The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has formed a high-power committee comprising security agencies to investigate as the Australian team bus was damaged by a small rock or stone when it was returning to the hotel after the opening day of the second cricket Test on Monday. The BCB said in a statement…

The seventh round of the Saif Power Battery Bangladesh Premier League will resume from today after six days interval of Eid vacation with Rahmatganj MFS taking on Farashganj Sporting Club in the day’s first match. After two matches of the seventh round, Chittagong Abahani are on top of the points…

GM Mollah Abdullah Al Rakib of Bangladesh made his exit from the World Cup Chess after losing his 2nd game of 1st round on Monday in Tbilisi, Georgia. Rakib went down to  world No 7 chess player GM Nakamura Hikaru of USA. GM Rakib lost both games in 1st round against GM Nakamura. GM Rakib played…

Bangladesh were off to bright start in the South Asian Under-16 Basketball Championship when they trounced Bhutan 117-43 in their first math in Kathmandu yesterday. The winners were leading by 66-18 during the first half. Seven south Asian nations- India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Maldives, Nepal…

Mehedi’s expensive hesitation Bangladesh were dismissed for 305 in the first innings but it could have been much better had Mehedi would bat sometimes more. However it was a tough day for the young all-rounder who also couldn’t excel in bowling. He was run-out on 11 in the first session…

AFP, STUTTGART: Timo Werner netted twice on Monday as Germany routed Norway 6-0 in a World Cup qualifier, but Joachim Loew's team must wait until…

AFP, MANCHESTER: The late Dutch legend Johan Cruyff's philosophy of attacking football is still relevant despite the emphasis placed on results by club owners, former Netherlands international Wim Jonk told AFP. The 50-year-old was asked by a dying Cruyff to keep the flame of 'Cruyff Football'…

AFP, BARCELONA: Barcelona's new signing Ousmane Dembele said Monday he had eyes firmly fixed on winning titles and a place in France's squad at next year's World Cup. Dembele, 20, transferred to Barca from Borussia Dortmund in a 105 million-euro ($125 million) deal that could rise to 145m…

AFP, JOHANNESBURG: Nigeria survived a late Cameroon onslaught to draw 1-1 in Yaounde Monday and move closer to qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.…

AFP, LONDON: Marcus Rashford atoned for a costly error to bring England a 2-1 home win over Slovakia on Monday that left them within touching distance…

AFP, LONDON: England manager Gareth Southgate sought to defuse an incident involving Dele Alli after the midfielder was caught on camera raising his middle finger during Monday’s 2-1 win over Slovakia. Television footage of the World Cup qualifier at Wembley showed Tottenham Hotspur player Alli…

AFP, PARIS: Clubs in the top two divisions in France spent a record 697 million euros ($830mn) in the close season, the French league (LFP) announced on Monday. The total expenditure was more than four times the amount spent by French professional teams 12 months ago, led by Neymar's world-record…

AFP, MOSCOW: Monaco vice-president Vadim Vasilyev has questioned Kylain Mbappe's loan to Paris Saint-Germain in a move he calls “the most successful in world football”. The 18-year-old striker moved to PSG last Thursday in a season-long loan deal with a 180 million euro buy-out clause…