The sixth and title deciding round of the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) will start from today after three-day break at two different grounds of Fatullah and Savar.   Leaders BCB North Zone will lock horns with Islami Bank East Zone at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium (KSOAS) in Fatullah, while…

AFP,  DUBAI: World number one Andy Murray showed no signs of weariness to ease into the Dubai Tennis Championships final where he will be chasing his 45th career title. The top seed defeated seventh-seeded Frenchman Lucas Pouille 7-5, 6-1 and will face veteran Spaniard Fernando Verdasco who broke…

AFP, BELGRADE: Piotr Lisek made the most of the absence of world record holder Renaud Lavillenie to take the European indoor pole-vault title on Friday despite breaking three of his own poles. Lisek, the only athlete to cross 6m this season, took gold with a clearance of 5.85m, winning on count back…

AFP, ACAPULCO: Two-time champion Rafael Nadal raced past third-seeded Marin Cilic 6-1, 6-2 to reach the ATP Mexico Open final, where his perfect Acapulco…

Fast bowler Mohammad Shahid returned home from Melbourne in Australia in early hours of Saturday night, eight days after his operation on his injured left knee which ended successfully. He will be rested for the next one month and then his rehabilitation will be started under the former national team’s…

AFP, AUCKLAND: South Africa hailed a battling Faf du Plessis Saturday after whipping New Zealand in the final one-day international to win the series…

AFP, MANCHESTER: Pep Guardiola refused to speak about Sergio Aguero’s long-term future with Manchester City and reacted angrily Friday to questions about the Argentinian’s status at the Etihad Stadium. Aguero this week challenged City to back up claims he is part of their plans and still…

AFP, Sao Paulo: When Brazilian goalkeeper Jakson Follmann took his first steps since surviving a plane crash that wiped out his football club, he called it a win — with his hardest ever season just starting. Follmann was the reserve goalie of Chapecoense, which went from the most feelgood team…

AFP,  LONDON: FIFA president Gianni Infantino believes there is a realistic chance video assistant referees will be used at the 2018 World Cup in…

AFP, Manchester: Zlatan Ibrahimovic looks set to remain as Manchester United’s talisman for another year and launch the next glory era, according…

AFP, BUENOS AIRES: Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero will lead Argentina’s bid to resurrect their flagging World Cup campaign in crucial qualifiers against Chile and Bolivia later this month. Barcelona star Messi and Manchester City striker Aguero were named in the squad by coach Edgardo Bauza on…