AFP,  HYDERABAD: Kolkata Knight Riders became the third team to make the Indian Premier League play-offs on a day when Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore bowed out of the Twenty20 tournament. Australia's Chris Lynn helped Kolkata outplay table-toppers Sunrisers Hyderabad by five…

South Africa former batsman Gary Kirsten arrived here in Dhaka yesterday evening to join the Bangladesh team ahead of their T20 Interna0tional series against the improved Afghanistan. Kawsar Azam Sojib, logistic manager of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed Kirsten’s arrival from the…

AFP, BERLIN: Germany coach Joachim Loew has said he regrets telling Mario Goetze to 'show the world you're better than (Lionel) Messi' during…

The FIFA U-20 World Cup can act as a launch pad for a successful career, or at the very least a positive learning experience for any young player. If the senior FIFA World Cup is used as a barometer, then the evidence of the importance of its ‘little brother’ is clear, reports FIFA.com.…

AFP, WEMBLEY: Chelsea manager Antonio Conte insisted he is a “serial winner” after ending a difficult season on a high by beating Manchester…

Mohammedan Sporting Club and Abahani Limited will face each other today in the Green Delta Hockey Premier League match when the traditional giants of the country will meet after two years as they played last in the June 1 of 2016. Two years back, in the first leg of the league both the giants shared…

AFP, BERLIN: Ante Rebic ruined Jupp Heynckes’ farewell as Bayern Munich coach on Saturday with the Croatia striker scoring twice as Eintracht Frankfurt claimed an upset 3-1 win in the German Cup final. The victory gave Eintracht boss Niko Kovac his first trophy as a coach in his final match before…

AFP, TURIN: Italy great Gianluigi Buffon played his final game for Juventus on Saturday before tearfully exiting after a 17-year career as storm clouds…

Garrincha was the inspiration for a Brazil side that flew across the Andes and mounted a successful defence of the Jules Rimet Cup in Chile in 1962. Amarildo,…

AFP, MADRID: Real Madrid’s final Champions League rehearsal was running perfectly on Saturday until Cristiano Ronaldo was substituted and Villarreal…