Soccer League International (SLI), an England based event management group, is expected to sponsor the Bangladesh Premier League from next year. The SLI had the first meeting with BFF president Kazi Mohammed Salahuddin yesterday. SLI, who came here with an objective to organise Bangladesh Super League…

AFP, GALLE (SRI LANKA): Sri Lanka’s batting great Kumar Sangakkara has no regrets about his impending retirement, telling reporters on Tuesday that he felt like a “dinosaur” in the dressing room. Sangakkara, who turns 38 in October, will end his international career after playing in…

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will not force any player of the Bangladesh women’s team to visit Pakistan. A three-match ODI series and two Twenty20s are scheduled in the proposed tour in Pakistan from August 31 to September 11 for which the BCB are due to send a security team there. “We…

AFP, SYDNEY: Australia’s Steve Smith has vowed to be a more aggressive captain if he is appointed to lead the side as expected following a disastrous Ashes campaign which prompted Michael Clarke’s retirement. The 26-year-old, in line to take over after Clarke’s final Test at The Oval…

AFP, WEST BROMWICH (UK): Raheem Sterling’s Manchester City debut was overshadowed by the old guard as Yaya Toure and Vincent Kompany made the decisive contributions in an impressive 3-0 win at West Bromwich Albion on Monday. Having seen rivals Chelsea and Arsenal both slip up over the weekend,…

AGENCIES, SYDNEY: Former Australia captain Ian Chappell has called for a complete rethink of Australia’s cricket system after the team’s crushing defeat in the ongoing Investec Ashes series in England. In an interview with ESPNcricinfo, Chappell said Australia were now worse off than they…

AFP, BERLIN: Bayern Munich kick-off the new Bundesliga season at home to Hamburg on Friday with the Bavarians bidding for an historic fourth league title and Pep Guardiola tight-lipped over his future. Bayern’s head coach is about to start the third and final season of his contract and will reveal…

AGENCIES, LONDON: Australia’s cricketers have responded angrily to suggestions that the presence of their partners and children on tour contributed to the team’s loss of the Ashes. Members of the team have been incensed by stories written back home that depict their families as unnecessary…

AFP, SAN ANTONIO: Olympic swim legend Michael Phelps completed an epic effort at the US national championships Monday, having served notice he has the speed and skill to star at the 2016 Olympics. Phelps only finished fifth in Monday’s 200-meter breaststroke final in 2mins 11.30 secs, well off…

PTI, HYDERABAD: Tennis player Sania Mirza has been challaned by the Hyderabad Traffic Police for improper display of registration number on her car. The challan was issued last night after the traffic cops found the SUV with improper display of number plate and photographed the vehicle which was parked…