Reigning champions Rupali Bank Krira Parishad trounced newly-entrant Hillol Jubo Sangha by comprehensive 10 wickets in the opening day match of the Dhaka Women’s Premier Division Cricket League at the BKSP-3 in Savar yesterday. At BKSP-4, Kalabagan Krira Chakra beat Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity…

Bangladesh began their practice session in Benoni, South Africa to prepare them for the only practice match ahead of the two-match Test series. The three-day…

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will soon form Bangladesh ‘A’ Team with the players of BCB-High Performance (HP) Unit for the upcoming home series against Ireland ‘A’ Team. AEM Kawsar, manager of BCB Game Development, stated this to media at the Lounge of the Sher-e-Bangla National…

Former Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful, who was playing the ongoing National Cricket League (NCL) for Dhaka Metro, sidelined for the next one week with dengue fever. Ashraful himself confirmed the news to this reporter while he was appeared in Mirpur to see BCB physicians after returning Dhaka…

AFP, CHESTER-LE-STREET (UK): England fast bowler Liam Plunkett is excited by the prospect of facing West Indies' big-hitter Chris Gayle in an upcoming one-day international series. Veteran left-handed opener Gayle gave England a taste of what they can expect in the five-match ODI clash with a typically…

AFP, MADRID: Gareth Bale responded in style to his critics with a fine finish as Real Madrid got back to winning ways with a 3-1 win at Real Sociedad…

AFP, MILAN: Juventus and Napoli bounced back from Champions League disappointment to keep their Serie A perfect records and join Inter Milan at the top of the table on Sunday. A Paulo Dybala hat-trick lifted Juventus to a 3-1 victory at Sassuolo making it four wins out of four for the champions, while…

AFP, BERLIN: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice in a minute as Borussia Dortmund went back atop of the Bundesliga on Sunday after a 5-0 hammering of Cologne, who fumed over a controversial goal. After losing at Tottenham Hotspur in midweek in the Champions League, Dortmund needed just 111 seconds…

AFP, LONDON: Romelu Lukaku's signing from Everton continues to pay off as he scored and created a goal in Manchester United's 4-0 drubbing of…

AFP, PARIS: Kylian Mbappe played a decisive role on his Parc des Princes debut for Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday in a thrilling 2-0 win over Lyon with…

AFP, BERLIN: Andries Jonker became the first Bundesliga head coach to be sacked this season when Wolfsburg relieved him of his duties on Monday after taking four points from as many games. The 54-year-old Dutchman only took charge in February, when he quit as boss of Arsenal's youth academy, and…

AFP, LONDON: West Brom midfielder Gareth Barry plans to play on for as long as possible after equalling Ryan Giggs's Premier League appearance record at the weekend. The 36-year-old started in the Baggies' 0-0 draw against West Ham on Saturday to draw level with the Manchester United legend's…