ICC match referee Jeff Crowe of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees has given a "poor" rating to the outfield of the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium that was used in the first Test between Bangladesh and Australia in Dhaka where the game ended in favour of the hosts. The…

Champaka Ramanayake who has been overseeing the Bangladesh’s fast bowlers said he is impressed by the quality of the young pace bowlers of the country and expected some of them to break the national team very soon. Ramanayake currently has been working with Under-19 bowlers to get them ready for…

AFP, LAHORE: Sri Lanka all-rounder Thisara Perera hit a towering six off the penultimate ball to steer the World XI to a thrilling seven-wicket win over…

Fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman will be the first pick of the franchisees in the fifth edition of BPL players draft on Saturday, considering his star image. Mustafizur played for Dhaka Dynamites in the third edition while he missed the whole tournament last year, he was in Dhaka’s tent before the…

The 19th edition of the National Cricket League (NCL) kicks-off today with four matches at different venues across the country. As usually the eight divisions are split into two tiers with top four teams of the last edition will vie for the championship title while bottom four teams will play to promote…

Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Wednesday announced the retention of the Proteas coaching, management and support staff, whose contracts were aligned with the previous head coach, for the incoming tour by Bangladesh, reports Independent Online. “This has been done in consultation with our new head…

Eight more matches were decided in the DRU Media Cup Football Tournament at M Mansur Ali Handball Stadium in the capital yesterday. Radio Today humbled Daily Sangram 5-0, Jamuna TV blanked UNB 2-0, Daily Jugantar beat Daily Ittefaq 2-1 in tie-breaker, Manabjamim beat Janakantha 2-0 also in penalty shoot…

The Marcel First Inter College Women Rugby Championship will be held from September 24 at Paltan ground in the capital. Eight colleges will be invited to take part in the tournament said Bangladesh Rugby Union general secretary Mousum Ali. He thinks in future it will be an open event and more colleges…

AFP, ROTTERDAM: Manchester City thrashed Dutch champions Feyenoord 4-0 as defender John Stones scored twice to get Pep Guardiola's side off to a flying Champions League start on Wednesday. Stones headed home on two minutes after a sublime chip by skipper David Silva, and after Sergio Aguero and…

AFP, MADRID: Cristiano Ronaldo wasted no time in showing Real Madrid what they have been missing during his five-game domestic suspension, by scoring…

AFP, LEIPZIG: Youri Tielemans levelled a minute after Emil Forsberg's opener for RB Leipzig to salvage a 1-1 draw for French champions Monaco in the…

AFP, LONDON: Harry Kane banished Tottenham Hotspur's Wembley curse as the England striker's double sealed a 3-1 win over Borussia Dortmund in their Champions League opener on Wednesday. With White Hart Lane being redeveloped, Tottenham are playing their home matches at the English national stadium…

AFP,  LIVERPOOL: Roberto Firmino's first-half penalty miss proved costly for Liverpool as Joaquin Correa scored a dramatic equaliser to grab…

AFP,  NEW YORK: A New York University law professor who resigned from a FIFA governance committee has filed an ethics complaint against the global football body's leadership, the New York Times reported Wednesday. According to the newspaper, the complaint lodged by Joseph Weiler claims that…

AFP, MADRID: Real Madrid vice-captain Marcelo extended his 11-year stay with the Spanish giants by signing a new contract until 2022, the club announced on Wednesday. The Brazilian, 29, has won three Champions League and four La Liga titles in over 400 appearances since joining from Fluminense in 2006.…