Bangladesh’s up and down ride through 2016 was best captured in the second ODI against New Zealand. It has been a year of mixed fortunes for Bangladesh.…

AFP, MELBOURNE: Mitchell Starc spearheaded Australia to a stunning final day innings victory over Pakistan with a mercurial bat and ball performance to…

AFP, LONDON: World player of the year Cristiano Ronaldo rejected a world record £257million (300m euros, $317m) bid from China, his agent Jorge Mendes has claimed. Mendes told Sky Sports Italia on Thursday that the unnamed Chinese Super League side had offered the 31-year-old Portuguese superstar…

AFP, LONDON: Pep Guardiola confronts one of the few opposition managers to have regularly outwitted him when Manchester City visit Jurgen Klopp's…

AFP, LONDON: Chelsea can take another step towards English football history when they host Stoke City on Saturday, as the Premier League's jam-packed festive schedule rumbles into 2017. Chelsea's 3-0 win over Bournemouth on Boxing Day was their 12th in succession, leaving them two wins short…

AFP, ABU DHABI: Former world number one and 14-time Grand Slam title winner Rafael Nadal believes he can still be a contender at the majors for another…

AFP, LONDON: Bob Bradley should have been given more time to see if he could turn round the fortunes of Premier League strugglers Swansea, says West Ham manager Slaven Bilic. The former United States national handler was sacked after Monday's 4-1 home defeat -- only his 11th game in charge since…

AFP, MADRID: Real Madrid will be without midfielders Lucas Vazquez and Mateo Kovacic when the team returns to action in 2017 after picking up injuries in their successful Club World Cup campaign. Vazquez suffered a right leg injury in the 4-2 final win over Kashima Antlers in Japan and will be sidelined…