After 22 months long hockey is going to role on turf of Maulana Bhashani Hockey Stadium when the Fu Wang Polymer 17th Victory Day Hockey begins tomorrow with seven teams taking part in the season’s inaugural competition. Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF), who prevailed over great trouble recently…

AFP, DUNEDIN: A ‘miracle ball’ from the recalled Neil Wagner set New Zealand up for a 122-run win in the first Test on Monday as Sri Lanka…

Battle between young pacer Abu Haider Rony and seasoned campaigner Kevon Cooper will leave the fans keeping finger crossed with anticipation during the BPL final match between Comilla Victorians and Barisal Bulls today. While Rony tops the bowling list with 21 wickets, Cooper, a popular mercenary of…

AFP, DUNEDIN: New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum said Monday he put his team ahead of his own ambitions to claim the world record for Test sixes during…

AFP, MADRID: Real Madrid’s La Liga title hopes were dealt another huge blow as they suffered a third league defeat in five games to Roberto Soldado’s…

In a pitch where 161 was considered as tough target, Sabbir Rahman Rumman made it a cake-walk. His majestic 49 ball-79 was a sight to behold, as he dispatched…

AFP, NYON (SWITZERLAND): European champions Barcelona will go up against English Premier League leaders Arsenal in the Champions League last 16 after they were thrown together in Monday’s draw. French heavyweights Paris Saint-Germain were drawn against 2012 winners Chelsea for the third straight…

AFP, LONDON: Arsene Wenger said that Arsenal had enjoyed a “perfect week” after they won 2-0 at Aston Villa on Sunday to supplant Manchester City at the Premier League summit. Arsenal reached the Champions League last 16 on Wednesday by winning 3-0 at Olympiakos, Olivier Giroud scoring all…

AFP, PARIS: Zlatan Ibrahimovic took his tally to 14 goals in his last 11 Ligue 1 games as Paris Saint-Germain outclassed Lyon 5-1 on a gloomy Sunday night…

AFP, LONDON: England’s World Cup-winning goalkeeper Gordon Banks is fighting kidney cancer for a second time, he revealed in a British newspaper interview published on Sunday. Banks, 77, lost one kidney to cancer 10 years ago and is now undergoing chemotherapy after blood tests showed that his…