The eleventh and last round matches of the group phase of the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) will start at three different venues in Dhaka and its adjoining areas today. All the matches will kick off at 9:00am simultaneously. Of them, star-studded Abahani Limited will face-off Cricket Coaching School (CCS)…

Former Pakistan fast bowler Aaqib Javed topped the list of Bangladesh’s fast bowling coach, a post which remained vacant following Heath Streak’s…

AFP, LOS ANGELES: The death of Muhammad Ali was a sharp reminder of a glittering era of heavyweight boxing that contrasts starkly with the anemic state of the sport's marquee division today. Ali, who died of septic shock on Friday at the age of 74 after decades of battling Parkinson's disease,…

AFP, LAHORE: Fast bowler Mohammad Amir has been named in Pakistan's Test squad to face England in a four-match series starting next month, six years after he received a spot-fixing ban against the same opponents. The 24-year-old, who also served a custodial sentence for the offence, is expected…

Title aspirants Usha Krira Chakra maintained their scoring spree when they outclassed Azad Sporting Club 6-1 in the Green Delta Premier Division Hockey League yesterday at Maulana Bhashani Hockey Stadium in the city. Hasan Zubair Niloy slammed home three goals, while Puskar Khisa Mimo netted twice and…

AFP, LOS ANGELES: A controversial refereeing decision spared Brazil’s blushes at the Copa America Centenario on Saturday as the five-time world…

AFP, GELSENKIRCHEN (GERMANY): Germany laboured to a 2-0 friendly win over Hungary on Saturday in their final Euro 2016 warm-up match as captain Bastian…

AFP, METZ (FRANCE): Olivier Giroud fired another riposte to his critics with a brace as Euro 2016 hosts France brushed aside Scotland 3-0 in Metz on Saturday in their final friendly ahead of the tournament. The Arsenal centre-forward was booed by a section of the France support prior to last Monday’s…

AFP, PARIS: Garbine Muguruza said that fixing her mindset and getting rid of all the unnecessary emotions were key to winning her first Grand Slam title…

AFP, SANTA CLARA (CALIFORNIA): The Copa America Centenario is facing a mounting injury crisis involving its biggest stars after James Rodriguez joined Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez amongst the ranks of the walking wounded. A tournament billed as a gathering of world football’s biggest names has…

AFP, PRAGUE: A Czech amateur regional league game on Friday ended up in one of the world’s longest-ever penalty shootouts with 52 spot-kicks, video footage of the game showed on Saturday. Playing in the fifth tier of the Czech league system, SK Batov 1930 beat FC Frystak 22-21 on penalties following…