AFP, BANGALORE: Sachin Tendulkar expects India to hit back hard in the second Test against Australia beginning Saturday in Bangalore after their shock defeat in the opening encounter. Australia's crushing 333-run win in the first Test in Pune last weekend was the tourists' first victory in India…

Opener Anamul Haque Bijoy has been waiting for ‘No Objection Certificate’ from Bangladesh Cricket Board to play the final of the Pakistan…

AFP, SHARJAH: Karachi Kings upset defending Pakistan Super League champions Islamabad by 44 runs in Sharjah on Wednesday as a host of foreign stars refused to travel to violence-plagued Lahore for the final citing safety fears. Paceman Mohammad Amir (3-7) and spinners Imad Wasim (3-18) and Usama Mir…

Four Bangladeshi players are in line to be put on the auction of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), scheduled to run from August 1-September 9. Tamim Iqbal, Taskin Ahmed, Mahmudullah Riyad and Anamul Haque Bijoy are the four Bangladeshi players in the list of auction, to be held on March 10. Reigning…

Base Birsreshto Matiur Rahman team became champions in the  Inter-Base Volleyball Championship of Bangladesh Air Force beating Base Zahurul Haque in the final at Base Paharkanchanpur in Tangail yesterday, according to an ISPR press release.  AC-1 Md Suja Miah, Met Assistant of Zahurul Haque…

AFP, MADRID: Barcelona moved top of La Liga on the night Luis Enrique confirmed he will not continue as coach next season as Gareth Bale was sent-off…

AFP, BERLIN: Robert Lewandowski took his season tally to 30 goals to inspire Bayern Munich's 3-0 win over ten-man Schalke in the German Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday. Having hit a hat-trick in last weekend's 8-0 mauling of Hamburg at home, Lewandowski's rich form continued at the Allianz…

Udayan Mane of Bengaluru coasted to a comfortable four-shot win at the bti Open 2017 yesterday. Mane returned an assured two-under-70 in the final round…

AFP, PARIS: Thomas Lemar swept Monaco into the quarter-finals of the French Cup in a thrilling 4-3 extra-time victory at Marseille on Wednesday, while holders Paris Saint-Germain trudged past second tier Niort 2-0. League leaders Monaco led three times at the Stade Velodrome through an own goal from…

AFP, RIO DE JANEIRO: The son of Brazilian football legend Pele was ordered released on Wednesday pending an appeal against his conviction and 13-year sentence for laundering drug-trafficking money. Edson “Edinho” Cholbi do Nascimento, 46, had turned himself in last Friday, a day after a…

AFP, BARCELONA: Barcelona coach Luis Enrique ended speculation over his future on Wednesday by confirming he will leave the Catalan giants at the end…

AFP, WELLINGTON: New Zealand batsman Martin Guptill's record-breaking performance in a one-day international against South Africa is not enough to secure him a Test recall, Black Caps coach Mike Hesson said Thursday. Guptill smashed an unbeaten 180 off 138 balls as the Black Caps beat South Africa…