AFP, MANCHESTER: Sri Lanka captain Upul Tharanga backed his side to uphold the island's proud World Cup record after their automatic qualification for the 2019 edition in Britain was assured by West Indies' seven-wicket loss to England on Tuesday. With September 30 set as the cut-off date for…

AFP, KOLKATA: Skipper Steve Smith on Wednesday dismissed suggestions that his captaincy was under threat after a string of disappointing performances by the once all-conquering Australian side. Smith's men were recently tested in a two-match Test series against low-ranked Bangladesh that ended 1-1,…

AFP, MANCHESTER: India great Farokh Engineer has said the "true test" of Virat Kohli's current side will come when they tour England next…

AFP, MANCHESTER: Jonny Bairstow struck a maiden one-day international hundred as England condemned West Indies to a seven-wicket defeat at Old Trafford…

When his teammates starts three-day practice match against South African Invitation XI Squad to acclimatize the condition, fast bowler Rubel Hossain is yet to get the clearance to fly for South Africa. The bowler himself doesn’t know when he would get the clearance and if he could manage to force…

The Asia Cup Hockey will be opened for the spectators as the fans will have the opportunity to enjoy the matches at free of cost while almost all the preparations are going on in full swing and 70 to 80 percent works were completed. The Asia Cup Hockey tournament will take place in Dhaka from October…

AFP, MADRID: Lionel Messi added four more goals to his soaring early season tally as a much-changed Barcelona maintained their 100 percent start to La…

AFP, JOHANNESBURG: Resurgent Orlando Pirates controversially edged Cape Town City 1-0 in Soweto on Tuesday to take a three-point lead in the South African Premiership. Thabo Qalinge scored the winner eight minutes from time and although City coach Benni McCarthy queried whether the ball crossed the…

AFP, BERLIN: James Rodriguez scored his first Bundesliga goal on Tuesday to help Bayern Munich top the table for the first time this season following a 3-0 win at Schalke 04. The Colombian was involved in all three goals after winning the penalty which Robert Lewandowski converted for the opening goal…

AFP, CHICAGO: Five football players at a private US Christian college have been charged in connection with a hazing incident that allegedly included anti-Muslim taunts and left a student with injuries requiring surgeries. The football players at Wheaton College, located in a Chicago suburb, were charged…

AFP, LONDON: Leicester’s Shinji Okazaki sent Liverpool crashing out of the League Cup, while Tottenham edged past Barnsley to reach the fourth round…

AFP, MILAN: Shaven-headed skipper Mauro Icardi rescued a 1-1 draw for Inter Milan at Bologna on Tuesday that ended his side's perfect start to the…

AFP, BERLIN: Bayern Munich predict their Germany goalkeeper and captain Manuel Neuer will be out until January after he underwent another operation on Tuesday after again fracturing his left foot. The 31-year-old had only returned at the end of August after fracturing the same foot in April. “Survived…