The 12th edition of the 50-over World Cup is brewing as only 10 more months left for the extravaganza event, which will be hosted by England and Wales…

Mobile-phone operator Robi has terminated the sponsorship agreement with Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), citing the reason that the current sponsorship arrangement falls short in upholding the spirit of the agreement. The contract between the board and Robi was due to expire on July, 2019.  “It…

ICC Cricket World Cup ‘Trophy Tour’ is set to kick off on August 27. The first destination is Muscat, which will be followed by various cities…

AFP, JAKARTA: Rim Jong Sim bagged North Korea's seventh weightlifting gold of the Asian Games in Indonesia on Sunday to complete a remarkable family…

Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) is expected to announce the national team within a couple of days for the participation in the SAFF Suzuki Cup 2018. The seven nations South Asian football tournament will kick-off September 4 at Bangabandhu National Stadium. The final will take place on September…

The training camp of the Bangladesh cricket team for the upcoming ACC Asia Cup-2018 will begin at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket in Mirpur today. Following their reporting, the disciples of Steve Rhodes will take part in the fitness test and screening in the morning session (9am-12am). Thereafter,…

AFP, PARIS: Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Irfan bowled the most economical spell in Twenty20 history on Saturday, only conceding a run from his final ball. The giant 7ft 1in (2.16m) left-armer, playing for Barbados Tridents against St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in the Caribbean Premier League, also took…

AFP, LIVERPOOL: Jurgen Klopp branded goalkeeper Alisson “not cool” for a moment of audacious skill as Liverpool moved to the top of the Premier…

AFP, TURIN: Cristiano Ronaldo is still waiting for his first competitive goal in Italy but the Portuguese superstar made a 2-0 winning home debut with…

AFP, ISTANBUL: Goalkeeper Loris Karius on Saturday arrived in Istanbul to join Besiktas on loan from Liverpool, seeking redemption in Turkish football after his nightmare performance helped cost the English side the Champions League (CL) final. Liverpool announced earlier that Karius, whose first-team…

AFP, LONDON: Manchester City offered hope to the chasing pack that the Premier League champions won’t be the same unstoppable force as last season in a 1-1 draw at Wolves on Saturday, while Arsenal ended their wait for a victory under new boss Unai Emery. Everton’s flying start to their…

AFP, MANCHESTER: The spotlight is on Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho to deliver a positive response to a week of negative publicity when faced on Monday with an opposite number who has adopted a very different attitude to similar off-field frustrations. While Mourinho appears at odds with the…

AFP, MADRID: Ousmane Dembele’s second-half strike was the difference as reigning La Liga champions Barcelona ground out a 1-0 win away to newly-promoted…