On a auspicious day when Bangladesh became the fourth country to win their centenary Test, beating Sri Lanka by four wickets in a see-saw Test in P Sara Oval, Colombo, The Independent looks back the result of the other Test nation on their 100th Test. ENGLAND England was the first country to get to…

The Gregs snatched a comfortable 90-39 win over Baksibazar Club in the Unimed Unihealth Premier Division Basketball League at Dhanmondi Woodenfloor Basketball Gymnasium in the capital yesterday. The winners established a 23 (36-13) points lead during the first half. 

AFP, RANCHI: Cheteshwar Pujara scored a patient double hundred as he and fellow centurion Wriddhiman Saha put India in a commanding position against Australia in the third Test at Ranchi on Sunday. After declaring their first innings on 603 for nine late in the final session on day four, the hosts rattled…

The display of the ICC Champions Trophy witnessed a lackluster presence of cricket fans on the second day due to the sniff of historic Test victory of…

AFP, MADRID: Casemiro was Real Madrid’s unlikely hero as he hit the winner to open up a five-point lead on Barcelona at the top of La Liga with…

AFP, BERLIN: Second-placed RB Leipzig crashed 3-0 at Werder Bremen on Saturday to suffer a shock successive Bundesliga defeat and allow Bayern Munich…

AFP, LONDON: Arsene Wenger revealed he will make an announcement about his Arsenal future “very soon” after his side's problems multiplied…

AFP, PARIS: Mario Balotelli endured a frustrating afternoon as Nice dropped two vital points in the French title race with a 1-1 draw at mid-table Nantes on Saturday. Nice had plenty of the ball but Balotelli was well shackled by the home defence -- not always fairly -- and the maverick Italian striker…

Sixth GPH Golf Tournament-2017 was held on Friday at Bhatiary Golf and Country Club in Chittagong. A total 133 golfers from home and abroad took part…

AFP,  JOHANNESBURG: Bakry Al Madina scored a hat-trick as Al Merrikh of Sudan trounced Rivers United of Nigeria 4-0 this weekend to snatch a CAF Champions League group place. Merrikh qualified 4-3 on aggregate for the mini-league phase after a dramatic recovery from a three-goal first leg loss…

AFP, GLASGOW: New Rangers manager Pedro Caixinha said his side still have a lot of work ahead of them after they thrashed Hamilton 4-0 at Ibrox. The 46-year-old declared himself happy to get his reign off to a winning start just a week after joining from Qatari club Al-Gharafa. But the Portuguese said…

AFP, BOURNEMOUTH (UK): Bournemouth bolstered their bid for Premier League survival and pushed Swansea deeper into the relegation mire as Benik Afobe inspired a 2-0 home win on Saturday. Eddie Howe's side took the lead at Dean Court thanks to a first-half own goal from Alfie Mawson, who deflected…