AFP, KOLKATA: Batsman Rohit Sharma's dominant half-century put India firmly in command of the second Test against New Zealand as the hosts stretched…

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced their squad for the first two one day matches of ROCKET Bangladesh vs England ODI Series 2016 yesterday. Fast-bowler Al Amin Hossain, who was not considered for the just concluded bilateral home series against Afghanistan, has been named for the first two matches…

Barisal Division compiled 301 for six against Dhaka Metropolis on the close of the Day-1 in the second round of the Tier-1 match in the Walton National Cricket League at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna yesterday.  At the Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogra, defending champions Khulna Division…

Pakistani batsman Ahmad Shahzad has pulled out of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) player’s draft, reports Web Desk from Lahore yesterday. According to a press release from the batsman’s manager, Ahmad and the Comilla Victorians team owner were undergoing negotiations for the upcoming…

AFP, MANCHESTER: An uncharacteristic error from Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea gifted Stoke City a point in a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford on Sunday…

AFP, KINGSTON UPON HULL (UK): Chelsea manager Antonio Conte paid tribute to Diego Costa as the revitalised Spain forward took his season’s tally to six goals in seven games in a much-needed 2-0 win at Hull. Costa did not reach the half-dozen goal mark until the first week of January last season,…

AFP, MADRID: Atletico Madrid moved top of La Liga despite missing two penalties as Antoine Griezmann and Kevin Gameiro handed Diego Simeone's men…

AFP, PARIS: Edinson Cavani was at his clinical best on Saturday with a first-half brace as Paris Saint-Germain eased to a 2-0 victory over Bordeaux, while Monaco thrashed Metz 7-0 to return to the top of Ligue 1. The oft-maligned Cavani struck twice in the first half-hour at the Parc des Princes as…

AFP, SEOUL: Rising Chinese star Qiao Bin won the final round of the men's singles at the Badminton World Federation Korea Open Sunday after crushing South Korean veteran Son Wan-Ho.  The 23-year-old unseeded player, currently world number 41 in men's singles, defeated the sixth seed, world…

AFP, LOS ANGELES: Walker Zimmerman’s first-half header was enough to give FC Dallas a 1-0 victory on Saturday over the Los Angeles Galaxy, who nevertheless clinched a Major League Soccer playoff berth. Zimmerman scored the lone goal in the 39th minute, heading in Mauro Diaz’s corner kick.…

AFP, GLASGOW: One man was killed after a coach carrying football supporters to a Rangers match overturned on its way to a game on Saturday, a police spokesman said. The accident happened when the coach, believed to be carrying 36 fans plus the driver, overturned in East Ayrshire to the south of Glasgow…