Former skipper Aminul Islam Bulbul said that they should form an emerging squad beside the high performance (HP) unit and the national team to increase…

AFP, PHOENIX: Reaction on Twitter and Instagram to the death of boxing legend Muhammad Ali: “God came for his champion. So long great one.”…

Chittagong Abahani Limited, Sheikh Russel KC and Muktijodha Sangsad KC was drawn in Group B when the draw for the Walton Federation Cup Football held yesterday at the Bangladesh Football Federation Bhaban (BFF). Meanwhile, the logo unveiling and an agreement signing ceremony were also held with the…

AFP, SYDNEY: Newly-married Mathew Leckie scored with the last kick of the game to give Australia a 1-0 win over Greece in Sydney on Saturday. The Socceroos dominated the friendly but could not convert that into goals before German-based substitute Leckie scored only his third goal in his 30th international…

AFP, LOS ANGELES: Michael Phelps won one and lost one Friday in a tuneup meet in Austin, Texas, where he was competing with an eye on this month’s US Olympic trials and a berth at the Rio Games. Joseph Schooling, a 20-year-old from Singapore who swims for the University of Texas in Austin, clocked…

AFP, SANTA CLARA (CALIFORNIA): Colombia wrecked the United States’ hopes of a winning start to the Copa America Centenario as goals from James Rodriguez…

AFP, LONDON: India’s Anil Kumble and several other former Test players on an International Cricket Council committee have urged the sport’s…

AFP, PASADENA (CALIFORNIA): Brazil head coach Dunga vowed Friday his team would show Ecuador the respect they had earned ahead of their Copa America opener,…

AFP, SAN JOSÉ (CALIFORNIA): Lionel Messi touched down in California on Friday as Argentina prepared for the possibility that the injured Barcelona…

AFP, METZ (FRANCE): France defender Patrice Evra has dismissed as “lies that have no basis” claims that racism influenced the decision to sideline Karim Benzema from the national squad for Euro 2016. “We are a country that loves controversies, it’s magnificent. We like to talk…

AFP, TOYOTA CITY (JAPAN): Japan pulverised Bulgaria 7-2 in the four-team Kirin Cup friendly tournament Friday, with playmaker Shinji Kagawa scoring twice in an embarrassingly one-sided game. Earlier, Bosnia-Herzegovina beat Denmark on penalties in a clash of teams who, like Bulgaria, missed out on a…

AFP, TOKYO: European champions France booked their place in this summer’s Rio Olympic volleyball competition after beating Venezuela on Saturday at a men’s qualifying tournament in Tokyo. Asia’s top team Iran joined them, reaching their first-ever Olympics with an impressive defeat…