Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul Hassan Papon said that they have formed a five-member election commission for the next BCB election and then sent it to the National Sports Council (NSC) for their approval.   The four-year tenure of the current executive committee led by its…

Russel Mahmud Jimmy and Co. are excited to play under newly installed floodlight when they are eagerly waiting to play the Asian Hockey Cup at their home ground to start from October 11 with top eight Asian nations will compete in the tournament. Jimmy, captain of the Bangladesh side when talked in…

Bangladesh iconic cricketer Shakib Al Hasan has been appointed as a member of the prestigious World Cricket Committee by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). The news was announced by the all-rounder, who posting the induction letter on his official Facebook page. Besides Shakib, the other members of…

AFP, MADRID: Under-fire Gerard Pique on Wednesday expressed his pride at playing for Spain, insisting he would continue with the Spanish national team…

AFP, ENFIELD (UK): Harry Kane has revealed that his remarkable goal-scoring feats with Tottenham Hotspur and England over recent months can be traced…

AFP, BUENOS AIRES: Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay will form a joint bid to host the centenary World Cup in 2030, the presidents of the three countries confirmed on Wednesday. Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes said in August that his country would join the shared bid by neighbours Argentina and Uruguay,…

AFP, TOKYO: Richard Gasquet eased into the Japan Open quarter-finals Thursday with a routine 6-0, 7-6 win over Taipei's Lu Yen-Hsun, as the Frenchman…

AFP, LONDON: Cesc Fabregas has admitted he threw the pizza that struck then Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson in the infamous "Battle of the Buffet" 13 years ago. Arsenal, for many years locked in a titanic duel for Premier League supremacy with Manchester United, saw their 49-game unbeaten…

AFP, JOHANNESBURG: There are five places reserved for Africa at the 2018 World Cup in Russia and Nigeria, Tunisia, and Egypt could fill three of them this weekend. Nigeria will secure a sixth appearance at the global football showpiece by winning in Uyo against Zambia, the only other Group B contenders.…

AFP, PARIS: France saw Layvin Kurzawa pull out of the squad for their final 2018 World Cup qualifiers on Wednesday with a knee injury suffered in training, joining fellow defenders Benjamin Mendy and Laurent Koscielny on the sidelines. The Paris Saint-Germain left-back has sprained knee ligaments, leaving…

AFP, BERLIN: Legendary German coach Jupp Heynckes will replace sacked Carlo Ancelotti as Bayern Munich's manager until the end of the season, according to Sport Bild newspaper. The interim appointment would see 72-year-old Heynckes return to his beloved Bayern which he famously led in 2013 to win…

AFP, BUENOS AIRES: FIFA president Gianni Infantino asked Argentina to "do more" for football aside from producing star players like Lionel Messi on Wednesday, as the country announced a joint bid for the 2030 World Cup with Paraguay and Uruguay. “The Argentine Football Association can…