Outgoing national coach Stuart Law leaves the country today with happy memories after completing his nine-month stint with the Bangladesh national cricket team. Law had taken over as the head coach of... Full story
Mick Newell, the Nottinghamshire director of cricket, has emerged as a contender to be Bangladesh’s next coach. ESPNcricinfo understands that 47-year-old Newell, who has twice led Nottinghamshire to the County Championship title, is a frontrunner for the role alongside...Full story
Prime Minister Francois Fillon said Friday he would review the case of a Bangladeshi boy who is France’s under-12 chess champion and is threatened with expulsion because he lives here illegally.Full story
With less than one month to go for the AFC Under-22 championship Bangladesh are yet to begin their preparation, raising fear of a humiliating result. The first round of the first ever AFC Under-22...Full story
Thousands of jubilant Real Madrid fans swamped the centre of the Spanish capital on Thursday to see their heroes parade in an open-top bus in celebration of their league title success. ‘Champions! Ole, ole!’ yelled the crowd, as coach Jose Mourinho, top scorer Cristiano...Full story
Two of the four Bangladeshi shooters, who are currently training in London, will return home next week after one of them, Sharmin Akter Ratna, received a wild card for the upcoming Olympics in the English capital.Full story
The 11th Grameenphone President Cup Golf Tournament inaugurated at the Kurmitola Golf Club in the city on Friday. Army Chief and Golf Club President General M Abdul Mubeen formally inaugurated the two-day...Full story
It is a measure of how much things have changed since the West Indies’ glory days that the overwhelming feeling amongst home cricket fans ahead of their tour of England is sympathy.Full story
Winning a gold medal for your country at the Olympic Games is the greatest achievement in tennis, world number two Rafa Nadal said on Friday, while also leaving the door open to a possible return to Spain’s...Full story
Veteran Australian batsman Michael Hussey, newly arrived in the Indian Premier League to play for the defending champions, admitted Friday that he was struggling with the heat and humidity.Full story
Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif on Friday said there had been no evidence for his conviction in Britain for corruption and spot-fixing, a day after he was released following six months in prison.Full story
Juventus will be hoping their oldest rivals Inter Milan can do them a favour by winning their city derby against AC Milan on Sunday. The Serie A title race has come down to the final two matches of the season with...Full story
Atletico Madrid must tame and ensnare Athletic Bilbao frontman Fernando Llorente – nicknamed ‘The Lion King’ – if they are to have any chance of winning the Europa League final in Bucharest on May 9...Full story
Real Madrid travel to Granada today with celebrations in full swing after clinching their 32nd league title, while Barcelona fans will bid goodbye to Pep Guardiola in their final home game against Espanyol.Full story
Fabio Capello has warned his successor Roy Hodgson that he will struggle to create a ‘winning mentality’ in the short window before he leads England into Euro 2012. West Bromwich Albion manager...Full story
Fabio Capello has warned his successor Roy Hodgson that he will struggle to create a ‘winning mentality’ in the short window before he leads England into Euro 2012. West Bromwich Albion manager...Full story
Jose Mourinho has declared that he has no ambition to coach in any new countries after Real Madrid’s La Liga success gave him a haul of league titles from four different countries.Full story
Aston Villa have disciplined three members of their first-team squad after they were filmed in a skirmish outside a nightclub, it was confirmed on Friday. Midfielders Fabien Delph and Chris Herd and...Full story
French striker Nicolas Anelka on Friday hinted that his former Chelsea team-mate Didier Drogba would not be joining him at the Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua. Anelka confirmed he had spoken to Drogba and...Full story
Borussia Dortmund midfielder Shinji Kagawa will decide whether to extend his contract with the German champions or sign for an English Premier League club after the German Cup final on May 12, the...Full story
Liverpool will bid to put a positive gloss on a lacklustre season here on Saturday as they attempt to seal a rare domestic double against bitter rivals Chelsea in the FA Cup final. Kenny Dalglish’s return to Anfield last year and the subsequent lavish outlay in the transfer market had...Full story
Wayne Rooney’s stunning overhead-kick in the Manchester derby in February 2011 has been voted as the greatest goal in the 20 seasons of the Premier League in a ballot of more than 300,000 fans. England striker Rooney acrobatically volleyed home Nani’s 77th-minute cross...Full story
Spain coach Vicente del Bosque said Friday he will wait to the last moment for David Villa to join the Euro 2012 squad as Barcelona reported his broken leg is healing ‘very well’.Full story
Arsenal striker Robin van Persie insisted he had no concerns about his Gunners’ future as he collected the Football Writers’ Player of the Year award on Thursday. The Dutch striker insisted he would ‘always be a Gunner’ after topping a journalists’ poll, having already received the...Full story
Chelsea captain John Terry has given interim manager Roberto Di Matteo his stamp of approval as the club prepares for today’s FA Cup final challenge against Liverpool. Di Matteo has overseen a dramatic...Full story