The Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) declared Maulana Bhashani Hockey Stadium, Dhaka as a full fledged international venue and vows to honour the Bangladesh capital with more high profile international tournaments in the future. Tayyab Ikram, Chief Executive Officer of AHF announced it yesterday in a press…

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) yesterday announced a 14-member T20 squad for the two-match series against South Africa. After the retirement of Mashrafe from this format, this will be Bangladesh’s first series in which Shakib Al Hasan will lead the side. There were no notable omissions in…

Seven more girls and four boys matches were decided on the second day of the Atom Gum Under-12 School Handball Tournament at Shaheed M Monsur Ali Handball Stadium in the capital yesterday. Shaheed Bir Uttyam Anwar College will meet Viqarunnisa Noon College and School in the first semifinal tomorrow,…

Abahani Limited became the champions in the Women’s Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League for the first time yesterday after topping the point table with highest 18 points. On the last round of the league, the match between Abahani and Mohammedan and Rupali Bank and Khelgahar were washed out due…

Shell Lubricants, distributed solely by Ranks Petroleum Ltd in Bangladesh, has joined Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 side Khulna Titans as the title…

AFP, SHARJAH: A top Pakistan cricket official Saturday confirmed a national team player was approached by a bookie with an offer of fixing which was reported to the anti-corruption unit. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi said the matter was being dealt with by his board and the International…

AFP, SHARJAH: All-rounder Thisara Perera will lead a 15-man Sri Lankan squad for the three-match Twenty20 series against Pakistan announced on Saturday, the last of which will be played in Lahore. The Sri Lankan team will return to Pakistan for the first time since gunmen attacked their bus in Lahore…

AFP, SHARJAH: Medium pacer Hasan Ali grabbed three wickets to celebrate his rise to the top of the one-day rankings as Pakistan downed Sri Lanka by seven…

AFP, MANCHESTER: Jose Mourinho says he is judged by a different set of standards from his rival managers in the Premier League because of his previous successes but insists that criticism does not upset him. The Manchester United manager was widely criticised for his approach in grinding out a goalless…

AFP, MANCHESTER:  Jose Mourinho said on Friday that he expects Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic to be ready to return to action from his career-threatening knee ligament injury before the end of the year. The Manchester United manager has stubbornly refused to put a timeline on the absences of…

AFP, LONDON: Danny Rose has a long-term future at Spurs despite his previous comments that he would be open to a transfer, Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino said on Friday following the defender's return to action. Rose came off the bench against Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday to…

AFP, LONDON: A double from Glenn Murray gave Brighton manager Chris Hughton plenty to smile about in his 100th Premier League match as a manager as they…

AFP, LONDON: After the drudgery of last weekend's goalless stalemate against Manchester United, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is relishing the prospect…

AFP, LONDON: Chelsea manager Antonio Conte on Friday dismissed rumours of discontent over his training methods following successive Premier League defeats for the defending champions. Conte said Chelsea's training loads are "70 percent less" than during last season's Premier League-winning…