AFP, CHRISTCHURCH: It was the dream script for Brendon McCullum’s farewell — a captain’s rescue innings in which he bludgeoned records…

A new looked Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club led by Wedson Anselme left Dhaka for Singapore yesterday at 2:20 pm to begin their AFC Cup mission from February…

Bangladesh Test skipper Mushfiqur Rahim raised his voice against child harassment yesterday. “Don’t we change any more? When we will see its end? Where is our humanity sunk? Child harassment will not acceptable,” said Mushfiqur Rahim through his verified facebook page yesterday.  …

AFP, SYDNEY: Former Australia captain Michael Clarke scored what he described as a ‘rusty’ 48 in his comeback match in Sydney club cricket on Saturday. Clarke, 34, who bowed out of the game in August after the disastrous Ashes series in England, was dropped twice early batting at No. 3 for…

AFP, CAPE TOWN: For the second week in a row all-rounder Chris Morris conjured a victory for South Africa, taking the hosts to a three-wicket win over…

AP, BOLOGNA (ITALY): Juventus missed the chance to move four points clear in Serie A and will not be able to level the record of consecutive wins after it was held to a goalless draw at Bologna on Friday. Massimiliano Allegri’s team beat Napoli last weekend to move top and was seeking a 16th consecutive…

AFP, KARACHI: They have lived under the shadow of drone strikes and loved ones lost to Taliban suicide bombers, but Pakistan’s tribal zone cricketers refuse to be victims and are determined to make their mark on the field. While the Pakistan Super League, currently under way in the UAE, is grabbing…

AFP, MIAMI: Three-time defending Olympic champion United States and 2012 bronze medallists Canada qualified for the Rio de Janeiro Olympic women’s football tournament Friday with victories in a North American regional tournament. Alex Morgan’s hat trick powered the US women over Trinidad…

AFP, BORDEAUX: Nice underlined their European aspirations with a goalless draw at Bordeaux on Friday which consolidated their third place in Ligue 1. The Riviera side, 6-1 winners at home against Bordeaux last September, quickly doused any hopes of revenge Willy Sagnol’s side might have had. Lacking…