The New Zealand cricket side head into the first of two Tests against the tourists starting in the capital on Thursday with six consecutive victories over their current foes, and two series clean-sweeps, reports Stuffonline.com A 27-run win in the final Twenty20 match of the series in Mount Maunganui…

AFP,  SYDNEY: Slovakia's world number six Dominika Cibulkova dropped just two games in blistering heat to win her opening match at the Sydney…

Besides Mahbub, Sabuj, Shishir and goalkeeper Biplob, there are no surprise when Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) announced a 28-member preliminary squad ahead of the World Hockey League Round-2. Bangladesh will host the international hockey competition to be held in March in Dhaka from March 4 to…

Bangladesh will play a Tri-nation series after the ICC Champions Trophy in June, confirmed BCB president Nazmul Hassan Papon.  He said Bangladesh was offered to play the Tri-nation along with the two teams which will be decided from the four teams—Australia, New Zealand, India and South Africa. …

AFP, KARACHI: Pakistan were forced on Monday to add Junaid Khan to their squad for a five-match one-day series in Australia, after Mohammad Irfan returned home because his mother died. The 27-year-old Junaid was not named in the initial squad of 15 announced on December 30. “Following Irfan's…

AFP, MADRID: Barcelona’s poor start to 2017 continued as they lost further ground on Real Madrid at the top of La Liga despite a sensational last…

AFP, LONDON: Premier League leaders Chelsea had captain John Terry sent off as they cruised into the FA Cup fourth round with a 4-1 victory over Peterborough…

AFP, MILAN: Gonzalo Higuain hit a brace either side of Paulo Dybala’s first-half spot-kick as Juventus moved four points clear of Roma on Sunday…

AFP, CHENNAI (INDIA): Second seed Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain humbled Daniil Medvedev with a straight-sets victory on Sunday to take his first Chennai…

AFP, PARIS: Ligue 1 leaders Nice crashed out of the last 64 of the French Cup on Sunday after a 2-1 defeat at struggling Lorient, while Marseille won 2-1 at Toulouse after extra time. Nice finished 2016 two points clear of Monaco at the top of the table but suffered a premature cup exit in Brittany…

AFP, STOCKHOLM: Teenage forward Alexander Isak — dubbed the heir to Zlatan Ibrahimovic — became the youngest Swedish international in more than a century when he came on as a substitute in a 2-1 friendly defeat to Ivory Coast on Sunday. Aged 17 years and 109 days, Isak — who plays…

AFP, PARIS: Andy Murray remained atop the latest ATP rankings released on Monday, with Doha winner Novak Djokovic in second. France's Gael Monfils, without even playing, jumped one place to equalise his best ever rank. Monfils benefited from Croat Marian Cilic's second-round defeat in the Chennai…