Bangladesh chess team clinched  76th position out of 180 teams in open section of the 42nd World Chess Olympiad which concluded on Tuesday in Baku, Azerbaijan. On the other hand Bangladesh women team became 77th out of 142 teams in women section.  Bangladesh team earned 11 match points and…

AFP, SYDNEY: Batsman Shaun Marsh and all-rounder James Faulkner have been ruled out of Australia's one-day series in South Africa later this month with injuries, Cricket Australia said on Thursday. Marsh has a fractured finger and Faulkner suffered a calf injury in training. The selection panel…

AFP, LONDON: Eoin Morgan is very much still the captain of the England one-day international cricket team says the man who stepped in to replace him for the tour of Bangladesh Jos Buttler. Morgan and batsman Alex Hales both decided not to go on the tour as they were concerned, despite reassurances from…

The Barmy Army have made it certain that they will not be organising any official travel for England fans to Bangladesh. England’s squad will leave for Bangladesh on September 29, for the One-Day International (ODI) and Test series, reports CricketCountry. England will be the first team to tour…

AFP, SYDNEY: Nick Kyrgios has recovered from a hip injury and apparently buried the hatchet with Bernard Tomic after he was named in Australia's Davis…

AFP, PARIS: The Leicester City fairytale has another chapter after they eased to a 3-0 away win in their Champions League debut on Wednesday, as Monaco…

AFP, BRUGES (BELGIUM): While their fans celebrated a perfect Champions League debut, Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri called for nobody to get carried away after Wednesday’s 3-0 romp away to Club Brugge in Belgium. The Premier League champions might have gone behind inside three minutes…

AFP, NEW YORK: Stan Wawrinka's US Open triumph over world number one Novak Djokovic gave him a third Grand Slam title in as many finals, but the 31-year-old…

AFP, MADRID: Cristiano Ronaldo warned Real Madrid will be punished if they don’t improve on their performance in an edgy 2-1 win over Sporting Lisbon…

AFP, BANGKOK: Thai police fired tear gas and water cannon to break up a brawl that left several fans injured as a cup game between bitter rivals Muangthong United and Port FC spilled into violence. Fighting erupted outside the stadium shortly before end of Wednesday night’s match, which saw Muangthong…

AFP, PARIS: Brazil climbed back into the top five of the latest FIFA rankings released Thursday. Two World Cup qualifying victories over Ecuador (3-0) and Colombia (2-1) saw Brazil draw level with the latter in joint fourth position. South American rivals Argentina remain atop the rankings ahead of…

AFP, MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Thursday said it was ready to help the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in fighting cybercrime after the agency urged Russia to stop hacks that have leaked medical records of star athletes. “If we’re talking about a request for help, then no question, if we receive…