Bangladesh’s nightmare in the South Africa tour continues. As they gear up for regaining some pride in the third ODI what was made rubber following their crushing defeats in the first two matches, Bangladesh were blown by the injury news of Tamim Iqbal. The opener indeed complained about his old…

Bangladesh finished their Hero Asia Cup Championship with clinching the sixth place and Japan on fifth after the latter blanked the hosts by 4-0 yesterday…

Five girls and two boys division matches were decided on the opening day of Atom Gum Under-12 School Handball (boys and girls) tournament which began at the Shaheed M Monsur Ali Handball Stadium in the capital yesterday. Sunnydale beat Motijheel Model School & College 7-4 in the opening match of…

AFP, MUMBAI: New Zealand’s batsmen know they will have to subdue India's spinners if they are to have any chance of winning their three-match One Day International series starting Sunday. Left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav and right-arm leg break Yuzvendra Chahal have established themselves…

Mushfqiur Rahim got the rewards of his consistent performance in the ongoing South Africa tour by leapfrogging five places to 18th place in the latest ICC ODI ranking updates carried out yesterday. The wicket-keeper batsman smashed an unbeaten 110 and 68 in the first two matches against rampant Proteas…

AFP, ABU DHABI: Pakistan cricket's newest discovery Imam-ul-Haq has some very large footsteps to follow in -- those of his uncle, the great Inzamam-ul-Haq. But Imam wasted no time in getting started, smashing a match-winning century on his one-day international debut against Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi…

AFP, PARIS: Olivier Giroud scored a fantastic late winner as Arsenal edged to their third straight Europa League win by beating 10-man Red Star Belgrade…

AFP, JOHANNESBURG: Al Ahly of Egypt can draw comfort from history as they face a win-or-bust CAF Champions League semi-final return match at home to Etoile Sahel of Tunisia this weekend. The winners of the elite African club competition a record eight times have not gone more than three seasons this…

AFP, LONDON: British police said Friday they are investigating crowd trouble at the previous evening's Europa League match at Goodison Park, during which an Everton fan holding a child appeared to strike a Lyon player. Thursday's ugly scenes erupted after Ashley Williams barged into Lyon goalkeeper…

AFP, NAPLES: An Italian footballer who was banned for five matches for urinating towards rival fans will appeal the decision, his club said on Thursday. Giovanni Liberti, a 21-year-old midfielder who plays for Serie D side FC Turris, has denied the offence during last Sunday's game against rivals…

AFP, BERLIN: Bayern Munich head to strugglers Hamburg on Saturday with the defending Bundesliga champions looking to improve their finishing and keep…

AFP, GENEVA: FIFA's disgraced ex-president Sepp Blatter has told AFP he will go to next year's World Cup in Russia at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin, despite being banned from football. “I will go to the World Cup in Russia. I received an invitation from President Putin,”…

AFP, LONDON: Manchester City will be aiming to continue their recent scintillating form when the free-scoring Premier League leaders host Burnley on Saturday.…