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Is Morgan risking his career?

Is England one-day captain Eoin Morgan risking his international career by refusing to tour Bangladesh on security fears?
10 September 2016, 06:13 AM

Test Championship playoff, ODI league on the cards

A Test Championship playoff along with ODI and Twenty20 league structures may be adopted by member countries at the next ICC Board meeting in October, after the two-tier Test system was abandoned this week.
9 September 2016, 09:44 AM

Girls face broken dreams as Nepal fails to curb child marriage

Child marriage is illegal in Nepal, yet the impoverished Himalayan nation has failed to put in place policies to curb the practice with almost 40 percent of girls married before the age of 18.
9 September 2016, 08:52 AM

Pakistan's dilemma: Tops in Tests, flops in 'pyjamas'

Top of the charts in Tests, but floundering at number nine in one-dayers, Pakistan's dilemma emphasises the growing differences in skills needed to succeed across cricket's various formats.
9 September 2016, 07:53 AM

Mourinho and I are both winners: Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Zlatan Ibrahimovic says he and Jose Mourinho share a winning mentality which will bring success to Manchester United.
9 September 2016, 07:05 AM

Cricket: Morgan shares his Bangladesh worries

Eoin Morgan says two previous security scares in the sub-continent made him wary of ever again jeopardising his personal safety, as he outlines why he remains deeply concerned about touring Bangladesh.
9 September 2016, 05:41 AM

Has Gareth Bale supplanted Cristiano Ronaldo as Real Madrid's leader?

Whose team is Real Madrid's now: Cristiano Ronaldo or Gareth Bale?
8 September 2016, 08:30 AM

New era for F1 as Liberty agrees $8 billion takeover

Formula One enters a new era as US billionaire John Malone's Liberty Media agrees a takeover that values the motorsport at $8 billion.
8 September 2016, 07:57 AM

US swimmer Ryan Lochte banned 10 months

US swimmer Ryan Lochte is slapped with a 10-month suspension following his bogus gunpoint robbery story during a drunken night out at the Olympics.
8 September 2016, 07:32 AM

US Open: Wawrinka into semis after ousting Del Potro

Swiss third seed Stan Wawrinka outlasts tiring former champion Juan Martin del Potro in four sets to advance to the semi-finals of the U.S. Open.
8 September 2016, 05:44 AM

Super-sub Cahill sinks UAE

Tim Cahill comes off the bench to score with only his second touch as Australia edge the United Arab Emirates 1-0.
7 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Chess teams lose

Bangladesh men's chess team drops 25 places to 51st position after losing by 05-3.5 points against Germany.
7 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Portugal lose, France held

With Cristiano Ronaldo still missing due to injury, European champions Portugal begin their bid to qualify for the 2018 World
7 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Two-tier proposal on hold till 2019

Despite six of the International Cricket Council's (ICC's) members being in favour of a two-tier Test Championship, the plan
7 September 2016, 18:00 PM

U-16 champs sent back alone

It was yesterday reported by a television channel that some of the girls of the Bangladesh under-16 women's football team,
7 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Football: Messi's son Thiago joins Barcelona baby team

Messi junior will be one of the first to take part in Barcelona's pilot programme aimed towards the 3-5 year age bracket.
7 September 2016, 09:03 AM

Angry BCCI mulls pulling out of Champions Trophy 2017

Miffed at being snubbed by the International Cricket Committee (ICC) over various recent decisions, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is mulling at the possibility of pulling out of next year's Champions Trophy, scheduled to be held in England.
7 September 2016, 08:06 AM

Cricket: Jordan to tour Bangladesh

Chris Jordan follows Moeen Ali in declaring he will be available for England's tour of Bangladesh, saying he is happy with assurances there would be "more than enough" security in place.
7 September 2016, 04:59 AM

China earn 1st point

China hold heavyweights Iran to a gritty 0-0 draw to lift their hopes of reaching just their second World Cup in Asian qualifying.
6 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Spain, Wales cruise

Spain began life under new coach Julien Lopetegui in perfect style while Gareth Bale inspired Euro 2016 sensations Wales and Kosovo
6 September 2016, 18:00 PM