Batsmen dominated their counterparts as three centuries have been produced on the close of the opening day in the third round fixture of the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) at two different venues across the country yesterday. Liton Kumar Das and Zakir Hasan of Islami Bank East Zone smashed centuries…

AFP, NEW DELHI: Foreign stars including England captain Joe Root, Australian paceman Mitchell Starc and South Africa captain Faf du Plessis dominate the list of top-ranking players for this year's IPL auction. Bidding will start at $312,500 for the top 36 to come under the hammer next weekend, with…

Bangladesh suffered their third defeat in the group phase of 18th Asian Men’s Handball Championship when they went down to title contenders India  41-11 in Sewon, South Korea, on Saturday. India led the first half 19-2. Danha netted the highest eight goals for India, Harjinder Singh followed…

AFP, SYDNEY: A scintillating century from Jos Buttler brought England a 16-run win and a one-day international series victory against Australia in Sydney…

AFP,  MELBOURNE: Rafael Nadal says it's time to step up at the Australian Open after fighting off tenacious Argentine Diego Schwartzman to win…

Masudur’s first On a day when Sri Lanka fought against Zimbabwe to keep them alive in the tri-nation series, Masudur Rahman, known as Mukul in the Bangladesh cricket, made his umpiring debut. He however got hardly any torrid period or took any hard decision on his first match and looked confident.…

AFP, MANCHESTER: It was back to thrilling business as usual for Manchester City on Saturday as Sergio Aguero's hat-trick helped the Premier League…

AFP, KUWAIT CITY: The newly-elected head of the Kuwait Football Association has welcomed the appointment of a FIFA “normalization” committee to oversee the county's re-entry into the global body -- after a 2015 suspension. “Kuwaitis were very happy when the ban was lifted,"…

AFP,  LONDON: Jose Mourinho believes Chilean star Alexis Sanchez will sign for Manchester United, he said on Saturday. Sanchez is set to move to United in a blockbuster deal that will reportedly make him the Premier League's highest paid player. United will reportedly pay £35 million…

AFP, LONDON: Arsenal showed there was plenty of life after Alexis Sanchez as they beat Crystal Palace 4-1 in the Premier League on Saturday without the Manchester United-bound Chilean forward. With Sanchez moving slowly but surely towards a £35 million (39.6 million euros, $48.5 million) transfer…

AFP, MADRID: Barcelona have "strongly" denied claims made by Spanish daily Sport on Saturday that they have reached an agreement to sign Antoine Griezmann from Atletico Madrid at the end of the season. “The Atletico Madrid forward has agreed to join Barcelona and will be under (coach)…

AFP, MADRID: Villarreal moved above Real Madrid and into the top four in La Liga after a 2-1 win over Levante on Saturday that piled more pressure on…

AFP, BERLIN: Winger Leon Bailey produced a superb back-heeled goal in a dazzling display as Bayer Leverkusen went second in the Bundesliga with a 4-1…