Bangladesh players put a spirited performance, apparently motivated by Nazmul Hassan Papon who simultaneously warned and inspired the players to bring back their natural game as the series is at stake. The hosts who were eyeing to level the series in order to keep up their success at home den, bowled…

Nazmul Hossain Shanto’s unbeaten 69 and Saif Hassan’s 54 steered Bangladesh Under-19 Cricket Team to edge past their South African counterpart by eight wickets in the fourth match of the seven-match youth ODI series at City Oval, Pietermaritzburg yesterday. By virtue of the victory, Bangladesh…

Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited and Brothers Union shared points in the Manyavar Bangladesh Premier Football League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the capital yesterday. The 90-minute hard fought encounter ended in a goalless draw. In the first-leg encounter, an 85th minute strike from Augustine…

AFP, HOUSTON: Dustin Corea scored off a free kick in injury time to lift El Salvador to a 1-1 draw with winless Costa Rica in the Gold Cup tournament…

AFP, BERLIN: The news Bastian Schweinsteiger is poised to join Manchester United on a three-year contract means Germany’s captain will end his 17-year love-affair with FC Bayern Munich. It looked like Schweinsteiger would finish his career in Munich when he bellowed “long live Bayern!”…

AFP, LOS ANGELES: Los Angeles Galaxy coach Bruce Arena said Steven Gerrard is still a month away from full fitness after the Liverpool legend made a winning start to his career with the Major League Soccer giants Saturday. Gerrard played the opening 45 minutes of the Galaxy’s 2-1 win over Mexican…

AFP, LONDON: Martina Hingis won her first Wimbledon title since 1998 when she and partner Sania Mirza captured the women’s double trophy on Saturday. Hingis, 34, and 28-year-old India star Mirza came from a set down and 2-5 behind in the final set to beat Russian duo Ekaterina Makarova and Elena…

AP, SAO PAULO: Fluminense has signed former Brazil playmaker Ronaldinho until the end of 2016. Saturday’s announcement came less than a month after Ronaldinho left Mexican club Queretaro, where he played only two tournaments. He had a year left in his contract but decided to leave after losing…

AFP, MADRID: Real Madrid’s emblematic captain and goalkeeper Iker Casillas is set to leave the club for FC Porto after 25 years during which he won everything in the game with the Spanish giants. “Real Madrid and FC Porto have agreed the transfer of Iker Casillas to the Portuguese club,”…