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Bangladesh’s national cricket team’s former captain, Shakib Al Hasan, has been fined Tk 2 crore 26 lakh by Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) for manipulating the share price of a publicly listed company. According to sources at BSEC on Thursday (May 15), the regulatory body found Shakib guilty of involvement in share price manipulation of Sonali Paper & Board ...

Bangladeshi left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman has made a dramatic return to Indian Premier League (IPL), signing with Delhi Capitals for ₹6 crore as a replacement for Jake Fraser-McGurk, who withdrew from the tournament due to personal reasons. Despite going unsold in original auction, Mustafiz’s late inclusion makes him the highest paid Bangladeshi cricketer in IPL history. In an official announcement ...

Inter Miami star and football legend Lionel Messi is set to unveil his favorite goal from his illustrious career on May 22. The iconic moment will be transformed into a piece of art, created in collaboration with media artist Refik Anadol, and auctioned off for charity. Messi, an eight-time Ballon d’Or winner and World Cup champion, has scored over 800 ...

Atalanta secured a 2-1 victory over Roma on Monday, clinching third place in Serie A and a guaranteed spot in next season’s UEFA Champions League. The win puts the Bergamo-based club seven points ahead of both Juventus and Lazio, with only two matches left in the season. Serie A’s top four teams qualify automatically for Europe’s top club competition. Ademola ...

IPL 2025 will resume on May 17 and end on June 3, as per the revised schedule announced by the BCCI on Monday night. The remainder of the tournament, which was suspended on May 9 for a week due to cross-border tensions between India and Pakistan, will be played at six venues: Bengaluru, Jaipur, Delhi, Lucknow, Mumbai and Ahmedabad. The ...

Carlo Ancelotti has been appointed manager of Brazil’s national team on a deal that runs until the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said on Monday, reports Xinhua. The 65-year-old will leave his current role at Real Madrid after the club’s last La Liga match of the season against Real Sociedad on May 25. “The greatest national ...

After 14 years and 123 Tests, it’s the end of an era in Indian cricket as Virat Kohli has officially announced his retirement from Test cricket. Reports of Kohli retiring from Tests first emerged last week, but it was being speculated that the BCCI were looking to convince the former skipper to extend his career. However, that will not be ...

Suspended due to the India-Pakistan military conflict, the Indian Premier League (IPL) is set to resume either on May 16 or 17 with the possibility of the final being moved out of Kolkata. The announcement of ceasefire on Saturday paved the way for resumption of the league that was suspended on May 9 for one week. The IPL Governing Council ...

Defending champions Bangladesh smartly reached the semifinal final of the six-nation South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Men’s Under-19 Championship as the first team beating Bhutan by 3-0 goal in their last Group A match at the Golden Jubilee Stadium, Yupia, in the Indian State of Arunachal Pradesh on Sunday. With the day’s feat, Bangladesh dominating the Group A to reach ...

Manchester City’s hopes of securing Champions League football next season took a significant hit on Saturday after they were held to a goalless draw by already-relegated Southampton; Premier League’s bottom side. Despite the return of star striker Erling Haaland after a six-week injury layoff, City failed to break down a resilient Southampton side, missing a golden opportunity to solidify their ...