Dhaka – The First Walton Cup Baseball Tournament,organised by Bangladesh Baseball-Softball Federation (BBSF), begin on Tuesday at Palton Maidan in the capital.Six teams-three districts and three college teams–will compete in the two-day meet, sponsored by Walton Group BBSF general secretary…
Dhaka – Juan Martin del Potro ended Rafael Nadal’s bid for an unprecedented second Olympic singles gold medal in a thrill-a-minute semifinal, then celebrated as if the title were already his, kneeling to kiss the court before leaping into the…
Dhaka – West Indies collapsed on the final day as India won the third test by 237 runs on Saturday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the four-match series.India earlier declared its second innings on 217-7 – with an…
Dhaka – England fast bowler Stuart Broad has been fined 20 percent of his match fee after criticizing the third umpire for not overturning Alex Hales’ dismissal in the first innings of the fourth test against Pakistan.The ICC says Broad…
Dhaka – Neymar scored his first goal of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Saturday, giving Brazil a 2-0 win over Colombia and a spot in the semifinals of the men’s soccer tournament.Neymar scored from a free kick in the…
Dhaka – Olympic women’s titleholder the Netherlands put away Germany 2-0 on Saturday to roll into the field hockey quarterfinals unbeaten and with a familiar foe on the horizon.The Dutch will line up against Argentina in a No. 1 vs.…
Dhaka – The spectators told Monica Puig they believed she could win Puerto Rico’s first Olympic gold medal in any sport, providing a soundtrack of “Si se puede!” – “Yes, we can!” – during the Rio de Janeiro Games women’s…
Dhaka – Glenn Hoag’s players surrounded him on the court in celebration Saturday, moments after another memorable Olympic victory for Canada.The tradition began during an Olympic qualifier two months ago in Tokyo, where the Canadians claimed the last berth in…
Dhaka – Way behind in the first set Saturday against France, the Americans slowly began chipping away to end up on top. While none of the U.S. players can quite explain it, they have a propensity for doing that very…
Laxmipur -A local Jubo League leader was hacked and shot to death by miscreants at Balaishpur in Sadar upazila in Jubo League leader killed in Laxmipur on Saturday night. The deceased was identified as Foysal Ahmed, son of Fazlul Karim,…
Dhaka -A couple were killed by a lightning strike at Jalalpur village in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar district on Saturday night. The deceased were identified as Azir Ali,38, and his wife Alima Akter,24, of the area.Adampur union parishad chairman Abdal…
Comilla -A case has been filed against 22 people in connection with the double murder in an attack by rivals over a previous enmity at Dhanaitari in Sadar Dakshin upazila on Friday.Mehedi Hasan, son of deceased Gias Uddin, filed the…
Dhaka- Germany cruised to a 4-0 victory over Portugal on Saturday to advance to the Olympic semifinals.Serge Gnabry opened the scoring when Portugal’s goalkeeper Bruna Varela couldn’t reach Gnabry’s shot in stoppage time at the end of the first half.…
Dhaka – Venus Williams isn’t used to taking the court in doubles uncertain whether she can win.That’s why the four-time gold medalist sat in her changeover chair after an Olympic semifinal victory Saturday with her face in her hands, her…
Dhaka -Police arrested one leader and an activist of Jamaat-e-Islami from Maheshpur upazila headquarters in Jhenaidah on subversion charges on Saturday night.The arrestees were identified as Faruk Hossain, general secretary of the upazila unit of Jamaat, and Mukul Hossain, activist…
Dhaka – Famed Bangladesh’s golfer Siddikur Rahman advanced to joint 46th slot from 56th after the 2nd round of the ongoing Rio Olympic at Olympic Golf Course on Friday night (Bangladesh time).Siddikur shared the 46th slot with three other golfers…
Dhaka – The health of Usain Bolt has been a question as the showman enters his final Olympics nursing a sore hamstring.His parents paid him a brief visit in the athletes village and insisted Friday he’s ready to run and…
Dhaka – After successful shoulder surgery in London,UK, Bangladesh’s young bowling talent Mustafizur Rahman is likely to return home within a week.On Saturday noon, the 20-year-old from Satkhira was released from Bupa Cromwell Hospital where he had a successful shoulder…
Dhaka – Rafael Nadal added a second Olympic tennis gold medal to all of those Grand Slam trophies, teaming with Marc Lopez to win the men’s doubles championship for Spain at the Rio de Janeiro Games.Nadal and Lopez came back…
Dhaka – Taunted by local fans since the Olympics began and stinging from a surprising loss, Hope Solo called Sweden a “bunch of cowards.”The U.S. goalkeeper criticized the Swedes for the way they played Friday in beating the Americans in…
Dhaka – Defending champion Serena Williams got one of seven wilds cards announced Friday for the Western & Southern Open.The tournament opens Sunday with the men’s draw, which will be missing two of its biggest stars. Seven-time champion Roger Federer…
Dhaka- India quickly reached 157-3 in its second innings at stumps Friday with one day left to dismiss West Indies and seal the series after building a lead of 285 in the third test.Ajinkya Rahane finished the fourth day on…
Dhaka- Middle Eastern politics spilled onto the judo mat Friday at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics when an Egyptian competitor refused to shake hands with the Israeli who beat him.Islam El Shehaby, an ultraconservative Salafi Muslim, had come under pressure…
Dhaka – The last time Neymar faced Colombia, he was sent off and went on a rant that led to a four-match suspension.The time before, he left the field on a stretcher with an injury thatended his World Cup at…
Dhaka – Three students drowned in the Punarbhaba river adjacent to Kanchan bridge area in Dinajpur on Saturday.The deceased were identified as Masud Abdullah, 17, son of Abu Taher and a 1st year student of Dinajpur city college, Mehedi Hasan…
Dhaka – Police in a drive arrested a man on Friday night for giving a threat to a teacher and an NOG employee using the name of militant outfit Islamic State (IS) from Doshani in Bagerhat .The arrestee was identified…
Dhaka – Seven people sustained burn injuries as a fire broke out on the ground floor of a six-storey building at Kalurghat in Chittagong early Saturday.The injured were identified as Rasheda Begum, 35, Bazlur Rahman, 40,Rayhan, 10, Shahera, 5, Mazid,…
Dhaka- Police arrested two young men on charge of beating up a housewife over a trifling matter at Kukona village in Magura on Friday afternoon.The arrestees were identified as Ashim Kumar and Sujan Kumar,residents of Kukona village.
Dhaka-Police in separate drives arrested two suspected members of banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from different areas of Rajshahi and Sherpur districts on Friday night.The arrestees were identified as Kamal Hossain,30, son of Abdul Hamid, a resident of Shitlai…
Dhaka- Police arrested a man in possession of 6,400 pieces of Yaba tablet from Osmania Glass Factory area in the city’s Chandgaon in Chittagong early Saturday.The arrestee was identified as Mohammad Kaisar, a resident of Shilibunia village in Teknaf upazila…