Bangladesh left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman has captured the imagination of the cricketing fraternity in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL).   At 20 years of age and with little more than a year of international cricket behind him, the Sunrisers Hyderabad bowler has already earned the nickname ‘Fizz’ because of his ability to unsettle the best of batsmen.   The first time…

The La Liga title race will be decided Saturday. Barcelona faces Granada at the same time as Real Madrid squares off against Deportivo La Coruña.   With a one-point lead in the table, Barcelona will take the title by matching Real Madrid’s result. A draw for Real Madrid and a loss for Barcelona would also give Barca the title, as the Catalan club holds the head-to-head tiebreaker.…

Rahul Dravid, the former India captain, and Mahela Jayawardene, the former Sri Lanka captain, have been appointed to ICC cricket committee for the next three years. Former India captain Anil Kumble was re-elected the chairman of the committee for another three-year term and Richard Kettleborough replaced the retired Steve Davis as the umpires' representative. Kettleborough has won the ICC's…

England’s renowned cricket club Sussex County desperately wants Bangladesh bowling sensation Mustafizur Rahman to play in the NatWest T20 Blast, and also in the Royal London One-Day Cup that will start in the late August. Being motivated with the magical performance in IPL, the think tank of the club expressed their utmost desire to have a contract with Mustafizur, according to several media…

The star power of owner Shah Rukh Khan and consistent on-field performance in recent years have catapulted Indian Premier League team Kolkata Knight Riders into the profit zone even as most other franchises of the popular twenty20 tournament are yet to hit pay dirt. Kolkata Knight Riders, or KKR, posted the highest revenues among all IPL teams in 2014-15, the last year for which data was available,…

Mighty Abahani Limited will face spirited Usha Krira Chakra in the final match of the Club Cup Hockey to be played on Monday afternoon at the Moulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium. Both of the team hopes that they will be able to clinch the title if they can play their normal play. The final will kick off at 3 pm. Private television channel ATN Bangla will beam the match live from the hockey stadium.…

Bangladesh ace pacer Mustafizur Rahman climbed to second spot in the leading bowlers ranking in Indian Premier League (IPL) after taking three wickets in today's match against Mumbai Indians at Visakhapatnam, India. He aggregated 13 wickets so far in nine matches while MJ McClenaghan took 14 wickets in 10 matches. Mustafiz also has the 2nd-best average in this year’s IPL, at 15.61 with topper…

Chittagong Abahani won the historic first-ever major domestic soccer title by clinching the KFC Independence Cup after shocking their seniors and giant Dhaka Abahani Limited by 2-0 goals in the final at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Saturday. It is the first major domestic crown for Ctg Abahani after winning the Sheikh Kamal International Football title on home soil last year after beating Kolkata…

Rafael Nadal will face defending champion Andy Murray in the Madrid Masters semi-finals after extending his perfect start to the European clay-court season to 13 matches with a 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 win over Joao Sousa on Friday. Murray continued his serene passage into the last four by sweeping past eighth seed Tomas Berdych 6-3, 6-2. Nadal is looking to break Argentine legend Guillermo Vilas's record…

Mohammedan Sporting Club leapfrogged Gazi Group Cricketers on the points table by beating them in Mirpur by seven wickets, thereby putting themselves in second place behind Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club. The win was set up through four-wicket hauls from left-arm spinners Enamul Haque jnr and Naeem Islam jnr. After being inserted, Gazi Group made a decent start but from 63 for two, they collapsed to…

Former South Africa and Australia coach Mickey Arthur was on Friday named head coach of the Pakistan cricket team.The modalities vis-a-vis his contract are being finalised. It is expected that Mickey Arthur will be able to join the PCB toward the end of this month, Arthur had been coaching the Karachi Kings team in the Pakistan Super League. The 47-year-old will take over from Waqar, who had resigned…

Pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman has been a revelation since he burst onto the international stage with Bangladesh just a year ago — and now he is taking the Indian Premier League (IPL) by storm.   Baby-faced heart-throb Rahman is adjusting to his jetset lifestyle as he flies from city to city in cricket’s glitziest tournament — a far cry from four years ago when he had to cling…

A Fernando owns goal in the first half was enough to send Real Madrid into the final of the Champions League.The hosts downed Manchester City 1-0 in Wednesday's second leg. Zinedine Zidane's men have a shot at claiming the club's 11th European crown at San Siro on May 28, having followed up last week's cagey goalless draw at the Etihad Stadium with a considerably more impressive showing…