Kolkata erupts as IPL heroes return home
Timeless wait for Tigers’ new coach
Few deadlines passed by one after another, but the Bangladesh Cricket Board could not resolve the Richard Pybus riddle as the South African is yet to confirm his approval for the post of the national... Full storyMuktis held by MSC
MSC lift women’s cricket title
Portugal aim for last eight
Newell ends interest in Tigers’ job
Mick Newell has withdrawn from the running to be the next Bangladesh coach. Newell, the director of cricket at Nottinghamshire, had been shortlisted as a candidate to replace Stuart Law in... Full storySPORTSLINE
BCF elections dragged to court A Dhaka court on Tuesday asked the Bangladesh Chess Federation and National Sports Council to explain within 24 hours for why the May 31 election... Full storyResurgent Pakistan eye SL scalp
Pakistan are hoping to build on their impressive record over the past year when they take the field during the full tour of Sri Lanka starting later this week. Full storyDjokovic bid for history off to winning start
Roger Federer may make Rafael Nadal his favourite to lift a seventh French Open crown, but Novak Djokovic’s historic bid to become the first man in 43 years to hold all four Grand Slam... Full storyWorld chess clash heads for do-or-die tie break
India’s reigning world chess champion Viswanathan Anand and his Israeli challenger Boris Gelfand headed Monday to a do-or-die decider after drawing the final regular match in their 12 game Moscow series. Full storyBlanc drops Gourcuff for Euros
There was no second chance for Yoann Gourcuff as France coach Laurent Blanc shut the door on the Olympique Lyon playmaker’s Euro 2012 hopes when he named his final 23-man squad on Tuesday. Full storySharapova, Kvitova lead women’s advance
Three former women’s grand slam champions and a young British hope reached the French Open second round Tuesday as Rafael Nadal, seeking a record seventh men’s crown, made his entrance. Full storyPrandelli unconvinced by Italy’s history of adversity
Italy have twice before won the World Cup following a match-fixing scandal but coach Cesare Prandelli says he does not read too much into that statistic. The country is once again gripped by the shame of a... Full storySorensen out of Euro 2012
Denmark goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen will miss Euro 2012 because of a back injury sustained in a friendly against Brazil on Saturday, the Danish FA said in a statement on Tuesday. Full storyEngland squad confirmed
Injured doubts Danny Welbeck and Glen Johnson were both passed fit to play at Euro 2012 after being included in England’s final 23-man squad for the tournament on Tuesday. Full storyRibery ready to fire again for France
Midfielder Franck Ribery said Monday he felt like a man liberated after scoring his first international goal in three years in France’s 3-2 friendly win against Iceland here. The 29-year-old has... Full storyLahm’s position still open: Low
Germany captain Philipp Lahm will find out only next week whether he will play in his favourite right back position or be moved to the left for next month’s Euro 2012 as coach Joachim Low ponders his options. Low said on Tuesday he would try out a number of things in Thursday’s... Full storySpain’s goalscoring ‘shark’ scenting blood
Two years after missing the final cut for a place in Spain’s World Cup squad, Alvaro Negredo will finally get the chance to experience a major international tournament and may have a key role to play at Euro 2012. Full storyHazard opts to sign for Chelsea
Lille’s Belgian international playmaker Eden Hazard announced on Monday he had signed for Champions League winners Chelsea in preference to Premier League champions Manchester City and runners-up Manchester United. Full storyAcid test for world-class Ronaldo
