Mohammed Zahir Rayhan, the young athletes of Bangladesh made a history after qualifying in the semifinal phase in the 400 meters clocking 48.00 seconds…

AFP, NEW DELHI: India’s new coach Ravi Shastri is expected to look for a good working relationship with captain Virat Kohli after a bitter feud saw his predecessor's tenure in charge of the world’s top Test side cut short. Shastri, 55, on Tuesday succeeded fellow ex-captain Anil Kumble…

AFP, COLOMBO: Sri Lanka appointed two new captains Wednesday to replace Angelo Mathews, who resigned after his side's humiliating home series defeat…

The Walton First Inter-University Football Tournament-2017, jointly organised by Green University of Bangladesh and Sonali Otit Club, will begin tomorrow at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. Some 20 Public and Private University teams are taking part in the tournament, scheduled to be end on July 30.…

AFP, COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Cricket Wednesday offered cash and new clothes to temporary groundsmen who were forced to hand in the uniforms they were wearing before being paid their wages. Dozens of casual labourers left the Hambantota international cricket stadium on Monday night in their underwear after…

AFP, LONDON: England's Liam Dawson plans to get in touch with former Hampshire team-mate Shane Warne in a bid to help cement his Test place. By his own admission, left-arm spinner Dawson accepts he may not be the most naturally talented player. But he believes he can compensate with hard work and…

AFP, LONDON: Johanna Konta became the first British woman to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals for 39 years on Tuesday, while five-time champion Venus Williams…

AFP, PARIS: Real Madrid and Barcelona square off in a rare overseas Clasico while Manchester United and Manchester City meet for the first time outside Britain as the world's leading clubs strive to optimise their pre-season preparations. Pre-season tours have grown significantly in importance over…

AFP, MUNICH: Colombia's hot-shot James Rodriguez has joined Bayern Munich on a two-year loan from Real Madrid, the Bundesliga club announced on Tuesday.…

World football ace Cristiano Ronaldo and his girl friend Georgina Rodriguez, 23, looked very loved up as they held hands during a stroll on the beach…

AFP, LONDON: Wayne Rooney will make his first appearance back in an Everton shirt in the club's friendly against Kenyan opponents Gor Mahia in Tanzania on Thursday. Manager Ronald Koeman has confirmed all players making the trip to East Africa will feature for at least 45 minutes in the game. “I'm…

AFP, LONDON: Michael Carrick has succeeded Wayne Rooney as captain of Manchester United after the club's all-time top goalscorer's move back to Everton. “It feels great and it is such a huge honour to captain such a great club,” Carrick told the club's MUTV on Tuesday. The 35-year-old…

Leo Messi and Luis Suarez are now in Barcelona. The two Barça stars, accompanied by their respective families, have returned to the Catalan city after enjoying a deserved break. The two families arrived back in Spain on a private plane from the Caribbean, where they had spent the last few days,…