All-rounder Sabbir Rahman Rumman hogged the limelight with his stroke-making capability what he showcased in the gold-medal match of Bangladesh in the 2010 Asian Games against Afghanistan. Just four years after that glorious victory, Rumman debuted with T20. He thereafter played so far 23 ODIs and 26…

Led by Julianus Maria Tom Saintfiet, the newly appointed Bangladesh national football team coaching staffs saw a woeful experience with a 5-0 devastating defeat in their first assignment against Maldives in a FIFA friendly  match on Thursday in Male. It is the most embrassing defeat for Bangladesh…

AFP, LEEDS: Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur made it clear some members of his one-day side were on borrowed time after another defeat by England raised fears the team might not qualify automatically for the 2019 World Cup. England beat Pakistan by four wickets at Headingley on Thursday to go 4-0 up in…

AFP,  NEW YORK: Wimbledon champions Serena Williams and Andy Murray raised the roof at the US Open on Thursday, powering into the third round with decisive straight-sets victories. World number one Williams defeated fellow American Vania King 6-3, 6-3, her 306th Grand Slam singles match win tying…

Bangladesh Women national football team will play their most crucial match today in the ongoing AFC Under-16 qualifying competition when they will take on Chinese Taipei at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. The match is most vital for Bangladesh. A win would pave the way for them to book a final round…

Walton First Open Tennis Tournament organised by Bangladesh Tennis Federation (BTF) and sponsored by Walton Group will commence today at the National Tennis Complex in the capital. Over 200 players drawn from different affiliated units of the federation will take part in 13 events. The BTF will reward…

AFP, SYDNEY: Australia's oldest surviving Test cricketer, Len Maddocks, has passed away aged 90, Cricket Australia said on Friday. Maddocks, a batsman and wicket-keeper, played seven Tests for Australia between 1954 and 1956, and managed the Australian cricket team on its 1977 tour of England. He…

AFP, MONTEVIDEO: Lionel Messi scored the winning goal on his return from a short-lived international retirement on Thursday as Argentina defeated Uruguay…

AFP, PARIS: Exactly eight weeks after Eder blasted in the winner for Portugal in the Euro 2016 final against France, European nations start out on the road to the Russia 2018 World Cup on Sunday. Of the 24 teams that took part in the Euros, 10 have since changed coach, including Russia. As hosts, they…

AFP, MILAN: Italy coach Giampiero Ventura handed teenaged AC Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma his debut but began his reign with a 3-1 defeat to…

AFP, BRUSSELS: Spain earned a World Cup qualifying boost by beating Belgium 2-0 in an international friendly on Thursday thanks to a David Silva double.…

AFP, LONDON: Real Madrid star Gareth Bale claimed he doesn't care about losing the tag of the world's most expensive player to Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba. Bale's three-year reign as the most costly player in the world ended when France international Pogba joined United from…

AFP, EINDHOVEN (NETHERLANDS): The Netherlands suffered a fifth successive home defeat as their miserable form continued with a 2-1 defeat to fellow strugglers Greece in Eindhoven on Thursday. Both sides were top seeds for Euro 2016 qualifying but neither managed to make it to the French showpiece as…

AFP, NEW YORK: Frank Lampard scored two goals in the closing minutes as New York City F.C. defeated D.C. United 3-2 to claim the top spot in Major League Soccer's Eastern Conference on Thursday. The former Chelsea and England star stroked home the winning goal in the third minute of stoppage time…