Two second half strikes let Abahani Limited to keep winning track when they blanked Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra 2-0 in the Saif Power Battery Bangladesh Premier League football at Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday. By virtue of the win Abahani increased their tally to 17 points and closed…

National Cricket League (NCL), the first class cricket competition of the country, will get underway at five different host cities from September 15. Like the previous edition, Walton, who penned a three-year-long deal with the BCB last year, remains the title sponsor of the upcoming 19th league. Akram…

AFP, LAHORE: The World XI's tour of militancy-racked Pakistan is more than just a game, captain Faf du Plessis and coach Andy Flower said Monday,…

FM Mohammad Fahad Rahman and Manon Reja Neer of Bangladesh earned the distinction of winning four gold and two silver medals in the 2nd Western Asia Youth Chess Championship 2017 which was concluded at Waskaduwa in Sri Lanka on Sunday. FM Fahad earned seven points out of nine games and became champions…

Minister-Fridge DRU Media Cup Football Tournament kicks off today at10am at Shaheed M Monsur Ali Handball Stadium in the capital. Eight matches are scheduled to take place today. IN all 40 print and electronic media houses are taking part in the tournament organised by Dhaka Reporters Union and sponsored…

AFP, LONDON: Given West Indies' decline as a Test force has been 20 years in the making, it may be unwise to say that Saturday's 2-1 series loss in England means they have “turned a corner”. “I've heard it so many times and it's always the same old story,” said…

AFP, NEW YORK: Rafael Nadal raced to a third US Open title and 16th Grand Slam crown on Sunday with a 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 rout of South African giant Kevin…

AFP, PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain kick off their latest bid for Champions League glory at Celtic on Tuesday bolstered by the big-money signings of Neymar and Kylian Mbappe. The French giants will be hoping that their lavish close-season spending can help finally achieve their Qatari owners' dream…

AFP, MILAN: Ciro Immobile scored a hat-trick as Lazio stunned AC Milan 4-1 in Serie A, while city rivals Inter joined Juventus at the top with a 2-0 win…

AFP, PARIS: Nabil Fekir struck his fourth goal in five matches as Lyon defeated Guingamp 2-1 on Sunday, while Rennes belatedly secured their first win of the season with a 3-1 victory at Marseille. Mariano Diaz curled in a 19th-minute opener for hosts Lyon as the former Real Madrid striker netted his…

AFP, BERLIN: Germany's Bibiana Steinhaus made history on Sunday as the first female referee to officiate a match in a top European league by taking…

AFP, MADRID: Real Sociedad scored twice early and late on to see off Deportivo la Coruna 4-2 and move alongside Barcelona at the top of La Liga on Sunday. The Basques shot into a 2-0 lead at La Riazor inside five minutes thanks to goals from Juanmi and Asier Illarramendi. Deportivo fought back, though,…

AFP, MOSCOW: Roberto Mancini's Zenit St Petersburg held on to top spot in the Russian Premier League despite stumbling to a 0-0 draw away to promoted Dynamo Moscow on Sunday. The result left Zenit still a point clear of Lokomotiv Moscow after the latter drew 1-1 at Akhmat Grozny, while Krasnodar,…

AFP, SWANSEA: Jamaal Lascelles provided a welcome tonic for ailing Newcastle United manager Rafael Benitez as his late goal secured a 1-0 win at Swansea City on Sunday. Benitez was forced to miss his side's trip to south Wales while he recovered from an infection. The 57-year-old Spaniard had an…