring on the social media platform X with the caption: "Thought I'd leave this here for all the sports injury 'experts' out there."
It is Keys's first major title, having reached a second Grand Slam final eight years after her first in New York. She lost on that occasion to Sloane Stephens
Barcelona sit third in the standings with 42 points, three behind second-placed Atletico Madrid and seven adrift of leaders Real Madrid.
The controversy-ridden ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) reached a new low yesterday after Durbar Rajshahi failed to field any foreign players – an unforeseen occurrence in the tournament history – for their match against Rangpur Riders in Mirpur.
Son Heung-min slammed Tottenham's lack of focus after Sunday's "painful" 2-1 defeat against lowly Leicester increased the pressure on under-fire boss Ange Postecoglou.
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is all set to take legal action against Durbar Rajshahi after their foreign players refused to show up at the match venue citing non-payment issues which forced them to play with only local players against Rangpur Riders in Mirpur on Sunday.
Bangladesh pacer Taskin Ahmed equalled Shakib Al Hasan’s record of claiming the most number of wickets in a single Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) season by any bowler today.
Real Madrid Manager Carlo Ancelotti was overjoyed with Kylian Mbappe's first hat-trick for the club as they beat bottom side Real Valladolid 3-0 away on Saturday to extend their lead atop LaLiga to four points.
Kevin Sinclair led a West Indian spin trio to give the tourists a sniff of a series-levelling win in the second Test Sunday with Pakistan on the ropes at 76-4 after day two in Multan.
Durbar Rajshahi have named a playing XI without any foreign players for their match against Rangpur Riders in Dhaka today after their foreign players reportedly refused to turn up at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium alleging payment issues.
Mendis, who scored 1451 runs across formats at an average just above 50, rubbed shoulders with some of the greats of the game in 2024.
Reigning champions Fortune Barishal became the second team to qualify for the playoffs in the Bangladesh Premier League following an eight-wicket win against Sylhet Strikers in their ninth match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
