Afghanistan U-19 cricket team emerged as the new plate champions when they comfortably trounced Zimbabwe U-19 by five wickets in the plate final of the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup at the Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium in Cox’s Bazar yesterday. Zimbabwe, opting to bat first, garnered…

Bangladesh men’s football team will face the Indian hurdle when they will play their semifinal match of the ongoing SA Games at the Indira Ghandi Stadium, Guwahati today. The match will take place at 2pm (BST). Bangladesh the defending gold medalist, won their first time gold medal in the games…

AFP,  DUBAI: Viv Richards on Thursday threw his considerable support behind the West Indies squad who are locked in a bitter pay dispute which is threatening their participation in the World Twenty20. The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) could be forced to send a second string to the prestigious…

AFP,  LONDON: A cricket team were bowled out for nought in just 20 balls to lose a game by 120 runs, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) reported Thursday. The rare result came during the Kent regional finals of the ECB's national six-a-side championship when the Bapchild team failed…

Overnight leader Thitiphun Chuayprakong of Thailand continued his formidable form by carding a six-under-par 65 to lead by three shots following the penultimate…

AFP, WELLINGTON: It was supposed to be Brendon McCullum's day but it was opposing captain Steve Smith who made the right moves as Australia ended…

AP, MADRID: Sevilla will play Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final after drawing 2-2 with Celta Vigo on Thursday, advancing 6-2 on aggregate. Sevilla will…

AFP, PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain head into Saturday's game at home to Lille with the spectre of next week's Champions League last-16 clash with Chelsea looming large over the runaway Ligue 1 leaders. PSG were frustrated in their attempts to rework a congested fixture list as league officials…

AFP, NEW DELHI: India's cricket board handed Pakistan's former Test umpire Asad Rauf a five-year ban Friday after a tribunal found him guilty of taking backhanders from bookmakers while officiating in the IPL. Rauf disappeared in the middle of the 2013 edition of the Indian Premier League after…

AFP, PARIS: Scotland striker Steven Fletcher marked his first start for new side Marseille with a goal in their 2-0 French Cup win against minnows Trelissac…

AFP, MADRID: Valencia coach Gary Neville has pleaded with the club's disgruntled fans to turn up and support his struggling side when they face Espanyol at the Mestalla on Saturday. Valencia have not won in the league since November and there are growing fears they could be dragged into a relegation…

AFP, LONDON: Jamie Vardy is adamant Leicester City remain unfazed by the mounting pressure of the Premier League title race as the shock leaders prepare…

AFP, MILAN: Journeyman striker Alessandro Matri opened the floodgates for Lazio in an error-strewn 5-2 win over hapless Verona who were left rooted to the bottom of Serie A on Thursday. Verona travelled to the Stadio Olimpico looking for only their second win of the campaign against a Lazio side desperate…

AFP, BERLIN: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will hope to add to his phenomenal tally of 30 goals in all competitions already this season when Borussia Dortmund host Hanover in the Bundesliga on Saturday. The Gabon striker is enjoying a superb campaign and has scored more goals on his own than struggling…