The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) backed out from their decision to play a Twenty20 series, shelving the Test series against Zimbabwe at its home in…

The bulk of the national players start working hard to get back to their rhythm and form through individual practice ahead of the upcoming Asia Cup and…

A total of 124 peoples were arrested by Motijheel Thana police following the ransacking of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Bhaban on Tuesday. Out of 124, two were released from court after preliminary queries and the others were denied bail.      Meanwhile, a section of…

Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan (BKSP) will meet Bangladesh Navy in the final of Victory Day Hockey Tournament following their victories in the semifinals at Maulana Bhashani Hockey Stadium in the capital yesterday. Star-studded Bangladesh Navy faced no problem to depose Bangladesh Air Force 4-0…

The four day National Junior Tennis Tournament organised by Bangladesh Tennis Federation and sponsored by Liberation War Affairs Ministry began at the National Tennis Complex in the capital yesterday. The tournament is being held in three age groups (Under-12, under-14 and under-16). A total of 56 boys…

AFP, DUBAI: Australia captain Steve Smith has been named ICC cricketer of the year for 2015, the sport’s Dubai-based governing body revealed on…

AFP, LONDON: Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic were named the women’s and men’s players of the year by the International Tennis Federation…

AFP, PARIS: FIFA have told the suspended Michel Platini that he cannot go straight to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to appeal his eight-year…

AFP, LONDON: Wilfried Bony has slammed Manuel Pellegrini for failing to start him in Manchester City’s defeat at Premier League title rivals Arsenal.…

AFP, BERLIN: Soon-to-be Bayern Munich coach Carlo Ancelotti believes a “lack of motivation” within the squad at his old club Chelsea is what cost Jose Mourinho his job. Mourinho was fired last week with Chelsea languishing just above the relegation zone in the Premier League only seven months…

AFP, LONDON: Louis van Gaal was left hoping for a stay of execution over Christmas after speculation mounted that the Manchester United manager was set…

Barcelona star Lionel Messi reflects on his side’s 3-0 win against River Plate in the FIFA Club World Cup final, reports ESPN . Lionel Messi told his countryman and former Argentina international Juan Sebastian Veron that he had a desire to play for Internazionale in Serie A. The Barcelona talisman…

AFP, ZURICH: FIFA has told its banned leader Sepp Blatter he will have to leave his presidential apartment by February 26 when a successor is elected, a source close to the world body said on Tuesday. The apartment in an old Zurich house that has been divided is one of the perks Blatter, 79, will lose…