Left arm spinner Mosharraf Hossain Rubel was drafted into the preliminary squad of Bangladesh national team for the first time after his link to the rebellious ICL. He was banned for 10 years subsequently along with his other colleagues but got a general clemency later to return to the cricket. A talented…

AFP, LONDON: Former England batsman Mal Loye expects the current team's tour of Bangladesh to go ahead despite security concerns even though he quit a coaching position in the country because of terrorism fears. Loye, now 43, was appointed high performance head coach by the Bangladesh Cricket Board…

Off-spinner Arafat Sunny is confident after being improved his bowling action, stating he will once again return to international cricket strongly.  “As…

Saiful Bari Titu, has submitted his resignation letter to the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) from the post of deputy to the national head coach yesterday. Titu, who has been doing the job for last few years as the deputy of the head coach, some times did the duty as the main coach of the national…

Fahad Rahman becomes unbeaten champion at the 35th National Sub-Junior (Under-16) Chess Championship-2016 which concluded at Bangladesh Chess Federation hall room in the capital  on Sunday. Fahad maintained his supremacy grabbing 6.5 point in seven matches to top the table. This was Fahad’s…

A 23-member national football team final squad for the upcoming AFC Cup Qualifying play offs and a FIFA Friendly match was announced yesterday. The Bangladesh national football team will leave Dhaka today at 12:05pm for Maldives to play a FIFA friendly match against Maldives on September 1. The FIFA…

AFP, LONDON: Ben Stokes is looking forward to giving England an extra bowling option as they go in search of a one-day international series-clinching win against Pakistan at Trent Bridge on Tuesday. England will head to Nottingham 2-0 up with three to play after convincing wins at Southampton and Lord's.…

AFP, MADRID: Ivan Rakitic’s first-half header maintained Barcelona’s 100 percent start to the La Liga season as the champions withstood a…

AFP, PARIS: Reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain suffered their first defeat under new coach Unai Emery on Sunday, going down 3-1 to a rampant Monaco at the Stade Louis II. Joao Moutinho put Monaco ahead before a Fabinho penalty doubled their lead just before half-time to leave the visitors up against…

AFP, MILAN: Marco Sau produced a last-gasp leveller for newly-promoted Cagliari as they battled back to draw 2-2 with Roma in Serie A on Sunday and complete a difficult few days for the Giallorossi. Genoa, who saw new Italy call-up Luca Pavoletti hit a brace in a 3-1 win away to newly-promoted Crotone,…

AFP, LONDON: Manchester City were left top of the Premier League heading into the international break following a 3-1 win at home to West Ham United on…

The Independent were off to good start in the Walton-DRU Media Cup Football Tournament beating  Bangla Tribune by  a solitary goal at the Handball…

AFP, WARSAW: Poland’s Olympic champion Anita Wlodarczyk broke her own world record in the hammer on Sunday with a throw of 82.98 metres in Warsaw. Wlodarczyk set the new mark at the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial event in the Polish capital on a day in which she had three throws over the 80m mark—no…

AFP, KUWAIT CITY: Kuwaiti authorities ordered police to seize the Gulf state's football association and Olympic committee offices, in the latest round of a sporting power struggle. The action on Sunday heightened a standoff that has seen Kuwait suspended by the International Olympic Committee (IOC)…

AFP, SYDNEY: Australian Olympic athletes cast off their Rio woes as they embarked on a nationwide “Welcome home” tour on Monday, starting with a samba-themed appearance at the Sydney Opera House. Australia returned with their smallest haul of Olympic medals since Barcelona 1992, a result…