Bangladesh may heave a huge sigh of relief as AB de Villiers, the South African one-day team captain, was given rest from the three-match ODI series. Villiers was handed one-match suspension for maintaining a slow over-rate during the Proteas’ ICC Cricket World Cup semi-final against New Zealand…

When the other batsmen were thoroughly suffocated by the quality bowling attack of South Africa, only Soumya Sarkar found some aggression to fight them with shoulder to shoulder. He took the spirited South African bowler with utter derision from the words go and gave the side a whirlwind start. Bangladesh…

Title contenders Abahani Limited again dropped points in the Manyavar Bangladesh Premier Football League when they made a struggling 1-1 draw against the Chittagong Abahani Limited at the MA Aziz Stadium in the port city. On the other hands, Brothers Union returned to their winning ways after defeating…

Bangladesh security agencies are investigating a threat on South Africa fast bowler Wayne Parnell from an anonymous phone call to his hotel room on Sunday. “We are too serious about the matter and are regularly checking the updates. The security agencies said they would give us the details by…

Anamul Haque Bijoy and Mahmudullah Riyad returned to the squad as Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) selection panel announced a 14-member team for the first two ODIs of the three-match series against South Africa yesterday. Mominul Haque, Rony Talukdar and injured fast bowler Taskin Ahmed made the way…

AFP, PALLEKELE (Sri Lanka): Younis Khan hit a brilliant unbeaten 171 as Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the third Test on Tuesday to win their first series on the island since 2006. The tourists achieved the sixth highest successful chase in history when they surpassed the target of…

AFP, MUMBAI: Indian financial investigators have ordered exiled former cricket chief Lalit Modi to return home to be interrogated over allegations of money-laundering linked to a mega TV deal, an officer said Tuesday. The Enforcement Directorate has issued the summons over a case relating to a lucrative…

AFP, VANCOUVER: Japan coach Norio Sasaki said the ‘Nadeshiko’ would now be focusing on qualifying for the 2016 Olympics after losing their Women’s World Cup title on Sunday. Japan were 4-0 down after just over a quarter of an hour’s action in Vancouver before falling 5-2 to the…

AFP, LONDON: Roger Federer and Andy Murray reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals Monday. The 33-year-old Federer needed just 96 minutes to clinch victory over Bautista Agut and goes on to face French 12th seed Gilles Simon for a place in the semi-finals. Federer holds a 5-2 career lead over Simon, who…

AFP, ISTANBUL: Portuguese star Nani on Monday joined Fenerbahce from Manchester United for six million euros (£4.26m, $6.7m) as the Istanbul giants seek to add a glittering array of foreign talent to their ranks for the new season. After last month’s signing of Danish centre-back Simon Kjaer…

AFP, NEW YORK: Italian great Andrea Pirlo announced his move to New York City FC on Monday and new teammates Frank Lampard and David Villa welcomed him to Major League Soccer’s hottest club. Pirlo, a 36-year-old midfielder, enjoyed star turns at AC Milan, where he won two Champions League titles,…

AFP, PALLEKELE (Sri Lanka): Sri Lanka on Tuesday selected uncapped Milinda Siriwardana and Sachith Pathirana in a 15-man squad for the one-day series against Pakistan starting on July 11. Both players are all-rounders who bowl left-arm spin, leaving no room for veteran spinner Rangana Herath in the…