AFP,  MELBOURNE: Rafael Nadal struggled into his first Grand Slam quarter-final since 2015 at the Australian Open on Monday, as Serena Williams accelerated…

AFP, SYDNEY: Australia's prolific opening batsman David Warner fought off a strong challenge from his captain Steve Smith to become just the fourth player to win back-to-back Allan Border Medals on Monday. Only Ricky Ponting, Shane Watson and Michael Clarke have previously won consecutive medals…

Nizam Uddin Chowdhury, CEO of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) expressed embarrassment to witness the instance of players’ indiscipline, stating that they are thinking to formulate a guideline to bring them under bindings.  “We have taken the matter seriously after the previous incidents.…

Narayanganj DSA blanked Chuadanga District by 9-0 goals in the lopsided match of the Agrani Bank 26th National Youth Hockey Championship 2017 at the Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium yesterday. Narayanganj finished the first-half with 4-0, while they scored the rest in the second half. Rhidoy…

AFP, MADRID: Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar were all on target as Barcelona shrugged off the loss of the injured Sergio Busquets to remain just…

AFP, LONDON: Diego Costa marked his return to Chelsea duty by scoring the opening goal in a 2-0 victory over Hull on Sunday that saw the Premier League leaders go eight points clear after Arsenal went second by coming through late penalty drama. Brazil-born Spain forward Costa, who took his Chelsea…

AFP, LIBREVILLE: There was agony for Gabon on Sunday as the Africa Cup of Nations hosts were condemned to a group-stage exit following a goalless draw…

AFP, MILAN: Edin Dzeko’s second-half strike kept Serie A title challengers Roma in the hunt with a 1-0 win at home to Cagliari that cut the gap on leaders Juventus to one point on Sunday. Fresh life was breathed into the race for the scudetto last week, especially for Roma and Napoli, when Juventus…

Reigning champions ULAB will take on BRAC in the opening match of 10th ULAB Fair Play Cup T20 Cricket Tournament today as the 15-day tournament will kick-off…

AFP, PARIS: Gabriel Boschilia and Valere Germain both struck twice as a rampant Monaco routed bottom side Lorient 4-0 on Sunday to climb two points clear of Nice at the top of Ligue 1. Brazilian striker Boschilia netted a brace inside the opening half hour as Monaco punished slack Lorient defending…