AFP, COLOMBO: Half-centuries from skipper Steven Smith and Shaun Marsh kept Australia in the hunt after Dinesh Chandimal's ton for Sri Lanka dominated Sunday's play in the third and final Test. Australia, who lost opener David Warner early, were 141 for one at stumps on the second day in Colombo…

AFP, RIO DE JANEIRO: Neymar led Brazil into the semi-finals of the Olympics with his first goal of the competition to edge the third of a trilogy of grudge…

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) decided to increase the match fee of the country’s prime first class tournament Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL). The BCB has decided to increase 20 percent which meant the players, playing in the BCL, now will get Tk. 50,000 instead of Tk. 40,000 for per match.…

With so many wicket-keepers competing to stake claim in the national team, Nurul Hasan Sohan gets it tough to cement his place. But the youngster focused on to do his job perfectly, keeping aside those factors as he believed he has a mile to go. “My target is to improve my game. I just want to…

AFP, RIO DE JANEIRO: British distance runner Mo Farah recovered from a dramatic fall to defend his 10,000m title on Saturday as Jamaica’s Elaine…

AFP, SYDNEY: Australians are seeking answers after their expensively-funded swimmers struggled to redeem themselves at the Rio Olympics after a disastrous showing in London four years ago. Headed by a new coach and bolstered by rising stars, the team was predicted to win up to 11 gold medals. But by…

AFP, RIO DE JANEIRO: Monica Puig won Puerto Rico’s first ever Olympic gold medal on Saturday when she defeated Germany’s Angelique Kerber…

AFP, RIO DE JANEIRO: Argentina snatched a thrilling 111-107 double-overtime win against Brazil amid fears of fan violence, as Spain kept its Rio Games…

AFP, RIO DE JANEIRO: Michael Phelps is said to have surpassed the deeds of Leonidas of Rhodes at the ancient Olympics and the American’s coach believes we will never see his likes again. “Absolutely not, I’m not even looking,” Bob Bowman said after Saturday’s final swimming…

AFP, RIO DE JANEIRO: Iranian weightlifter Sohrab Moradi insisted a previous doping ban did not diminish his gold Saturday as he backed two Polish brothers who failed drugs tests in the run-up to Rio. Moradi easily topped the podium in the men’s 94kg class just over a year after returning to action…