AFP, PALLEKELE: A blazing century from all-rounder Hardik Pandya and four wickets from spinner Kuldeep Yadav left India in total command of the third…

Australian coach Darren Lehmann has called on opener David Warner to improve his indifferent form on Asian pitches and play a crucial role in the two-match…

AFP, ST. LOUIS: In a move electrifying the world of chess, former world champion Garry Kasparov is coming out of a 12-year retirement Monday to take on a new generation of players who have long worshiped him as the closest thing to a “chess god.” Kasparov utterly dominated the sport from…

Shakib Al Hasan and Mehedi Hasan Miraj will arrive in Bangladesh on Tuesday as they are expected to take part in the second practice match on August 17 and 18, that the Bangladesh squad will play split into two teams. Both of the all-rounders were given NOC till August 15 to play the Caribbean Premier…

12th Ascent Corporate 5-a-side football Tournament will kick off August 17 on the Ascent Group’s Scholastica Uttara campus. The final will take place on August 26. This year will be the 12th year running of the  tournament, an initiative taken in 2006 to create a platform where corporate…

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club dropped points for the first time after winning three matches in a row in the Saif Power Battery Bangladesh Premier League football when Rahmatganj MFS came from a goal down to force for a 0-0 draw yesterday. Held at the Bangabandhu National Stadium, Sheikh Jamal despite…

IANS, BENGALURU: The Under-19 cricket Asia Cup, scheduled to be held in Bengaluru, has been moved to Malaysia following the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)’s objection to the tournament being held in India. The tournament will now be held in November in Malaysia. “The matter of shifting the…

 AFP, LONDON: Athletics legends Usain Bolt and Mo Farah experienced some of their greatest moments in their careers at the 2012 Olympics in London…

AFP, LONDON: A sentimental Justin Gatlin hailed Usain Bolt as an “amazing showman” whose career would certainly not be defined by him pulling up with cramp in the world 4x100m relay, the Jamaican's final competitive race. There was high drama in Saturday's relay as anchor man Bolt…

AFP, LONDON: Usain Bolt's dramatic and inglorious end to his top level career was the fault of world championship organisers, his furious team-mates…

AFP, LONDON: Sam Vokes scored twice as Burnley torpedoed defending champions Chelsea 3-2 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday in one of the most sensational…

AFP, PARIS: Substitute Lucas Ocampos snatched a late 1-0 win for Marseille as Claudio Ranieri's injury-depleted Nantes suffered their second Ligue 1 defeat of the new campaign on Saturday. Marseille join Lyon -- 2-1 winners at Rennes on Friday -- provisionally top of Ligue 1 to give Rudi Garcia's…

AFP, BARCELONA: Gerard Pique knew Neymar had decided to leave Barcelona long before the Brazilian completed his world record 222 million euro ($261 million) move to Paris Saint-Germain, the Barcelona defender admitted on Saturday. Pique has been mocked for posting "he stays" with a picture…