Cricket Australia’s decision to cancel a two-Test series in Bangladesh in October citing security concerns has been a victory for extremists, Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed Joy has said in an article published in The Age.Joy, who advises his mother Prime Minister…
Bangladesh has been selected to host next year’s Asia Cup in an Asian Cricket Council (ACC) meeting in Singapore.Bangladesh Cricket Board President Nazmul Hassan confirmed on his return from the meeting on Wednesday night that the country will organise the…
Former Australia spinner Shane Warne and India batting great Sachin Tendulkar have joined the chorus clamouring for cricket to become an Olympic sport, the BBC reported.The International Cricket Council (ICC) is scheduled to meet the International Olympic Committee (IOC) next…
South Africa won their first-ever bilateral series in India after Faf du Plessis’ first, Quinton de Kock’s second and AB de Villiers’ third centuries of the series helped the visitors soar to the highest total in the five matches, the…
Afghanistan made history on Saturday when they became the first Associate nation to defeat a Test-playing country in a one-day series with a comprehensive 73-run win over Zimbabwe.The victory gave Afghanistan a 3-2 series win after the two sides had…
La Liga leaders Real Madrid face their biggest test of the football season to date when they play Celta Vigo at the Balaidos Stadium here on Saturday afternoon.The game will also be a major test for Celta, who have so…
Eighty-two players, including 19 overseas players, were allocated through a lottery during the BPL draft in Dhaka on Thursday. Out of the 63 local players, the selection of the six icons came at the end of the draft. Rangpur, which…
West Indies legend Garfield Sobers Wednesday accused cash-rich Twenty20 tournaments of destroying Test cricket by luring players away from the longest form of the sport with large amounts of cash.The 79-year-old, regarded by many as cricket’s greatest all-rounder, told reporters…
Bangladesh national cricketer Litton Kumer Das has faced religious hatred after posting a photo of goddess Durga on the occasion of Puja on a social networking site.He posted the photo wishing happiness to all and seeking everyone’s blessing on his…
Neymar was delighted after netting his first four-goal haul, including two penalties, for Barcelona on Saturday but the Brazil forward was not about to give away any clues to the secret of his success.It was one of the 23-year-old’s best…
Australia have promised to make up for the suspended Test tour of Bangladesh by playing ‘extra’ matches.Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul Hassan told the media about the matter on Friday after returning from International Cricket Council (ICC) Board meeting.Australia…
Bangladesh Premier League franchises have enlisted a number of players by contacting them separately.Many of them were paid fees higher than $70,000, the highest allowed price for a foreign cricketer in the competition.Barisal had already confirmed the inclusion of Caribbean…
Mohammad Amir, Misbah-ul-Haq, Younis Khan and Mohammad Hafeez are among 52 Pakistan players in the BPL foreigners list. Forty-eight England players have also made it to the list, such as Samit Patel, Paul Collingwood and Ravi Bopara. The list includes…
Three-times European champions Germany needed a 79th minute goal from substitute Max Kruse to edge past Georgia 2-1 on Sunday and book their spot at the Euro 2016 finals after another wasteful performance in their final Group D qualifier.Germany squandered…
Italy qualified for the Euro 2016 finals when they won 3-1 in Azerbaijan on Saturday to make sure of one of the two automatic qualifying places from Group H.The Italians, who were runners-up to champions Spain in the 2012 finals,…
Spain will bid for an unprecedented third straight continental title after securing their place at Euro 2016 with a game to spare thanks to a 4-0 qualifying victory at home to Group C minnows Luxembourg on Friday.Champions in 2008 and…
Two goals in two minutes gave Ecuador a shock 2-0 win over Argentina in Buenos Aires on Thursday as the Andean side got off to a flying start in their bid to reach the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia.Frickson…
FIFA President Sepp Blatter is facing a 90-day suspension from football if the governing body’s ethics judge backs a prosecutor’s recommendation, a close friend and former advisor to Blatter has said.Blatter’s long-term confidant Klaus Stoehlker told Reuters on Wednesday that…
Uzbekistan colts have sealed a spot in the finals of AFC Under-19 Championship, shrugging off the Bangladesh Under-19 team in their last qualifiers match with a 4-0 rout.The Uzbeks romped to the 2016 Bahrain edition of the competition by topping…
Former Fifa World Player of the Year Kaka has been recalled to Brazil’s squad for their opening 2018 World Cup qualifiers, replacing injured Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho.The Brazilian football confederation did not specify the nature of Coutinho’s injury in an…
Atletico Madrid substitute Luciano Vietto struck late to rescue a 1-1 La Liga draw against Real Madrid on Sunday, while Cristiano Ronaldo will have to wait to set a new club scoring record.Vietto slotted the ball home with seven minutes…
Fifa president Sepp Blatter and European football chief Michel Platini are facing an investigation by Fifa’s ethics committee. The move comes after the Swiss attorney general opened criminal proceedings against Blatter, 79. He is accused of signing a contract “unfavourable”…
Celta Vigo achieved something few, if any, clubs have managed in recent times when they thumped Barcelona 4-1 in La Liga on Wednesday, giving the Spanish and European champions a lesson in how to play football. Barca went into the…
Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke has been put on leave and released from his duties until further notice. A Fifa statement said it had “been made aware of a series of allegations involving the secretary general”. Newspaper allegations on Thursday …
Tamimul Islam has become the first Bangladeshi to win a gold medal in the Commonwealth Youth Games when the 16-year-old archer won the event in the fifth edition of the youth jamboree in Samoa on Friday.
Usain Bolt was knocked down by a cameraman in Beijing on Thursday night, shortly after winning a race.
Darren Mattocks and Giles Barnes scored first-half goals to propel Jamaica to an upset 2-1 victory over the United States in the Concacaf Gold Cup semi-finals in Atlanta on Wednesday.The victory ensured Jamaica became the first Caribbean team to reach…
The condition of boxing legend Muhammad Ali has “vastly improved” since he was taken to hospital with a mild case of pneumonia, his spokesman has said. Bob Gunnell said Ali’s doctors hoped to discharge him soon.
Lewis Hamilton beat team-mate Nico Rosberg in a private battle for pole position at the Spanish Grand Prix. Hamilton had looked to be struggling, but a superb lap in the final seconds gave him a fourth pole in five races.…
Garry Monk has been appointed Swansea City manager on a permanent basis.