Farashganj Sporting Club saw a huge punishment for refused to play after 13 minutes in their match Manyavar Bangladesh Premier Football League match against Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra on August 3.   Following reports from match commissioner and the referee of that match, the disciplinary committee…

AFP, NOTTINGHAM: England head into the fourth Test against Australia at Trent Bridge starting on Thursday knowing they are just one win away from recapturing the Ashes yet being equally aware they’ve yet to string back-to-back victories together in Tests in 2015. Since drawing their series opener…

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is likely to send a security team to Pakistan next week for a proposed tour of the women’s team later this year. The series has been a possibility since PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan visited Bangladesh last year. BCB chief executive Nizamuddin Chowdhury said yesterday…

New pace sensation Mustafizur Rahman, who bewildered batters of India and South Africa with his sublime weapon ‘off-cutter’ said that he hones his skills and techniques for the next home series against Australia. “We have got a vacation for two weeks. I am working on those areas, where…

AFP, WASHINGTON: Reigning US Open champion Marin Cilic and runner-up Kei Nishikori advanced to the third round of the ATP and WTA Washington Open in hard-fought matches that finished early Wednesday morning. Japan’s fifth-ranked Nishikori rallied to beat Australian James Duckworth 6-7 (8/10),…

AFP, PARIS: Four-time European champions Ajax have been eliminated at the third qualifying round stage of the Champions League after a humiliating 3-2 second-leg defeat to Rapid Vienna on Tuesday as Monaco advanced with a 4-0 win over Swiss side Young Boys. After a 2-2 first-leg draw in the Austrian…

AFP, MUNICH (GERMANY): Gareth Bale scored against former club Tottenham Hotspur as Real Madrid won 2-0 on Tuesday to set up a final against Bayern Munich in the pre-season Audi Cup friendly tournament in Germany. The Wales international was playing against Spurs for the first time since his £85.3m…

AFP, KAZAN (RUSSIA): Katie Ledecky of the USA wrote swimming history again at the world championships on Tuesday as three records fell while Australia won backstroke double gold. Ledecky underlined her status as the star of the Kazan pool by demolishing her own 1500m freestyle record in Tuesday’s…

AFP, NOTTINGHAM (UK): Mitchell Johnson has set his sights on equalling the record of mentor Dennis Lillee after becoming just the fifth Australian to take 300 Test wickets last week. Shane Warne’s Australia record 708 Test wickets and Glenn McGrath’s next-best 563 are set to prove far beyond…

AFP, PARIS: Argentina winger Angel Di Maria said he is “delighted” to be joining French champions Paris-Saint Germain in an interview screened on BeIn Sports on Wednesday. The 27-year-old has yet to officially sign for the Qatari-backed Parisians ahead of a move from Manchester United. But…

AFP, MUMBAI: A special court in India issued an arrest warrant Wednesday for exiled former cricket boss Lalit Modi over allegations of money laundering linked to a lucrative television deal, an official said. The court in the financial capital Mumbai granted the non-bailable warrant after ex-Indian…