How serious is the Australian batsmen to neutralize Bangladesh spinners in the series is evidenced in their special practice session yesterday at the National Academy Ground in Mirpur Considering that the Bangladesh spinners tendency to bowl stump-to-stump line, they want to make sure than their block…

The BPL governing council decided to cancel the grand opening ceremony of this year’s tournament, mulling the sufferings of the flood-affected people in the country. In a meeting of the Governing Council on Tuesday, they took the decision to donate the expenditure of the ceremony to the flood-affected…

AFP,  NEW YORK: Their rivalry has stretched 13 years and 37 matches but Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer have never met at the US Open, a staggering…

AFP, JOHANNESBURG: Former South Africa skipper and batsman Graeme Smith will be among the coaches when the maiden Twenty20 Global League starts in the republic this November. His appointment as coach of the Benoni Zalmi, one of eight teams in the nationwide tournament, was confirmed Tuesday by the owners…

Bangladesh all-rounder Mosaddek Hossain Saikat could have been sent to Thailand for better treatment had he not recovered fully from the problem of his eyes. Mosaddek has been suffering from a lingering corneal infection, which kept him out of the Test series against Australia. Mominul Haque replaced…

Country’s leading electronics, electrical, automobile brand Walton has earned the title sponsorship rights of 'Bangladesh vs. India wheelchair Cricket Series-2017'. Host Bangladesh will play three T-20 matches against India in the international wheelchair cricket tournament.  All…

Scholastica’s Mirpur section dominated the second day of the Hurrah Mini School Handball Tournament when their boys’ team won two and girls’ squad three matches at the Shaheed M Monsur Ali Handball Stadium in the capital yesterday. Scholastica (Mirpur) beat their Dhanmondi section…

AFP, PARIS: A Jose Callejon goal helped Napoli ease into the Champions League group stage on Tuesday, while Sevilla also went through and Celtic suffered…

AFP,  LONDON: Watford suffered an embarrassing League Cup exit as Championship side Bristol City beat the Premier League club 3-2 in the second round on Tuesday. Marco Silva’s side were the only top-flight outfit to perish on a night when clubs showed their disdain for the competition by…

AFP, ISTANBUL: Former French international midfielder Samir Nasri on Tuesday said he was relishing the challenge of playing for Antalyaspor, after signing…

AFP, MADRID: Cristiano Ronaldo reiterated his anger at what he described as the “incomprehensible decision” to reject his final appeal against…

AFP, LONDON: Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says Philippe Coutinho would be welcomed back into the squad because the unsettled Brazilan's attempts to force a move to Barcelona have not damaged their relationship. Coutinho handed in a transfer request earlier this month in a bid to convince Liverpool…

AFP, LONDON: Pakistan's Shahid Afridi blasted 101 in only 43 balls to inspire Hampshire's 101-run victory at Derbyshire in the Twenty20 Blast quarter-finals on Tuesday. All-rounder Afridi hit seven sixes and 10 fours to power Hampshire to 249 for eight, their highest T20 score. Skipper James…

AFP, LONDON: Wayne Rooney's true worth as a player has not been properly appreciated, according to England football great Gary Lineker. Rooney has looked rejuvenated since returning to Everton, the club that nurtured his talent when he was a teenager, after becoming an unhappy-looking peripheral…

AFP, BERLIN: Bayern Munich received a timely boost on Tuesday when Thiago Alcantara, Arjen Robben and Javi Martinez all returned to training ahead of Saturday's Bundesliga match at Werder Bremen. The trio sat out last Friday's opening match of the season when the defending champions eased to…