The eleventh edition of the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2016 is knocking at the door as the mega event for the youth will be held on the home soil…

England’s security adviser, Reg Dickason, will travel to Bangladesh before the Under-19 World Cup, after Australia withdrew their team from the tournament amid safety concerns, according to The Guardian. Cricket Australia, who pulled their senior side out of a Test tour to the country last October,…

AFP, KARACHI: Pakistan's cricket chief said Wednesday Australia should be fined after they pulled out of the junior World Cup over security fears in host country Bangladesh, blasting officials for creating a potentially “anarchic” situation in world cricket. On Tuesday Australia withdrew…

The 4th edition of the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) longer version for the 2015-16 season is scheduled to kick off at two different venues of Bogra and Rajshaahi from January 12. A total of 80 best cricketers will play in the league. This time the league will be evolved by the double league system…

Bangladesh Handball Federation (BHF) has selected men’s and women’s national teams for the participation in the South Asian Games to be held in Assam, India, next month. The BHF selected the two teams after holding a long five month intensive training camp. Meer Khairuzzaman and Sohag Hossain…

AFP, SYDNEY: A second consecutive day's play was washed out Wednesday consigning the third Australia-West Indies Test to an unwelcome postscript in Australian cricket. Play was abandoned at lunch on the rain-sodden fourth day at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) amid forecasts the downpour would continue…

AFP, STOKE-ON-TRENT (UK): Substitute Jordon Ibe’s first-half strike gave Liverpool the advantage in their League Cup semi-final, first leg at Stoke…

AFP, SYDNEY: The storm surrounding star cricketer Chris Gayle over an attempt to flirt with an Australian presenter on live TV intensified Wednesday as…

AFP, PERTH (AUSTRALIA): Germany kept their Hopman Cup hopes alive with a thrilling 2-1 win over France in their round robin tie at the mixed teams tournament…

AFP, MILAN: Roberto Soriano struck twice as visitors Sampdoria edged Genoa 3-2 in a thrilling city derby on Tuesday that was delayed on two occasions due to fans throwing smoke flares. Genoa had won only one of the previous six editions of the ‘Derby della Lanterna’ and Gian Piero Gasperini’s…

Zidane takes command at Real helm AFP, MADRID: Thousands of Real Madrid fans turned out to cheer Zinedine Zidane as one of the all-time great players started his first day as coach of the Spanish giants, confessing a “difficult” challenge lay ahead. While commentators expressed doubts about…