The trial to form the Under-23 national football team for the Bangabandhu Gold Cup International Football Tournament started yesterday under the Spanish coach Moreno Sanchez and Syed Golam Zilani. Both the foreign and local coaches are jointly conducting the trial at the Bir Shreshtha Mostafa Kamal…

AFP, HAMILTON: Kane Williamson added to an already glittering resume as he led New Zealand to a five-wicket victory in Hamilton Monday to wrap up the…

AFP, BELFAST: Davis Cup hero Andy Murray won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award for 2015 at a star-studded reception in Belfast on Sunday. The…

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) umpires committee temporarily suspended former national captain Roquibul Hasan from all cricketing activities. The decision came from the emergency meeting on Sunday night following Roquibul’s recent verbal tirade against officials. It was decided that Roquibul…

AFP, ISLAMABAD: Former Australian batsman Dean Jones finally arrived in Pakistan on Sunday night to take over as coach of a team in the new Pakistan Super League Twenty20 championship after landing earlier without a valid visa, officials said. Jones arrived from Dubai Saturday night but was refused…

The Bangladesh cricket team is set to start its preparation in the first week of January as the proposed T20 series against Zimbabwe, Asia Cup and World Twenty20 is knocking at the door. With those high profile series is approaching, the selectors spent a busy time in forming the best available T20…

AFP, MADRID: Gareth Bale scored four times as Real Madrid came from behind to beat nine-man Rayo Vallecano 10-2 in a wild game at the Santiago Bernabeu…

AFP, LONDON: Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo’s brace punished a ramshackle defensive display by Liverpool as Watford overwhelmed Jurgen Klopp’s side 3-0 on Sunday to record a fourth consecutive English Premier League (EPL) win. After a clanger by Liverpool goalkeeper Adam Bogdan, deputising…

AFP, MILAN: Italy international Antonio Candreva struck twice including a late winner as Lazio stunned leaders Inter Milan 2-1 on Sunday to throw the Serie A title race wide open. Inter welcomed Stefano Pioli’s men to the San Siro expected to restore their four-point lead on title rivals Fiorentina…

AFP, YOKOHAMA (JAPAN): Barcelona striker Luis Suarez warned that the Spanish giants will be hungry for even more silverware after capturing a record third Club World Cup. The Uruguayan fired a second-half double as European champions brushed aside Argentina’s River Plate 3-0 in Sunday’s…