Kamrul Islam Rabbi’s four-wicket haul steered Victoria Sporting Club to a 28-run win over Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in the ninth round encounter of the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium yesterday. By virtue of the victory, Victoria pushed their…

AFP, BANGALORE: Captain David Warner hailed Sunrisers Hyderabad for staying cool in the heat of an Indian Premier League final to claim their maiden title…

AFP,  BANGALORE: Five things we learned from the ninth edition of the Indian Premier League, after Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Royal Challengers Bangalore in Sunday's final: Warner comes of age: Australia's David Warner showed a maturity belying his controversy-fuelled past to captain Sunrisers…

Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club maintained their winning spree when they earned a hard fought 4-3 win over Sadharan Bima in the Green Delta Premier Division Hockey League At the Maulana Bhashani Hockey Stadium in the capital yesterday. The winners led the first half 2-1. Shohahnur Rahman Sabuj netted twice…

Treat Asian Under-18 Basketball qualifying phase (South Asian Zone) will take place from June 1-2 in the capital with India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and host Bangladesh competing in the competition. The champions of this phase will qualifying in the Asian Junior Basketball Championship to be held in Iran in…

AFP, BERLIN: An inexperienced Germany team suffered a self-confidence sapping 3-1 defeat to Slovakia in Sunday’s storm-affected friendly as the…

AFP, MADRID: Celta Vigo forward Nolito strengthened his case for inclusion in Spain coach Vicente del Bosque’s squad for Euro 2016 with his first…

AFP, BANGALORE (INDIA): Indian Premier League chairman Rajeev Shukla told AFP that this year’s edition of the cash-rich extravaganza had been free of corruption thanks to a multi-pronged approach to tackling fixing. In an interview shortly before Sunday’s final, Shukla said organisers engaged…

AFP, LOS ANGELES: Rising teenage star Gabriel scored on his international debut as Brazil warmed up for the Copa America Centenario on Sunday with a 2-0…

AFP, TA’ QALI (MALTA): Southampton striker Graziano Pelle hit a second-half winner as an injury-depleted Italy beat Scotland 1-0 in a disjointed Euro 2016 friendly in Malta on Sunday. With his midfield decimated through injuries to Claudio Marchisio and Marco Verratti, and Thiago Motta and Riccardo…