The local football league in the Chittagong is organising regularly but quality footballers are not being produced for long time and the main hindrance is financial support to players and organisers commitments. Chittagong once produced a number of quality booters from the Port City league who represented…

Bangladesh players prepare them to counter the swing bowling as the most of the countries that they take on in the upcoming cricket season have some renowned…

AFP, MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said the absence of some Russian stars at the Rio Games would hit the quality of the competition. “It's obvious that the absence of Russian competitors -- leaders in many disciplines -- markedly lowers, and will lower the intensity of the…

AFP, PALLEKELE: A brilliant maiden century by Kusal Mendis helped Sri Lanka claw their way back into contention in the first Test against Australia Thursday…

Former Pakistan fast bowler Aaqib Javed arrives Dhaka today to conduct the specialised camp of the BCB-High Performance (HP) unit. He is expected to stay for just 10 days to guide the pace bowlers selected for the specialised camp under ongoing High Performance programme. During his stay in Dhaka, he…

AFP, MEDELLÍN (COLOMBIA): Colombian giants Atletico Nacional won the Copa Libertadores for only the second time in their history on Wednesday after…

AFP, CHICAGO: French winger Franck Ribery has again criticised his ex-Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola during the club’s tour of the United States,…

AFP, PARIS: Leigh Griffiths levelled 12 minutes from time to give struggling Celtic a 1-1 draw at Astana in their Champions League third qualifying round first leg clash on Wednesday. The result gave Brendan Rodgers’s side the upper hand ahead of their return clash in Glasgow next week, but the…

AFP, TORONTO (CANADA): Novak Djokovic made a winning return on Wednesday in his first match back since a shock third-round defeat at Wimbledon, defeating Gilles Muller in straight sets to advance at the Toronto Masters. The Serbian world number one took the first step toward a possible 30th career Masters…

AFP, PASADENA (CALIFORNIA): Chelsea’s Cesc Fabregas was sent off for a reckless lunge at Liverpool new boy Ragnar Klavan, overshadowing a 1-0 friendly…

AFP, LONDON: Andy Murray has revealed the secret behind the personalised notes that fuelled his Wimbledon triumph and will inspire his bid for more Olympic glory. Murray was often seen reading a sheet of paper in breaks between games as he marched to a historic second Wimbledon title in July. The Scot…

AFP, MONTREAL: Venus Williams breezed into the third round of the Rogers Cup in Montreal on Wednesday with a straight sets rout of Barbora Strycova as home hope Eugenie Bouchard upset 11th seed Dominika Cibulkova. Sixth seed Williams, 36, showed no sign of lingering weariness following her defeat in…