Bangladesh team will face real taste today when they will take on India in the SAFF Under-15 women football team in their last league match of  first phase at the Bir Sreshtha Mostafa Kamal Stadium at 11:30am. In fact it will be dress rehearsal of the final as the two teams have already qualified…

Panchagrah DSA made a surprise entry into the semifinal of Exim Bank 28th National Women Handball Championship when they toppled Dhaka DSA 17-11 in their…

Whether Bangladesh could appoint a head coach before the home series in January is still in uncertain state, but the board is all set to name a batting…

Bangladesh Under-19 team’s best chance to make an impact came at the home ground when they hosted the last Youth World Cup. However they had to be contended to play the semi-final and finished the tournament in third position but that was the best result in their history they achieved. This time…

Farashganj Sorting Club in their bid to avoid relegation in the Saif Power Battery Bangladesh Premier League football defeated Rahamtganj MFS by 3-0 yesterday at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. After winning the match Farashganj equalled their points tally with Rahmatganj obtaining 13 points from…

Bangladesh ODI captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza yesterday handed an ambulance to the Narail Express Foundation, a organisation which was established by him to work for the under privileged people in Narail. Rangpur Riders gifted the ambulance to Mashrafe as this was their commitment ahead of the tournament.…

Shahjalal Islami Bank Victory Day Volleyball Tournament will kick-off today at Dhaka Volleyball Stadium and the final will take place on December 27. Two matches will be played on the opening day. Bangladesh Army will take on Border Guard Bangladesh in the opening match at 2,30pm. The other match will…

AFP, WHANGAREI (NEW Zealand): New Zealand cruised to a five-wicket win over the West Indies in the first one-day international on Wednesday as the tourists'…

AFP, MADRID: Often symbolised as pitting the pride of Catalonia against Spain's capital, the 'El Clasico' between Barcelona and Real Madrid is a match laced with political and social as much as sporting tension. Even more so this week when the sides face off in Madrid on Saturday lunchtime…

AFP, PAARL (South Africa): Zimbabwe cricket coach Heath Streak said on Tuesday he wanted his players to play “winning cricket” when they meet…

AFP, HONG KONG: Hong Kong have been fined $3,000 after fans jeered the Chinese national anthem during an Asia Cup match last month, the third time they have been punished for booing. Fans have taken to booing the anthem as concerns grow that semi-autonomous Hong Kong's freedoms are under threat…

AFP, PORTO FELIZ (BRAZIL): Arriving in Brazil, Chinese footballer Long Yushuo took on the more easily pronounced name Thomas, but it's the locals' skills with the ball that he's really hoping to adopt. Thomas, 16, is one of a squad of youth players from Chinese team Shandong Luneng dispatched…

AFP, LONDON: A much-changed Manchester City held off a spirited challenge from Leicester on Tuesday to reach the League Cup semi-finals following a dramatic…

AFP, LILLE: Atletico Madrid are due to sell their one third stake in French club Lens, the Ligue 2 outfit's majority owners announced on Tuesday. Luxemburger company Solferino is to buy the 34.6 percent share of the 2002 French champions currently held by La Liga giants Atletico and become Lens'…