AFP,  DUNEDIN: South Africa captain Faf du Plessis said Sunday he was surprised no one had been charged by the ICC after the ugly spat which blighted the Australia-India Test series. “I was, yes. Purely from the reason of what I went through in Australia for something I feel was a lot smaller,…

AFP, INDIAN WELLS (US): World number one Andy Murray crashed out of the ATP Indian Wells Masters on Saturday, toppled in straight sets by 129th-ranked…

AFP, BIRMINGHAM: Lin Dan, the three-times Olympic champion, lost his men's singles title at the All-England Open with a bewilderingly limp straight games semi-final defeat to his fellow Chinese player Shi Yuqi. The man regarded as the greatest player of all time briefly held two game points at 20-18…

The Gregs Club with a better first half display outplayed Flame Boys Club 70-56 in the Unimed Unihealth Premier Division Basketball League yesterday at Dhanmondi Basketball Gymnasium in the capital. Gregs netted as many as 41 points against 27 during the first half.  Oliver with 25 points was the…

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) picked 105 male and 19 female spinners for the third phase of the ‘Khoj the No.1 Spinner’ campaign following the nation-wide talent hunt initiative for the prospective spinners yesterday. This phase will be held at the BCB-National Cricket Academy (NCA) ground,…

AFP, DUNEDIN: Injured New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor has been ruled out of the second Test against South Africa which starts in Wellington on Thursday and there is a question mark over Trent Boult. Taylor suffered a calf tear early in his first innings of the first Test in Dunedin and a team spokesman…

Test legend Shiv Chanderpaul and his son, Tagenarine, both stroked half-centuries while Youth World Cup star, Shimron Hetmyer, top-scored with another, but the sixth round clash between championship leaders Jamaica Scorpions and Guyana Jaguars remained evenly poised here Saturday, reports Jamaica Observer.…

AFP, LONDON: Arsene Wenger avoided more humiliation as Arsenal moved into the FA Cup semi-finals with a 5-0 win against minnows Lincoln City, while Manchester…

AFP, MILAN: Sampdoria completed their first double derby triumph over city rivals Genoa in 57 years on Saturday thanks to a 1-0 win. Luis Muriel scored the only goal of the game on 71 minutes after breaking away from a poor tackle from Ezequiel Munoz to drive the ball past Eugenio Lamanna in the Genoa…

AFP, PARIS: Teen prodigy Kylian Mbappe scored his 10th league goal of the campaign as Monaco beat Bordeaux 2-1 on Saturday to cement their place at the…

AFP, BERLIN: Germany defender Jerome Boateng was delighted to make his comeback on Saturday after shoulder surgery on a red-letter day for Bayern Munich, who went 10 points clear in the Bundesliga. Robert Lewandowki netted twice in a 3-0 win at home to Eintracht Frankfurt at the Allianz Arena to leave…

AFP,  MADRID: Sevilla’s La Liga title hopes suffered a fresh blow on Saturday as they were held 1-1 at home by lowly Leganes. Atletico Madrid…

AFP, LONDON: Marouane Fellaini insists Manchester United are confident of avenging the worst moment of Jose Mourinho’s reign when they return to Chelsea in the FA Cup quarter-finals on Monday. Mourinho's first visit to Stamford Bridge since his sacking as Chelsea boss last season ended in…

AFP, LONDON: Arsene Wenger revealed he hasn't ruled out extending his Arsenal reign after his side eased the pressure on the troubled boss with a 5-0 FA Cup quarter-final win over minnows Lincoln. Wenger has faced calls for his resignation from angry Arsenal fans this week and there were more protests…