Barcelona set up another Copa del Rey final against rival Real Madrid on Wednesday after drawing 1-1 at Real Sociedad to win their two-legged semifinal. Real’s Antoine Griezmann scored in the waning moments to cancel out Lionel Messi’s first-half opener but the Spanish champions still  reached the domestic cup final 3-1 overall. Goalkeeper Enaut Zubikarai did his part to keep Sociedad alive at the Anoeta with several key saves but the Basque club’s attack just couldn’t respond despite Carlos Vela hitting the crossbar in the 55th. Barcelona, the rec...

World’s number one all-rounder Shakib al Hasan has been retained by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs2.80 crore at IPL 2014 auctions in Bangalore Wednesday. The official website of the IPL 2014 said Shakib was brought at Rs2.80 crore at the auction that took place on Wednesday morning. Shakib's auction began at Rs1 crore with Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Daredevils bidding for the Bangladeshi left-hander. Delhi stepped aside at Rs2.80 crore. Earlier, Shakib played two seasons for Kolkaka Knight Riders and bagged 23 wickets. ...

Amber Bellows, a 28-year-old rising star of the extreme sport, died Saturday afternoon after falling nearly     2,000 feet due to a failed BASE jumping attempt with a wing suit at Zion National Park, park officials said. [caption id="attachment_3846" align="alignnone" width="608"] (Credit: Amber Bellows/Facebook)[/caption] Her husband of two weeks and BASE jumping partner, 29-year-old Clayton Butler, told officials that the couple hiked up Mount Kinesava, a rugged route in ...

Tamim Iqbal, vice-captain of Bangladesh Cricket Team, resigned from his post on Sunday. He posted a status on his official facebook account in this regard around 11:45am. The status read: "#BREAKING: Tamim Iqbal resigns from vice-captaincy. He says that he wants to concentrate on his batting." While talking to the Dhaka Tribune over the phone, he admitted the news and said: "I wanted to concentrate on my batting first. I have already informed BCB about my decision." He also showed discontentment with h...

The ICC Board has gained the necessary votes to approve the proposed changes relating to the governance, competition and financial models of the organisation, according to a press release issued after its meeting in Singapore. Sri Lanka Cricket and the PCB were the only two Full Members to abstain from voting at this time. It was decided at the meeting that BCCI president N Srinivasan would become the ICC chairman from July this year, while CA chairman Wally Edwards would head a newly-formed Executive Committee, which will report to...

Can Bangladesh bat out the whole day? That was the biggest question after Bangladesh finished the fourth day's play without any casualty, but there is a prevalent doubt about whether the hosts can pull it off after the way they have thrown their wickets away so far in this series. But the home team has got a chance to make their Test record a bit healthier if the batsmen can put their heads down, as said by the chief selector and former national skipper Faruque Ahmed after the day's play. It may be a daydream to chase down 455 further runs on ...