The high voltage semifinal between the defending champions Abahani Limited and Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club will take place today at the Bangabandhu National Stadium at 7:15pm. Abahani Limited won the Federation Cup last season defeating Arambagh Krira Sangha in the final but this time they will have…

One catch could turn the match—that’s the familiar quote used in the game of cricket. There were still many ifs and buts with the catch of England captain Eoin Morgan which Tamim claimed to have taken cleanly. Morgan hammered a 61 ball-75 and shared an undefeated 143-run with Joe Root to…

AFP, LONDON: South Africa begin their Champions Trophy challenge at the Oval on Saturday by taking on a Sri Lanka side against whom they have already enjoyed overwhelming one-day international success this year.The Proteas whitewashed Sri Lanka 5-0 in a bilateral series in South Africa in January. Sri…

Nasir Hossain yet another starred for Gazi Group Cricketers as his all-round performance steered them to roll out Abahani Limited by six wickets in the crucial fourth round game of the Super League of the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) yesterday. At BKSP-3, Gazi Cricketers superseded Abahani to regain the…

AFP, LONDON: England paceman Chris Woakes has been ruled out of the rest of the Champions Trophy one-day international competition with a side strain, it was announced Friday. Woakes managed just two overs at the start of hosts England's tournament-opening eight-wicket win over Bangladesh at the…

AFP, LONDON: Only Zinedine Zidane's former club Juventus stand between the Real Madrid coach and football history in Saturday's star-studded Champions…

AFP,  NEW DELHI: India have far more at stake in Sunday's Champions Trophy match against arch-rivals Pakistan than launching their title defence -- even if skipper Virat Kohli insists it is “just another game”.The cricket-mad neighbouring countries rarely square off and hundreds…

AFP, MADRID: Argentina superstar Lionel Messi is to branch out into the leisure industry and launch an amusement park in China in 2019, his partners in…

AFP, BERLIN: Joachim Loew, who has rested all of his Germany stars for this month's Confederations Cup, says football's governing bodies are risking over-loading the sport's top players with too many games.“It's a dangerous game - we mustn't pull too hard on the rope,”…

AFP,  BARCELONA: Newly-installed Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde vowed Thursday to "deepen" and "revisit" the renowned slick…

AFP, PARIS: World number one Andy Murray set up a French Open blockbuster against Juan Martin del Potro on Thursday, the latest chapter in what has developed…

AFP, LONDON: Full list of Champions League and European Cup winners ahead of Saturday's final in Cardiff between Real Madrid and Juventus: 2016: Real Madrid (ESP) 2015: Barcelona (ESP) 2014: Real Madrid (ESP) 2013: Bayern Munich (GER) 2012: Chelsea (ENG) 2011: Barcelona (ESP) 2010: Inter Milan (ITA)…