AFP, KUNSHAN (CHINA): Olympic champion Li Xuerui led the Chinese national squad to victory over South Korea at the Uber Cup final in China Saturday, securing the country's 14th world badminton team championship title in dominant fashion. China rarely surrendered command over the court during its…

Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) president Kazi Mohammad Salauddin expressed his disappointment with the decision of the league committee for being deferred the Federation Cup and the Premier League, stating that they will take measures soon to form the new committees to run the activities of the…

AFP, LONDON: Chris Gayle, the big-hitting batsman who sparked a sexism scandal after flirting with a female broadcaster on live television, fanned the…

Fast-bowler Rubel Hossain yet another hogged the limelight not for love affair or even for romance. This time he became the headline for being started the new innings of his life though the fact is yet to open by the pacer himself. Rubel is reluctant to make any comment while he was asked to disclose…

Usha Krira Chakra became the winners in the ongoing Green Delta Premier Division Hockey League when they trounced Mariner Youngs Club a 4-1 yesterday. Held at the Maulana Bhashani Hockey Stadium, Alim Belal, Pushkar Khisha Mimo, Hassan Jubaer and Mahbub Hassan scored one goal each for Usha while Ashraful…

AFP, MOSCOW: CSKA Moscow claimed the Russian title in dramatic fashion on the final day of the season with a 1-0 win at Rubin Kazan on Saturday, as Rostov's unlikely challenge failed to finish in glory despite a 2-0 victory over Terek Grozny. Russian international midfielder Alan Dzagoev netted…

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) emerged champions in the male group of the 33rd National Judo Competition at the Mirpur Shaheed Suhrawardi Indoor Stadium yesterday. BGB claimed six gold medals, along with one silver and three bronze. Bangladesh Army became runner-up with nine medals including two gold…

AFP, OSTRAVA (CZECH REPUBLIC): Usain Bolt won the 100 metres at the Czech Golden Spike event in 9.98 seconds on Friday, in his second race this season…

AFP, PARIS: Twelve months after his latest bid to complete a career Grand Slam was thwarted, Novak Djokovic targets an elusive French Open title with time and history threatening to conspire against him. The world number one was left in tears in 2015 when Stan Wawrinka unleashed a battery of single-handed…

AFP, LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane hopes to get an opportunity to partner Jamie Vardy when England tackle Turkey on Sunday in the first…

AFP, LONDON: Rikke Pedersen successfully defended her 200m breaststroke title at the European Championships on Friday just hours after it emerged that…

AFP, LISBON: Benfica beat Maritimo 6-2 in the Portuguese League Cup final in Coimbra on Friday, less than a week after also sealing a third straight league title. It was also the Lisbon outfit’s third consecutive League Cup win, and the match itself was a repeat of last year’s final. The…

AFP, MONACO: Former French international star David Ginola was described as “awake and improving” after undergoing a quadruple heart bypass on Friday, Professor Gilles Dreyfus, who carried out the operation, told AFP. “He was very lucky,” Dreyfus said, on hearing that French…