Even though the past aura has been absence for a long, the match between traditional archrivals Abahani Limited and Mohammedan Sporting Club today at BKSP-4 ground would be important for both teams to tighten the noose in the point table.  In terms of points, both teams are in the second spot with…

Lalmatia Club captain Faisal Ahmed Boni pleaded Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) mercy after he was banned for five years from the cricket under the board’s jurisdiction.  Boni was suspended due to be unable to control his bowler Sujon Mahmud who conceded 92 runs in four legal deliveries…

AFP, NEW DELHI: West Indies batsman Lendl Simmons led Mumbai Indians to a 146-run win over hosts Delhi Daredevils as the Indian Premier League Twenty20…

“Just a question... What's happened to The Fizz? He injured? #IPL2017’ is what famous South African fast bowler Dale Steyn posted in his twitter handle, trying to know the whereabouts of Bangladesh pace sensation Mustafizur Rahman.  Steyn’s fans in twitter however informed…

AFP, BRISTOL: Mark Wood said he thought his hopes of playing for England again “had gone” after he made a wicket-taking return to international duty against Ireland. The 27-year-old Durham fast bowler's career has been beset by persistent injury problems caused by the strain he puts…

AFP, MADRID: British number one Johanna Konta was knocked out in the Madrid Open first round by Laura Siegemund in the early hours of Sunday morning in a match that finished after 2am (0000 GMT). With all six scheduled matches on the main Manolo Santana court going the full three sets, the on-form Siegemund,…

AFP, MADRID: Alvaro Morata and James Rodriguez scored twice as a much-changed Real Madrid moved to within three victories of winning La Liga with a 4-0…

AFP, BERLIN: RB Leipzig capped off a superb first Bundesliga campaign with automatic qualification for next season's Champions League as Timo Werner scored twice in Saturday's 4-1 thrashing of Hertha Berlin. Leipzig, founded by energy drinks giants Red Bull in 2009, only reached Germany's…

AFP, DOHA: Two years on from the corruption crisis which consumed FIFA, football's governing body meets for its latest annual Congress in Bahrain this week still far from free of suspicion. It was May 2015 in Switzerland, as delegates prepared for that year's Congress, when plain-clothes officers…

AFP, MILAN: Gonzalo Higuain fired a last-gasp leveller past England 'keeper Joe Hart to save Juventus's blushes in a 1-1 derby draw with Torino…

AFP, LONDON: Manchester City improved their prospects of Champions League qualification with a 5-0 demolition of Crystal Palace, while Swansea City's…

AFP, MILAN: Italian football has been hit by a second racist storm inside a week after Juventus defender Mehdi Benatia was insulted live on air during a live, post-match television interview with Italian state broadcaster Rai. Benatia, a Morocco international, was being interviewed following a 1-1 Serie…

AFP, LONDON: Antonio Conte is on the verge of winning the Premier League in his first season at Chelsea and the uncompromising Italian has challenged his players to now go in for the kill. Buoyed by second-placed Tottenham's 1-0 defeat West Ham on Friday, Conte's side host Middlesbrough on Monday…