AFP, GALLE: Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli hit centuries before the spinners struck as India took charge of the first Test against Sri Lanka at the Galle International Stadium on Thursday. The tourists, replying to Sri Lanka’s first innings total of 183, moved from their overnight total of 128-2…

Paul Terry, the director of coaching at BCB’s National Cricket Academy, has believed the players who are in the High Performance Unit wouldn’t let Bangladesh down if they play in the national team. But he thought chances are slim for those players to get into the national fold, considering…

Substitute Rony struck twice as Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited made an impressive start in the AFC Cup pre-qualifying round with a 4-1 victory over Casa Benfica of Macao after coming from a goal down in Bishkek yesterday. Sheikh Jamal in their inaugural AFC Cup match after conceding an early goal…

AGENCIES, LONDON: Rod Marsh wore the bewildered look of a man who caught the wrong plane and wound up in a war zone rather than a beach resort. Australia’s Ashes campaign fell to pieces before hordes of delirious Englishmen in Birmingham and Nottingham, leaving the survivors to sort through the…

AFP, LONDON: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho found himself at the eye of a storm on Thursday as criticism mounted over reports he has sidelined the Premier League champions’ team doctor Eva Carneiro. British media reports claim Carneiro will no longer attend Chelsea’s matches or training sessions…

AFP, GLASGOW: Celtic slipped to second in the Scottish Premiership after Kallum Higginbotham scored a late penalty for Kilmarnock who twice came from behind to seal a shock 2-2 draw at Rugby Park. Celtic found themselves in front as early as the second minute as Leigh Griffiths finished off a Kris Commons…

AFP, TORONTO (CANADA): Second seed Simona Halep held all 10 of her service games en route to a 6-3, 6-4 win over former world number one Jelena Jankovic at the WTA Tour’s Rogers Cup on Wednesday. Playing for the first time since last month’s Wimbledon tournament, Halep fought off all three…

AFP, PARIS: FIFA’s outgoing leadership hit back Thursday at criticism of its spending on poorer football nations by one of the potential candidates to head the world body. Prince Ali bin al-Hussein, a former FIFA vice president considering a run to replace Sepp Blatter as president told AFP in…

The 10th Ascent Cup 2015 begins today at the STM Hall of Scholastica School Campus in Uttara at 10 am. A record number of 45 corporate teams playing are taking part in the Five-a-Side tournament.  The tournament will end on August 22. Excalibur Entertainment has been organisng the tournament since…