When the drainage system of Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium came under fire, captains of the both team dismissed the notion, terming the drainage facilities here as fantastic. “I think going on from the last Test match obviously there’s nothing you can do after having three full days…

The way Bangladesh performed throughout the series against South Africa was quite well for them and gave a confidence ahead of the series against Australia but they had some areas to improve, said Bangladesh team manager Khaled Mahmud Sujan. Sujan also said that it would be better for them if they could…

A second leg match of the ongoing Manyavar Bangladesh Premier Football League between Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra and Farashganj Sporting Club was abandoned when the latter refused to play protesting a referee decision yesterday. The match held at the Bangabandhu National Stadium was stopped after13…

South Africa lost five rating points after the drawn series against Bangladesh albeit they stay at the top of ICC Test rankings. The whole Test series, consisted of two matches, was affected by unrelenting rain, allowing just four days of cricket in 10 days. It meant the Proteas lost five rating points…

AFP, LONDON: The bad blood between Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho bubbled to the surface after the Frenchman’s Arsenal team defeated Chelsea 1-0…

AGENCIES, FLORENCE (ITALY): Fiorentina beat Barcelona 2-1 on Sunday in the 2015 International Champions Cup at the Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence, Italy. Luis Suarez scored his third goal in four pre-season games for Barcelona but it was not enough for the European champions as they crashed to defeat…

AFP, BEIJING: South Korea beat hosts China 2-0 in the Men’s East Asian Cup in Wuhan Sunday, with goals from Kim Seung Dae and Lee Jong-Ho. Few opportunities presented themselves for either team in the first half, until, with just a minute to go, midfielder Kim Seung Dae put South Korea into the…

AFP, KAZAN (RUSSIA): Katie Ledecky of the United States admitted she was shocked after breaking her own 1,500m freestyle record in the heats of the world…

AFP, LONDON: Everton honoured cult hero Duncan Ferguson with a testimonial against Villarreal on Sunday that saw Wayne Rooney make a cameo appearance for his former club. Rooney, who started out with the Toffees before being sold to Manchester United in 2004, put on the blue shirt as he came off the…

AFP, KUALA LUMPUR: Under pressure FIFA leader Sepp Blatter on Monday gave up his International Olympic Committee seat because he will soon end his reign in charge of world football. Blatter, whose organisation is embroiled in a corruption scandal, was among a group of eight IOC members who should have…

AFP, LONDON: Worcestershire seamer Joe Leach claimed a hat-trick with his first three balls in a one-day English county match against Northamptonshire on Sunday. The 24-year-old had Richard Levi and Rob Keogh caught by wicketkeeper Ben Cox and completed his hat-trick when Ben Duckett was caught by Jack…

AFP, SWINDON (UK): Christian Benteke struck a superb volley on his debut as Liverpool battled past English third-tier side Swindon Town 2-1 in a friendly at the County Ground on Sunday. The Belgian international moved to Anfield last month from Premier League rivals Aston Villa after the Reds agreed…