Defending champions Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited will take on Arambagh Krira Sangha at 4:30 in the inaugural match of JB Bangladesh Premier League at MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong today. In the other match of the day, Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra will face Uttar Baridhara Club at 7:30pm at the…

AFP, LONDON: Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt promised on Friday he will be physically ready for next month’s Rio Olympics — on the night…

The Bowling Review Action Committee (BRAC) of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will resume their work with the reported bowlers of the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) after two-day break at the Mirpur Indoor Stadium today. The third-day work will begin at 1:00pm. The committee will keep an eye on Asif…

AFP, TOKYO: Kawasaki Frontale beat FC Tokyo 1-0 in the J-League first division on Saturday, after striker Yu Kobayashi headed a goal in the second half. The win left Kawasaki unbeaten in the second stage, leaving the first-stage winners Kashima Antlers behind in the overall standings. Antlers’…

AFP, MELBOURNE: Italian champions Juventus were beaten 4-3 on penalties by Australia's Melbourne Victory in their International Champions Cup game…

AFP, LONDON: Sam Allardyce is the new England manager after the Football Association officially appointed him on Friday, 10 years after he failed to convince them he was the right man for the job. The 61-year-old Englishman — who lost out to Steve McClaren 10 years ago after Sven-Goran Eriksson…

AFP, TARTU (ESTONIA): Petite, platinum blonde, blue-eyed and identical, Leila, Liina and Lily Luik with their passion for marathons, hip-hop, art and…

AFP, SHANGHAI: Jose Mourinho said he would not be rushing into judgement on his players as a result of Manchester United’s 4-1 drubbing by Borussia Dortmund in Shanghai on Friday. “Unfair to make any decision. Day by day they are starting to win my trust,” Mourinho said of his players,…

AFP, FUNCHAL (PORTUGAL): Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo inaugurated his own hotel on Friday called “CR7” after his initials and shirt…

AFP, WASHINGTON: Top seeds John Isner and Samantha Stosur were ousted from the ATP and WTA Washington Open in Friday’s quarter-finals, each paying the price for squandering leads in tie-breakers. Isner unleashed a 29-ace barrage at US fifth seed Steve Johnson but failed to capitalize on five set…

AFP, SAN FRANCISCO: Top-seeded Venus Williams booked her semi-final berth at the WTA hardcourt tournament in Stanford, California, on Friday with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over 17-year-old wild card CiCi Bellis. Ranked seventh in the world, the 36-year-old Williams needed only an hour to get past the 203rd-ranked…

AFP, LONDON: Sunderland have appointed former Manchester United manager David Moyes to replace Sam Allardyce as boss at the Stadium of Light, the perennial Premier League strugglers said on Saturday. Moyes — the northeast England club's ninth permanent boss in less than eight years —…