Australia call off T20 series against Afghanistan over women's rights

Australia withdrew from a one-day series scheduled for March last year in the United Arab Emirates after the Taliban imposed strict restrictions on Afghan women, including banning them from attending universities.

Mustafizur off to Chennai for IPL

“Excited and Looking forward to my new assignment. Heading to Chennai for IPL 2024. Keep me in your prayers so that I can deliver my best,” Mustafizur posted on social media today.

Rishad’s upside down journey in Bangladesh cricket

His batting exploits, which first came into focus in the preceding Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka, where he smashed 53 off 30 balls in the third match, has gone largely unnoticed in the domestic circuit, simply because he hardly ever breaks into the playing eleven.

Cricket

Cricket

From concussion sub to 'timed out' re-enactment

Bangladesh snapped out of their losing streak when they clinched their first bilateral ODI series in 10 months with a series-clinching four-wicket win in their third and final ODI against Sri Lanka in Chattogram yesterday. A century, a collision while fielding, a concussion substitute, a whirlwind innings, and a petty act of dragging the past -- the final match of the three-match series had produced a number of memorable moments.

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Hasaranga unretires for Bangladesh Tests

Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga came out of Test retirement and was named in the squad for the two-match Test series against Bangladesh.

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Will Rishad continue to ‘make captain’s job easy’?

Rishad’s grooming will depend on how much patience the team management can show towards him, Habibul Bashar said.

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Lankans ‘surprised’ at Soumya’s concussion sub

Sri Lanka’s assistant coach Naveed Nawaz said he was surprised at Soumya Sarker being replaced through a concussion substitution in Bangladesh’s four-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the series-deciding third ODI in Chattogram on Monday. 

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DPL / Gazi Group, Legends of Rupganj hold nerves

Two of the three Dhaka Premier League fixtures churned out thrillers on Monday.

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President, PM greet Tigers for ODI series win against Sri Lanka

President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina congratulated the Bangladesh national cricket team for winning a three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka

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Mushfiqur re-enacts Mathews’ ‘timed out’ dismissal

Bangladesh veteran Mushfiqur Rahim added further fuel to the Bangladesh-Sri Lanka rivalry as he re-enacted Angelo Matthews’ timed out dismissal when the Tigers celebrated a 2-1 ODI series win over the Lankans in Chattogram on Monday. 

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Shanto praises his bowling unit in series-clinching victory

“I think on a wicket like this the bowlers showed a lot of character," Shanto said.

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Football

Football

Liverpool win ‘massive’ for United’s FA Cup hero Diallo and Co

"A lot of players have never had Old Trafford bouncing like that," said United legend Keane.

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Inter's Acerbi leaves Italy camp after racist abuse claims

Francesco Acerbi on Monday left Italy's training camp ahead of two friendlies in the United States after reports he will be investigated for alleged racial abuse of Napoli defender Juan Jesus.

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Inter's title charge hits bump in the road with Napoli draw

Juan Jesus nodded home Napoli's leveller with nine minutes remaining after fighting back from Matteo Darmian's opener shortly before half-time to snatch a deserved point.

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Mbappe bags hat-trick as PSG hit Montpellier for six

Vitinha put PSG ahead at the Stade de la Mosson and Mbappe doubled their advantage midway through the first half, only for an Arnaud Nordin header and a Teji Savanier penalty to bring Montpellier back level at the interval.

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Lewandowski-powered Barca thrash Atletico to stay in title race

Lewandowski set up goals for Joao Felix and Fermin Lopez either side of striking himself to pull Barcelona second, eight points behind leaders Real Madrid.

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Man City face Chelsea in FA Cup semis, Man Utd take on Coventry

FA Cup holders Manchester City will face Chelsea in the semi-finals at Wembley, while Manchester United's reward for their thrilling win against Liverpool is a meeting with second tier Coventry.

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Man Utd fightback ends Liverpool's quadruple quest in FA Cup classic

Manchester United ended Liverpool's quest for a quadruple of trophies in Jurgen Klopp's final season after Amad Diallo's winner edged a thrilling FA Cup quarter-final 4-3 after extra-time.

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Wolfsburg bring in Hasenhuettl for sacked Kovac

Bundesliga strugglers Wolfsburg appointed former RB Leipzig and Southampton coach Ralph Hasenhuettl on Sunday as Niko Kovac's replacement.

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More Sports

More Sports

Abahani win five on the trot

Title contenders Abahani extended their winning streak to five with a thumping 16-0 win over Victoria SC in the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium on Monday

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'It's been difficult', Alcaraz all smiles again after Indian Wells triumph

The Spaniard, still only 20, had not won a title since clinching his second major crown at last year's Wimbledon until he beat Daniil Medvedev 7-6(5) 6-1 on Sunday in a rematch of last year's final.

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Swiatek celebrates Indian Wells title with Zendaya

Zendaya and boyfriend and fellow actor Tom Holland were among the crowd Sunday as Poland's Swiatek beat Maria Sakkari 6-4, 6-0 to win the prestigious Indian Wells WTA title for the second time.

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MSC win easy, Usha edge Police

Title-contenders Mohammedan SC notched up an easy 11-1 win over Dilkusha SC while Usha KC toiled hard to clinch a 3-2 victory over Bangladesh Police in their respective matches in the Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium on Sunday.

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Siddikur bags $14,000 in Macau

Having overcome the disappointment of not being able to take part in the International Series event in Oman over visa issues, Siddikur Rahman stroked to 34th position in the International Series Macau.

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Alcaraz hands Sinner first 2024 loss

The victory ended Sinner's 19-match winning streak, including a 16-0 start to the year, and insures Alcaraz will remain No. 2 in the world rankings next week.

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Ruman Sana hits back at Chapol's 'mental issue' remark

Archer Ruman Sana has expressed his dismay at Bangladesh Archery Federation general secretary’s remarks about him and said he would like to talk with the sports minister regarding his future in the sport.

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Djokovic withdraws from Miami Open

World number one Novak Djokovic withdrew from next week's ATP-WTA Miami Open on Saturday in the wake of his shock exit at Indian Wells.

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Sports Multimedia

Sports Multimedia

Shakib-Tamim row painful: Salahuddin

In a career spanning 25 years, renowned coach Mohammad Salahuddin has worked with three generations of cricketers and has elevated himself to spectacular heights in the country's cricket. In a detailed conversation with The Daily Star on their multimedia program, ‘Star Special’, coach Mohammad Salahuddin delves into various facets of Bangladesh cricket, shedding light on the looming challenges facing the Tigers and the factors impeding their fulfilment of expectations.

BPL playoffs race heating up 

The playoff stage of the Bangladesh Premier League is beginning to take shape as the league phase is coming to an end. The race for the top four spots is heating up. With the business end of the tournament looming, star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has found his touch with the bat. He is making up ground on his pre-set standards and once again is in contention for a Player of the Tournament award. 

From Mashrafe, Klopp, to Australian Open, what's cooking in the sports arena?

The on and off-field issues going on in the 10th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League, India making England taste their 'Bazball' tonic, an inexperienced West Indies making their presence felt at the Gabba, Liverpool having to look at life after Jurgen Klopp and the Australian Open awaiting a new Men's singles champion -- there are events aplenty for fans to dive into. Here, in this episode of The Daily Star's multimedia show, 'Pitch Perfect', we try to discuss briefly the current sporting scenario.

Podcast / What’s wrong with the BPL?

The 10th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League will commence at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on January 19, with defending champions Comilla Victorians taking on Durdanto Dhaka. Ahead of the latest season, The Daily Star’s Sports Podcast Pitch Perfect points out factors associated with the franchise tournament which are far from ideal.

No bar for BCB boss Papon to resign

Following Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hassan Papon’s swearing in as Minister for Youth and Sports in the new government on Thursday, questions have been flying around whether the incumbent BCB boss can resign now and a new president is nominated, or does he need to wait till the end of his tenure to do that, which is October 2025? There seems to have been a lot of curiosity, and confusion too, in this regard among the general people. ...

Pacer Nahid Rana gets called up as BCB announces squad for 1st SL Test

Pacer Nahid Rana received his maiden call-up as Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced a 15-member squad for the first of the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka starting on Friday at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet.

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Tanzid hits highest ever ODI score for a concussion sub

Tanzid, who came in as a concussion substitute for Soumya Sarkar, hit a eye-catching 84 off 81 balls with the help of nine fours and four sixes in the third ODI against Sri Lanka.

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Stretchers, a collision and a concussion sub

Soumya won't be able to bat in the Bangladesh chase and the management has named Tanzid Hasan Tamim as his concussion substitute.

1d ago

Mustafizur stretchered off the field

Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman was stretchered off the field during the third ODI against Sri Lanka after severe cramps under the sweltering sun in Chattogram.

1d ago

Rishad storm powers Bangladesh to series-clinching win

Janith Liyanage hit a stellar century that took a struggling Sri Lanka to 235 in their 50 overs in the series-deciding third ODI at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram

1d ago

Changes imminent but Tigers optimistic

Bangladesh play Sri Lanka in the third and final series-deciding ODI in Chattogram today, with questions remaining over what the Tigers' line-up could be for the pivotal contest. The Tigers started the series with a convincing six-wicket win before the visitors bounced back with a three-wicket victory in the second game.

1d ago

RCB beat Delhi Capitals to win first WPL title

Aggressive knocks from Ellyse Perry and Sophie Devine buoyed Royal Challengers Bangalore at the right moment to seal an eight-wicket Women's Premier League final win Sunday after a Delhi Capitals batting collapse.

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Tigers hope to end losing streak

Bangladesh will be hoping to win the third and final ODI against Sri Lanka in Chattogram today and snap out of a losing streak by clinching their first bilateral series in the format in almost 10 months.

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Pochettino pleads with Chelsea fans to 'trust' him after Leicester scare

Mauricio Pochettino pleaded with Chelsea fans to "trust" him and show support for Raheem Sterling after the pair were booed during Sunday's FA Cup quarter-final win against second-tier Leicester.

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Leverkusen extend unbeaten run to 38 as Bundesliga title nears

Florian Wirtz scored after 84 seconds as Bayer Leverkusen made it 38 games unbeaten in all competitions with a 3-2 victory in Freiburg on Sunday.

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