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Gladiators begin title defence against Royal Bengals today
Holders Dhaka Gladiators will kick off their title defence against a depleted Khulna Royal Bengals as action of the second Bangladesh Premier League begins today at Mirpur. The match could turn into a one-sided... Full storyPCB blames BCB for BPL snub
The Pakistan Cricket Board has accused Bangladesh of not following the proper procedures before hiring Pakistani players for this year’s Bangladesh Premier League. The PCB on Wednesday pulled its 27 players... Full storyMahmud quits BCB to join Kings
Former national skipper Khaled Mahmud resigned from the ad hoc committee of the Bangladesh Cricket Board to join Chittagong Kings as their coach for the Bangladesh Premier League. Full storyKatich to lead Duranto Rajshahi
Former Australian Test opener Simon Katich will lead Duranto Rajshahi in the second edition of Bangladesh Premier League, the franchise said on Thursday. Katich, who led Perth Scorchers to the Big Bash final this season... Full storyBJMC increase more misery on Arambagh
Team BJMC increased the relegation tension for Arambagh Krira Sangha by beating the bottom-of the-table side 2-0 in the Bangladesh Premier League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Thursday. Full storyJayawardene urges end to negative fielding laws
Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene called Thursday for an end to experimental fielding restrictions in one-day cricket, saying they discourage risk-taking. On the eve of the third ODI against Australia, the veteran... Full storyLove matches for leading ladies
Maria Sharapova and Grigor Dimitrov. Serena Williams and Patrick Mouratoglou. Victoria Azarenka and Stefan Gordy. The three best female tennis players in the world have something in common... Full storyMurray likes tight shirt, not short shorts
An increasingly muscular Andy Murray Thursday said he’s comfortable playing in his new tight shirt, but draws the line at 1980s-style short shorts. Murray’s bulked-up physique has attracted comments at the Australian Open... Full storyMohammad Musa passes away
Bangladesh make winning start
Bangladesh made a winning start in the Citycell South Asian Basketball Championship, beating Bhutan by 89-44 points in the opening match at the Dhanmondi Basketball Gymnasium on Thursday. Full storyNiaz shares second slot in Chennai Int’l Chess
GM Niaz Murshed of Mohammedan Sporting Club bagged 2.5 points after the 3rd round match and shared the second slot in the points table along with other 23 players in the Chennai Supar Kings 5th International... Full storyWarne faces new ban
Australian veteran Shane Warne is facing a new ban for an alleged breach of the spirit of the game in a domestic Twenty20 match, Cricket Australia said Thursday. The bowling great apologised last week after... Full storyRooney hammers United into fourth round
Wayne Rooney marked his first Manchester United appearance since December 23 with the only goal of the game as they beat West Ham 1-0 in a FA Cup third round replay at Old Trafford on Wednesday. Full storyGuardiola drawn by Bayern image, not cash
Coach Pep Guardiola, who will take charge of Bayern Munich next season, was convinced by the overall image of the German club and not lured by cash, Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said on Thursday. Full storySuarez admits to diving
Controversial Liverpool striker Luis Suarez believes he is picked on by the British media but admits that he did dive earlier this season in a Premier League match. In an interview with Fox Sports Latin America... Full storyChelsea suffer title blow
Chelsea’s hopes of winning the Premier League title this season were left hanging by a thread after they squandered a 2-0 lead in a 2-2 draw at home to strugglers Southampton on Wednesday. Full storyGuardiola’s Bayern move stuns Spain press
Former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola’s move to Bayern Munich stunned Spain’s partisan sporting press, which marvelled Thursday that he chose the German league over the English. Full storyDestro winner secures Cup semi spot for Roma
AS Roma striker Mattia Destro scored in the first period of extra time to secure a 1-0 win away to Fiorentina and a place in the Italian Cup semi-finals on Wednesday. Roma now join Inter Milan, Juventus and Lazio in the last... Full storyArson at Messi’s old club in Argentina
Arsonists set fire to the club shop of world player of the year Lionel Messi’s former club Newell’s Old Boys, an official source said Wednesday. Matias Drivet, secretary for security in the province of Santa Fe, expressed... Full storyVagner returns to CSKA with Love
Brazilian sharpshooter Vagner Love is returning to the Russian Premier League side CSKA Moscow after signing a 3.5-year deal with the club where he played in 2004-2011, the club announced on Thursday. Full storyFA launches 150th anniv celebrations
The Football Association kicked off its 150th anniversary celebrations with a glamorous reception in London on Wednesday, as it looks to repair damaged relationships with FIFA and UEFA. Full storySloppy Barca held by 10-man Malaga
Bayern pull off major coup as they hire Guardiola
Serena, Federer run hot as Melbourne sizzles
