AFP, LONDON: Virat Kohli says India's Champions Trophy demolition of South Africa was fuelled by his refusal to spare his players from criticism. Kohli's side crushed South Africa by eight wickets at The Oval in their final Group B fixture to set up a likely semi-final showdown with Bangladesh…

The two-week-long first phase training camp of the Bangladesh Under-19 Cricket Team has been ended yesterday without their head coach Damien Wright. Australia-born coach, Wright, will come again on July 2 after the end of the Eid vacation. The second phase of the training will resume on July 7 which…

AFP, PARIS: Rafael Nadal will resume his bittersweet relationship with Wimbledon buoyed by his record-breaking French Open but wary of the traps which…

Oliver Kartz, head coach of the Bangladesh national hockey team is going to be sacked, as the German left Bangladesh last weak without any information of Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF). Headed by the general secretary Abdus Sdeuqe in a joint meeting of the working committee and the selection committee…

AFP,GROS-ISLET (SAINT LUCIA): West Indies overcame a mini collapse on their way to a series-levelling four-wicket victory in a low-scoring second one-day international against Afghanistan in St Lucia on Sunday. Afghanistan struggled against the extra pace and bounce of the home seam attack, making just…

AFP, SKOPJE: Spain kept their noses in front of Italy in the fight for automatic qualification for next year's World Cup as David Silva and Diego…

AFP, MOSCOW: Despite fears over security and construction delays at several stadiums, Russia looks largely on course one year from the kick-off of the World Cup in June 2018. There was already a whiff of scandal around the first World Cup to be held in Eastern Europe after Swiss authorities opened a…

AFP, JOHANNESBURG: Knowledge Musona celebrated his first match as Zimbabwe captain with a sensational hat-trick in a 3-0 win over Liberia in Harare on Sunday. And it was all smiles for Ghana who crushed Ethiopia 5-0 as qualifying for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon got underway this weekend.…

AFP, MEXICO CITY: Michael Bradley scored a spectacular long-range goal as the United States battled to a 1-1 draw with rivals Mexico in their 2018 World…

AFP, SUWON (SOUTH KOREA): Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored and Freddie Woodman saved a penalty as England beat Venezuela 1-0 to win the Under-20 World Cup…

AFP, CLAIREFONTAINE-EN-YVELINES (FRANCE): France midfielder Blaise Matuidi has called on home fans to join in the singing of the English national anthem when the nations meet in a friendly on Tuesday out of solidarity following recent terror attacks. “I encourage those who will be at the stadium…

AFP, BUENOS AIRES: A year out from the final World Cup of Lionel Messi's prime years, Argentina are just beginning a new era as Jorge Sampaoli attempts to turn around the two-time world champions' faltering qualifying campaign. Sampaoli's first match in charge since leaving Sevilla to answer…