The third edition of the much-anticipated Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) will be staged in the new aspect in the third week of November. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) in principle took the decision to hold the Twenty20 Tournament after it corrected the irregularities and the fixing scam that hit the…

India ODI skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said that they will apply their ‘one game approach’ at a time to give them the best chance to win the game against a spirited Bangladesh who had recently whitewashed Pakistan in the limited over cricket. “To win the series is the foremost and…

Bangladesh national blind team became joint champions in the Tri-Banga International Blind Cricket Tournament after their final match with South Banga was abandoned due to rain at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Wednesday. Visual Impaired Cricket Association of Bengal (VICAB) organised the tournament.…

AFP, GALLE (SL): Bad weather washed out the opening day’s play without a ball being bowled in the first Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Galle on Wednesday. The umpires abandoned play at 2.00 pm (0830 GMT) after incessant rain showed no signs of abating and the large covers at the Galle…

The departure of India’s Test specialist from Bangladesh has coincided with a fine slapped on opener Murali Vijay for not following ICC regulations for logos on bats, according to cricketnext.com. Vijay, who made 150 in the rain-marred one-off Test against Bangladesh, was fined 25 percent of his…

AFP, WELLINGTON: Five-time champions Brazil trounced Senegal 5-0 on Wednesday to set up a FIFA Under-20 World Cup final against Serbia, who edged past Mali 2-1 with a late winner. Brazil outclassed Mali to reach the decider of the tournament in Auckland on Saturday, giving them the chance to equal arch-rival…

AFP, VANCOUVER: Holders Japan and Olympic champions the United States both kept their title challenges on track as they advanced to the last 16 at the Women’s World Cup on Tuesday as group leaders. The United States, beaten in the 2011 final by Japan, eliminated Nigeria 1-0 in front of their passionate…

AFP, SANTIAGO: Sergio Aguero reignited Argentina’s Copa America campaign with the only goal in a 1-0 victory over historic rivals Uruguay, as the tournament was rocked by the arrest of Chile star Arturo Vidal for drunk driving after a car crash. Aguero bagged his second goal of the tournament…

AP, GENEVA: Portugal beat Italy 1-0 in an international friendly in Geneva on Tuesday to inflict Antonio Conte’s first defeat as national team coach. Eder netted his first goal for Portugal in the 52nd minute to help end a 39-year wait for a victory over Italy. Leonardo Bonucci had hit the post…

Malmo FF (CSE) defeated Liverpool (BBA) team 2-0 to lift the AIUB Champions League 2015 trophy organised by the American International University at the Banani Club ground in the city on Monday, says a press release. In total 32 teams from different departments of the university took part in the seven-day…

AFP, BERN (SWITZERLAND): Swiss prosecutors are investigating 53 cases of possible money laundering as they look into FIFA’s handling of bids for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bids, officials said Wednesday. Attorney general Michael Lauber said the “suspicious” cases had been reported…