‘A huge hug’: Ronaldo sends grieving Messi a heartfelt message

Ronaldo and Messi spent almost two decades at the centre of football's greatest individual rivalry, competing for major trophies and individual honours while representing Real Madrid and Barcelona respectively.
12 August 2026

‘I don’t know how to move forward’: Messi unsure over future after father’s death

Despite his grief, the Inter Miami forward pledged to honour his father's memory through parenting his own children.
12 August 2026

Be like Doku and kill with kindness

Doku could easily have taken the moral high ground by attacking the person who attacked him.
12 August 2026

Litton ‘100 percent fit’ ahead of Darwin Test

Experienced wicketkeeper-batsman Litton had been sidelined since June with a left calf injury and was initially ruled out of the opening Test of the two-match series.
12 August 2026

Oscar-winning actor Brad Pitt offers to ‘show Neymar how to sell the scene’

The comments come at an interesting moment in Neymar’s career, with the Brazil forward having recently brought his international future into focus.
12 August 2026

Afghanistan to ‘host’ India for three September T20Is in Delhi

Afghanistan have long used India and the United Arab Emirates as home venues because of the country's political and security challenges.
12 August 2026

Shanto backs ‘no-longer-the-same’ Bangladesh to make 23-year return count

Shanto also made clear that Bangladesh’s focus was on competing throughout the Test rather than worrying about how long it might last.
12 August 2026

Australia go full-strength as Cummins reveals playing XI against Bangladesh

Australia captain Pat Cummins has confirmed the XI his side will use for the opening ICC World Test Championship contest against Bangladesh in Darwin.
12 August 2026

Shamit Shome joins Pele's NY Cosmos

Bangladesh midfielder Shamit Shome will join New York Cosmos after ending his three-year spell with Canadian Premier League club Cavalry FC, the club confirmed on Wednesday.
12 August 2026

Indian cricketer arrested on rape charges

Bengal cricketer Abishek Porel, who has played for Delhi Capitals in the IPL, was arrested by police in Hooghly district following allegations that he had sexual relations with a woman on the promise of marriage, an official said on Tuesday.
12 August 2026

Police FC fail to emulate Fortis

Bangladesh Police FC could not make their continental debut as memorable as Fortis FC, falling to a narrow 1-0 defeat against Syria’s Al Ittihad Ahli of Aleppo SC in the AFC Challenge League preliminary round in Jordan on Tuesday.
12 August 2026

Mustafizur retained by IPL-owned Dubai Capitals for ILT20

Mustafizur Rahman has been retained by Dubai Capitals for the upcoming edition of the UAE’s ILT20, giving the Bangladesh pacer another opportunity to play for a franchise owned by an Indian Premier League team.
12 August 2026

PSG want to win everything: Luis Enrique

Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique says the European champions "want to win everything" this season, ahead of their first chance of silverware in Wednesday's UEFA Super Cup final against Aston Villa.
12 August 2026

Doctors ignored 'warning signs' before Maradona's death, court hears

Diego Maradona showed "warning signs" that went unheeded during the home hospitalization leading up to his death in 2020, a witness on Tuesday told the trial examining the Argentine football legend's demise.
12 August 2026

Cristiano Ronaldo marries longtime partner Georgina Rodriguez

Cristiano Ronaldo and his longtime partner Georgina Rodriguez have finally tied the knot, with the Portugal superstar and the Spanish-Argentine becoming husband and wife in a private civil ceremony in Portugal on Tuesday.
12 August 2026

‘I don’t want Bangladesh to need Tony Hemming forever’

Hemming spoke to The Daily Star's Abdullah Al Mehdi after Tuesday's opening session in Chattogram about mastering local conditions and ending the reliance on foreign expertise.
12 August 2026

PSG eye Super Cup repeat

Paris Saint-Germain will look to add another piece of silverware to their remarkable European haul when they face Aston Villa in the UEFA Super Cup in Salzburg tonight.
12 August 2026

Fortis, Ibrahim make most of unlikely opportunities

Fortis FC were not supposed to be in the AFC Challenge League preliminary round. Mohammad Ibrahim was not even coach Masud Parvez Kaiser's first choice as a loanee. Yet on Tuesday, both proved decisive as Fortis reached the group stage of Asia's third-tier club competition on their debut.
11 August 2026

India-Bangladesh series faces fresh scheduling clash

With less than three weeks remaining before the proposed dates, the Bangladesh tour appears increasingly unlikely
11 August 2026

'Rana is a big out': Australia all-rounder Webster

Australia all-rounder Beau Webster believes Nahid Rana’s absence is a big blow for Bangladesh heading into the Tests in Darwin and Mackay, but says Australia also face an element of the unknown with Bangladesh’s bowling attack.
11 August 2026