The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) prepared the domestic calendar for the new season, keeping the home series against England in mind, despite the uncertainty…

AFP, LONDON: Andy Murray said Monday he was unlikely to play for defending champions Britain away to Serbia in this week's Davis Cup quarter-finals…

GM Enamul Hossain Razib of Bangladesh Navy became unbeaten champion in the SAIF Powertec International Rating Chess Tournament which concluded on Monday in the capital under the auspices of Bangladesh Chess Federation.  Razib earned 8.5 points out of 9 games to clinch the title. Razib beat Saiful…

MUMBAI: Former Pakistan T20I skipper Shahid Afridi talks like he bats. His words are either beyond the fence or misunderstood. After two decades of international cricket, the 36-year-old, fondly called ‘Boom Boom’, wants to join politics, reports Deccan Chronicle. The all-rounder –…

AP, SAINT-DENIS (FRANCE): Football is a cruel game. Sometimes even for its winners. Cruel because Cristiano Ronaldo had to watch the victory of his life…

AGENCIES, MANCHESTER: Jose Mourinho’s targets for Manchester United will be ‘aggressive’ in his debut campaign at Old Trafford. The former Chelsea boss has started his three-year contract at United having replaced the sacked Louis van Gaal. United have finished seventh, fourth and…

AFP, LONDON: French star playmaker Dimitri Payet’s impressive performances at Euro 2016 will cost potential suitors at least £50million ($65m,…

AFP, BERLIN: Bayern Munich’s new coach Carlo Ancelotti said Monday he would stick to his predecessor Pep Guardiola’s offensive strategy for…

AFP, LONDON: France and Arsenal legend Thierry Henry ended his association with the English Premier League club on Tuesday preferring to focus on his burgeoning media career. The 38-year-old former striker -- part of the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 winning teams -- could have coached the Gunners'…

AFP, BARCELONA: Barcelona have defended their campaign on social media in support of Lionel Messi after the Argentine superstar’s 21-month prison sentence for tax fraud. “We are involved in a controversy in which there is the feeling that FC Barcelona has committed a tax crime whereas that…