AFP, RANCHI: Under-fire skipper Steve Smith cracked a gritty century as he combined with the recalled Glenn Maxwell to give Australia the opening day…

AFP, WELLINGTON: Henry Nicholls answered his critics with a maiden century to rescue New Zealand on a torrid first day for batsmen in the second Test…

The next edition of Bangabandhu  Gold Cup Football Tournament will be held during the third week of April. This decision was taken at the executive committee meeting of Bangladesh Football Federation at its Motijheel office in the capital yesterday. BFF senior vice-president Abdus Salam Murshedi…

The Gregarious Club faced no resistance to maintain their winning spree beating Baksibazar Club 94-29 in the Unimed Unihealth Premier Division Basketball League at Dhanmondi Woodenfloor Basketball Gymnasium in the capital.  The winners led the pre-breather session  42-15.  Mahin with…

Mashrafe Bin Mortaza went wicket-less after bowling eight overs in the first match since he recovered from the injury that he picked up during the series against New Zealand in January.  The limited over cricket captain of Bangladesh played a practice match which was arranged for the practice of…

AFP, MONACO: Tiemoue Bakayoko's superb header fired Monaco into the Champions League quarter-finals as Wednesday's 3-1 victory condemned Pep Guardiola's…

AFP, MADRID: Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone lauded his side's determination to keep making their mark on the Champions League after they reached the quarter-finals for a fourth consecutive season. Simeone's men have lost out in the final to cross city rivals Real Madrid in two of the past…

AFP, INDIAN WELLS (US): Nick Kyrgios overpowered Novak Djokovic for the second time in as many weeks on Wednesday to book an Indian Wells quarter-final…

AFP, MADRID: Atletico Madrid booked their place in the Champions League quarter-finals for a fourth consecutive season but had goalkeeper Jan Oblak to…

AFP, MADRID: Athletic Bilbao goalkeeper Alejandro Remiro was rushed to hospital on Wednesday after suffering a head injury when he was struck by a ball in training. “The tests carried out (radiography, scans) have not revealed any significant injury”, Bilbao said in a statement. “It…

AFP, LONDON: Gareth Bale is determined that Wales's success in getting to the semi-finals of Euro 2016 won't be a one off as they try to qualify for a first World Cup finals in 60 years. The Real Madrid star has had a tough time at club level in recent months, with injuries and suspensions limiting…

AFP, CHICAGO: US coach Bruce Arena called upon forward Clint Dempsey and goalkeeper Tim Howard, both veterans coming off serious injuries, for World Cup qualifying duty Wednesday ahead of crucial matches. Seattle Sounders' Dempsey had been sidelined due to an irregular heartbeat and rejoins the…

AFP, MOSCOW: Russia's Premier League has closed Rostov's stadium because of the poor condition of the pitch, a week after Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho slammed the surface as unplayable. The league said Wednesday that it was banning matches at the Olimp-2 arena -- as well as the Central…