Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) is thinking to appoint a coaching staff for a long time in their desperate bid o return to Asian Cup qualifying race ahead to playoffs against Bhutan.        Bangladesh, after their embarrassing elimination from the World Cup qualifying…

AFP, LOUISVILLE: Muhammad Ali's hometown is ready to “welcome the world” for this week's ceremonies honouring the late boxing legend,…

AFP, LONDON: England have knack of coming unstuck as they chase a Test series whitewash but they will hope to complete the job against Sri Lanka at Lord's this week -- despite clear signs of improvement from the tourists. England are 2-0 up with one Test to play, but the match starting on Thursday…

While his unbeaten 66 runs gave Mohammedan Sporting Club a comfortable victory over Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club, it has also helped him go past 6000 runs landmark in List A cricket as the second Bangladeshi cricketer after Tamim Iqbal. Mushfiqur reached the milestone when he reached 18 with a single…

Sonali Bank won the battle of two underdogs when they edged past Sadharan Bima by 3-2 in the Premier Division Hockey League yesterday at the Maulana Bhashani Hockey Stadium. In fact Sonali Bank came from a two goal deficit to down Bima in this closely contested match. Sonali Bank pushed their collection…

AFP, SYDNEY: South Africa have overcome their reservations and agreed to play a day-night pink ball Test against Australia in Adelaide this year, cricket chiefs announced Wednesday. Australia unveiled plans for day-night Tests against South Africa and Pakistan in April, but admitted player concerns…

AFP, PASADENA (CALIFORNIA): Colombia became the first side to reach the quarter-finals of the Copa America Centenario on Tuesday, while the United States…

AFP, CHANTILLY (FRANCE): Kyle Walker could not bring himself to watch England’s recent tournament appearances, but he is thrilled by the prospect of starting their Euro 2016 opener against Russia on Saturday. The 26-year-old Tottenham Hotspur player is sampling major international competition…

AFP, MADRID: European champions Spain suffered a shock first defeat since March 2015 losing 1-0 at home to Georgia in their final warm-up friendly before…

AFP, PARIS: Marc Wilmots’ Belgium are aiming to topple the established favourites at Euro 2016 and with stars like Eden Hazard and Kevin de Bruyne have the weapons to so. Belgium have qualified for the European Championship finals for the first time since co-hosting the 2000 tournament. They are…

AFP, ABUJA: Former Nigeria football coach Stephen Keshi died Wednesday aged 54 of a suspected heart attack, his family said in a statement. The charismatic coach, dubbed “Big Boss” by fans, died in Benin City in southern Nigeria from “cardiac arrest”, the statement said. His…

AFP, PARIS: Warnings mounted on Wednesday over potential terrorist attacks just two days before the start of Euro 2016, with France on high alert as it…