AFP, KOLKATA: Fast bowler Nathan Coulter-Nile helped Australia bowl out India for 252 despite a fluent 92 by skipper Virat Kohli in the second one-day…

AFP, COLOMBO: Sri Lanka cricket coach Nic Pothas said Thursday a series of thumping defeats by India had strengthened resolve and even boosted morale as the squad seeks redemption against Pakistan later this month. The islanders were handed a drubbing on home soil against India, losing all nine games…

AFP, NOTTINGHAM: England supremo Andrew Strauss has admitted his side will head to Australia for the defence of the Ashes in just over a month's time still uncertain over their best Test-match XI. But he insisted Joe Root could join him as a victorious England captain “Down Under” despite…

Bangladesh got a scare before the Test series against South Africa as the inform opener Tamim Iqbal suffered a muscle pull on the first day of the three-day warm-up clash against Cricket South Africa Invitational XI in Benoni yesterday. Tamim began with a four but lasted just 13 balls to make five before…

The 37th National Table Tennis Championship will be held in the capital from  October 24 to 29. This was decided in a meeting of the executive committee of Bangladesh Table Tennis Federation yesterday. Like previous year South-East Bank will sponsor the national championship to be held at Shaheed…

Bangladesh will begin their campaign in the AFC Under-16 qualifying round from today with taking on Yemen at the Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha. Bangladesh,…

Fast bowler Rubel Hossain has finally got the clearance from the South Africa immigration department and so there is no obligation for him to join the side. He was scheduled to fly for South Africa at the early hour of Friday, according to the BCB officials. Even though Rubel had a valid visa like his…

AFP, MADRID: Antonio Sanabria struck deep into stoppage time to hand Real Betis a shock 1-0 win away to Real Madrid on Wednesday as the European champions…

AFP, MILAN: Champions Juventus and Napoli pulled clear at the summit of Serie A as they continued their faultless campaigns on Wednesday as Inter Milan fell behind. Croatia forward Mario Mandzukic scored for Juventus in a 1-0 win over old foes Fiorentina in Turin as Napoli rallied from a goal down to…

AFP, LONDON: Marcus Rashford fired Manchester United into the League Cup fourth round as the holders crushed Burton 4-1, while Manchester City eased through…

AFP,  BERLIN: Borussia Dortmund returned to the top of the Bundesliga on Wednesday after easing to a 3-0 victory over Hamburg with Japanese star Shinji Kagawa getting the scoring underway. Kagawa gave Dortmund the lead from close range on 25 minutes, and both Christian Pulisic and Andriy Yarmolenko…

AFP, LONDON: Jose Mourinho has admitted English football would be better off without the League Cup, just seven months after winning the competition with Manchester United. Mourinho celebrated the first major silverware of his United reign when his team beat Southampton 3-2 at Wembley last season. But…

AFP, ZAGREB: Dinamo Zagreb coach Mario Cvitanovic was beaten by two masked assailants with bats in front of his apartment in the Croatian capital, the club said on Thursday. Local media reported that the 42-year-old former international, who took over as Dinamo coach in July, suffered a broken arm in…

A friendly Basketball match between Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) and Sri Lankan Air Force (SLAF) was held at the Dhanmondi Basketball Gymnasium on Wednesday.…

AFP, PARIS: Premier League champions Chelsea are the subject of a FIFA investigation, reportedly for possible breaches over the signing of foreign youth players, world football's governing said on Wednesday. “We can confirm that an investigation is ongoing,” a FIFA spokesperson told…

AFP, SYDNEY: Athletes from Australia and the rest of Oceania have been invited to compete at the 2022 Asian Games, Australian Olympic chief John Coates said Thursday, days after the Olympic Council of Asia said such a move was unlikely. The OCA's invite to the Games in China's Hangzhou is for…