Tigers earn it the hardest way
The finisher – this time only with the ball
Mahmudullah is one of the very few cricketers who do not have a definitive role in the Bangladesh national cricket team. He usually comes to bat down the order, a position which often requires running on first... Full storySmith, Amla tame England bowlers
South Africa captain Graeme Smith hit a century in his 100th Test and shared a record partnership with Hashim Amla as the Proteas played themselves into a strong position on the third day of the first... Full storyComaneci raises roof as flame starts London tour
Olympics legend Nadia Comaneci carried the 2012 torch on the roof of the North Greenwich Arena as the flame began a seven-day tour of London that will culminate at the Games opening ceremony. Full storyTigers sixth in T20 rankings
Bangladesh entered the ICC Twenty20 International rankings in style with a win, albeit by one run, in the second T20 match against Ireland in Belfast on Friday. The win, Bangladesh’s third in eight matches, put the country... Full storyMcInnes arrives today
Former Bangladesh Under-19 coach Richard McInnes will arrive today to take over as the head coach of the Sahara National Cricket Academy, said officials of the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Saturday. Full storyKamrul blow for ‘A’ team
Left-arm medium pacer Kazi Kamrul Islam was ruled out of the Bangladesh ‘A’ team for their forthcoming tour of India after he sustained injury in his left ankle while fielding during the last practice session on Saturday. Full storySPORTSLINE
Sadharan Bima and Ajax Sporting Club won their respective Green Delta Insurance Dhaka Premier Hockey League matches at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium on Saturday. Sadharan Bima edged past Azad... Full storyAussie greats Waugh, Perkins clash over sledging
Former Australian cricket captain Steve Waugh and swimming legend Kieren Perkins, both liaison officers with their country’s Olympic delegation, clashed over the controversial use of sledging Saturday. Full storyAkhtar suggests PCB not to invite foreign teams
Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has ruffled feathers in the Pakistan Cricket Board and in government circles by suggesting that the PCB should avoid inviting foreign teams to the country because of... Full storyAussie greats Waugh, Perkins clash over sledging Mixed night for USA
The United States experienced highs and lows in Friday’s Diamond League event in Monaco, with an injury scare for LaShawn Merritt but world-leading times for hurdler Aries Merritt and the men’s 4x100m relay team. Full storyIOC hands Nigeria relay gold
Nigeria were officially awarded the men’s 4x400m relay gold medal from the 2000 Olympics on Saturday following a meeting of the International Olympic Committee Executive Board. Full storyGasol replaces Nadal as Spanish flag-bearer
Basketball star Pau Gasol was on Friday named as the Spanish team’s flag-bearer at the Olympics in place of tennis star Rafael Nadal, who withdrew from the London Games with a knee injury. Full storyTiger’s birdie blast rattles Snedeker
Oscar’s Chelsea switch on hold
Brazil midfielder Oscar has said that he will make up his mind about whether to sign for Premier League giants Chelsea after the Olympics. The 20-year-old Internacional playmaker has been the subject of intense... Full storyPearce heralds Brazil
Stuart Pearce said Great Britain had been beaten by the favourites for Olympic gold after seeing his side outclassed by Brazil on Friday. The South Americans strolled to a comfortable 2-0 win in a one-sided... Full storyPistorius blasts critics over Games place
South Africa’s Oscar Pistorius, the first double amputee athlete to compete at an Olympics, insisted on Saturday he has earned the right to be at the Games, blasting critics who think otherwise. Full storyMilan fans react angrily
Thiago Silva’s comments about not wanting to leave AC Milan have further angered fans who have demanded to know if owner Silvio Berlusconi plans to reinvest after some high profile sales. Full storyCity sink Besiktas in friendly
English champions Manchester City claimed their first victory and scored their first goals of pre-season with a 2-0 win over Turkish side Besiktas in Innsbruck in Friday. Having lost 1-0 to Al Hilal and then drawn... Full storyLeBron James and Kobe Bryant hail Messi
NBA stars LeBron James and Kobe Bryant have praised Barcelona forward Lionel Messi, calling him the best footballer in the world, reports Goal.com. The United States basketball stars are in Europe... Full storySturridge grateful for GB football patience
Great Britain football striker Daniel Sturridge thanked manager Stuart Pearce on Saturday for keeping his Olympic hopes alive after his Games chances appeared to have been ended by illness. Full storyBayern beaten by Napoli
Bayern Munich fell 3-2 to Napoli in the final match of the Bavarians’ pre-season training camp on the banks of Lake Garda in Italy on Friday. Napoli succeeded where they had twice failed in last season’s Champions... Full storyCamoranesi joins Racing Club
Italy’s Argentine-born World Cup-winner Mauro Camoranesi, 35, has signed for Argentine side Racing Club from Lanus, who announced his departure on Friday. A member of Italy’s 2006 World Cup-winning... Full storySwansea sign Vallecano’s Michu
Swansea signed Spanish midfielder Michu from Rayo Vallecano for £2 million ($3.1 million) on Friday as new boss Michael Laudrup continued to rebuild his squad. Michu, whose full name is Miguel Perez Cuesta... Full storyBrazil show Team GB the gold standard
