Dhaka Dynamites will lock horns with disconsolate Barisal Bulls in their second match of the third phase of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) in Mirpur at 1:00pm today. Dynamites played seven matches already and they amassed eight points from four…

Mithali Raj’s unbeaten 49 and Panoom Yadav’s three-for gave India a brilliant start when they thrashed Bangladesh by 78 runs in the curtain raiser of the ACC Women’s T20 Asia Cup at the Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok (neutral venue) yesterday. Put in to bat first, India…

Bangladesh confirmed their final berth of the 5th Men’s Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) Cup crushing Singapore 8-0 in the first semifinal at the King’s Park Hockey Stadium in Hong Kong on Saturday, reports UNB. Bangladesh will face the winner of the 2nd semifinal between Sri Lanka and host…

AFP, HAMILTON (NEW ZEALAND): Tim Southee captured three quick wickets to put New Zealand in a commanding position in the second Test against Pakistan…

AFP, BULAWAYO (ZIMBABWE): Tendai Chisoro played a crucial role with bat and ball as Zimbabwe staged a remarkable comeback to stun the West Indies in Friday’s one-day international at Queens Sports Club and qualify for the triangular series final. In a rain-affected match, Chisoro scored an unbeaten…

AFP, MANCHESTER: It is a sign of Wayne Rooney’s recent troubles that he is not guaranteed to make Manchester United’s starting line-up against West Ham on Sunday despite breaking a club record this week. The United captain became the Red Devils’ all-time leading European scorer on…

AFP, ZAGREB: Argentina football legend Diego Maradona was courtside as Juan Martin del Potro beat veteran Ivo Karlovic to draw his country back level at 1-1 against Croatia in the Davis Cup final on Friday. Maradona, 56, who inspired Argentina to glory at the 1986 World Cup, watched on with his girlfriend…

AFP, ADELAIDE (AUSTRALIA): South Africa lost skipper Faf du Plessis amid a clatter of late wickets as the match pendulum swung decisively towards Australia…

AFP, BERLIN: RB Leipzig continued their stunning start to life in the Bundesliga on Friday with a 4-1 win at Freiburg that saw them move six points clear of Bayern Munich at the top of the table. Timo Werner scored twice for the visitors at the Schwarzwald Stadion in between goals by Naby Keita and…