Madrid: The arrival of Porto’s Colombian international striker Jackson Martinez to Atletico Madrid appears to be just a question of time after the player’s agent confirmed that he would be joining the Spanish football club. Luiz Henrique Pompeo said that Atletico are prepared to pay Martinez’s 35 million euros buyRead More

Lionel Messi turned 28 on Tuesday (June 24) and received wishes from fans from around the world on his social media accounts. One of the biggest heroes that football has ever produced, Messi has attained a legendary status – one that continues to grow by leaps and bounds. On theRead More

Mirpur: Two senior cricketers, Suresh Raina and R Ashwin on Tuesday expressed their wholehearted support to under-fire captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, calling him a “legend” who could not be solely blamed for the team’s debacle in Bangladesh. While Raina posted a picture of Dhoni along with his team-mates with justRead More

Vancouver: Germany and France both booked their tickets to the 2016 Rio Olympics on Monday as two of the best European teams in the Women’s World Cup in Canada. Norway’s 2-1 loss to England — who do not compete in the Olympics — in the last 16 ensured that GermanyRead More

New Delhi: Virender Sehwag is “seriously considering” leaving the Delhi team for other state associations, which would open up opportunities for junior cricketers in his native domestic side. ‘ESPNcricinfo’ has reported that the former India opener is weighing offers from other state associations for the upcoming season. Sehwag is theRead More

Mirpur: Bangladesh batsmen Nasir Hossain on Tuesday expressed confidence of inflicting a 3-0 series whitewash over India when the two sides meet in the third and final ODI tomorrow, but chose to underplay the “Banglawash” refrain used by the home team’s fans. “There is nothing like Banglawash or things ofRead More

Karachi: Pakistan’s Test batsman Haris Sohail has suffered a shoulder injury in Sri Lanka and could be recalled home. Chief selector Haroon Rasheed told PTI that the team management has not yet decided to send Sohail back to Pakistan. “He suffered a nasty fall on his shoulder during practice butRead More

WASHINGTON: The United States and China must be ‘honest and direct’ about future ties, US Vice President Joe Biden said today, warning Beijing that the world’s seaways must remain open for trade. Welcoming a top delegation of Chinese officials to Washington for annual strategic and economic talks, Biden said BeijingRead More

New Delhi: Former captain Sourav Ganguly on Monday demanded respect for beleaguered Mahendra Singh Dhoni, saying he has astonishing One-day records as skipper and needs to be given all the time in the world to take a decision. Following India’s defeat in the second ODI against Bangladesh, in an unusualRead More

New Delhi: Former England wicketkeeper Craig Kiewsetter, who recently retired after a serious eye injury, opened up about the division that existed in the England dressing room during his playing days. In an exclusive interview to ESPN Cricinfo, while referring to the division in the team, the 27-year-old said, “ItRead More