NEW DELHI: Two days before he flies out to Dhaka for the ODI series, MS Dhoni turned back the clock by turning up for a surprise practice session at the National Stadium. This was the turf where he honed his batting wares under coach MP Singh before becoming a household name. Singh was there on Saturday…

Country’s premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan touched the 2000-run landmark as the first Bangladeshi cricketer at home den during the fifth and final day of the one-off Test against India yesterday. At Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, the left-handed all-rounder reached the milestone in the last…

Commentators Athar Ali Khan and Sanjay Manjrekar engaged in a friendly verbal spat during the fifth day’s game when India enforced Bangladesh to follow-on with 30 overs remaining of the day. Manjrekar, the Indian commentator reminded that Bangladesh have the record of being bowled out in little…

Mamunul Islam, captain of the Bangladesh national football team, believes that they are very much positive now a days than what they were in the past and their positive approach will be reflected in the match against Tajikistan tomorrow. Bangladesh will take on Tajikistan in their second home match…

AFP, PARIS: Yet another Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick propelled Portugal to a crucial 3-2 win in Armenia in Euro 2016 qualifying on Saturday while Poland’s Robert Lewandowski hit one of the quickest triples in the competition’s history. Andre Schuerrle also bagged a hat-trick in Germany’s…

AFP, WELLINGTON: European powerhouses Germany and Portugal crashed out of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup on Sunday, losing penalty shootouts to Mali and Brazil who join Serbia and Senegal in the semi-finals. On a day when the flare that has been the hallmark of the tournament disappeared, Senegal’s…

AFP, VANCOUVER (CANADA): Brazil advanced to the last 16 of the Women’s World Cup on Saturday with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Spain as France fell 2-0 to Colombia in the first upset of the tournament. France’s defeat threw Group F wide open as rivals England rekindled their campaign with…

AFP, NEW YORK: Jamaican sprint king Usain Bolt has work to do after clocking an unconvincing 20.29sec to win the 200m at the New York Diamond League meeting on Saturday. Even with a headwind of 2.8 meters per second, Bolt said he was baffled by a performance that included “the worst curve ever…

AFP, LA SERENA (CHILE): Argentina’s dreams of a first major title in 22 years were given a reality check on Saturday as Paraguay came from behind to snatch a last-gasp 2-2 draw in a Copa America classic. English Premier league star Sergio Aguero and captain Lionel Messi looked to have put Argentina…

AFP, ELBASAN (ALBANIA): Lacklustre France suffered another disappointing friendly defeat on Saturday as the Euro 2016 hosts went down 1-0 to Albania in the city of Elbasan, prompting an angry response from veteran defender Patrice Evra. A first-half free-kick by Ergys Kace gave Albania victory over…