The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) gave Nasir Hossain a platform to learn many things from the great players with whom he shared the dressing room. …

AFP, RAJKOT: Centurion Moeen Ali said patience was the key as England posted the highest score by a visiting team in nearly five years on the second day of the first Test against India on Thursday. England's first innings score of 537 was built around Ali's 117 and an impressive 128 runs by…

Comilla Victorians’ campaign in BPL-4 began with a defeat, a similar fate they tasted in the last edition of the tournament. Victorians, led by Mashrafe Bin Mortaza then created a history by winning the trophy. Barisal Bulls however won the first match of the BPL-3 but ended as runners-up after…

Comilla Victorians is all set to include the controversial pacer Shahadat Hossain into their squad as he practiced with the team yesterday. Shahadat has recently been released from the case of torturing his 13-year old housemaid. Team sources said the defending champions are looking for a good local…

India produced three semifinalists in the boys singles event of  Walton 30th Bangladesh ITF Junior Tennis Championship winning their respective quarterfinal matches  at the National Tennis Complex yesterday.  Seeded No 2 Mritunjay Badola of India faced a moderate resistance  before…

While Mehedi Hasan Miraj’s batting position raised a question about Rajshahi Kings’ game plan, team’s iconic player Sabbir Rahman came up as an explanation that the team management reached in a consensus about his batting order. Kings lost the match to Khulna Titans by three runs after…

AFP, HARARE: Rangana Herath finished with 13 wickets as Sri Lanka completed a convincing 257-run victory over Zimbabwe in the second Test to sweep the…

AFP, LONDON: Yorkshire chief executive Mark Arthur has voiced concerns that delays over the redevelopment of Headingley could leave the county without international cricket for four years. The headquarters ground of English county champions Yorkshire, Headingley already faces stiff competition for international…

AFP, BERLIN: Former Germany goalkeeper Jens Lehmann on Wednesday dodged a 240,000-euro ($263,000) fine, which was reduced to 42,500 euros, when he appeared in a Bavarian court on charges involving two separate driving incidents. The 46-year-old was initially accused of coercion and attempted bodily…

AFP, SERRAVALLE (San Marino): World champions Germany face minnows San Marino in a 2018 World Cup qualifier with a true David verses Goliath match-up on Friday. Germany take on fellow European powerhouses Italy in Milan next Tuesday in a friendly, their last international of the year, but before the…

AFP, AMSTERDAM: The Netherlands and Belgium played out a 1-1 friendly draw Wednesday where Premier League stars Kevin de Bruyne and Eden Hazard struggled and the Dutch suffered injury setbacks ahead of a key World Cup qualifier. A penalty from Davy Klaassen gave the Dutch a 38th-minute lead from the…

AFP,  HOBART: Skipper Steve Smith and his Australia team are under big pressure from South Africa and their own selectors as they try to bounce back…

AFP, LONDON: England and Scotland renew the oldest rivalry in international football on Friday in a 2018 World Cup qualifier that has been dogged by a…

AFP, BARCELONA: European Golden Shoe winner Luis Suarez said negotiations to extend his contract with Barcelona until 2021 were running smoothly. The 29-year-old, who claimed the award for a second time after finishing top scorer across Europe last season, originally joined Barcelona on a five-year…