AFP, SYDNEY: Australia's player of the year David Warner has welcomed a rest before touring India next month saying it's tough preparing for sub-continental…

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is desperate to get the service of Jonty Rhodes in a bid to increase the fitness level of the players and stop the errant…

AFP, MELBOURNE: Roger Federer beat giant-killer Mischa Zverev to become the Australian Open's oldest men's semi-finalist in nearly 40 years on…

AFP, CHRISTCHURCH: New Zealand coach Mike Hesson has called for a review of run-out rules following the bizarre dismissal of Neil Wagner in the second Test against Bangladesh. Wagner grounded his bat before the ball hit the wickets but was given out because he had no part of his body nor bat on the…

Bangladesh stars Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal will only be only partially available in the second season of Pakistan Super League (PSL) which begins on February 9. Shakib was the part of Karachi Kings while Tamim played in Peshwar Zalmi. Tamim was in imperious form in the first season and topped…

Reigning champions ULAB got off to lively start in the 10th Fair Play Cup Inter Private University T20 Cricket Tournament beating BRAC University by 91 runs in the opening match yesterday at ULAB playground at Ramchandrapur in the capital.  ULAB elected to bat first after winning the toss. ULAB…

AFP, LIBREVILLE: Tunisia trounced Zimbabwe 4-2 in Gabon Monday to reach the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals as star-stacked Algeria were eliminated…

AFP, PORT-GENTIL (GABON): Seven-time champions Egypt face Ghana in Port-Gentil on Wednesday looking for the result that will see them join their opponents in qualifying for the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals. The Pharaohs need only draw the game, which kicks off at 8pm (1900 GMT), in the Gabonese…

AFP, LIBREVILLE: Sporting agony in the shape of an early elimination from their own Africa Cup of Nations has only added to the other woes facing Gabon,…

Bangladesh are expected to clinch top position in the First Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation Solidarity  Archery Championship (ISSFAC) from January…

AFP, JOHANNESBURG: AB de Villiers will captain South Africa in a five-match one-day international series against Sri Lanka, starting in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. Batting star De Villiers, who has recovered from an elbow injury which prevented him from playing for six months, regains the captaincy…

AFP, LONDON: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was charged with misconduct by England’s governing Football Association on Monday after an alleged altercation with the fourth official during Sunday’s 2-1 Premier League win over Burnley. The veteran French boss was dismissed from his technical…