The schedule of the Sheikh Kamal Gold Cup International Football Tournament has already been fixed to organise from October 18 to 28. Teams from India, Nepal, Sri Lanka or Pakistan and host Bangladesh are expected to take part in the ten day tournament to be held at MA Aziz Stadium in the Port City.…

Tickets for the second and last Test match of Npoly National Polymar Cricket Series between Bangladesh and South Africa will go on sale from today in the designated outlets of the United Commercial Bank Limited. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) handed over the tickets to the UCBL authority to sell them…

AFP, BIRMINGHAM: England captain Alastair Cook has backed Ian Bell to return to form following the veteran batsman's promotion to number three for the third Ashes Test at Edgbaston. Bell, England's most experienced batsman, having made his Test debut 11 years ago, has struggled for runs during…

AGENCIES, HANOI (VIETNAM): Raheem Sterling scored twice in 12 minutes to lead Manchester City to an 8-1 rout of Vietnam on Monday, stretching an impressive…

AFP, GUANGZHOU: Real Madrid manager Rafael Benitez brushed off rumours of making a bid for David de Gea and said he was confident Sergio Ramos would stay at his club after watching his side beat Inter Milan 3-0 in Guangzhou on Monday. Real’s Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo put on a scintillating…

AFP, MADRID: Spanish authorities Monday moved to fine FC Barcelona 66,000 euros ($67,000) and Athletic Bilbao 18,000 euros over last season’s Cup final where fans of the Catalan and Basque sides whistled Spain’s King Felipe VI. The state Higher Sports Council proposed the sanctions for “behaviour…

AFP, BIRMINGHAM (UK): Australia opener Chris Rogers has revealed how he thought his career was finished after suffering an on-field dizzy spell during the second Ashes Test at Lord's. The 37-year-old left-hander had to leave the field on the fourth and final day as Australia completed a 405-run…

AFP, JOHANNESBURG: Former all-rounder Clive Rice, the first post-apartheid captain of South Africa, died Tuesday aged 66, an official from the national cricket association said Rice, who had been suffering from a brain tumour and was admitted to hospital last weekend with severe stomach pain, played…

NEW DELHI: The doors of Indian cricket remain shut on Sreesanth, Ankit Chavan and Ajit Chandila, after BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur said the penalties imposed by the board on the three former Rajasthan Royals players for their involvement in spot-fixing in IPL 2013 would not be lifted. Thakur’s…