Bangladesh women’s cricket team got off to a dazzling start as they trounced Papua New Guinea (PNG) by 118 runs in their opener of the Group-B encounter…

Abahani Limited appointed Drago Mamic as their head coach for their upcoming domestic and international schedule at home and abroad while the Serbian arrived in Dhaka yesterday.   Abahani did not make too delay to replace Drago Mamic in place of George Kottan as head coach. Mamic will begin…

Azmir Ahmed made a new record in domestic circuit when he smashed an unbeaten double century in the Dhaka First Division Cricket League for the 2016-2017 season yesterday. Agrani Bank’s hard-hitting opener hit 222 off just 168 balls against Udayachal Club at the Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Prothisthan…

HYDERABAD: A BCCI observer will oversee the first Test match between India and Bangladesh scheduled to begin on February 9, a bench of the Hyderabad High Court has maintained, reports Indian Express. The bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Ramesh Ranganathan and Justice Shameem Akther issued the directions…

PTI, Dubai: India’s star spinner Ravichandran Ashwin would be feeling the heat from his team-mate Ravindra Jadeja as the two spinners take on Bangladesh in a one-off Test in Hyderabad from Thursday. Ashwin is the number-one ranked bowler in Test bowlers, but Jadeja is breathing down his neck as…

NEW DELHI: England allrounders Ben Stokes and Chris Woakes and their limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan are among the seven players who have listed themselves…

AFP, LONDON: David Beckham’s squeaky-clean image as a British cultural icon has taken a battering following the leaking of expletive-strewn emails…

AFP, LIBREVILLE: Cameroon celebrated the most improbable of victories at the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday which coach Hugo Broos hoped would pave the…

AFP, BUENOS AIRES: Italy dealt defending Davis Cup champions Argentina a first-round knockout Monday, advancing to the quarter-finals as Fabio Fognini…

AFP, MOSCOW: Russian athletics coaches "don't understand how to work without doping", Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko said Tuesday, after the IAAF extended a ban on the country's team to the world championships. Russia has been barred from international track and field competition…

AFP, ROME: Marek Hamsik says he remains in awe of Argentina legend Diego Maradona but the Slovakia midfielder won’t hold back as the former Napoli hero’s 115-goal club record comes into sight. Hamsik and Dries Mertens struck memorable hat-tricks in a 7-1 rout at Bologna on Saturday as Napoli…