BD U-19 Cricket team leaves for Sri Lanka today
The Bangladesh Under-19 Cricket team will leave for Sri Lanka today (Saturday) to play two four-day and five Youth ODIs against their Sri Lankan counterpart.The...
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New Aussie era hailed after sandpaper shame
Australia’s battling draw against Pakistan has ushered in a new era for a team desperate to redeem itself in the wake of the sandpaper cheating...
Spanish club Huesca hires Rodriguez as new coach
AP, Madrid :Promoted Spanish club Huesca has hired former player Francisco Rodriguez as its new coach.The 40-year-old Rodriguez is replacing former Argentina goalkeeper Leo Franco,...
Southgate expects youthful England to cope with Croatia’s empty stadium
AFP, Croatia :Gareth Southgate has backed England’s young guns to deal with the “strange” situation of playing in an empty stadium when they bid to...
Sprint legend Bolt grabs double after painful kick
Sprint legend Usain Bolt scored his first goals in professional football Friday after starting up front in a pre-season game for Australia’s Central Coast Mariners....
World champ Valverde eyes maiden Tour of Lombardy triumph
AFP, Milan : Newly-crowned world champion Alejandro Valverde headlines the season-finale Tour of Lombardy on Saturday looking for his first win in a race where...
Ireland’s O’Brien retires from international cricket
AFP, Dublin : Ireland wicketkeeper-batsman Niall O’Brien announced on Friday that he is retiring from international and first-class cricket after a 16-year career. The 36-year-old,...
Djokovic relishing semi-final against ‘top player’ Zverev
AFP, Shanghai : Novak Djokovic said that he was relishing facing “top player” Alexander Zverev in Saturday’s semi-finals of the Shanghai Masters, just the second...
Monaco sack manager Leonardo Jardim
Monaco have sacked manager Leonardo Jardim with the club third from bottom of France’s Ligue 1.The news potentially opens the way for Thierry Henry to...
Joe Root could be world’s best if freed from captaincy: Warne
AFP, London :Shane Warne believes England should seriously consider replacing Joe Root with Jos Buttler as Test captain to allow Root to focus on becoming...