Mahmud's primary relief
Under-fire Bangladesh captain Khaled Mahmud has been handed a lifeline when the national selectors named him among the 17 probables for the tour of Zimbabwe.
Western Union Senior Division Football League Russell won't dance solo
New boys Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra missed out on an opportunity to take an enviable solo lead in the
Western Union Premier Division Football League when they drew goalless with Arambagh Krira Sangha
'No better time to go'
Timing is everything for cricketers and Australia's retiring captain Steve Waugh believes he has chosen his moment perfectly.
Waugh's Last Test
Steve Waugh is determined to put the seal on one of the greatest careers in cricket history here Friday by leading Australia to a series-clinching victory in the fourth Test against India.
'Just another Test match'
Indian captain Saurav Ganguly has dismissed Steve Waugh's emotional final cricket Test as "just another game".
Both think spin-wise
South Africa and West Indies are both considering including a spinner for the third Test which begins at Newlands on Friday.
Pakistan warm up Well-ington
Pakistan's pacemen conspired to destroy Wellington in a one-day warm-up match on Thursday, causing a selection dilemma ahead of the first one-day match against New Zealand in two days.
Fourth round of NCL from today
The fourth round of the Ispahani Tea Fifth National Cricket League (NCL), with a revised fixture to be taking place, begins today at three different venues across the country.
Manjarul, Jamal shine in loss
Lower order batsmen Manjarul Islam Rana and Jamal Uddin smashed half centuries to restore some pride but Bangladesh A still crashed to a 10-wicket defeat to Pakistan WAPDA on the last day of their Patron's
Four lead eves' chess
Four players were leading the table after the sixth round preliminary matches of the National Women's Chess Championship yesterday.
Love match down under
A first-round showdown between newly-engaged tennis stars Lleyton Hewitt and Kim Clijsters will grab centre-stage in the one million dollar (752,000 US) Hopman Cup starting here Saturday.
Rugby champs sweep 'em
England's World Cup-winning rugby squad dominated the awards handed out to sportsmen in the New Year's honours list announced here Wednesday.
Tevez the top Latino
Teenage Argentine striker Carlos Tevez, who led Boca Juniors to this year's Libertadores Cup title, was voted Latin America's Footballer of the Year on Wednesday in a poll conducted by Uruguayan newspaper
No love lost
David Beckham's love affair with Manchester United is as strong as ever despite his cold war with Sir Alex Ferguson.
Hitzfeld happy where he is
Bayern Munich manager Ottmar Hitzfeld insists he has no intention of becoming England coach.
Henry sick of Gunners!
Thierry Henry has stunned Arsenal by marking them zero out of 10 for their performance so far this season.
