Category: Sports

An irrepressible Mitchell Starc ripped into the Bangladesh top order as Australia took an iron grip on the second Test Sunday with the visitors battling to stay alive at lunch on day two. After 18 wickets fell on a frenetic first day in Mackay, the hosts were all out for 210 in the morning session […]

Bangladesh did not have a good ending to their tour of Australia. They lost the Mackay Test by an innings, and the match was over within two days. Even so, the Bangladesh team has created a new piece of history. They have risen to sixth place in the Test rankings for the first time. In […]

Top-order batter Devdutt Padikkal’s fine form continued as he scored 117 to help India reach 300-5 at stumps on the opening day of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Sunday. Padikkal, a late injury replacement ahead of the series, had scored 167 and 44 in the first Test to win the Man […]

Real Madrid may not always win trophies on the pitch, but in the business race, the club appears to be playing in a league of its own. Its brand value has risen 25 per cent in a year to EUR 2.4 billion (USD 2.766 billion). Finishing second in La Liga or going two consecutive seasons […]

Five-time World Cup champions Brazil have expressed interest in playing a friendly against Bangladesh in Dhaka in October. Hosting the tour would require the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) to spend a substantial amount of money. The BFF indicated only yesterday that it may seek government assistance to cover the costs. But Aminul Haque, state minister […]