Kylian Mbappe scored twice as Paris St-Germain eased past 10-man Saint-Etienne to go seven points clear at the top of Ligue 1. Leandro Paredes' volley gave the French champions an early lead, and Saint-Etienne were a man down when Jean-Eudes Aholou was sent off after 25 minutes.

England cricketer Ben Stokes has been voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2019. The all-rounder was man of the match as England won the World Cup for the first time with a dramatic super over victory against New Zealand at Lord's. Stokes, 28, also hit an unbeaten 135 in the

DHAKA: Chattogram Challengers on Wednesday (Dec 11) registered their first win over the Sylhet Thunder in the first T20 match of Bangabandhu BPL (Bangladesh Premier League) at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. The Thunder had to bat first after losing the toss and posted a

DHAKA: Chattogram Challengers won the toss and opted to field first against Sylhet Thunder in the opening match of the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BBPL) at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka on Wednesday (Dec 11). The match kicks off at 1.30pm. The seventh

DHAKA: The new edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), which is rebranded as Bangabandhu BPL marking the 100th birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, will begin on Wednesday (Dec 11). Chattogram Challengers and Sylhet Thunder will face each other in the

Pakistan's decade-long isolation from hosting Test cricket ends tomorrow (Dec 11) when Sri Lanka will play at Pindi Cricket Stadium. The second Test will be in Karachi from December 19-23. The series is part of the world test championship. Sri Lanka's cricket team arrived in

Lionel Messi has been left out of Barcelona's squad to face Inter Milan on Tuesday night as Ernesto Valverde opts to rest his star man in a much-changed line-up. Messi scored a hat-trick against Mallorca on Saturday night and will now have a week to rest, with the first Clasico of

It means the Russia flag and anthem will not be allowed at events such as the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and football's 2022 World Cup in Qatar. But athletes who can prove they are untainted by the doping scandal will be able to compete under a neutral flag. Wada's executive

DHAKA: Bangladesh men’s under-23 team win gold medal beating Sri Lanka by seven wickets in South Asian Games Men's Cricket Competition at Kirtipur in Nepal. Earlier on Monday (Dec 09), Bangladesh skipper Shanto sent Sri Lanka to bat first after winning the toss in the final.

DHAKA: Bangladesh bagged gold in all 10 events in archery -- both individual and team events – in the 13th South Asian Games at Pokhara today (Monday). Ety Khatun and Roman Sana ensured their gold medals to make a history for the country.  14-year-old Ety won in the women’s

DHAKA: Suma Biswas and Md Sohel have won gold medals in compound singles event of women and men in archery in South Asian Games in Nepal on Monday (Dec 09). Suma beat her Sri Lankan competitor by 142-134 at Pokhara on this morning. Following Suma’s feat archer Sohel also brought

DHAKA: Bangladesh made a history by earning 14 gold medals till Sunday (Dec 08) in the regional games outside the country with all the six archery gold medals bagged on Sunday in the seven-nation 13th South Asian Games at Pokhara Stadium, Nepal. Bangladesh bagged all six gold medals up

DHAKA: Bangladesh secured three more gold medals – all in archery - in the 13th South Asian Games at Pokhara Stadium, Nepal on Sunday (Dec 08). Bangladeshi archers bagged the gold medals in men’s recurve team event, women's recurve team event and recurve mixed team event.

The much talked about BPL2019 takes off today with great funfair and gaiety promised by Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). BCB has dedicated this year’s tournament to the immortal memory of the father of Bangladeshi nation Bangabandhu. This year the tournament is planned and is being

DHAKA: Bangladesh won two gold medals in the Recurve Men’s team and Recurve Women's team event at the 13th South Asian Games at Pokhara Stadium, Nepal on Sunday (Dec 08). The men’s recurve team comprising of Mohammad Ruman Shana, Mohammad Tamimul Islam and Hakim Ahmed Rubel

DHAKA: The grand opening ceremony of the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BBPL) will be held at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) today (Dec 8). Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the seventh and special edition of BPL at 7pm. However, the main event

Lionel Messi celebrated winning his sixth Ballon d'Or with a hat-trick as Barcelona beat Mallorca to move top of La Liga. He scored two excellent finishes from outside the box before smashing in a third off the underside of the crossbar. Antoine Griezmann had opened the scoring

DHAKA: Bangladesh athlete Ziarul Islam secured Bangladesh’s sixth gold medal in 96-kg category of men's weightlifting in the ongoing 13th edition of the South Asian Games in Nepal on Saturday (Dec 07). Earlier in the day, weightlifter Mabia Akter Simanta bagged gold medal in the

DHAKA: Fatema Mujib earned a gold medal in fencing at the 13th South Asian Games in Naya Bazar, Kiritipur, Kathmandu on Saturday (Dec 07), bringing the seventh gold medal for Bangladesh. Earlier in the day, weightlifters Ziarul Islam and Mabia Akter Simanta clinched gold medals in the

DHAKA:  Bangladesh Men’s cricket team (U-23) confirmed the final of the ongoing 13th South Asian Games (SAG) after thrashing the host Nepal by 44 runs in their third game in Nepal on Saturday (Dec 07). As Nepal sent Bangladesh to bat first after winning the toss, Bangladesh posted