Prime Bank South Zone took the honour of becoming the first side to post an outright win in the Bangladesh Cricket League when they fought back to beat Islami Bank East Zone by 37 runs in Dhaka on Saturday. Off-spinner Sohag Gazi sealed...Full story
Defending champions Dhaka Gladiators will face Khulna Royal Bengals in the opening match of the Bangladesh Premier League at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on January 18.Full story
Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan is leaving Dhaka today to have a meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Zaka Ashraf, said the BCB officials on Saturday. The BCB boss took the opportunity...Full story
Bangladesh Football Federation at a meeting with the representatives of the professional league clubs, decided to make its professional league committee a separate entity in order to reduce the BFF’s influence on the committee.Full story
Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra took full advantage of their home venue to rout Mohammedan SC 4-1 in the Bangladesh Premier League at the Gopalganj stadium on Saturday. Mohammedan, however, played equally...Full story
NEW DELHI: Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was on Saturday rendered a doubtful starter for Sunday’s third and final One-dayer against Pakistan due to a sore back, forcing the team management to...Full story
Australia were on the verge of a 3-0 series sweep after reducing Sri Lanka to 225 for seven with a slender lead of 87 at close of play on a dramatic third day of the third Test on Saturday.Full story
World number four Agnieszka Radwanska swept to a 6-4, 6-4 win over Yanina Wickmayer in the ASB Classic final on Saturday, setting her up perfectly for this month’s Australian Open.Full story
The South African team medical staff will again be keeping a close eye on opening bowler Vernon Philander in the lead-up to the second Test against New Zealand, starting in Port Elizabeth on Friday.Full story
Top seed Li Na survived a mid-match meltdown to overcome Czech Klara Zakopalova 6-3 1-6 7-5 in the final of the inaugural Shenzhen Open on Saturday, earning the Chinese a seventh career title.Full story
As Mark Twain might have said, rumours of the death of Sri Lankan spinner Rangana Herath which spread like wildfire across social media late on Friday proved to be greatly exaggerated.Full story
Channel 24 clinched the title of Pepsi Media Cricket with a nail-biting one run victory over Maasranga TV in the final at the Moulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium on Saturday. Batting first after winning the toss...Full story
Real Betis drew level on 31 points with fourth-placed Malaga after Ruben Castro and Jorge Molina struck in a 2-1 win at Real Zaragoza in La Liga on Friday. Betis continued their fine form away from home...Full story
Arsene Wenger’s record in the FA Cup means the competition will always be special to the Arsenal manager but this season it could be critical to his efforts to prove he is still the right man to lead the club.Full story
Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova will take charge of the team for their opening game of 2013 at home to city rivals Espanyol in La Liga on Sunday after making a quicker than expected recovery from a throat operation.Full story
Four former Major winners are expected to take part in a new franchise-based golf tournament in India next month, an organiser said on Saturday. Darren Clarke, Angel Cabrera, Michael Campbell and Rich Beem...Full story
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho spoke about the need for competition in the squad when he was asked on Saturday about the possible return to the starting lineup of goalkeeper and captain Iker Casillas...Full story
Arsenal’s Chamakh joins West Ham on loan
Arsenal striker Marouane Chamakh has joined West Ham on loan until the end of the season after a disappointing spell with the north London club.Full story
Racist chanting that led AC Milan players to walk off the pitch during a friendly match provoked howls of outrage in Italy on Friday, while club owner Silvio Berlusconi vowed his team would abandon all matches where they suffer similar abuse.Full story
Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba could move to either AC Milan or Juventus in the January transfer window, according to his agent Carlos Arino Bajo. In an interview with the Italian website tuttomercatoweb.com, Bajo said Drogba had...Full story
Geoff Hurst may have won the 1966 World Cup for England but he still smarts from a defeat at lowly Mansfield who are out to cause another famous FA Cup upset against Liverpool on Sunday.Full story
American superstar Serena Williams demolished Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-2, 6-1 in just 50 minutes to win the Brisbane International on Saturday. Third-seeded Williams served notice that she will be the one to beat at this month’s...Full story
Alex Ferguson wants the Premier League to block former Manchester United defender Zeki Fryers’ transfer from Standard Liege to Tottenham.
Fryers, who made six appearances for United after graduating from the...Full story
City fan gets three year ban after Rio row
A Manchester City fan who confronted Manchester United star Rio Ferdinand on the Eastlands pitch in an ugly incident following last month’s...Full story