Gary Kirsten, former batsman of South Africa, has been working for Bangladesh as the team consultant not to be a batting consultant of the Bangladesh Team. Kirsten is auditing the Tigers’ internal aspects from where he will explore what is much needed for the development of the team further and…

Bangladesh embarked on their main training with bat and ball at the centre wicket of the home of cricket following their week-long fitness camp. They want to finish honing their skills and techniques from here to tame their improved opponents Afghanistan. Even though Afghanistan are ahead of Bangladesh…

AFP, TEHRAN: Iran announced its 24-man squad for the 2018 World Cup late Sunday, surprisingly omitting striker Kaveh Rezaei, but with plenty of expectation…

AFP, BRUSSELS: Belgium have left midfield creator Radja Nainggolan out of their World Cup squad, coach Roberto Martinez said on Monday. The absence of…

AFP, LIMA: Hundreds of Peruvian fans joined full-back Luis Advincula in prayer on Sunday, hoping divine intervention will deliver skipper Paolo Guerrero to the World Cup despite a doping ban. The 34-year old Peru captain already has the backing of Peru’s President Martin Vizcarra and now Advincula…

AFP, BARCELONA: Andres Iniesta waved goodbye to Barcelona on Sunday and his supposed successor scored the winner as Philippe Coutinho’s superb strike…

Lionel Messi is set to be confirmed as the winner of the 2017-18 European Golden Shoe after smashing 34 goals for Barcelona in their Liga-winning campaign, reports Goal.com. Messi came off the bench late on as Barca rounded off their season with victory over Real Sociedad at Camp Nou, with the Argentine…

AFP, PARIS: New Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel insisted that Neymar is “an artist” and admitted that the world’s most expensive player will need “special treatment” as he looked forward to starting his new role. Tuchel was unveiled to the media at the Parc des…

England, the country that invented football, reached the summit of the global game on home soil in 1966 after defeating West Germany in one of the most…

AFP, MADRID: Two Spanish giants bid farewell to their boyhood clubs on Sunday as Andres Iniesta waved goodbye to Barcelona and Fernando Torres went out…

AFP, LONDON: Nemanja Matic says Manchester United “can fight for the Premier League title and the Champions League” if they make the right signings in the transfer window after defeat to Chelsea in the FA Cup final left the Old Trafford trophy cabinet bare. Jose Mourinho’s team lost…

AFP, MILAN: Inter Milan captain Mauro Icardi said it was “just destiny” that his future team-mate Stefan de Vrij gave away a penalty Sunday that helped Inter seal a Champions League place at the expense of Lazio. Dutch international defender De Vrij has confirmed he is leaving Lazio at the…