AFP,  MELBOURNE: Australia captain Steve Smith says his fast bowlers will continue to bombard England's tailenders with short-pitched deliveries despite claims their beleaguered batsmen deserve more protection from the umpires. Smith's uncompromising stance comes after former England captain…

India cricket captain Virat Kohli and wife Anushka Sharma's much-anticipated wedding reception was held at the Taj Palace, New Delhi on Thursday night. The glitzy affair saw high-profile personalities from many walks of life, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley,…

Bangladesh Navy shined on the first day of the 41st National NRB Commercial Bank Athletics Championship when they clinched 12 medals which included seven…

AFP, DOHA: Neymar believes Paris Saint-Germain can “make history” by eliminating holders and record 12-time winners Real Madrid when the two…

AFP, MILAN: Italian striker Mario Balotelli has revealed he would return to play for former club Manchester City for free. The 27-year-old has scored 16 goals in 21 games in his second season at Ligue 1 side Nice, but hankers for big trophies again. “My aim is to return to a big club to win something…

AFP, LONDON: The English Football Association said Thursday that Jose Mourinho will face no sanctions following an investigation of comments he made before…

AFP, THE HAGUE: Dutch giants Ajax sacked manager Marcel Keizer and assistant coach Dennis Bergkamp on Thursday, saying the club had "lost confidence in their abilities" after a string of poor performances. “Ajax has suspended Marcel Keizer, assistant coach Hennie Spijkerman and Dennis…

AFP, PARIS: Barcelona are making moves to bring Atletico Madrid star Antoine Griezmann to the Catalan capital while Manchester City are eyeing Alexis…

After cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar was not able to deliver his maiden speech in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, the Master Blaster took to social media platform Facebook on Friday with the message of transforming India from being a sport loving nation to a sport playing nation, reports Times of India.…

Favourites BJMC clinched the Exim Bank 28th National Women’s Handball title defeating Bangladesh Ansar 32-21 in the final at Shaheed M Monsur Ali Handball Stadium in the capital yesterday. The winners led the first half 17-10. Dalia Akhter with nine goals was the top scorer for BJMC. Ismat Ara…

Bangladesh Police gave a magnificent fightback to down Bangladesh Ansar by 3-2 sets in the Shahjalal Islamic Bank Victory Day Volleyball Tournament at Dhaka Volleyball Stadium yesterday. Police won the keenly contested match by 22-25, 22-25, 25-11,25-15, 25-13. Bangladesh Navy defeated Fire Service…

AFP, MADRID: Cristiano Ronaldo trained alone on Thursday ahead of Real Madrid's clash against Barcelona this weekend, after sustaining a knock to his calf during the Club World Cup in Abu Dhabi. The Portugal star received rough treatment as he scored the winner in last Saturday's 1-0 victory…

AFP,  PAARL: Test batsman Temba Bavuma hit a fluent 70 as a South African Invitation team took a 91-run first innings lead against the touring Zimbabweans on the second day of their three-day day-night match at Boland Park on Thursday. Bavuma made 70 off 77 balls with seven fours as the Invitation…

AFP, MILAN: For the first time ever no World Cup matches will be broadcast by Italian state television after Mediaset won the right to screen next year's tournament which will be missing four-time champions Italy. The Italian media group, which was founded in 1987 by former Italian prime minister…