Due to its ongoing renovation works, Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS), dubbed as Bangladesh’s ‘Home of Cricket’ could not feature the next bilateral home series against Pakistan.  The series between Bangladesh and Pakistan is scheduled to kickstart in July as per…

AFP, KARACHI: Veteran Pakistan batsman and former captain Younis Khan announced on Saturday he will retire from international cricket after the upcoming…

AFP, PARIS: Novak Djokovic put Serbia on course for the Davis Cup semi-finals Friday before admitting that seeing his career plunge into freefall since…

Syed Shahed Reza Chowdhury panel scored a landslide victory in the election of the Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) held yesterday with 28 candidates contested for 23 posts. The chief of Army Staff General Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Haqu and Syed Shahed Reza Chowdhury earlier elected as the president…

AFP,  ZURICH: FIFA could seal a major partnership deal with Qatar Airways within weeks, a source said on Friday, the same day football's corruption-tainted world body announced a $369 million loss. “We hope to confirm it in the next few months, perhaps before the congress in Bahrain (May…

Bangladesh Under-19 Cricket Team will tour India to play a tri-nation series ahead of the next edition of the Under-19 Asia Cup. Asia Cup for the youth is scheduled to take place in November in India. Before this tournament, the tri-nation will be held in between June and July with the participation…

AFP, PROVIDENCE (Guyana): Jason Mohammed played the finest innings of his brief international career to pace the West Indies to an historic four-wicket…

AFP, MANCHESTER: Jose Mourinho has accused Manchester United of lacking a killer instinct after another week of misfiring performances at Old Trafford, saying players are “not in love with the goal”. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 35, is United’s 27-goal top scorer of which 16 have been in the…

AFP, LONDON: Antonio Conte has warned his Chelsea stars not to worry about Tottenham’s results as the Premier League title race hots up this weekend. With just eight games remaining Chelsea are clinging to a precious seven-point lead over second-placed Tottenham, but the Blues are showing a few…

AFP, PARIS: Mario Balotelli scored a first-half double as Nice came from behind to win 2-1 at Lille on Friday and keep their unlikely bid for the French…

AFP, GLASGOW: Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers signed a four-year contract extension with the Scottish Premiership champions on Friday. Rodgers led Celtic to the title in his first season in charge of the Glasgow giants and, just days after that triumph was wrapped up, the former Liverpool boss has been…

AFP, MANCHESTER: Pep Guardiola has vowed to bounce back from his worst campaign in management after admitting he was taught a lesson in his first season…