The fixture of Indian Premier League 2018 (IPL) has been published and the world's most popular and competitive T20 tournament will kick-off on April 7 and will come to an end on May 27. The tournament will be played at nine venues across 51 days. Just like previous year, Sakib Al Hasan and Mustafizur…

AFP, AUCKLAND: Australia completed the highest run chase in Twenty20 history to beat New Zealand by five wickets and maintain their unbeaten record in…

AFP, ROTTERDAM: Roger Federer can become the oldest world number one on Friday, a remarkable achievement for the 20-time Grand Slam title winner who admitted he “never imagined” he'd get the opportunity. The 36-year-old faces Dutchman Robin Haase in the quarter-finals of the Rotterdam…

AFP, NEW DELHI: Hockey’s governing body indicated Thursday that Pakistan will take part in the men’s World Cup this year in India despite acute tensions between the two countries. Pakistan have qualified for the World Cup to be held in the eastern Indian city of Bhubaneswar between November…

AFP, NEW DELHI: As she gears up for a “crazy” year of competition, Carolina Marin is looking to regain the form that won her Olympic badminton gold in time for next month's coveted All England Championships. The 24-year-old Spaniard, who took the sport by storm to become its first non-Asian…

AFP, DOHA: An irritated world number one Caroline Wozniacki progressed to the Qatar Open quarter-finals on Thursday in a feisty match where she complained…

AFP,  PARIS: Mesut Ozil scored as Arsenal eased to a 3-0 victory at Swedish minnows Ostersunds in the first leg of their Europa League, last-32 tie…

AFP, MADRID: Before their Champions League clash with Chelsea in London, Lionel Messi and Barcelona put their unbeaten record in La Liga on the line against Eibar in the rather less glamorous surrounds of Ipurua on Saturday. The modest 7,000-seat ground in the Basque Country welcomes a Barca side who…

AFP,  MANCHESTER: Manchester United will be desperate to bounce back in the FA Cup fifth round against Huddersfield on Saturday, their first match featuring opinion dividing video assistant referee (VAR) technology. Defeat at the hands of Newcastle at the weekend left Jose Mourinho's men second…

AFP,  LONDON: Alex McLeish will return for a second spell as Scotland manager according to widespread reports on Thursday, ending the Scottish Football Association's (SFA) four-month search for a successor to Gordon Strachan. McLeish, 59, won seven of 10 games in charge during his previous…

AFP, MILAN: Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri blasted his side's “bad attitude” in a 3-1 Europa League defeat to RB Leipzig on Friday but stressed…

AFP, TUNIS: Thirty-eight police officers were injured when they were pelted by smoke bombs, stones, chairs and pieces of metal at Thursday's Tunisian league match between bitter rivals Esperance of Tunis and Etoile Sportive Sahel. The match at Rades on the outskirts of Tunis was won by Esperance…