Rangpur Riders coach Shane Jurgensen had no reservation to admit that they misjudged the character of the wicket for which they paid the price with a six-wicket defeat to Barisal Bulls. He said it wasn’t the wicket to play aggressive brand of the cricket but his players went for shots that caused…

West Indies swashbuckling opener Chris Gayle is scheduled to arrive in Bangladesh to enthrall the local spectators of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) today. He will play for Barisal Bulls in the ongoing third edition of BPL this year. Before coming to Dhaka, the specialist batsman in Twenty20, Gayle,…

Bangladesh women’s cricket team secured their World Cup spot when they trounced their Zimbabwean counterparts by 31 runs in the low-scoring first Trophy Semi-Final of the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 Qualifier at Terdthai Cricket Ground (TCG) in Bangkok yesterday. By virtue of winning the…

AFP, NEW DELHI: Ajinkya Rahane smashed an unbeaten 89 to steer India to 231-7 on the opening day of the fourth and final Test against South Africa in smoggy conditions in New Deli on Thursday. Rahane, 27, hit two sixes and nine boundaries in his 155-ball knock, the highest score in what has otherwise…

AFP, SOUTHAMPTON (UK): Divock Origi opened his Liverpool account with a hat-trick and Daniel Sturridge scored twice in a 6-1 demolition of Southampton…

Both Tamim Iqbal and Tillkaratne Dilshan smashed an identical 67 in Chittagong Vikings’ convincing 10-wicket win over Sylhet Super Stars on Wednesday,…

PTI, NEW DELHI: Retiring cricket legend Virender Sehwag yesterday thanked his former India captains Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble along with…

AFP, MADRID: Real Madrid face being thrown out of this season’s Copa del Rey after reportedly fielding an ineligible player in the first leg of their fourth round tie against Cadiz on Wednesday. Russian international Denis Cheryshev opened the scoring in Andalusia, but shouldn’t have been…

AFP, PARIS: Monaco missed an opportunity to edge closer towards the Champions League places on Wednesday after they were held to a 1-1 draw at home to second-placed Caen in Ligue 1. Argentine striker Guido Carrillo scored his first goal in the French top flight following his summer arrival from Estudiantes…

AFP, MADRID: Four-time World Player of the Year Lionel Messi has spoken of his admiration for retiring NBA legend Kobe Bryant after a 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers. Bryant announced his decision to retire at the end of the season earlier this week having won five NBA titles and two Olympic…

More FIFA officials arrested AFP, ZURICH: The unprecedented corruption scandal engulfing FIFA widened Thursday with the arrests of two more top officials in another dramatic dawn raid at a luxury hotel in Zurich. Swiss authorities again acted on a request from the US justice department, a repeat of…