BD’s Taijul fined for throwing ball at Mathews

DHAKA – May 27 (ONLINE) Bangladesh spinner Taijul Islam has been fined 25 percent of his match fee after hitting Sri Lanka s Angelo Mathews with the ball in the ongoing second Test, the International Cricket Council said. Taijul was found to have breached the […]

Pakistan-West Indies series shifted to Multan

LAHORE – May 27 (ONLINE) Pakistan and West Indies ODI series has been shifted to Multan from Rawalpindi. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will be announcing the news on Friday evening. As per details, the government of Pakistan has allowed the cricket body to shift the […]

Benzema bidding to break Ronaldo’s Champions League record

MADRID – May 24 (ONLINE) Karim Benzema admits that records are “there to be broken” as a Real Madrid star of the present seeks to snatch one away from a Blancos icon of the past on a Champions League stage. A Portuguese legend re-wrote the […]

UK authorises sale of Chelsea FC

London, May 25 (AFP/APP): The UK government announced Wednesday it had given the green light to Todd Boehly’s proposed takeover of Chelsea football club from the sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich. Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Nadine Dorries said she had […]

Babar Azam hopes a new season with series win over WI

ISLAMABAD – May 24 (ONLINE) Pakistan men’s cricket team’s captain Babar Azam said on Tuesday his team is eying to start new season with a series win over West Indies, as the Windies are set to play ODI series in Pakistan this June. Talking to […]

Hirt wins stage 16 of Giro, Carapaz retains lead

Aprica, Italy, May 24 (AFP/APP):Czech rider Jan Hirt took the 16th stage of the Giro d’Italia on Tuesday to claim his first ever Grand Tour win, while Richard Carapaz held on to his slender overall lead after a brutal mountain stage. The 31-year-old Intermarche rider […]

Kusal Mendis hospitalised after complaining of chest pain

DHAKA – May 23 (ONLINE) Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batter Kusal Mendis has been hospitalised after complaining of chest pain during the second away Test against Bangladesh on Monday, 23 May. Minutes before lunch on Day 1, the 27-year-old Mendis bent down on the ground to pick […]