Bangladesh will take on India in a key match of the SAFF Under-16 Football Tournament today at Sylhet Stadium. The match will kick-off at 5 pm. The match is important for both teams as the winner will become group champions and will get a weaker opponents in the semifinal. In fact India just needs a…

AFP, GALLE : Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin grabbed six wickets as India bowled out Sri Lanka for 183 but then stumbled briefly in reply in a rousing start to the first Test on Wednesday. Twelve wickets fell on the opening day and India were themselves reduced to 28-2 before they recovered to post…

England are scheduled to arrive in Dhaka as the first overseas team to play the ICRC Cricket Tournament for People with Physical Disabilities Bangladesh-2015 on August 27, five days prior to the meet. India, Pakistan and Afghanistan are the other participating countries, are slated to come on August…

Former skipper Khaled Mahmud Sujon will act as the team manager of Bangladesh in the upcoming Test series against Australia. The series, comprised two Test matches, is scheduled to start on October 9. Australia, led by their newly-appointed captain Steve Smith, are scheduled to arrive here in Dhaka…

Max Group Bridge Tournament organised by Bangladesh Bridge Federation will be held at Engineers Recreation Centre in the capital  from Aug 20 to 24. Two events- paired and team- have been included in the tournament. The qualifying round of paired event will be held on August 20 and the final round…

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club will begin their AFC Cup pre-qualifying round campaign from today with taking on Casa Benfica, champion team of Macau top division. The match will take place at Bishkek at 6pm BST. Sheikh Jamal, who will have to play the AFC Cup without their key striker Wedson Anselme, are…

AFP, TBILISI (GEORGIA): Barcelona added the UEFA Super Cup to their treble win of trophies last season despite blowing a 4-1 lead with a stunning 5-4 win over Sevilla thanks to Pedro Rodriguez’s extra time winner. Two magnificent free-kicks from Lionel Messi plus goals from Rafinha and Luis Suarez…

AFP, PARIS: FIFA on Tuesday appointed Swiss lawyer Francois Carrard, who helped restore the Olympic movement’s credibility after the Salt Lake City scandal, to lead the world football governing body’s Reform Committee. Carrard, 77, previously guided the International Olympic Committee through…

AFP, TORONTO (CANADA): World number one Serena Williams rallied to advance to the third round of the WTA Rogers Cup on Tuesday by defeating Italy’s Flavia Pennetta 2-6, 6-3, 6-0. It was the 725th career match triumph for Williams, who withdrew from last week’s Stanford event with a right…

AFP, LONDON: Australia wicket-keeper Brad Haddin is returning home early from the Ashes tour of England for family reasons, a team spokeswoman said Tuesday. Haddin was not expected to play in next week’s fifth and final Test at The Oval, having lost his place in the side to Peter Nevill. The cricket.com.au…

AFP, LONDON: Chelsea have sidelined team doctor Eva Carneiro from match-day duties after she fell foul of manager Jose Mourinho, according to British media reports on Tuesday. Mourinho criticised Carneiro after she ran on the pitch to treat Eden Hazard in stoppage time of Chelsea’s 2-2 draw at…

AFP, JOHANNESBURG: Orlando Pirates lost 1-0 to SuperSport United Wednesday in the South African Premiership opening round just days after being called one of  the best three African  football clubs. Recent New Zealand recruit Michael Boxall scored the only goal after 22 minutes of a game that…

AFP, MONTREAL: Top-ranked Novak Djokovic began his preparation for the US Open by defeating Thomaz Bellucci 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) Tuesday, advancing to the third round of the ATP Montreal Masters. But there was no luck with the weather for Andy Murray, with the British second seed forced off court at 4-4 against…

AFP, PRAGUE: Arsenal will miss Czech midfielder Tomas Rosicky for up to two months pending his recovery from a recent knee surgery, Czech media said Wednesday, citing his agent Pavel Paska. The 34-year-old injury-prone Rosicky “underwent an arthroscopic surgery on his knee” on August 4,”…