Shakib Al Hasan endured another bad day but his side Jamaica Tallawahs qualified to the knock out round of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) as the first team, outclassing Barbados Tridents by 36 runs in a rain-affected fixture in Kingston on Wednesday. The Bangladesh ace all-rounder didn’t get…

AFP,  MANCHESTER: England captain Alastair Cook announced Thursday that the hosts had reduced their squad for the second Test against Pakistan from…

AFP, NEW DELHI: Mahendra Singh Dhoni Wednesday said spinners would play a key role in India's upcoming four-match Test series in the West Indies,…

AFP, NEW DELHI: Former Australia cricketer and bowling coach Craig McDermott has heaped praise on Mitchell Starc ahead of a Test series in Sri Lanka, predicting the pacer will easily cross the 300-wicket mark. Starc has bagged 91 wickets from 25 Tests so far in his international career, and Australian…

AFP, SHANGHAI (CHINA): Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho admitted on Thursday the club needs one more signing before the season starts but would…

AFP, LONDON: Usain Bolt insists he is ready for his first 200 metres of the season in the Anniversary Games on Friday as the star sprinter tests his fitness…

AFP, GLASGOW: Celtic progressed to the Champions League third qualifying round with a 3-0 victory over Gibraltar part-timers Lincoln Red Imps that secured a 3-1 aggregate win on Wednesday. Trailing 1-0 from the first leg following arguably their worst ever defeat, the Scottish champions turned the tie…

AFP, MUNICH: Pep Guardiola’s reign as Manchester City boss started with a 1-0 defeat in a friendly at his former club Bayern Munich on Wednesday…

AFP, LONDON: Sam Allardyce is set to be hired as the new England manager at a Football Association board meeting at Wembley on Thurday, FA chairman Greg Dyke said. Allardyce has been selected by a three-man panel who decided the Sunderland boss was the best bet on a short-list that also included Hull…

AFP, WASHINGTON: Former 100m world champion Kim Collins has been named to his sixth Olympics at the age of 40 after settling issues with the St. Kitts and Nevis Olympic Committee. “So my friends, it’s now officially been confirmed! I’m going to Rio2016,” Collins tweeted. Collins,…

AFP, ISTANBUL: German striker Mario Gomez, the top scorer in Turkey’s Super Lig last season, on Wednesday said he was leaving Istanbul club Besiktas after just one year due to the political situation in the wake of the failed coup. “I have to tell you Besiktas fans personally that it is…