Bangladesh Billiard Centre Limited (BBCL) clinched the title of the third National Snooker Team Championship-2018 that ended on the Dhaka Club Limited…

AFP, DUBLIN: Ireland wicketkeeper-batsman Niall O'Brien announced on Friday that he is retiring from international and first-class cricket after a 16-year career. The 36-year-old, who made his international debut against Denmark in 2002, played 216 times for Ireland and appeared in his nation's…

AFP, HYDERABAD: Roston Chase hit an unbeaten 98 to defiantly lead the West Indies to 295 for seven on the opening day of the second Test against India…

Former Pakistan captain Younis Khan, who is the only batsman from the country to score 10,000 Test runs, is all set to coach budding cricketers in Japan. The Japanese team is organised by the Japan Cricket Association, which has been a member of the International Cricket Council since 1989. Between…

AFP,  HYDERABAD: An overenthusiastic fan breached security at Hyderabad cricket ground on Friday to take a selfie with Virat Kohli, but was stopped before he was able to plant a kiss on the Indian captain's cheek. Kohli was at mid-wicket in the opening session of the first day of India's…

AFP, GUINGAMP (France): Kylian Mbappe inspired a fightback from world champions France as they rallied from two goals down at home to earn a 2-2 draw…

AFP, MIAMI: A Colombian team lead by James Rodriguez roared past a game but inexperienced United States 4-2 on Thursday in an international football friendly…

AFP, CARDIFF: Paco Alcacer made his case for a regular place in the Spain team as the on-loan Borussia Dortmund forward struck twice in his country’s…

AFP, PARIS: Portugal, playing without embattled Cristiano Ronaldo, defeated Poland 3-2 in the Nations League on Thursday, shattering Robert Lewandowski’s…

AFP, RIYADH: Argentina shrugged off the absence of Lionel Messi as a second-string team eased past Iraq 4-0 in an international friendly in Riyadh on Thursday. Interim coach Lionel Scaloni used the match to blood a host of new talent with goalkeeper Sergio Romero, defender Ramiro Funes Mori and striker…

AFP, BERLIN: Joachim Low faces the toughest tests of his 12-year tenure as Germany head coach in the forthcoming Nations League matches away to the Netherlands…

AFP, MADRID: Real Madrid said Thursday it had filed a lawsuit against a Portuguese newspaper that wrote the Spanish giants pushed Cristiano Ronaldo to hush up an alleged rape case. Real said it had taken legal action against Correio da Manha after the paper reported Wednesday that “Real Madrid…