A 21-member West Indies Under-19 Cricket team arrived in Dhaka to play a youth bilateral series against the host Bangladesh yesterday. The visiting side has accommodated at Le Meridian Hotel in the capital. The Caribbean tourists will play three-match youth ODI series against the home side, starting…

AFP, KARACHI: Pakistan said Thursday they will keep national team head coach Waqar Younis in place until the end of their England tour later this year.…

AFP, PERTH: Australia's upcoming one-day campaign against India should be as feisty as ever, coach Darren Lehmann said Friday, adding the dynamic would be a good challenge for his young squad. Asked about the mood of the five-match ODI series, which gets under way at Perth's WACA ground on Tuesday,…

AGENCIES, SYDNEY: Australian cricket great Ian Chappell has called on Cricket Australia to propose a worldwide contracting ban on Chris Gayle following…

AFP, JOHANNESBURG: South African fast bowler Dale Steyn is expected to be fit for the remaining two Tests of the series against England. But Steyn will have to prove his fitness ahead of the third Test starting at the Wanderers Stadium next Thursday after failing to see out his two most recent Test…

AFP,  MADRID: French legend Zinedine Zidane takes charge of Real Madrid for the first time when Deportivo la Coruna visit what is expected to be…

AFP, MANCHESTER: Sheffield United manager Nigel Adkins believes his third tier underdogs should dare to dream as they bid to claim another famous scalp against Manchester United in the FA Cup third round on Saturday. The Blades have built up an impressive reputation as cup fighters in recent seasons,…

AFP, BEIJING: China's football body announced the sacking of national coach Alain Perrin on Friday after a disappointing run of results left their…

AFP, LONDON: Arsenal's sights are set on the Premier League title but Gunners defender Calum Chambers says the possibility of becoming the first club in the modern era to lift the FA Cup for a third successive season will fire their defence of the trophy. Arsene Wenger's side face Sunderland…

AFP, PARIS: Suspended UEFA chief Michel Platini vowed to clear his name of sleaze allegations and slammed outgoing FIFA president Sepp Blatter as he pulled…

AFP, LAUSANNE: Switzerland should be "grateful" to Sepp Blatter, the outgoing FIFA president and Swiss national who has been suspended from world football over ethics violations, his ex-wife was quoted as saying Thursday. Graziella Blatter-Bianca also told the Swiss German paper Blick that…

AFP, ABUJA: Gabon and Borussia Dortmund star striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on Thursday upstaged favourite Yaya Toure to win a first African Player of the Year Award. In a vote of coaches and technical directors of Confederation of African Football (CAF) member-nations, Aubameyang tallied 143 points…

The prestigious Aga Khan Gold Cup Golf Tournament got off to a lively start amidst a lot of fanfare at the lush green and picturesque Kurmitola Golf Course…

Argentina, Uruguay plan 2030 WC joint bid AFP, COLONIA DEL SACRAMENTO: Uruguay will bid to mark the centenary of its triumph in the first football World Cup by hosting the 2030 tournament jointly with rival Argentina, the countries' presidents said Thursday. Argentina's new President Mauricio…