Reigning champions Mohammedan Sporting Club will leave Dhaka today to participate directly in the knockout phase in the ongoing Bangabandhu Gold Cup Football tournament in Magura. Mohammedan, the traditional power house in the country’s football, who have been struggling in the domestic top circuit…

Pacer Abu Jayed joined Bangladesh squad to play the two-day practice match against India A, which starts today at Hyderabad.  Jayed will play only the practice match as he won’t be the part of the original squad, said an official of BCB. The practice match will be a good chance for the Bangladesh…

Bangladesh top-seeded golfer Siddikur Rahman finished runner-up, whilst young Thai talent Jazz Janewattananond stunned all to grab his maiden Asian Tour…

LONDON: Virat Kohli has been unveiled as the latest cover star of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack, following his leading role in India’s clean sweep of trophies in all three formats of their recent series against England, according to cricinfo. Kohli, who made two centuries in India’s…

NEW DELHI: The player auction ahead of the 2017 season of the IPL will be held on February 20 in Bangalore, with the tournament scheduled to begin on April 5, according to cricinfo. “So far, more than 750 players have registered for the Player Auction 2017,” the BCCI said in a release. “The…

Renowned athlete Doly Catherin Cruz passed away at her Tezturipara residence in the city at the early hours yesterday. She was 72. She won 50 gold medals in international and domestic competitions spanning more than 30 years – 1956 to 1990. The national award holder Doly Cruz was also vice-president…

AFP, LIBREVILLE: Cameroon and Egypt are both aiming to cap remarkable revivals by winning the Africa Cup of Nations when they meet in a final that few…

CHICAGO: USA batsman Fahad Babar has left the ICC Americas squad midway through their WICB Regional Super50 campaign in Barbados on the recommendation of his immigration lawyer, according to cricinfo.  Babar, a Pakistan national who qualified to play for USA under the ICC’s seven-year residency…

AFP, METZ (FRANCE): Dimitri Payet made his Ligue 1 debut for Marseille on Friday but the star West Ham recruit’s appearance failed to pay off as…

AFP, LEICESTER (UK): Jose Mourinho wants Manchester United’s misfiring stars to put a smile back on his face by blitzing troubled Leicester on Sunday.…

AFP, LOS ANGELES: Jordan Morris struck in the 59th minute to lift the United States to a 1-0 friendly victory over Jamaica on Friday, the first victory of Bruce Arena’s second spell as coach of the US men’s football team. Arena returned to the job after Jurgen Klinsmann was sacked in November…

AFP, HANOI: Punters in gambling-mad Vietnam cheered the easing of a ban on sports betting Saturday, as the communist government moves to bring a booming black market industry above board. Vietnam has long barred locals from gambling of any form, allowing only a few foreigner-only casinos.  But…