Nasir Hossain hogged the limelight by hitting his maiden double century in the National Cricket League (NCL) yesterday. The national discard flayed the…

AFP, MELBOURNE: Skipper Steve Smith scored his 17th Test century to give Australia a 22-run lead over Pakistan as rain again disrupted play in the second Test in Melbourne on Thursday. Smith reached his fourth Test hundred of the year before a storm lashed the Melbourne Cricket Ground just before tea…

Cricket South Africa yesterday announced the itinerary for the Bangladesh tour to South Africa in September and October next year in what promises to be another busy and challenging home summer for the Standard Bank Proteas with India and Australia to follow. Bangladesh will play two Tests, three ODIs…

Bangladesh Test captain Mushfiqur Rahim will start an immediate rehab programme in a bid to recover from the left hamstring injury suffered during the first ODI against New Zealand in Christchurch on December 26.  Mushfiqur underwent an MRI in Nelson yesterday and the scan report confirmed a Grade…

AFP, SYDNEY: Former Test fast bowler Jason Gillespie was Thursday appointed as Australia assistant coach for the three Twenty20 internationals against Sri Lanka in February.

AFP, SOUTHAMPTON (UK): Dele Alli scored twice as Tottenham came back from behind to win emphatically, 4-1, at Southampton on Wednesday. Harry Kane, who…

AFP, SHANGHAI: Argentina’s former Manchester United and Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez has signed for Shanghai Shenhua in the latest big-money Chinese deal, the club said Thursday, reportedly making him the world’s best-salaried footballer. The acquisition of the 32-year-old from Buenos…

AFP, PORT ELIZABETH (SOUTH AFRICA): Stephen Cook hit a century as South Africa took control on the third day of the first Test against Sri Lanka at St…

AFP, PARIS: Former world No 1 Ana Ivanovic on Wednesday announced her retirement from tennis, admitting that the physical toll of the circuit had proved…

AFP, LOS ANGELES: Jamaican track superstar Usain Bolt plans to concentrate on the 100 metres in the 2017 season which will bring the curtain down on a glorious career in which he has captured nine Olympic gold medals. “Right now, it’s my last season and I have to just go out there and enjoy,”…

AFP, GLASGOW: Celtic stretched their lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership as they warmed up for Saturday’s Old Firm clash against rivals Rangers with a comfortable 2-0 win over Ross County. The visitors had looked dangerous on the break before Erik Sviatchenko fired Celtic into a 38th minute…

AFP, MADRID: French midfielder Samir Nasri, on loan to La Liga club Sevilla from Manchester City, is under investigation by the Spanish Anti-Doping Agency after being named by a Los Angeles clinic as a recipient of a intravenous vitamin treatment. “Following the publication of this information,…