Professional Football League sensation Saif Sporting Club will face a huge challenge today when they will take on TC Sports Club Maldives in the AFC Cup preliminary round. The match will take place at the Bangabandhu National Stadium at 3pm. The match will telecast live in BTV and  ATN Bangla.…

AFP, WELLINGTON: Colin Munro ensured New Zealand continued a stellar home summer on Monday when they thrashed Pakistan by seven wickets with 25 balls to spare in the opening Twenty20 match in Wellington. Munro was left unbeaten on 49, when a wide by Hasan Ali in the 16th over allowed New Zealand to…

Zakir Hasan’s career first double hundred coupled with centuries from Yasir Ali, Alok Kapali after Liton Kumar geared up Islami Bank East Zone to put Walton Central Zone under runs-mountain as they piled on 735 for six before declaring their first innings in Khulna yesterday. Despite Abdur Razak’s…

Bangladesh will not let loose the baton despite confirming the final with two matches at hands as they would like to keep the momentum going in the tri-nation…

AFP, MELBOURNE: David Warner will lead Australia in next month's Twenty20 international tri-series against New Zealand and England as regular captain…

AFP, CASABLANCA: Hosts and title favourites Morocco had a penalty saved as they drew 0-0 with Sudan Sunday to top Group A at the African Nations Championship. Morocco and Sudan had already qualified, having won their first two group matches in the biennial competition for local-based footballers. Guinea,…

AFP, BERLIN: Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Mueller claimed goal-scoring milestones as Bayern Munich went 16 points clear in the Bundesliga on Sunday with a 4-2 victory over Werder Bremen. Mueller has now scored 100 Bundesliga goals in his career while Lewandowski has hit 94 German top-flight goals,…

AFP, WATFORD (UK): Premier League club Watford appointed former Malaga coach Javi Gracia as their new manager on Sunday, just hours after sacking Portuguese Marco Silva. Watford, who sit 10th in England's top flight, announced that the 47-year-old Spaniard had signed an 18-month contract, becoming…

AFP, MADRID: Saudi Arabia are gearing up for their first World Cup finals appearance since 2006 by sending players on loan to Spain to gain experience. At least six players have joined Spanish clubs following an agreement between Spain's La Liga and the Saudi federation. Villarreal, Leganes and…

AFP, SYDNEY: Australian captain Steve Smith has shot down suggestions of ball-tampering after video of him using saliva from the corner of his mouth during Sunday's one-day loss to England raised eyebrows. Smith laughed off the reaction, after watching a replay of the video, saying it was his standard…

AFP, MADRID: Real Madrid moved back into the top four of La Liga by thumping lowly Deportivo La Coruna 7-1 on Sunday, with Cristiano Ronaldo ending a…

AFP, SOUTHAMPTON (UK): Harry Kane struck his 99th Premier League goal to earn Tottenham a 1-1 draw against Southampton on Sunday but Mauricio Pochettino…