Rubel Hossain has been reprimanded for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the third and final ODI against Windies in St Kitts on Saturday, reports Cricbuzz. The second slap on the wrist came after Hossain used inappropriate words in the 28th over of the chase after Shimron Hetmyer edged…

Sylhet International Cricket Stadium (SCIS) will carve its name as the Test venue after hosting T20 internationals when Bangladesh will host their Zimbabwean counterparts in the next October. The tea-garden girt stadium will be the country’s eighth Test venue after Bangabandhu National Stadium-the…

Bangladesh’s key fighters- Tamim Iqbal, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah Riyad and Mashrafe Bin Mortaza- have been rewarded for their stellar performances that steered their side to a 2-1 series victory over the West Indies. By dint of their jaw-dropping performance, left-handed opener Tamim Iqbal…

AFP, DAMBULLA: Bowlers Kagiso Rabada and Tabraiz Shamsi starred in South Africa's convincing five-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the first one-day…

Left-arm fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman has been included in the 15-member T20 squad after ODI series following his absence in the shocking two-Test series against the hosts West Indies. The 22-year-old paceman had missed the last T20 series against Afghanistan when his toe injury forced his withdrawal…

Bangladesh suffered a crushing 6-0 defeat at the hands of South Korea in a friendly match in Seoul yesterday. Bangladesh national team is now touring Korea as part of preparation for Asian Games to be held in Jakarta from August 18. It was Bangladesh’s third straight defeat in the current tour.…

AFP, MOSCOW: Olga Danilovic clinched her first WTA title on Sunday with a 7-5, 6-7 (1/7), 6-4 win over Russia's Anastasia Potapova in a battle of 17-year-olds in the Moscow final. Serbian Danilovic, the world number 187, is the first lucky loser to win a WTA tournament having initially lost in the…

AFP, PASADENA (US): Ernesto Valverde expects a bright future for summer signing Artur after the Brazilian midfielder netted a stunning goal on his Barcelona…

AFP, MIAMI: Pepe Guardiola finished Manchester City’s US tour with a deserved 3-2 victory over former club Bayern Munich, but his evening was soured…

AFP, NICE (France): Chelsea beat Inter Milan 5-4 on penalties as goalkeeper Willy Caballero saved from Milan Skriniar in the shootout following a 1-1…

AFP, CHICAGO: Liverpool scored three second half goals as they wrapped up their pre-season tour of America on Saturday with a dominating 4-1 victory over…

AFP, SINGAPORE:  Mesut Ozil looked set to be handed a captain’s role this season after he shrugged off his tempestuous row with German authorities…

AFP, MIAMI: Benjamin Mendy is ready to make up for lost time at Manchester City and add to his ever-growing list of silverware. A knee injury forced the…

AFP, LONDON: Qatar's successful, controversy-plagued bid to host the 2022 World Cup has been hit by further allegations that they used a secret "black operations" propaganda campaign to undermine rival bids in violation of FIFA rules, according to The Sunday Times. The newspaper -- which…