The defending champions Sheikh Jamal and  runners-up Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra will play their second match of the Bangladesh Premier League Football …

Bangladesh football coach Tom Saintfiet denies any agreement with Nigeria, stating that he is preparing for witnessing the 2nd round of the Bangladesh Premier Football League so that he could pick the best players and build a stronger contingent for the upcoming Asian Cup Qualifying play-off against…

AFP, RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil’s suspended president Dilma Rousseff and her predecessor and left-wing ally Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will boycott the opening ceremony at the Rio Olympics, officials said Tuesday. Their absence at the August 5 ceremony highlights the political crisis in Brazil, with…

Mushfiqur Rahim and Nasir Hossain scored one each as the current national cricketers, engaging in a fitness session at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, defeated the team, formed with former national players by 2-0 in a football match. The match was held as part of the fitness training but there…

AGENCIES, LONDON: Former Sri Lanka off spinner Muttiah Muralitharan has become the first player from his country to be voted into the ICC Hall of Fame. He will be formally inducted into it later this year, along with the late England fast bowler George Lohmann, the late Australia opener Arthur Morris…

AFP, SHENZHEN (CHINA): Pep Guardiola denied dictating to his Manchester City players exactly what they can eat and said none were overweight, after Gael…

AFP, MONTREAL: Homegrown hero Eugenie Bouchard reached the second round of the WTA hardcourt tournament in Montreal with a dramatic three-set victory…

AFP, TORONTO (CANADA): Stanislas Wawrinka had to pass a stern test lasting two hours before emerging with a 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (10/8) victory over Mikhail Youzhny for a third-round berth at the Toronto Masters. The second-seeded two-time Grand Slam champion was joined in the third round on Tuesday by fifth-seeded…

AFP, MILAN: On 36 occasions last season, Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain boosted Napoli dreams of ending a 26-year title drought as he inspired with…

AFP, RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian football star Neymar is a party boy and he’s not going to apologize for it. At a sometimes tense press conference on Tuesday at the facility where Brazil’s Olympic football team is training for the Rio Games, the Barcelona striker told reporters he would not…

AFP, LONDON: Manchester United are among several leading English Premier League clubs to reject invitations from the Football League to have their academy sides play in the revamped English Football League Trophy. United, Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City, and Tottenham Hotspur were missing when the…