An aggressive Alexander Zverev punched his ticket into the French Open quarterfinals with a 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 win over Bulgarian 28th seed Grigor Dimitrov on Monday to raise hopes that his barren Grand Slam run could finally end.

World Cup winner Lionel Messi’s entourage has reportedly halted talks with Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal as the Argentine looks set to rejoin Barcelona soon.

Kevin de Bruyne’s legacy will not be defined by the outcome of Saturday’s Champions League final, the midfielder said ahead of Manchester City’s showdown against Serie A side Inter Milan in Istanbul.

Brazil will play a friendly against Spain next March as part of an anti-racism campaign under the slogan ‘One skin’, both countries’ football federations announced on Monday.

Seven players will leave Leicester City when their contracts expire in June, officials from the club who were relegated from the Premier League said on Monday.

The Rohingyas wishing to return to Myanmar should have access to clear, factual information to be able to make free and informed decisions, and under no condition should be forced to return, said UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees, Kelly T Clements

The High Court yesterday directed the authorities concerned to maintain status quo for three months on earth-filling and construction of structures in a hundred-years old pond at Gendaria in Dhaka

With the country’s biggest power producer, Payra Power Plant, temporarily closing yesterday, the government is now looking at plants that are doing dry runs to ease load shedding.     

Two siblings died allegedly from pesticide poisoning after a cleaning service provider used pest control chemicals in their house in Dhaka’s Bashundhara Residential Area.

To clear Bangladesh’s position on human rights and elections, Dhaka will communicate with six US congressmen, who recently wrote to President Joe Biden, said State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam.