Rajshahi Kings captain Darren Sammy tipped every match is final for them to reach their first target, stating that they have to keep on improving and execute it in the ground to make it possible from their current state. “Every game is important. If you look at the table and Rangpur are on the…

AFP, MOHALI: Indian skipper Virat Kohli on Friday gave a nod of approval to the Decision Review System, after the national team used it for the first time in a home series following years of resistance to the technology. Kohli described the DRS as “pretty fair” after the first two Tests…

West Indies hard-hitting opening batsman Chris Gayle arrived in Dhaka to play the T20 tournament of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) fourth edition…

Khulna Titans will compete against Rajshahi Kings in the day’s second match of the Dhaka phase at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) at 5:45pm today. Both Titans and Kings had back-to-back matches. And so, neither Khulna nor Kings appeared in the National Cricket Academy (NCA)…

AFP, BULAWAYO: West Indies spinners Devendra Bishoo and Ashley Nurse took three wickets apiece before Sikandar Raza's unbeaten fifty gave Zimbabwe a fighting chance in Friday's one-day international at Queens Sports Club. Bishoo and Nurse took a combined 6 for 57 in 20 overs as they reduced…

AFP, MANCHESTER: Wayne Rooney became Manchester United's outright leading European goal-scorer as Jose Mourinho's side enhanced their chances…

AFP, PARIS: Monaco midfielder Bernardo Silva brushed off comparisons between the Ligue 1 title contenders and Europe's heavyweights ahead of Saturday's visit of traditional French giants Marseille. Leonardo Jardim's side qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League in midweek as winners…

AFP, ADELAIDE: Iron-willed Usman Khawaja batted out the entire day to tilt the third day-night Test towards Australia with a masterful century against South Africa on Friday. At the close on the second day in Adelaide, the Australians were 307 for six in reply to the Proteas' 259 for nine declared,…

AFP, SYDNEY: The “voice of cricket” Richie Benaud has been honoured with his face on a 50-cent coin in Australia, with a limited mintage inspired…

AFP, GLASGOW: Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers cannot afford to linger long on his side's European elimination as they prepare to take on Aberdeen in the Scottish League Cup final on Sunday. The match at Hampden Park is an opportunity for Rodgers to secure his place in the club's history books…

AFP, MADRID: Barcelona face an uncomfortable trip to bogey side Real Sociedad as they seek to avoid losing further ground on Real Madrid just a week before…

AFP,  PARIS: Southampton's hopes of reaching the Europa League knockout rounds remain in the balance after Claude Puel's side lost 1-0 away…