AFP, SYDNEY: Former Australia captain Michael Clarke Friday ruled out playing in this year's Twenty20 Big Bash League, opting instead to join a television commentary team. Clarke announced this week he would play the opening three matches of the Sydney grade competition for his Western Suburbs club,…

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Game Development Committee has chalked out a long term plan for the preparation of the Bangladesh Under-19 national team for the next World Cup campaign. The next ICC U-19 World Cup will be held in New Zealand in 2018, in where Bangladesh seek to do better further what…

Bangladesh in its bid to retain the bronze medal is going to participate in the 3rd World Cup Kabaddi to be held in Ahmedabad, India from October 7-22. A total of 12 countries, including hosts India will take part in the World Cup Kabaddi, the biggest competition of the game. Bangladesh, in a bid to…

AFP,  NEW YORK: Karolina Pliskova shattered Serena Williams's bid for a record-breaking 23rd Grand Slam title Thursday, her 6-2, 7-6 (7/5) win…

AFP, MADRID: Barcelona's fearsome front three of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar could join forces for the first time in four months against…

AFP, KARACHI: Pakistan on Friday recalled explosive middle-order batsman Umar Akmal for its forthcoming Twenty20 series against the West Indies, five…

AFP, DOHA: A senior Qatari official facing a possible two-and-a-half-year ban following a recent FIFA investigation said he hopes a "full and fair" review of his case will exonerate him. The ban against Saoud Al-Mohannadi was recommended in August by FIFA's ethics commission which said…

AFP, BERLIN: Portuguese wonderkid Renato Sanches is in line to make his Bayern Munich debut as the Bundesliga champions go to Schalke 04 on Friday evening. Bayern head to Gelsenkirchen fresh from starting the season in ominous fashion a fortnight ago by thrashing hapless Werder Bremen 6-0 at the Allianz…

AFP, BRUSSELS: Double Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson insisted Thursday that she was not the female version of Jamaican teammate Usain Bolt, who…

AFP, SHANGHAI: Ex-Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini is one man who will not be watching Saturday's Manchester derby as he takes his bow with Hebei China Fortune in the ultra-volatile Chinese Super League. At the same time as his successor, Pep Guardiola, is locking horns with Manchester United's…

AFP, MANCHESTER: Featuring the rekindling of Pep Guardiola’s rivalry with Jose Mourinho, an all-star supporting cast and a host of tantalising sub-plots,…