Newly appointed High Performance (HP) head coach Simon Helmot was excited to be involved in picking up the talents who could take Bangladesh in a new  height, carrying the legacy of the likes of Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim. Those three stalwarts have been the linchpin of Bangladesh…

The intensive training programme of BCB’s High Performance for the 2016 season is scheduled to kick start on July after the Eid vacation with the new objective and different approach.   This time the team management will give more emphasis on holding tours in foreign condition at the fag…

PTI, HARARE:  A clinical India clinched the three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe, pulling off another fine all-round show to crush the minnows…

Abahani Limited’s Pakistani forward  Shafqat Rasool powered the title aspirants to a massive 8-2 win over Sadharan Bima in their Green Delta Premier Division Hockey League math at Maulana Bhashani Hockey Stadium yesterday. Abahani produced half a dozen goals before the short whistle and later…

AFP, KINGSTON (JAMAICA): World and Olympic sprint king Usain Bolt says he is “heartbroken” but prepared to give up his 4x100m relay gold from the 2008 Beijing Games after team-mate Nesta Carter reportedly tested positive for a banned stimulant. “It’s heartbreaking, for years…

AFP, FOXBOROUGH (MASSACHUSETTS): The Copa America Centenario erupted into controversy on Sunday after a refereeing blunder sent Brazil crashing to a 1-0…

AFP, EAST RUTHERFORD (NEW JERSEY): Ecuador set up a Copa America Centenario quarter-final showdown with the United States on Sunday after romping to a comfortable 4-0 win over Haiti. Goals from Enner Valencia, Jaime Ayovi, Christian Noboa and Antonio Valencia completed a routine win for Ecuador who…

AFP, SAINT-ÉTIENNE (FRANCE): Cristiano Ronaldo-led Portugal open their Euro 2016 campaign on Tuesday eager to avoid slipping-up against minnows…

AFP, LILLE (FRANCE): Bastian Schweinsteiger had time for three touches of the ball and scored with one as world champions Germany started their European…

AFP, CHANTILLY (FRANCE): England captain Wayne Rooney and manager Roy Hodgson on Monday pleaded with the country's fans to avoid further violence to head off a UEFA threat to disqualify the team from Euro 2016. "I'm appealing to you to stay out of trouble," Hodgson said in a video…

AFP, JOHANNESBURG: Jane Thaba-Ntso of Lesotho scored the 34-second fastest goal in Cosafa Cup history and Hellings Mhango of Malawi bagged a hat-trick as their countries triumphed convincingly in Namibia on Sunday. Lesotho defeated lethargic Mauritius 3-0 and Malawi squandered many scoring chances before…

AFP, NICE (FRANCE): A Northern Ireland fan became the first fatality at Euro 2016 after plunging to his death from a guard rail overlooking the sea in the French city of Nice, a police source said. The young fan, who was in his twenties, fell between seven and eight metres into the Mediterranean at…