Six Bangladeshi cricketers remained unsold in the 10th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) players’ auction yesterday at Bangalore.  The six players who showed their interest to play the cash-rich tournament were—Anamul Haque, Mehedi Hasan Miraj, Mahmudullah Riyad, Sabbir Rahman,…

AFP, BANGALORE: England players attracted megabucks bids in the Indian Premier League auction Monday, with all-rounder Ben Stokes setting a new record for a foreigner by joining the Rising Pune Supergiants for more than $2 million. England pace bowler Tymal Mills was the big surprise as he went to the…

AFP, SHARJAH: Legendary Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi on Sunday announced his retirement from international cricket, ending an illustrious and sometimes…

Prime Bank South Zone rode on Tushar Imran’s double century amassed 501 against BCB North Zone on the second day of the fourth round game of the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Prothisthan (BKSP) Ground-4 yesterday. At Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah, Islami…

AFP, MADRID: Barcelona needed a last minute Lionel Messi penalty to see off lowly Leganes 2-1 as a poor week for the Spanish champions continued on Sunday.…

AFP,  PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain missed the chance to eat into Monaco's lead at the top of the French Ligue 1 table after being held to a 0-0 draw by Toulouse at the Parc des Princes on Sunday. At the same venue where they had blown away Barcelona five days earlier, winning 4-0 in the first…

AFP, BLACKBURN (United Kingdom): Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic combined to score the winning goal that carried Manchester United through to the FA…

AFP,  MILAN: Edin Dzeko struck his 19th Serie A goal and Francesco Totti came off the bench with an assist as Roma kept their 'scudetto' hopes alive with a 4-1 win over Torino on Sunday. Roma’s 18th win of the campaign saw Luciano Spalletti's men leapfrog Napoli, 3-1 winners at…

AFP, BERLIN: RB Leipzig cut Bayern Munich's lead at the top of the Bundesliga to five points on Sunday as Emil Forsberg and Timo Werner netted in a 2-1 win at Borussia Moenchengladbach. Leipzig brushed off consecutive defeats with an impressive display at Borussia Park to trim the lead of Bayern,…