The election of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will be held on October 31 as the five-member election panel, led by chief election commissioner (CEC) Omar Faruk, the joint secretary of youth and sports, announced the schedule yesterday. The BCB amended its constitution through the EGM and AGM on…

Faizal Saari stuck the second hat-trick in the ongoing Hero Asia Cup Hockey Championship as Malaysia overpowered China with a 7-1 victory  at the…

AFP, SHANGHAI: Rafael Nadal underlined his status as world number one and the man to beat at the Shanghai Masters as he powered into the quarter-finals…

Bangladesh team management heaved a huge sigh of relief as the country’s best batsman Tamim Iqbal returned to the practice session after recovering from his injury. Although Tamim didn’t play the warm-up game against South Africa Invitational XI yesterday, he practiced without any problem.…

Opener Sadman Islam hit a century as Bangladesh A took a 67-run lead over Ireland A on the second day of the four-day unofficial Test yesterday at Sylhet International Stadium. Before the bails were drawn for day two, Bangladesh reached 322 for six in reply to Ireland A’s 255 in the first innings.…

AFP, NEW DELHI: Indian fast bowler Ashish Nehra Thursday announced his retirement from international cricket and the Indian Premier League on Thursday after an injury-plagued career. Nehra, 38, who is part of India's Twenty20 squad in the ongoing series against Australia, will bow out after the…

“Messi is Argentine,” screamed the front page of daily sports paper Ole on Wednesday, echoing perhaps the three most immediately relevant…

AFP, LONDON: Jose Mourinho says his Manchester United team are better than they were last year, playing down injury concerns as he prepares for a blockbuster Premier League clash against Liverpool. High-flying United travel to face their fierce rivals at Anfield on Saturday looking to maintain a rich…

AFP, THE HAGUE: Dutch football fans are in mourning after the once mighty Oranje failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup, plunging the inventors of "total…

AFP, NEW YORK: Calls to oust US Soccer Federation president Sunil Gulati abounded Wednesday as the humiliation sunk in of the Americans failing to qualify for the 2018 Russia World Cup. A 2-1 loss Tuesday at Trinidad and Tobago combined with triumphs by Honduras and Panama eliminated the US squad, which…

AFP, PARIS: French champions Monaco will make the tricky trip to Lyon on Friday without red-hot striker Radamel Falcao, as they look to keep up the pressure on Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain. Leonardo Jardim's side dropped two points with a 1-1 home draw against Montpellier before the international…

AFP, BARCELONA: Barcelona are planning a fresh assault on Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho in the January transfer window, the Catalan club's CEO Oscar Grau promised on Wednesday. Barca were thwarted in their attempt to prise Coutinho away from Anfield during the summer with Liverpool placing a…