AFP, NEW DELHI: India recalled fit-again fast bowler Mohammed Shami on Monday as they belatedly unveiled a squad to defend their Champions Trophy title after a row over sharing out world cricket's revenues. Pace spearhead Shami and batsman Rohit Sharma are the only two changes from the team that…

Abdul Majid hit a century and Arafat Sunny claimed his career-best six for 56 as Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club crushed Victoria Sporting Club comfortably by 119 runs at BKSP-3 ground yesterday in the Walton Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League.  Majid smote seven boundaries and five sixes in his…

AFP,  LONDON: Jonny Ba5irstow's quickfire 72 not out set up England's 85-run win over Ireland in the second one-day international at Lord's…

AFP, NEW DELHI: West Indies all-rounder Sunil Narine equalled an Indian Premier League record as he hit a whirlwind half-century off just 15 balls to…

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has elected Bangladesh Football Federation Women’s Committee chief Mahfuza Akhter Kiron as one of its representatives…

The Independent got off to a winning start in the Marcel-BSJC Media Football Tournament beating  Naya Diganta by a solitary goal at Handball Stadium in the capital yesterday. Biplob Rabbi of Independent was adjudged the man of the match. A total of six matches were decided on the day. SA TV beat…

AFP, LONDON: Arsenal are back in the hunt to qualify for the Champions League after Arsene Wenger finally got the better of Jose Mourinho in a 2-0 win…

AFP, PARIS: Atletico Madrid and Monaco will attempt to overturn daunting first-leg deficits in the Champions League semi-finals this week and publicly they insist they can pull off the improbable. Atletico coach Diego Simeone went as far as to say that coming back from 3-0 down to holders Real Madrid…

AFP, BERLIN: Freiburg are on course for the Europa League next season after striker Florian Niederlechner netted twice in Sunday's 2-0 home win against Schalke to go fifth in the Bundesliga. Christian Streich's Freiburg, last season's second division champions, are having a stellar first…

AFP, MILAN: Edin Dzeko hit a brace and former AC Milan striker Stephan El Shaarawy added a third as Roma secured a 4-1 win that sent the capital side…

AFP, TEHRAN: Iranian student Reza Parastesh looks so much like his sporting hero Lionel Messi that it almost landed him in jail for disrupting public…

AFP, DOHA: FIFA confirmed Sunday Qatar Airways will be its "official airline" for a host of major tournaments, including the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, the latter to be hosted by the emirate. The deal, announced via statements from both organisations, comes days ahead of FIFA's annual congress,…

AFP, MOSCOW: Spartak Moscow claimed their record 10th Russian title on Sunday after 10-man Zenit St Petersburg suffered a 1-0 home defeat against Terek Grozny. The result left Spartak, winning their first title since 2001, 10 points clear of second-placed city rivals CSKA with just three matches remaining.…

AFP, PARIS: Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has been appointed as the new coach of second-division Emirati side Al-Fujairah, he said on Sunday. “These are my new colours,” Maradona, 56, wrote on his Facebook page alongside a picture of himself holding the club's red and white…