Pakistan Twenty20 skipper Shahid Afridi praised the performance of Bangladesh and said on Thursday that they have entered into the final of the Asia Cup…

All the matches of the fourth round  of the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) ended in draws at the two different grounds in Cox’s Bazar yesterday. The other feature of the final day, where Shahriar Nafees smashed an unbeaten 101 for South Zone and Shamsur Rahman clattered an indefatigable…

Bangladesh women’s cricket team will play their final preparation match at home today under floodlight at Fatullah Stadium before leaving for India March 8 to play in ICC World T20. Prior to flying for India, the eves team have been practicing under floodlight at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium…

The Bangladesh Premier Football League will get underway from May 5. The season will start with the Independence Cup football which is expected to kick off on March 30.  The league committee has finalised the schedule in a meeting on Thursday with league committee chairman Abdus Salam Murshedi…

AFP, MADRID: Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick as Barcelona took another step towards the La Liga title and set a new Spanish football record of 35 games…

AFP, MANCHESTER: Manuel Pellegrini has warned his Manchester City stars there can be no repeat of their woeful defeat at Liverpool if they are to revive their slender Premier League title hopes against Aston Villa. City's 3-0 loss at Anfield was their third league defeat in a row and even though…

AFP, ATHENS: This season's Greek Cup has been cancelled altogether after crowd violence marred Wednesday's semi-final, first leg between PAOK and Olympiakos, Greece's Deputy Sports Minister Stavros Kontonis announced on Thursday. In a statement, Kontonis announced the “definitive cessation”…

AFP, PARIS: Marseille scraped into the semi-finals of the French Cup on Thursday as a Michy Batshuayi goal secured a 1-0 win against fifth-tier minnows…

AFP, MADRID: Barcelona boss Luis Enrique said he is looking forward to the most "beautiful" part of the season as his side close in on another league, Cup and Champions League treble. Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick as Barca set a Spanish football record of 35 consecutive games unbeaten in…

AFP, MADRID: Cristiano Ronaldo has done little to dismiss suggestions he treasures individual glory over collective success by claiming his dream goal…

US soccer icon Chastain to donate brain for research AFP, LOS ANGELES: Former US women's soccer star Brandi Chastain said Thursday she plans to donate her brain when she dies to help research into head injuries in the sport. Chastain, 42, famed for her memorable celebration of the winning penalty…