Walton 29th Bangladesh International Junior Tennis Championship Group-V organised by Bangladesh Tennis Federation and sponsored by Walton Group will begin November 2 at the National Tennis Complex (NTC) in the capital. Dhruv Sunish of India and Lisa Mayes of Australia have been drawn as top seeds in…

AFP, SHARJAH (UAE): Legendary Australian spinner Shane Warne Thursday worked with Yasir Shah in the nets, saying he gave the Pakistani slow bowler advice…

Prime Bank has become title sponsors for the Young Tigers National School Cricket Tournament for the next six years. Prime Bank’s partnership with the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) for the countrywide school cricket competition will commence with the 2015-16 season’s tournament which is…

AFP, SYDNEY: Aaron Finch and Ryan Carters monstered the New Zealand bowling attack with an unbeaten, triple-hundred opening stand to put the Cricket Australia XI in command of their tour match against New Zealand in Sydney on Thursday. Finch smashed an unbeaten 214, his maiden first-class double hundred,…

UNB, DHAKA: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) yesterday announced the schedule for the South African Women’s Cricket team’s tour of Bangladesh to play three ODIs and four T20Is against Bangladesh Women’s cricket team in November at the Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium, Cox’s…

AFP, LONDON: Wayne Rooney failed to convert a spot-kick as Manchester United lost 3-1 on penalties to second-tier Middlesbrough in the League Cup on Wednesday,…

India cricketer Harbhajan Singh and Bollywood actress Geeta Basra finally tied the knot on Wednesday in Jalandhar. The 35-year-old off-spinner and Basra…

‘Greatest World Cup’ boosts CA coffers AFP, MELBOURNE: Co-staging a successful World Cup this year helped boost Cricket Australia’s (CA) annual revenue to Aus$380.9 million (US$270 million), allowing heavy investment to help grow the sport further, officials said Thursday. The governing…

Spanish third-tier minnows Villanovense enjoyed the most famous night of their history as they held an under-strength Barcelona 0-0 in the first leg of their Copa del Rey tie on Wednesday. Villanovense play at the same level as Barca’s B team in the regional Second Division B, but they more than…