AFP, SHANGHAI: Novak Djokovic is within touching distance of Rafael Nadal's number one ranking after winning the Shanghai Masters with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Borna Coric on Sunday. The 14-time Grand Slam champion broke the 19th-ranked Croatian -- a good friend and sometime-training partner -- in…

Saif Sporting Club, who finished fourth in last year’s Bangladesh Premier League, completed their players registration yesterday. This time they…

AFP, ABU DHABI: Senior batsman Azhar Ali admitted Pakistan will be under pressure of expectations in the second Test against Australia starting in Abu Dhabi from Tuesday. Pakistan dominated much of the first Test in Dubai but failed to get the last two wickets as Australia finished at 362-8. Set a daunting…

AFP, HYDERABAD: Paceman Umesh Yadav claimed a match haul of 10 wickets to lead India to a series sweep against the West Indies with a win inside three…

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul Hassan Papon is set to become the president of Asian Cricket Council (ACC) on November 18. The Annual…

Bangladesh will begin their training camp ahead of the ensuing home series against Zimbabwe at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) in Mirpur today. All the cricketers of the 15-member final squad will be present in the camp that will be ended on October 20. The National Cricket League…

AFP, AMSTERDAM: Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk led the Netherlands to a crushing 3-0 win over Germany on Saturday in the Nations League to ramp up…

AFP, MILAN: Roberto Mancini insisted Saturday that it would not be a surprise if Italy flop in the Nations League as his objective remains being competitive for the 2020 European championships. Mancini took over as Italy coach last May after the four-time world champions failed to qualify for the World…

AFP, AMSTERDAM: Joachim Low is facing the biggest crisis of his 12-year tenure as Germany’s head coach after their embarrassing 3-0 defeat away to the Netherlands. Liverpool defender Virgil Van Dijk gave the Dutch a first-half lead before late goals by Memphis Depay and Georginio Wijnaldum capped…

AFP, DUBLIN: Republic of Ireland are still waiting for their first win in the Nations League after being held to a dour 0-0 draw by Denmark on Saturday. Martin O’Neill’s side are bottom of their three-team group, with this tepid stalemate at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium following a 4-1 thrashing…

AFP, PARIS:  Lionel Messi "is not a leader," said Diego Maradona of the current Argentina talisman in an interview in Mexico. "It’s…

AFP, MILAN: Veteran former Real Madrid and AC Milan forward Antonio Cassano on Saturday announced his retirement for the third time just days after the ex-Italian international returned to training. "The day has come, the day when you decide it really is over," said Cassano, who had returned…

England captain Harry Kane believes he is still at his best, saying questions about his form were only being asked because of his prolific recent seasons,…

France and Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe has everything to eventually win the Ballon d’Or, according to Blaise Matuidi, reports Goal.com.…