Bangladesh will take on Ireland in the tri-series opener, hosted by Ireland in May, 2017. The series is arranged as part of the preparation for ICC Champions Trophy, to be held in England in next June. Bangladesh had never played in English condition since their tour there in 2010. The series in Ireland,…

Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) named a 32-man preliminary squad for their upcoming two preparation matches with Nepal for the Asian Cup play offs against Bhutan while the camp will start from July 12. Bangladesh, who woefully eliminated from the pre-qualifying stage with humiliating defeat at…

Jamaica Tallawahs tasted first defeat after two successive victories when they were beaten by Guyana Amazon Warriors by seven wickets in the low-scoring…

AFP,  LONDON: England’s all-time leading wicket-taker James Anderson was ruled out of a 12-man squad announced Thursday for next week's first Test against Pakistan at Lord’s. Anderson, 33, has not recovered from a right shoulder injury sustained in the third Test against Sri Lanka…

AFP, LONDON: Andy Murray finds himself in the unusual position of favourite to lift a second Wimbledon title on Sunday with fate seemingly doing its best to make sure the British star captures a third career Grand Slam crown. The 29-year-old world number two faces Milos Raonic, the first Canadian man…

Pace sensation Mustafizur Rahman and his family’s Eid celebration turned into despair as one of his cousins was electrocuted at their house of Tetulia village in Kaliganj upazila on Eid day (Thursday) morning. The deceased was identified as Motahar Hossain, 28, son of Mustafizur’s paternal…

AFP, PARIS: Cristiano Ronaldo’s battle-hardened Portugal stand between hosts France and a cathartic victory in Sunday’s Euro 2016 final at…

AFP, MARSEILLE: World champions Germany fly home from Euro 2016 on Friday for a post mortem into how die Mannschaft missed the chance to add the European title after their 2-0 semi-final defeat to France. Antoine Griezmann’s double strike in Marseille sealed France’s deserved victory to…

AFP, PARIS: Patriotic fervour gripped Euro 2016 hosts France and Portugal on Friday with Antoine Griezmann and Cristiano Ronaldo cast as the rival superheros…

AFP, SAINT-DENIS (FRANCE): France coach Didier Deschamps urged his players to be constantly mindful of Cristiano Ronaldo in Sunday's Euro 2016 final and insisted that the Ballon d'Or will be a battle between the Portugal captain and Lionel Messi. Deschamps said he wanted France's rising…

AFP, PARIS: With France’s baby-faced poster boy Antoine Griezmann going up against preening Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, the Euro 2016…

AFP, PRAGUE: Veteran goalkeeper Petr Cech has announced his retirement from international football after a record 124 games for the Czech Republic over an eventful 14-year career. “I would hate to end up in a situation when I would start feeling tired midway through a qualifying campaign,”…