Imrul Kayes smashed 136 as Prime Bank South Zone put on 296 against Islami Bank East Zone on the opening day of the fifth round game in the franchisee-based Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong yesterday. At the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sanzamul…

“Football is a passion, football is one kind of obsession, if one can’t contemplate the game as part of his life it is not possible for him…

Mohammed Nizam, the head coach of TC Sports Club, Maldives looked very much confident to play in the final of the Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup…

Favourite Wari Club maintained their supremacy in the Popular Life Insurance Dhaka Metropolis Open Women Volleyball Championship. Wari won their third straight match beating United Club 25-9, 25-5 in a league phase match at the Dhaka Volleyball Stadium in the capital yesterday. Wari Club by virtue of…

St Gregory’s High School and Arjat Aturjan High School clinched the boys and girls title respectively in the Pran Bubble Gum Inter School Basketball Tournament. St Gregory’s beat St Nichoals in the boys’ final at Dhanmondi Basketball Gymnasium yesterday.  The winners led the first…

AFP, LONDON: Chelsea surged 11 points clear at the top of the Premier League as Pedro inspired a 3-1 win over Swansea, while Leicester's gloom deepened…

AFP, MILAN: Mario Mandzukic overcame a wasteful first half to inspire Juventus to a 2-0 home win over Empoli that edged the Turin giants closer to a record sixth straight Serie A title. Juventus, claiming their 22nd win in 26 games, moved 10 points clear of closest challengers Roma ahead of their visit…

AFP, SEVILLE: Sevilla boss Jorge Sampaoli hailed his side's second-half "rebellion" to take the spoils once more in the Seville derby with a 2-1 win over Real Betis on Saturday and move joint top of La Liga. Danish defender Riza Durmisi's well-struck free-kick gave Betis a deserved…

AFP, BERLIN: Robert Lewandowski netted a hat-trick as Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich handed Hamburg an 8-0 thrashing at the Allianz Arena on Saturday…

AFP, PARIS: Nerveless Fabinho chipped in a late penalty as Monaco beat Guingamp 2-1 away on Saturday to move clear at the top of the Ligue 1 table once…

AFP, LONDON: Jamie Vardy has slammed claims a breakdown in his relationship with Claudio Ranieri played a key role in the Leicester manager's shock sacking. Ranieri was dismissed by Leicester's Thai owners on Thursday, less than a year after masterminding his team's fairytale Premier League…

AFP, SYDNEY: Sydney FC maintained their eight-point lead at the head of the standings and can seal top spot leading into the A-League playoffs if they beat closest rivals Melbourne Victory next weekend. The Sky Blues bounced back from last week's first loss of the season to Western Sydney with a…