Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) yesterday announced an unchanged squad for the second and last Test against the hosts New Zealand keeping Mustafizur Rahman out of the squad. The match will be held at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch, starting from January 20. Mustafiz, pace prodigy of Bangladesh, rested…

AFP, MELBOURNE: Pakistan beat Australia by six wickets in the second one-day international at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday, their first ODI…

Rookie batsman Mehedi Maruf along with Abdul Majid got their maiden call-ups from the national side for the upcoming tours of India and Sri Lanka.  Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced a 30-member preliminary squad for the away tours yesterday.   Tigers will next tour in India for one-off…

IANS, Wellington: Imrul Kayes on Sunday became the first substitute wicketkeeper to take five catches in Test cricket, on the fourth day of Bangladesh's first match against New Zealand here. Better known as an opening batsman, Imrul came in place of an injured Mushfiqur Rahim in New Zealand's…

Fifteen players moved into the third round of the men’s singles event of the AIUB Victory Day Tennis Tournament at the National Tennis Complex yesterday.  Seven boys’ singles under-16 group and one girls’ under14 were also decided one the day. The following were men’s singles…

AFP, LONDON: Marcos Alonso proved an unexpected replacement for the absent Diego Costa as Chelsea won 3-0 at Leicester City on Saturday to consolidate…

AFP, LIBREVILLE: Minnows Guinea-Bissau enjoyed an Africa Cup of Nations debut to remember as they held the host nation Gabon of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang…

AFP, MADRID: Luis Suarez scored twice and Lionel Messi continued his sensational form as Barcelona moved to within two points of La Liga leaders Real…

AFP, MELBOURNE: Andy Murray sets out Monday to end a record run of Australian Open final defeats as his great rival Novak Djokovic vies to become the…

AFP, PARIS: New boy Julian Draxler produced a brilliant first-time finish to give Paris Saint Germain a 1-0 win at Rennes on his Ligue 1 debut for the champions on Saturday. The victory lifts PSG level second with Monaco on 42 points, two behind table-toppers Nice, who host lowly Metz Sunday, while…

AFP, BERLIN: Bayern Munich tuned up for the resumption of the Bundesliga after the traditional winter break by taking the Telekom Cup warm-up tournament on Saturday. Goals by Franck Ribery and Javi Martinez earned the German champions a 2-1 win over Mainz in the four-team event final with games played…