South Africa middle-order batsman David Miller believed they need to keep up their high intensity to wrap up the series today when they take on Bangladesh in the second ODI. The visitors got an effortless victory in the first match, thanks to a record feat by debutant fast bowler Kagiso Rabda who became…

AFP, DAMBULLA (Sri Lanka): A dominant all-round performance by Mohammad Hafeez steered Pakistan to a six-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the first one-day international in Dambulla on Saturday. The off-spinner shrugged off concerns about his bowling action to grab four wickets as Pakistan, electing to…

Shakib Al Hasan stood tall amidst the odds when South African bowling tore Bangladesh batting apart, silencing the partisan crowd at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the first ODI on Friday. Once Kagiso Rabada, the debutante fast bowler took a hat-trick to scythe down the Bangladesh top order,…

AFP, FOXBOROUGH (USA): Clint Dempsey bagged his third goal of the tournament as the United States booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Gold Cup here Friday with a 1-0 win over Haiti. Dempsey, who scored twice in the USA’s 2-1 opening win over Honduras, was on target once more in the…

AFP, LONDON: Roger Federer can win a record eighth Wimbledon title and become the oldest champion of the modern era Sunday if he can find a way past world number one Novak Djokovic. The 33-year-old Swiss has defied those who dared to write him off when he lost last year’s final to the Serb in…

AFP, MANCHESTER: Louis van Gaal has warned his confident new signing Memphis Depay to expect a massive culture shock when he makes his Premier League debut for Manchester United this season. The 21-year-old was unveiled at Old Trafford as he completes the first week of pre-season training with the club…

AP, NEW YORK: Fresh off its World Cup championship, the US women’s soccer team got a hero’s welcome on Friday with a ticker-tape parade in lower Manhattan mobbed by young girls and other flag-waving fans, followed by a City Hall ceremony where each player was given a key to the city. “All…

Zahid Hossain sparkled after a long time as Sheik Russel Krira Chakra downed Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra by 5-1 to take sweet revenge of their first leg defeat in the Manyavar Bangladesh Premier Football League in Dhaka yesterday. Russel after winning the match closed the gap with the league leaders…