Mosharraf Hossain Rubel’s long wait to play an international match finally came to an end when the left arm spinner was drafted into the third ODI…

AFP, KOLKATA: Fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar claimed five wickets to leave New Zealand tottering at 128 for seven at stumps as India gained the upper hand…

Walton 18th National Cricket League (NCL) will be resumed after two-day break at the four different grounds across the country today. Defending champions Khulna Division will take on Dhaka Division at the Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogra in a second round match, while Dhaka Metro will face-off Barisal…

A total of 12 players out of 33 joined in the preliminary camp yesterday while the squad was announced on Thursday for the Asian Cup Qualifying play off away match to be held in Bhutan on October 10. Coach Saintfiet in his 33-man squad recalled Mamunul Islam, who announced his retirement after being…

AFP, SWANSEA (UK): James Milner propelled Liverpool to second place in the Premier League as his late penalty secured a 2-1 win against Swansea on Saturday.…

AFP, SHARJAH (UAE): Babar Azam hit his maiden century while spinner Mohammad Nawaz grabbed four wickets as Pakistan thrashed the West Indies by 111 runs…

AFP, MANCHESTER: Manchester United appear to averted the crisis that was developing in the wake of a recent run of three successive defeats, but there is still plenty of room for improvement at Old Trafford. Jose Mourinho questioned the personality of his players after they lost 3-1 at Watford two weekends…

AFP, WUHAN (CHINA): Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova ended her 13-month title drought with a straight set win over Dominika Cibulkova at the…

AFP, LONDON: Scottish boxer Mike Towell has died in hospital after being seriously hurt in a fight, his management company confirmed on Saturday. The 25-year-old Dundee fighter was stretchered from the ring following a fifth-round loss to Welshman Dale Evans in a St Andrews Sporting Club fight at a…

AFP, SPARTI (GREECE): Polish runner Andrzej Radzikowski won the 245.3km historic Spartathlon race on Saturday for the first time, clocking 23 hours, 1 minute and 13 seconds. Radzikowski, 35, was 18th last year and two years ago finished third. Finishing second was Italy’s 39-year-old…

AFP, BURNLEY (UK): Arsene Wenger’s 20th anniversary celebrations climax with a trip to Burnley on Sunday, but there are still questions over his future with Arsenal beyond the current campaign. Wenger is out of contract at the end of the season and the Gunners boss has refused to rule out the…