AFP, LONDON: Joe Root has been named as new Test captain of England, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced Monday. Yorkshire batsman Root, previously England's vice-captain, had been the overwhelming favourite to replace Alastair Cook ever since the Essex opener resigned as Test skipper…

The defending champions Chittagong Abahani Limited have been drawn in the Group B of the Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup football tournament to kick off from February 18. The other teams of Group are –Manag Marshyangdi of Nepal, Mohammedan Sporting Club and Shaheen Asmayee FC. Group A, considered…

India have been relentless on their opponents at their home season and that Bangladesh shouldn’t be spared, said India fast bowler Ishant Sharma. With No. 1 and 2 bowler—Ravinchandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja in the side, Indian fast bowlers’ job was supposed to be containing job…

There were no surprises in store as India, Sri Lanka and Ireland advanced to Super Six stage from Group A, while South Africa, Pakistan and Bangladesh made it from Group B after the end of the group phase.The spot of Bangladesh in Super Six ensured when Pakistan overpowered Scotland by six wickets in…

Sports Reporter, Hyderabad Mahmudullah’s determination Under pressure to score with the BCB pondering Liton Das as a specialist wicket-keeper in the upcoming series against Sri Lanka, Mahmudullah Riyad held on the ground firmly. As Mushfiqur Rahim struggled behind the wicket, the BCB has already…

AFP, MADRID: Antoine Griezmann sealed a thrilling Atletico Madrid comeback from 2-1 down with four minutes remaining to beat Celta Vigo 3-2 and move into…

AFP, MANCHESTER: Pep Guardiola has refused to rule out the possibility that Sergio Aguero could leave Manchester City at the end of the season, but says he wants to keep the striker. Aguero, who has a contract until 2020, has been restricted to brief substitute appearances in each of City's last…

AFP,  BERLIN: Bayern Munich turn their focus on Arsenal and the Champions League on Wednesday having effectively ended the title-race in the Bundesliga with a fifth straight-crown now theirs to lose. With a third of the German league season still to play, Bayern hold a commanding seven-point lead…

AFP, PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain host Barcelona in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday with their Spanish coach Unai Emery desperate to improve his awful personal record against the Catalans.Emery was brought to the French capital last year as the successor to Laurent Blanc…

In a bid to strengthen and enrich the Bangladesh spin battery with variety of spinners, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and Robi Axiata Limited jointly…

AFP, MILAN: Gonzalo Higuain struck his 21st Serie A brace to go level top of the Serie A scoring charts in a 2-0 win at Cagliari that edged Juventus closer…

Prior to flying to India to play the one-off Test, the Bangladesh cricket team, lovingly called as Team Tigers, knew that they were going to play against the best Test team in the world and that the task would be daunting. And, on home soil, India is invincible. In last four series at home, India outclassed…