Bangladesh is ranked ahead of three former world champions – Sri Lanka, Pakistan and the West Indies, a press release sent by International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed yesterday. Bangladesh made history in Dublin on Wednesday when it moved to sixth place in the MRF Tyres ICC ODI Team Rankings…

AFP, LEEDS: England captain Eoin Morgan's fine century laid the platform for a 72-run win over South Africa in the day/night first one-day international…

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) remains uncertain about the possibility of adding Sylhet as the new venue for the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) alongside…

Eight Clubs of the Bangladesh Premier League Football will hand out six conditions to the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) ahead of starting the league yesterday. In presence of six clubs they had a meeting yesterday at a city hotel while two teams agreed with the decision of the meeting. The clubs…

AFP, NEW DELHI: India's cricket board Thursday invited applications for a new head coach, as Anil Kumble's contract draws rapidly to a close. The former Test captain was appointed coach in June 2016 for a year but will automatically be considered for a renewed term. The Board of Control for…

Syed Belayet Hossain Babu and Asaduzzaman Mithu elected  president and general secretary respectively of the Abahani Samorthok Gosthi (a supporters’ forum of Abahani Limited). Meanwhile, the Triennial General Meeting of the Abahani Samorthok Gosthi (ASG) was held on the club premises on Wednesday…

AFP, STOCKHOLM: Paul Pogba dedicated victory to the victims of this week's Manchester terror attack after propelling Manchester United towards a 2-0…

AFP, STOCKHOLM: A crowd of Manchester United fans were cheering outside a Stockholm stadium on Wednesday as their team won the Europa League, a relief for the supporters after the Manchester terror attack 48 hours earlier. “It's fantastic to see them winning. We were always confident that…

AFP, MADRID: Spain's Supreme Court on Wednesday confirmed a 21-month jail sentence and 2.09-million-euro ($2.25 million) fine imposed on Lionel Messi…

AFP, SYDNEY: Liverpool shrugged off jet-lag to master Australian A-League champions Sydney FC 3-0 on Wednesday just three days after finishing their English…

AFP, LONDON: Champions Chelsea cancelled Sunday's Premier League victory parade saying it was “inappropriate” after the Manchester suicide bombing that left 22 dead and more than 60 wounded. “Everyone associated with Chelsea Football Club offers our heartfelt condolences to those…

AFP, STOCKHOLM: Ajax coach Peter Bosz said Manchester United's unambitious tactics made for “a boring game” following his side's 2-0 loss in Wednesday's Europa League final in Stockholm. United won the trophy for the first time, courtesy of goals by Paul Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan,…

AFP, MONACO: Highly-regarded Belgian midfielder Youri Tielemans was signed by French champions Monaco on Wednesday on a five-year deal reported to be worth 25 million euros. The 20-year-old Tielemans, who has three caps for Belgium, played 139 times for Anderlecht in the Belgian league while also featuring…

AFP, MADRID: Jose Angel Ziganda will take charge of Athletic Bilbao next season after being promoted from his role in charge of the club's youth team. He replaces Ernesto Valverde, who quit the Basque side after four seasons in charge on Tuesday and looks set to take the vacant coach's role…