South Africa captain Hashim Amla claimed that his side had bit advantage with them in the first Test against Bangladesh which was washed out due to consistent rainfall. “Going into the fourth day I think we probably had a slight advantage certainly with Bangladesh having to bat on the last day.…

Rain ruined Dale Steyn’s chance to reach the 400-wicket club as the second fastest bowler. He is left stranded on 399 wickets in 79 Tests after the torrential rain washed out the fourth and fifth day’s play of the first Test between Bangladesh and South Africa at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.…

LAHORE, PTI: Pakistan’s tour of Zimbabwe next month and a planned tri-series ODI tournament there have been called off after mutual understanding between the two countries. A Pakistan Cricket Board official confirmed to PTI that the tour was officially off. “It is true we were having second…

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) yesterday announced an unchanged squad for the second and final Test against South Africa starting in Dhaka on Thursday. Bangladesh so far produced their best performance in the Test cricket in this year, leaving the number one team in niggling situation in Chittagong…

Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra saw another debacle when they went down to Rahmatganj MFS by 3-2 in the Manyavar Bangladesh Premier Football League yesterday at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the capital. Rahmatganj extended their tally to 14 points from 16 matches and Muktijoddha’s collection…

AFP, LONDON: Usain Bolt and Mo Farah put recent troubles behind them in the London Diamond League meeting with victories on the track where they won five Olympic golds between them in 2012. Bolt admitted he needed to work on his rusty start ahead of next month’s world championships in Beijing…

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is planning to organise a tri-nation tournament for the preparation of the Bangladesh Under-19 Cricket Team ahead of the upcoming ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. The next edition of the flagship event for the youth will be hosted by Bangladesh, scheduled to be held from…

AFP, SAINT PETERSBURG: A total of 141 countries spanning five continents will learn their fate for the World Cup 2018 qualifiers on Saturday as the tournament is officially launched with the preliminary draw in Saint Petersburg. Russian president Vladimir Putin and outgoing FIFA boss Sepp Blatter will…

AFP, KUALA LUMPUR: Rising Liverpool star Jordon Ibe mustered a superb solo effort to equalise against a spirited Malaysia XI side on Friday and salvage a 1-1 draw as the Reds wrapped up an unbeaten Asia summer tour. The 19-year-old winger, who has impressed during the Asia swing, took on three players…

AFP, KAZAN (RUSSIA): South African Chad Ho won the men’s open water 5-kilometre gold medal at the World Swimming Championships in Kazan on Saturday. Ho clocked 55 minutes 17.6 seconds to take first place ahead of Germany’s Rob Muffels in a photo finish. Matteo Furlan of Italy won the bronze…

AFP, NEW DELHI: A New Delhi court on Saturday cleared Test fast bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth and two other players of spot-fixing during the Indian Premier League, a lawyer and media reports said. Indian prosecutors had filed charges of cheating and conspiracy against the players over their alleged…