Debutant Sohag Gazi took four wickets to bowl the West Indies out for 199 in 46.5 overs in the first one-day international in Khulna on Friday.

The 21-year-old off-spinner grabbed 4-29, including Chr

British Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday indicated he would reject a senior judge's recommendations for new laws to control the country's press despite the publication of a damning report.

Australian captain Michael Clarke Friday said Ricky Ponting calling it quits had left him "numb" as the press paid tribute to a batsman they described as the best since Donald Bradman.

Ponting, who t

Two men have been arrested for slitting the throat of a 15-year-old Afghan girl after her family refused a marriage proposal, police said.

The girl was carrying water from a river to her village home

South Africa will give all-rounder Jacques Kallis until the last moment to prove his fitness for the crucial third and final Test against Australia starting tomorrow at the WACA Ground.

The 37-year-o

Former England cricket star Andrew Flintoff is already contemplating more boxing bouts if his professional debut against Richard Dawson of the United States on Friday is a success.

'Freddie, as he is

Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi will discover who his rivals are for this year's Ballon d'Or on Thursday when FIFA and France Football announce the three finalists for the prestigious award in Sao Pa

Serena Williams has been named WTA Tour Player of the Year for the fourth time after winning Wimbledon, the US Open and Olympic gold in a stunning summer of success.

The American started the year poo

Ferrari are considering an appeal against an over-taking manoeuvre by Sebastian Vettel at Sunday's chaotic Brazilian Grand Prix which could see the German stripped of his title, it was reported Wednes

New Zealand registered their first Test win in Sri Lanka in 14 years Thursday, overcoming Angelo Mathews's defiance in the second and final Test in Colombo to level the series 1-1.

New Zealand won by