BPL governing council reduced Rangpur Riders’ wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Shahzad’s punishment that was slapped for breaching the BCB Code of Conduct during the BPL 2016 match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on  November 28. This Afghan player butted Rajshahi…

The group phase of the T20 tournament of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) for the 2016-17 season will end today. Only one team, Dhaka Dynamites, confirmed the berths of the high-profile top-four clash of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) before filing the report while Chittagong Vikings and Rajshahi…

Defender Alison Uduka’s solo strike earned Chittagong Abahani Limited crucial three points against Arambagh Kriraa Sangha in the JB Banladesh Premier League football held at the Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni Stadium in Gopalganj yesterday. With this win, the Port City team remained in the title…

Bangladesh women’s cricket team’s high hopes to play in the Asia Cup final shattered when they were humbled by their Sri Lankan counterparts by seven wickets in their last group phase encounter of the ACC Women’s T20 Asia Cup at the Asian Institute of Technology Ground in Bangkok yesterday.…

AFP, MILAN: Marek Hamsik hits his 104th goal for Napoli to tie Uruguayan Edinson Cavani’s tally for the Italians in a defiant 3-0 win over Inter…

AFP, LIVERPOOL: Jose Mourinho returns to the technical area for Sunday’s visit to Everton on a mission to urgently improve Manchester United’s disappointing Premier League form. Mourinho served his second one-match touchline ban of the season on Wednesday as United beat West Ham 4-1 in the…

AFP, BOURNEMOUTH (UK): Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes Divock Origi is primed to help fill the vast attacking void left by Philippe Coutinho’s absence through injury. Liverpool will be without the influential Brazilian playmaker for about six weeks with the ankle injury he sustained in…

AFP, MONACO: Usain Bolt, winner of a sixth IAAF Athlete of the Year award on Friday, remains a beacon for clean athletes amid doping and corruption scandals…

AFP, SYDNEY: Australia allrounder Glenn Maxwell was Saturday fined by his team for his “disrespectful” comments about teammate Matthew Wade…

AFP, BERLIN: Robert Lewandowski scored twice as Bayern Munich moved back top of the Bundesliga on Friday after coming from an early goal down to win 3-1 at Mainz. It puts the onus back on surprise-package RB Leipzig, who drop to second on goal difference but can reclaim top spot on Saturday with a draw…