Fast bowler Mohammad Shahid will require at least five-month times to return to the competitive cricket after his knee operation. With low intensity he…

AFP, NEW DELHI: Australia's pace spearhead Mitchell Starc was ruled out of the ongoing tour of India on Friday after suffering a stress fracture to his right foot, the team physiotherapist said. “Mitchell experienced some pain in his right foot during the second Test in Bangalore which unfortunately…

AFP, INDIAN WELLS (US): Former world number five Eugenie Bouchard's 2017 struggles continued Thursday at Indian Wells, where she fell in the first…

Left-handed opener Imrul Kayes will fly for Colombo by a flight of Lanka Bangla at 2:05pm today to join the team ahead of the second and last Test of the two-Test series against Sri Lanka.The second Test for Bangladesh’s 100th Test is slated to kickstart at the P Sara Stadium in Colombo, starting…

Sohaib with a brilliant marksmanship steered Dhaka Gladiators to an emphatic 96-51 win over Eagles Club in the Unimed Unihealth Premier Division Basketball League yesterday at Dhanmondi Basketball gymnasium in the capital.Sohaib alone caged 33 points as Gladiators established a 51-22 lead during the…

AFP, BARCELONA: For a victory “defined by faith” according to Barcelona boss Luis Enrique, the Catalans rose from the dead inspired by the…

AFP, PARIS: Following the humiliation of their Champions League capitulation against Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Thiago Motta's night went from bad to worse when he hit a supporter with his sportscar after flying back home early on Thursday. Around 30 supporters, furious about the…

AFP, BARCELONA: Barcelona soaked up global admiration Thursday as media and pundits poured scorn on Paris Saint-Germain following their Champions League humiliation at the hands of the Spanish giants. Barcelona clawed back a 4-0 deficit from the first leg in Paris two weeks ago to win 6-1 at the Camp…

AFP, BARCELONA: Five-time World Player of the Year Lionel Messi paid tribute on Thursday to Barcelona's sensational Champions League comeback from a 4-0 first leg thrashing to beat Paris Saint Germain 6-1. Messi scored Barca's third goal from the penalty spot as the Spanish champions struck…

AFP, PARIS: Argentina remain top of the latest FIFA rankings released on Thursday ahead of Brazil and Germany with the top ten remaining unchanged. Poland move up one place to 12th, their highest ranking ever, as England drop to 14th, and Africa Cup of Nations runners-up Egypt move up three places to…

AFP, ROSTOV-ON-DON (Russia): Henrikh Mkhitaryan bagged a precious away goal as Manchester United came away from their trip to Russia with a 1-1 draw in…

AFP, LONDON: Barcelona's extraordinary fightback to beat Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League demonstrated football's unique capacity for…

AFP, SAINT PETERSBURG: FIFA secretary general Fatma Samoura on Thursday said there were no reasons to move the 2018 World Cup from Russia. “The World Cup bid process was fair and there are no reasons to take away the event from Russia,” the top FIFA official told media at the ceremony that…