Bangladesh captain Mehidy Hassan Miraj became the ‘man of the tournament’ in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, proving his tag of the country’s…

West Indies took one kind of revenge, beating India by five wickets in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup tournament final. It was the first final between the two teams in any tournament’s final in any kind of format after 33 years. While in 1983 World Cup final in senior men’s tournament,…

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced Bangladesh squad for the upcoming Micromax Asia Cup T20 Bangladesh 2016 without opener Tamim Iqbal yesterday. Hard Hitting opener Tamim, who is now playing in Pakistan Super League (PSL) for Peshawar Zalmi, will then be in paternal leave as he will be father…

AFP, WASHINGTON: Three-time defending champion Kei Nishikori advanced to the ATP Memphis final Saturday by beating US fourth seed Sam Querrey, setting up a title showdown with history-making teen prodigy Taylor Fritz. Top seed Nishikori rallied to beat Querrey 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 for his 16th consecutive…

AFP, MADRID: Cristiano Ronaldo struck twice as Real Madrid overcame a stiff test from Athletic Bilbao to move within a point of Barcelona at the top of…

AFP, TURIN (ITALY): Italy Euro 2016 hopeful Simone Zaza produced a dramatic late strike as champions Juventus went one point clear at the top of Serie A with a 1-0 win over Napoli on Saturday. Napoli, suffering only their third defeat of the campaign, travelled north looking for a league double over…

AFP, BUENOS AIRES: Defending champion Rafael Nadal suffered another setback Saturday when he squandered a match point before losing 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (7/4) to Austria’s Dominic Thiem in the Argentina Open semi-finals. Top seed Nadal, playing on his favourite clay surface, finally wilted in the 32-degree…

AFP, LONDON: Louis van Gaal conceded that Manchester United may need to win the Europa League to qualify for next season’s Champions League after…

AFP, BERLIN: Julian Nagelsmann, 28, became the youngest ever coach in Germany’s top flight on Saturday as his Hoffenheim side drew 1-1 at Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga’s basement battle. Nagelsmann saw his side pick up a point on his debut as Andrej Kramaric’s early strike was cancelled…