AFP, WELLINGTON: Pioneering cricketer Martin Crowe, widely acknowledged as New Zealand's greatest batsman who laid the foundations for Twenty20 cricket,…

The rise of Bangladesh fast bowlers is now talk of the cricket world. The way the Bangladesh pace bowlers demolished the high standard batting line up earned a worldwide praise from the cricket greats. Sri Lanka T20 captain Lasith Malinga was the latest to join in heaping praise on Bangladesh fast bowlers.…

Nazmul Hossain Shanto’s unbeaten century gave BCB North Zone a moderate lead of 192 runs against Prime Bank South Zone on the close of the third day of the fourth round encounter in the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) at the Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium (SKICS) Academy ground in…

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan received an official reprimand for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during his side’s Asia Cup match against…

President of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Kazi Mohammed Salahuddin thinks that the verdicts were given against the accused players was a good decision. Salahuddin, who was exchanging his views with the reporters yesterday on the judgment against seven national team players who breached the…

The Chief of Army Staff General Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq said yesterday that Bangladesh Army has raised its budget in sports sector for building…

AFP, MADRID: Cristiano Ronaldo made amends for recent critical comments of his Real Madrid teammates with a goal and an assist in a 3-1 win at Levante…

AFP, BERLIN: Bayern Munich suffered a shock 2-1 defeat to Mainz on Wednesday, losing their 100 percent home record this season, as their lead in the Bundesliga was trimmed to five points. The result shakes up the title race ahead of Saturday’s crunch clash when Pep Guardiola’s Bayern play…

AFP, LONDON: Claudio Ranieri’s Leicester City remain sitting pretty at the Premier League summit after their closest rivals Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal…

AFP, PARIS: Zlatan Ibrahimovic pulled the strings as Paris Saint Germain cruised into the French Cup semi-finals on Wednesday with a 3-1 away win at Saint Etienne. The result saw PSG bounce back from their first domestic defeat in a year, a 2-1 league loss at Lyon at the weekend, with goals from Edinson…

Belgium remain top of FIFA rankings AFP, LAUSANNE: Belgium continue to hold off Argentina and Spain at the top of FIFA’s latest world rankings released on Thursday. World champions Germany sit fourth while Italy move up one rung to 14th above the Netherlands in the only movement in the top 20.…