AFP, NEW DELHI: Selectors appointed Virat Kohli as India's limited overs skipper Friday as the number one ranked Test side sets its sights on winning back its title as one-day cricket's world champions. Two days after India's most successful ever captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni stood down from…

AFP, SYDNEY: Australia were nine wickets away from a series clean sweep and Pakistan an improbable 410 runs from victory with one day left in the third…

Dhaka Division cantered to an innings and 78-run win over Barisal Division on the final day of the inconsequential sixth and final round in the Tier-1 match of the National Cricket League (NCL) at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium yesterday. Despite being earned the highest 17 points- three points…

AFP, SYDNEY: Pakistan great Younis Khan says he wants to carry on playing Test cricket for his country as he nears the summit of 10,000 Test runs. Younis, at 39, in the autumn of a trail-blazing 17-year playing career, reached another milestone with his first century in Australia in the current third…

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) sketched out a plan for the upcoming fifth edition of the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) longer version after the conclusion of the National Cricket League (NCL). As per the plan, the BCL for the 2016-17 season is scheduled to roll onto the ground at different grounds…

AFP, MADRID: Athletic Bilbao held out with nine men to secure a first win over Barcelona in four years and carry a 2-1 lead into the second leg of their…

AFP,  MADRID: Real Madrid will welcome back Cristiano Ronaldo for his first appearance of 2017 as the European champions look to equal Barcelona's…

AFP, AUCKLAND: Croatian teenager Ana Konjuh outlasted Julia Goerges in a two-hour battle Friday to set up a final against diminutive American Lauren Davis…

AFP, ABUJA: Algeria forward Riyad Mahrez was Thursday voted African Footballer of the Year after he inspired Leicester City to the English Premier League title last season. Mahrez, 25, beat Gabon skipper Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who scooped the prestigious accolade last year, into second place, with…

AFP, PRESTON (UK): Arsene Wenger says the FA Cup remains "a big priority" for Arsenal despite his side already waging two-pronged assaults on the Premier League and Champions League. The FA Cup has been good to the Gunners in recent years and Wenger's side travel to Championship side Preston…

AFP, MILAN: Juventus defender Daniele Rugani insists the champions are "fully charged" up for a successful 2017 and ready to put their Italian Super Cup defeat behind them with a win at home to Bologna on Sunday. Despite boasting a lead of four and seven points respectively on nearest challengers…