Riding on a superb unbeaten century from Anamul Haque (178) National Cricket League leaders Khulna had the first day of the last round match against Dhaka Metro under their control on Friday.
Khulna are all but certain to play this year’s final and their strong batting...Full story
The players and officials of the Bangladesh cricket team heaved a sigh of relief after the Bangladesh Cricket Board called off the hastily planned tour of Pakistan late in April following...Full story
Russell Mahmud Jimmy scored four goals as Bangladesh thrashed hosts Thailand 9-0 in the AHF Cup Hockey Championship on Friday to move into the semi-finals as the group B champions.Full story
Novak Djokovic buried his grief to advance to the quarter-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters on Thursday, just hours after learning of the death in Serbia of his beloved grandfather.Full story
Australia retained the Frank Worrell Trophy after the second Test against West Indies ended in a draw on Thursday.
Any hopes of a decisive result on the fifth day were ruined...Full story
The election commission for the Bangladesh Football Federation’s upcoming polls on Friday cancelled the nomination papers of two candidates for submitting incomplete forms.Full story
Bangladeshi golfer Siddikur Rahman had an improved performance in the second round of the CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters to climb up to the 16th position at the Royal Jakarta Golf Club in Indonesia on Friday.Full story
Amal, Ranjan retain men’s double crown
Top seed Amal Roy and Ranjan Ram retained their men’s doubles crown in the Samsung National Tennis Competition beating Anwar Hosain and...Full story
Tomas Berdych staged a fightback to deny Andy Murray a third semi-final in four years at the Monte Carlo Masters, with the Czech squeezing out a tight 6-7 (4/7), 6-2, 6-3 win on Friday to reach the final four.Full story
West Indies spinner Marlon Samuels on Friday lashed out at critics of his bowling action in the ongoing Indian Premier League, saying they were ‘evil’.
‘They are doing it because they...Full story
Chennai Super Kings avenged Saturday’s Indian Premier League defeat to Pune Warriors with a 13-run win over the same opposition, reports Sky Sports.
Openers Francois du Plessis (58) and Subramaniam...Full story
Serena Williams’ bid to win a first Olympic Games gold medal in singles has brought her to this European outpost of world tennis for her first Fed Cup assignment on foreign soil in 13 years.Full story
Force India team pulled out of a Bahrain Grand Prix practice session on Friday after a night of clashes between security forces and protesters in Shiite villages that left several people wounded.Full story
Cuba’s Olympic 110m hurdles champion Dayron Robles said Thursday that he is now injury-free and will start his build-up to the London Games on Friday in Ecuador.Full story
Khulna registered another big win in their second round match of the 32nd Inter-district Cricket championship when they crushed Dinajpur by 131 runs at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna on Friday.Full story
Left-hander Assad Fudadin was on Thursday called into the West Indies squad for the third and final Test against Australia which starts at Windsor Park in Dominica on Monday.Full story
Juventus are closing in on two prizes currently held by AC Milan as the Serie A race heads into a crucial and demanding period of the season.
Following the postponement of last weekend’s games due...Full story
Ashley Young’s theatrical antics on the pitch have earned him comparisons with British Olympic diver Tom Daley, but they may be at an end after Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson...Full story
Borussia Dortmund can seal the German league title with a win at Moenchengladbach today, but Borussia-bound Marco Reus is looking to spoil the party for his new club.Full story
Sir Alex Ferguson believes Wayne Rooney will end his career as Manchester United’s greatest ever goalscorer as the England centre-forward closes in on another landmark in the club’s scoring charts.Full story
Brazilian football chief Jose Maria Marin has called on his country to go all out to win their first Olympic football title and not use the 2012 Games as a ‘laboratory’ to experiment for the 2014 World Cup.Full story
Attacking midfielder Marek Hamsik signed a three-year contract extension with Napoli on Thursday.
The Slovak international, whose previous deal was due to run out at the end of next...Full story
Doctors in Brazil will perform a new round of tests on FIFA’s ailing former president Joao Havelange, 95, who has been hospitalised for the past month after suffering a serious infection.Full story
Bundesliga club Hamburg are interested in signing Liverpool’s Dutch international striker Dirk Kuyt, the Germany sports daily Bild reported on Friday.
‘A player like Kuyt, who is still sharp, can...Full story
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp insisted Gareth Bale was happy at the club on Friday amid reports the Welsh winger was being targeted for a summer move by Spanish giants Barcelona.Full story
REAL MADRID 11-1 BARCELONA (June 13, 1943)
This cup semi-final second leg helped forge the idea among Barcelona fans that the Franco regime was hostile towards them and had...Full story
As well as a potential title decider, today’s ‘Clasico’ between bitter rivals Real Madrid and Barcelona serves up the latest instalment in the goal-scoring drama featuring record-setting marksmen...Full story
Atletico Madrid and Sporting Lisbon held the balance of power after Thursday’s Europa League semi-final first legs.
Atletico, inspired by a Falcao double, beat Valencia 4-2 in Madrid, while a...Full story
Manchester City will be hoping Everton can improve their 20-year Old Trafford jinx this weekend as they aim to stay in touch with Manchester United in the Premier League title race.Full story
9 — The number of victories for Barca coach Pep Guardiola in 14 ‘Clasicos’ since he took over in 2008 (La Liga, King’s Cup, Champions League and Spanish Super Cup). Real have won...Full story
Petrov thanks fans for support
Bulgaria captain Stiliyan Petrov has expressed his gratitude to fans back home for their support as he battles acute leukaemia. Sports minister Svilen Neykov and Sofia mayor Yordanka...Full story