Former Indian batter and cricket expert, Virender Sehwag, has delivered a blistering assessment of Bangladesh's ace all-rounder, Shakib Al Hasan, following his dismal performance against South Africa in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Sehwag's scathing criticism of Shakib has

Heinrich Klaasen hit a vital 46 as South Africa claimed a nervy four-run victory over Bangladesh that put them on the brink of securing a place in the T20 World Cup Super 8s. They defeated Bangladesh by four runs in their third match at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium

Angel Di Maria grabbed the decisive goal in a drab contest, as Argentina snagged a 1-0 win over Ecuador with Lionel Messi not in the starting lineup. The Albiceleste were short of their best, dragged into a chippy contest as Messi watched the first hour from the bench. And although the

Scotland raced to a comprehensive seven-wicket victory over Oman at the T20 World Cup to go top of Group B. A wonderful unbeaten 61 from Brandon McMullen guided Scotland to their target of 151 in just 13.1 overs as Richie Berrington's side delivered a real statement. Safyaan

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won a gripping wet-dry Canadian Grand Prix that developed into a five-car battle for the lead over the final 10 laps. Verstappen expertly managed a restart after a safety-car period with 11 laps to go to bolt into a decisive lead while McLaren’s

Jasprit Bumrah took 3-14 as India battled to a gritty six-run victory over Pakistan in a T20 World Cup thriller in New York. Pakistan seamers Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah both finished with fine figures of 3-21 as India were bowled out for 119 in 19 overs in slippery conditions after

Carlos Alcaraz has now won Grand Slam titles at the US Open, Wimbledon and the French Open Carlos Alcaraz won the French Open title many thought he was destined to claim by edging a scrappy five-set final against Alexander Zverev. Third seed Alcaraz won 6-3 2-6 5-7 6-1 6-2 on the

Northern Ireland's three-game unbeaten run came to an end with a comprehensive 5-1 defeat by Spain at the Son Moix Stadium. Michael O'Neill's side had taken the lead through a Daniel Ballard header in only the second minute of the game, but the quality of their hosts was

David Miller made an unbeaten half-century as South Africa avoided a hat-trick of World Cup upsets against the Netherlands with a nervy four-wicket victory in New York. The Dutch posted a modest 103-9 after being asked to bat first as Sybrand Engelbrecht’s disciplined 40 off 45

England's T20 World Cup defence is already in danger after a damaging 36-run defeat by Australia in Barbados. After a roaring start, their old rivals piled up 201-7 before England's batters fell away badly in their pursuit. Jos Buttler and Phil Salt reached 73-0 but after

Iga Swiatek achieved the rare feat of winning a third successive French Open women's title with a comprehensive victory over Italian 12th seed Jasmine Paolini. Poland’s Swiatek continued her recent dominance on the Roland Garros clay with a 6-2 6-1 win against first-time

Bangladesh beat Sir Lanka by two wickets in the first match of the Tigers in the T20 World Cup 2024 in Dallas, Texas. Tigers scored 125 runs for eight after chasing the 124-run target set by Sri Lanka with one ball remaining. Litton Das took 36 while Towhid

Carlos Alcaraz moved a step closer to a maiden French Open title by beating incoming world number one Jannik Sinner in an engrossing semi-final. Spanish third seed Alcaraz showed resilience to twice fight back from behind in a 2-6 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-3 win. Alcaraz missed two match points

Ireland were left on the brink of elimination from the T20 World Cup after they slumped to a 12-run defeat to tournament debutants Canada. Nicholas Kirton's 35-ball 49 helped Canada post a respectable 137-7, the highest score at this ground in New York since the tournament began

The first-ever “Embassy Cricket Carnival-2024” started Friday at the Bashundhara Sporting Complex featuring cricketing talents in the diplomatic community and international organisations active in the country. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) in association with

Afghanistan thrashed New Zealand in just 15.2 overs on Saturday in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 at the Providence Stadium in Georgetown, Guyana. Chasing the target of 160 runs, New Zealand fell far short of it and were bowled out for 75 in 15.2 overs.  Pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi

Sri Lanka have set a 125-run target for Bangladesh in the first match of the Tigers in the T20 World Cup 2024 in Dallas, Texas. Earlier, Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field first. Sri Lanka are coming off a humiliating loss against South Africa in their first match of the

After a woeful start to their T20 World Cup campaign, Sri Lanka will be under immense pressure when they face Bangladesh in a must-win game at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas, Texas, on Saturday. They were shot out for a record low score of 77 in their tournament opener against

Palestine created history when they booked a place in the third round of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers for the first time following a goalless draw on Thursday against Lebanon in Doha. Against the backdrop of the war in Gaza, the Palestinian team has already claimed a piece of

Germany's Alexander Zverev reached the French Open semi-finals for the fourth consecutive year by seeing off the spirited challenge of Australia's Alex de Minaur. Fourth seed Zverev, 27, came through to win 6-4 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 against 11th seed De Minaur. Now Zverev has