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Saudi Arabia will host the world heavyweight title rematch between Britain’s Anthony Joshua and champion Andy Ruiz Jr of the United States in December, a decision certain to spark controversy due to the Gulf kingdom’s human...

Inclement weather forced the abandonment of the first one-day international between the West Indies and India at the Guyana National Stadium on Thursday, after Chris Gayle was made to wait for the hosts’ ODI run-scoring record....

Ivan Rakitic’s goal in the 79th minute lifted Barcelona to a 2-1 victory over Napoli in a lively pre-season encounter at Hard Rock Stadium. The Croatian midfielder struck a crisply driven effort after a first half...

GM Ziaur Rahman Zia of SAIF Sporting Club still maintained his solo lead in the points table with 7.5 points after the eighth round games of International rating Chess tournament now being held at Bangladesh Chess...

In a bid to make themselves part of the next year’s World T20 in Australia in 2020, Bangladesh Women’s team chalked out a roadmap as they have to qualify for the tournament first. The qualifying round...

Nick Kyrgios crashed back to earth with a first-round loss at the ATP Montreal Masters on Tuesday, a 6-3, 6-4 victim Briton Kyle Edmund. Two days after winning the ATP 500 series title in Washington with...

Australia’s reigning world-champion hurdler Sally Pearson announced her surprise retirement Tuesday, as persistent injuries sank her dream of regaining the Olympic title in Tokyo next year. Pearson, 32, the Olympic gold-medallist in 2012 and a two-time...

Interminable transfer rumours surrounding Neymar continue to swirl unabated as the new Ligue 1 season kicks off this weekend with defending champions Paris Saint-Germain launching their assault for a seventh title in eight attempts. Thomas Tuchel’s...

Ottis Gibson and his entire South African coaching crew and management staff have lost their employment, Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced on Sunday. The decision, taken during a board meeting last week, follows a disastrous South...

Bangladesh ODI skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza will begin his rehabilitation program after the Eid vacation. The lanky pacer who was ruled out of Bangladesh’s three-match series ODI against Sri Lanka following sustaining a hamstring injury at...