The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will give former Australian first class cricketer Mark O’Neil a series-basis contract as he replaced Sri Lankan Thilan Samaraweera as the batting consultant of Bangladesh.  The board will give him a long term contract should they feel pleased about his work.…

Tournament favourites Acme Rajshahi Masters’ high hopes were shattered when they shared the championship of the Walton Masters Cricket Carnival…

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will hold its 17th executive meeting today at its headquarters at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur with Extra-Ordinary General Meeting (EGM) in focus. The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has recently given BCB the power to amend the constitution.…

AFP,  WASHINGTON: Britain's Kyle Edmund won nine of the last 10 games to upset US top seed Jack Sock 6-4, 6-1 Friday and reach the ATP BB&T Open semi-finals. Edmund, a 22-year-old born in South Africa, advanced to his second career ATP semi-final after last year's European Open in Antwerp.…

First Star Ceramics and R K Paints Monsoon Cup Golf Tournament-2017  was concluded on Friday on Jessore Golf and Country Club premises at the local…

AFP, GALLE: India captain Virat Kohli completed his 17th Test ton on Saturday and then let his bowlers demolish injury-hit Sri Lanka to claim a 304-run victory inside four days in the first Test. It was India's biggest winning margin in Sri Lanka and showed just why they are the top-ranked Test…

AFP, LONDON: Temba Bavuma's gutsy fifty saw South Africa avoid the follow-on in the third Test against England at The Oval on Saturday. When rain led to an early lunch on the third day, England were 20 without loss in their second innings -- a lead of 198 runs. Former captain Alastair Cook was six…

AFP, MADRID: Cristiano Ronaldo faces a brutal return to Madrid before starting pre-season training with Real Madrid as he is expected in court on Monday,…

AFP, BUDAPEST: Like many her age, Bahraini teenager Ritaj Amin, 13, likes listening to American pop idol Charlie Puth on her phone, reading books, and…

AFP, EPE (NETHERLANDS): Spain will stick to their possession-based game despite almost missing out on the women's Euro knock-out stages after group…

AFP, BUDAPEST: With two golds and two world-records at the world championships, British breaststroke ace Adam Peaty has sparked a bout of 'Peaty-mania'…

AFP, MIAMI: Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos says French teen striker Kylian Mbappe will become a welcome addition for the reigning Champions League and La Liga champions should he decide to leave Monaco. The 18 year-old forward is wanted by Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane, with the Spanish giants…

AFP, STOCKHOLM: Greenland's national football team coach, a man of Eritrean origin, has slammed his firing as “unjustified” and having “racist motives”, local media reported on Friday. Tekle Ghebrelul has been accused of assaulting a minor, which he denies and calls "a…

AFP, MIAMI: Barcelona star teammates said Friday they have begged Neymar to resist the temptation of moving to Paris St Germain after a training ground altercation with new signing Nelsen Semedo. The French giants are supposedly ready to launch a record-breaking $256 million (218 million euros) move…