While Bangladesh remained in ninth position in the ICC Test rankings, they made a giant leap to improve their rankings as the gap between the eighth ranked West Indies and Bangladesh has been slashed from 29 points to just eight points after the annual Test update. Bangladesh now stand on 57 points…

Mushfiqur Rahim continued his rich vein of form in the Dhaka Premier League (DPL), much to the delight of the title aspirants Mohammedan Sporting Club.…

New Delhi: Like many experts and cricket fans, Sri Lankan spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan too has been mighty impressed with Bangladeshi pacer Mustafizur Rahman's success in international cricket, reports Zee Media. Speaking to The Times of India, the offie said that with proper care, Rahman has…

NEW DELHI: Zimbabwe are set to host India for a short series of three One-Day Internationals and three Twenty20 Internationals, beginning from June 11th, Zimbabwe Cricket announced on Tuesday. All the matches will be played at the Harare Sports Club, reports Cricbuzz. The original tour schedule consisted…

Sonali Bank gave a spectacular late rally with coming from behind to beat Bangladesh Sporting Club 3-1 in Monday’s unfinished match  the Marcel Club Cup Hockey at the Maluana Bhashani Hockey Stadium in the capital yesterday. Sonali Bank-Bangladesh Sporting match was stopped 27 minutes before…

AFP, MADRID: A year ago as Gareth Bale sneaked out the side exit to Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu stadium he was engulfed by cat calls and insults…

AFP, BRASILIA: The Olympic flame arrived in the Brazilian capital Tuesday for a symbolic handover that could mark the last big public appearance of Dilma Rousseff as president if she is impeached. The flame's arrival in Brasilia from an ancient Greek temple via Switzerland starts a three-month countdown…

AFP, LONDON: Leicester City completed their fairytale Premier League title quest on Monday after Tottenham Hotspur could only manage a 2-2 draw in a pulsating…

AFP, SHEFFIELD (UK): Mark Selby denied Asia its first snooker world champion by beating China’s Ding Junhui 18-14 in the World Championship final…

AFP, MILAN: Two goals from Gonzalo Higuain gave Napoli a 2-1 win over Atalanta keeping them on track for second place in Seria A on Monday. And third-placed Roma stayed in the race for the automatic Champions League berth with a 3-2 away win at Genoa. With two games to go Napoli have 76 points and while…

AFP, NEW DELHI: Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar was named Tuesday as one of India's goodwill ambassadors for the upcoming Rio Olympics following a furore over Bollywood star Salman Khan's appointment, which was slammed as inappropriate. Tendulkar said he accepted an offer from the Indian Olympic…