The injury in Bangladesh Team continued to grow as opener Tamim Iqbal and batsman Mushfiqur Rahim sustained injuries after Shakib Al Hasan. Bangladesh…

AFP, LONDON: The West Indies will face a Rest of the World XI in a lone Twenty20 match at Lord's to raise funds for Caribbean cricket grounds damaged by recent hurricanes. The reigning World Twenty20 champions will face the World XI on May 31 in a match that will be broadcast live on Sky Sports.…

It should be tough task for a captain to formulate a game-plan if he is given the duty just 24 hours before the match. But Mahmudullah seemed not too fazed by the issue. As a vice-captain of the Test team, he was due to take the job after injury forced Shakib Al Hasan sidelined. But in T20 format, there…

Kamal Ahmed Babu, head coach of Rahmatganj MFS, saw one year punishment and also financial fine was also imposed on him for breaching the disciplinary rules. Kamal Babu during the semifinal match of the Walton Independence Cup football tournament between Rahmatganj and Chittagong Abahani Limited had…

AFP, NEW DELHI: Indian tennis star Sania Mirza is confident of continuing her Asian Games record with another medal in this year's event -- if she recovers from injury in time. Mirza, regarded as India's best ever women's tennis player, has achieved at least one medal at every Asiad meet…

Argentina Football Association (AFA) president Claudio Tapia has said he would be pleased if Lionel Messi played less for Barcelona in the remainder of the season so he arrives at the World Cup in top condition, reports ESPN. Messi has featured in all 23 of Barca's La Liga games this campaign, 22…

AFP, TURIN: Harry Kane and Christian Eriksen pulled Tottenham back from the brink to hold Juventus 2-2 in Turin, spoiling what had looked set to be a…

AFP, TURIN: Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri insisted he would not be getting depressed despite criticism at failing to land the killer blow against Tottenham in their Champions League last 16, first leg clash in Turin. “If anyone thought that Juventus would win 4-0 this evening he was way…

AFP, LONDON: Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho backs the controversial video assistant referee system because it helps officials make "fair decisions",…

AFP, PORT ELIZABETH (SOUTH AFRICA): Rohit Sharma ended a personal South African hoodoo and set up a series win for India in the fifth one-day international…

AFP, ROTTERDAM: Three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka blew a one-set lead to fall 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 to unfancied Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor in a first-round shock at the Rotterdam Open on Tuesday. The Swiss fifth seed slumped to another surprise defeat by an outsider, after losing in the Australian…

AFP, LONDON: Cardiff returned to winning ways with a 2-0 victory at home to Bolton on Tuesday as they closed on the top two in English football's second-tier Championship. First-half goals from debutant Armand Traore and captain Sean Morrison in the Welsh capital saw Cardiff to an ultimately comfortable…

AFP, SHARJAH: Leg-spin sensation Rashid Khan took five wickets as Afghanistan cruised to a six-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the third one-day international at Sharjah on Tuesday. The Afghans now lead the series 2-1 with two matches remaining, as the teams warm up for the 2019 World Cup qualifiers in…

AFP, VIENNA: Rapid Vienna were fined 100,000 euros by the Austrian football league on Monday after a player was injured by an object thrown from the crowd. Rapid fans invaded the pitch during the February 4 derby against Austria Vienna while visiting midfielder Raphael Holzhauser was hit in the face…