AFP, MOSCOW: Kiki Bertens won a decisive singles rubber in Moscow on Sunday, beating Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia in straight sets to lead the Netherlands into the Fed Cup semi-finals. Bertens won 6-1, 6-4 in one hour 26 minutes to give the Dutch squad an unassailable 3-0 lead in the opening round…

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon tipped Bangladesh and India as the tournament fovourites, stating that the home side will…

A total of 23 fast bowlers have been selected for the final round of Robi Fast Bowler Hunt programme at two different venues in Dhaka yesterday. Of them, fourteen fast bowlers have been picked from Mirpur and nine has been sorted out from Uttara. One of the leading mobile phone operators of the country,…

AFP, MILAN: Roberto Mancini was left counting the cost of missed chances as Inter Milan slipped further out of Serie A title contention with a 3-3 draw away to  Verona on Sunday. The result left Inter in fourth place and in danger of trailing Napoli by 11 points if Maurizio Sarri's league leaders…

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club finally confirmed the services of some leading local footballers to play in the AFC Club Cup scheduled to begin from February 23. Sheikh Jamal faced uncertainty to from a complete team after a number of players who played for them last season deserted the club joining some…

AFP, PORT ELIZABETH (SOUTH AFRICA): Alex Hales fell one run short of a century but did enough to set up a five-wicket win for England over South Africa…

AFP, LONDON: Leicester City’s fairytale season scaled new heights on Saturday as they opened up a five-point lead at the Premier League summit by winning 3-1 at title rivals Manchester City. Centre-back Robert Huth scored twice, either side of a brilliant Riyad Mahrez goal, as Leicester recorded…

AFP, MADRID: Barcelona equalled a club record of 28 games unbeaten to move three points clear at the top of La Liga with a hard-fought 2-0 win at Levante on Sunday. The European champions were far from their best in coach Luis Enrique's 100th game in charge, but David Navarro's own goal and…

Sayeman Beach Resorts clinched the title of Pebbles Peninsula Premier League–2016 held at M  A Aziz Stadium in Chittagong on Saturday. F &…

AFP, BERLIN: Xabi Alonso was sent off on Saturday as ten-man Bayern Munich laboured to a goalless draw at Bayer Leverkusen at the end of a turbulent week…

AFP, DUBAI: Pakistan leg-spinner Yasir Shah has been banned for three months after pleading guilty for a failed dope test last year, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said Sunday. "Shah has been suspended from all cricket-related activities for three months after pleading guilty to breaching…