If you’re the kind of late riser who thinks it’d be ideal if the whole ‘morning thing’ could just kick off a couple of hours later, you’re not the only one. According to a prominent sleep expert in the UK, it’s not you who’s out of whack – it’s our entire current system of work and schooling hours. Paul Kelley ...

Argentine football captain also the Barcelona forward Lionel Messi became the father of second son Benjamin on Friday night. Last month Lionel Messi was named the UEFA Best Player in Europe award for the 2014-15 season for helping Barcelona to a Treble of trophies. Messi missed Barcelona’s training session as he attended the birth with club permission. But he will ...

Australia opener David Warner has been ruled out of the tour of Bangladesh in October because of the broken thumb he sustained while batting during the second ODI of the ongoing series in England. He does not require surgery on the thumb of his left hand, however, and is expected to be fit for the home series against New Zealand ...

Australia set a handsome 300 runs target for England to level the series and to stay in battle in the 4th ODI here in Headingley on Friday. They were put into early trouble as the top three departed quickly as Willey rattled Finch, Burns and Smith. Bailey and Maxwell then stitched a solid partnership as both of them went on ...

Two triumphs from completing a calendar Grand Slam, top-ranked defending champion Serena Williams was confronted Thursday at the US Open by an opponent even she cannot defeat—rain. US Tennis Association officials postponed the two scheduled women’s semi-final matches to Friday due to forecasts of rain Thursday lasting through the night. Top-ranked defending champion Williams now will play Italy’s 43-ranked Roberta ...

Bangladesh bowler Shahadat Hossain and his wife have now been missing for five days following allegations that they abused and tortured an 11-year-old maid who was working for them. It was reported on Sunday that the girl was in hospital after she was found on the streets of Dhaka. She had worked for Hossain and his wife for a year. ...

MS Dhoni has approached the Supreme Court seeking quashing of criminal case against him pertaining publication of his photo portraying him as Lord Vishnu in a business magazine. MS Dhoni has approached the Supreme Court seeking quashing of criminal case against him pertaining publication of his photo portraying him as Lord Vishnu in a business magazine after the Karnataka High ...

Lodwijk de Kruif, former coach of Bangladesh national football team, left Dhaka early Thursday after ending the speculations over separation from Bangladesh Football Federation. Fabio Lopez, a goalkeeper-turned coach from Italy, is likely going to take the charge of the head coach of Bangladesh national football team for the next four months. Before leaving the country he also wished Italian ...

The bus driver’s son from Tooting ended the mayoral dream of the former Olympics minister, winning in the final round by 58.9 per cent to 41.1 per cent. His surprise victory was fuelled by thousands of supporters of Left-winger Jeremy Corbyn —and set alarm bells ringing among Labour modernisers. It sets the scene for an electrifying showdown for the capital’s ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah :: Europe is faced with a significant influx of migrants with hundreds of thousands of people fleeing from war and poverty travelling to Europe in search of safety and a better life. As the European Union (EU) searches for the best approach to deal with this unprecedented increase in migration, in July the number of people arriving ...