AFP, MILAN: South Korea's Hyeon Chung kept his cool to upset top-seeded Russian Andrey Rublev and claim his first title at the Next Gen ATP finals in Milan on Saturday. The bespectacled 21-year-old rallied from a set down to see off Rublev, the world number 37 who reached the US Open quarter-finals…

Khulna Titans’ fast bowler Abu Jayed Chowdhury Rahi said that he gives more importance on his performance in Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) more…

Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team will face off the hosts Malaysia Under-19 cricket team in their second encounter of the Group-A in the ongoing ACC Under-19 Asia Cup-2017 at the Bayuernas Oval in Kuala Lumpur at 5:30pm today. This match is more important for Bangladesh youth to step into the semifinal…

Defending champions Titas Club maintained their all win spree in the Dhaka Premier Division Volleyball League when they thrashed Wari Club by 3-0 sets at Dhaka Volleyball Stadium in the capital yesterday. Titas won the match 25-14, 25-16, 25-16. Apart from one premier league match, two matches of first…

The second phase of the Saif Power Bangladesh Premier League football will kick off from today with massive challenge among the title contenders and among the relegation strugglers at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. All 12 teams are ready to begin the campaign to finish the league in accordance with…

AFP, TOWNSVILLE (AUSTRALIA): England seamer Jake Ball is expected to be fit and available for the first Ashes Test against Australia later this month, coach Trevor Bayliss said on Sunday. Nottinghamshire's Ball sprained his ankle while bowling in last week's tour game against a Cricket Australia…

AFP, JOHANNESBURG: North African nations Morocco and Tunisia took contrasting routes Saturday as they qualified for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Morocco…

AFP, WELLINGTON: New Zealand declared themselves "definitely confident" on Sunday of upsetting Peru in their World Cup qualifying showdown, heartened by a 0-0 draw in the first leg. As the country toasted keeping Peru scoreless in Wellington on Saturday, coach Anthony Hudson confirmed he expected…

AFP, JOHANNESBURG: Yves Banana scored in stoppage time to salvage a 2-2 draw for Cameroon in Zambia on Saturday at the end of a disappointing World Cup Group B campaign for the African champions. Zambia teenager Patson Daka opened the scoring and set up Brian Mwila to put the hosts ahead again after…

AFP, BRUSSELS: Celebrations turned violent in central Brussels on Saturday, minutes after the qualification of the Moroccan national football team for the next World Cup in Russia, police told Belga news agency. Riot police were sent out to control a crowd of about 300 people, at one point firing water…

AFP, MOSCOW: A late goal from Sergio Aguero unlocked a stubborn Russian defence on Saturday as Argentina won 1-0 in the ground that will stage the World…

AFP, COPENHAGEN: The Republic of Ireland and Denmark played out a drab 0-0 draw in the first leg of their World Cup play-off in Copenhagen on Saturday.…

AFP, LAUSANNE: The former head of world football Sepp Blatter said Saturday that claims by US women's goalkeeper Hope Solo that he had grabbed her backside were “absurd”. Solo told Portuguese newspaper Expresso that then-FIFA president Blatter had sexually harassed her at the 2013 Ballon…

AFP, BERLIN: Germany’s friendly against France on Tuesday offers Joachim Loew a chance of revenge, but the coach appears to be looking forward to the 2018 World Cup rather than back at Euro 2016. “There are certain players that I want to see tested against the best,” Loew said ahead…