Teams will be able to select up to 26 players for this year's World Cup after global soccer's governing body FIFA increased the maximum squad limit by three on Thursday, reports Reuters.FIFA said the change was due to the unusual timing of the tournament as well as the impact of...
Read moreLEEDS, United Kingdom, June 24 (AFP): Trent Boult took three wickets as England slumped to 127-6 on the second day of the third Test on Friday, with their batting frailties returning to haunt them.England last week went 2-0 up in the three-match series playing bold and aggressive cricket under their...
Read moreDespite an impressive performance against Brazil, Bangladesh archery team lost to USA by 3-5 set points in the pre-quarterfinal of Recurve Mixed Team event of Archery World Cup Stage-3 held on Thursday night in Paris, France, reports BSS.The Bangladesh archery team featuring Ruman Sana and Diya Siddique earlier confirmed their...
Read moreAxe was finally fallen on Mominul Haque following his poor batting form in the second and final Test against West Indies at Darren Sammy Stadium in St Lucia, reports BSS.Mominul's lean batting streak extended to ninth straight single digit figure after he scored just 0 and 4 in the both...
Read moreLEEDS, United Kingdom, June 24 (AFP): Adil Rashid is set to miss England's white-ball series against India after being given clearance by cricket chiefs to make a holy pilgrimage to Makkah.One of the five pillars of Islam, the hajj is meant to be undertaken by all Muslims who are able...
Read moreBangladesh Army Football team and Sylhet District Football team won their respective final round matches of the Bangabandhu National Football Championship held on Friday at Achmat Ali Khan Stadium in Madaripur, reports BSS.In the day's first match, Bangladesh Army football team drubbed Chattogram District Football team by 4-0 goals. Imran,...
Read moreFeeling 'short-changed' by the IPL potentially getting a two-and-a-half-month window in the next ICC Future Tours Programme (FTP), the PCB will raise the issue at the ICC AGM in July, reports ESPNcricinfo.There has been no announcement from the ICC about the window, and it is unlikely to be one given...
Read morePALMA, Spain, June 24 (AFP): World number one Daniil Medvedev lost to Roberto Bautista Agut in the quarter-finals of the Mallorca Open on Thursday, while second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas advanced to the last four.Medvedev was beaten 6-3, 6-2 by Bautista Agut who avenged his defeat by the Russian in last...
Read moreWorld governing body FIFA has told India's football association to complete changes to its constitution and elect new office bearers by Sept 15 to avoid being banned, officials said.India's highest court disbanded the All India Football Federation (AIFF) executive committee last month after it failed to hold elections on time...
Read moreMILAN, June 24 (AFP): Juventus have signed Iceland midfielder Bjork Gunnarsdottir from European champions Lyon, the women's Serie A champions announced on Friday.In a statement, Juve said that the 31-year-old, who has 130 international caps, has signed a two-year deal and will join up with her new teammates after this...
Read moreReal Madrid will begin the defence of their Spanish league title away to Almeria on August 14 and Barcelona host Rayo Vallecano the same weekend, LaLiga said on Thursday, reports Reuters.With the World Cup in Qatar scheduled to be played for the first time in the middle of the European...
Read moreCzech Republic's Petra Kvitova reacts after beating Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia in their women's singles semi-final tennis match at the Eastbourne International tennis tournament in Eastbourne, southern England, on Friday — AFP
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