Bangladesh adopted a very cautious approach about tomorrow’s World Cup semifinal match against West Indies, the match which they will play for the first time in their history. And so, the chance they got they don’t miss to capitalize it to play in the final. Since 1998 Bangladesh had played…

AFP, PUNE: Debutant Kasun Rajitha picked up three crucial wickets to help a depleted Sri Lanka stun the top-ranked Indians by clinching a five-wicket win in the first Twenty20 international in Pune Tuesday. Belying their status as underdogs, the inexperienced Sri Lankan pace attack skittled out their…

Japan’s Shunya Takeyasu and Soomin Lee of Korea are sharing the lead at the end of first round of Bashundhara Bangladesh Open which kicked off at…

AFP, DUBAI: Pakistan have made four changes to their squad for this month's Asia Cup followed by the World Twenty20 including the axing of struggling opener Ahmed Shehzad after a poor run of form. The 24-year-old Shehzad managed just 33 runs in Pakistan's 2-1 Twenty20 series loss in New Zealand…

PTI, Guwahati: A senior Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) official Ahsan Ahmed on Tuesday said he was threatened by an official of the South Asian Games (SAG) during their women's football match against the Maldives in the day. Ahsan, head of the media division of the BFF, told journalists at…

AFP, LONDON: Angelo Ogbonna headed home in stoppage time of extra time as West Ham United stunned a youthful Liverpool team 2-1 in Tuesday’s FA…

AFP, PARIS: The European Club Association (ECA) insisted Tuesday that extending the World Cup from 32 to 40 teams would put too much burden on clubs and inflict physical overload on players. “We are satisfied with the balance of interest and any change would need very careful review,” insisted…

AFP, LONDON: Uncapped Hampshire all-rounder Liam Dawson has been called up by England for the World Twenty20 tournament that starts in India next month. Seamers Stuart Broad and Chris Woakes both miss out on selection for the 15-man squad, but Steven Finn is included despite his recent struggles with…

AFP, CENTURION (SOUTH AFRICA): Quinton de Kock and Hashim Amla hit hundreds and shared a double century opening partnership as South Africa kept the series…

AFP, PARIS: French second-division strugglers Sochaux stunned Monaco 2-1 in the last 16 of the French Cup on Tuesday, while Gazelec Ajaccio avoided an upset at amateurs Saint-Malo. Sochaux are facing the prospect of relegation to France’s third tier for the first time in club history, but the…

AFP, TAIPEI: Venus Williams finally registered her first tour win of 2016 as she powered past Lee Pei-chi 6-3, 6-2 at the Taiwan Open on Wednesday to set up a clash with Urszula Radwanska. The top seed and world number 12 broke Taiwan's Lee, aged 21 and ranked 529th, three times in their first career…

Dortmund thru at Stuttgart’s cost AFP, BERLIN: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang claimed his 30th goal of the season on Tuesday to help fire Borussia Dortmund into the German Cup semi-finals with a 3-1 victory at VfB Stuttgart. Gabon striker Aubame-yang and Germany winger Marco Reus, who have provided…