Dhaka- There will be 22,000 fans with fast fingers on the grounds at Wimbledon on Sunday.Because of a rainy first week, the All England Club was forced to schedule matches on the middle Sunday of the tournament for only the…
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Germany beats Italy 6-5 in shootout, into Euro 2016 semis
Dhaka – Germany ended 54 years of misery against Italy at major tournaments by taking a familiar route to victory: The penalty shootout.Jonas Hector lifted the so-called “Italian curse” off Germany on Saturday by converting the 18th kick of one…
Euro: Italians to wear black armbands in honour of Gulshan attack victims
Dhaka – In honour of those killed in a terrorist attack in Dhaka on Friday night, Italian players will wear black armbands when they will play against Germany in Euro 2016 quarterfinal on Saturday night.UEFA have given permission to Italian players…
Siddikur 56th after 3rd round Yeangder TPC
Dhaka – Bangladeshis golfer Siddikur Rahman shared the 56th slot with four other players after the 3rd round of the US$ 500,000 worth Yeangder Tournament Players Championship (YTPC) at Linkou International Golf and Country Club, Taipei on Saturday.Siddikur scored even-par (216)…
Serena survives at Wimbledon, racket doesn’t; Djokovic down
London – Dismayed at dropping the first set after being a single point from taking it, Serena Williams sat in her Centre Court sideline chair and cracked her racket against the turf once, twice, three times, four.Then she casually flung…
Mustafiz gets go-ahead to play for Sussex
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s bowling sensation Mustafizur Rahman is likely to leave Dhaka on July 13 to join Sussex for his first English county stint.He is expected to be available for four matches in the NatWest T20 Blast and the Royal…
Mariner Youngs new Premier Hockey champions
Dhaka – Coming from behind, Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club beat four times champions Usha Krira Chakra by 3-2 goals in the last league match of the Green Delta Premier Division Hockey League at the Moulana Bhasani National Stadium here on…
Neymar’s contract with Barcelona extended until 2021
Dhaka – Neymar’s contract with Barcelona has been extended until 2021.The player and his agents confirmed the five-year extension on Thursday.The 24-year-old Brazilian forward posted on his social media accounts that he was “very happy to keep living this dream.”
Ronaldo struggles as Portugal reaches Euro 2016 semis
Dhaka- When Cristiano Ronaldo failed to deliver, it fell to an 18-year-old newcomer starting his first game to help Portugal reach the semifinals of the European Championship.Teenager Renato Sanches had a coming-of-age outing for Portugal, scoring with a stunning shot…
Portugal leaves it late again to beat Poland on penalties
Dhaka – Portugal likes to leave it late at this European Championship, whether Cristiano Ronaldo is having a good game or not.The Portuguese have been level after 90 minutes in every game this tournament, a run that continued Thursday as Ronaldo…
Maradona urges Argentines to leave Messi alone over quitting
Dhaka – Soccer great Diego Maradona is urging fellow Argentines to leave Lionel Messi alone over the current star’s decision to retire from Argentina’s national team following its loss to Chile in the Copa America championship match.In an interview on…
Jason Roy hits 162 as England wins 4th ODI to clinch series
Dhaka – Jason Roy hit the second-highest score for England in a one-day international to help chase down 308 and win the series against Sri Lanka on Wednesday.Roy made 162 off just 118 balls as England cruised to victory in…
Abahani finish 3rd in Premier Hockey
Dhaka – Abahani finished 3rd in the Dhaka Premier Division Hockey League after a 4-2 win against Dhaka Wanderers Club in their last super-six match at Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium on Thursday.Mohammedan Sporting Club placed 4th with a 7-5…
Premier hockey big opportunity for local players: Shakeel Abbasi
Dhaka – Pakistani superstar Shakeel Abbasi who played for Abahani Ltd in the Green Delta Premier Division Hockey League on Thursday said the tournament is a big opportunity for the local players to improve their skills.“Five foreign players are playing…
Rakib, Razib share lead in Int’l Rating Chess
Dhaka – GM Mollah Abdullah Al Rakib and GM Enamul Hossain Razib shared the lead in the Saif Power-tec International Rating Chess Tournament after the 6th round games at National Sports Council Auditorium and Bangladesh Chess Federation hall-room on Wednesday.Both…
Premier Hockey: Mohammedan upset Usha by 5-3 goals
Dhaka – A brilliant hat-trick by national coloured forward Rasel Mahmud Jimmi enabled Dhaka Mohammedan SC to beat title aspirant Usha KC by 5-3 goals in the Green Delta Premier Division Hockey League at Moulana Bhashani National Stadium here on…
England due Sept 30 to play ODI, Test series against Tigers
Dhaka – England Cricket team will arrive here on September 30 on a month-long tour to Bangladesh after around six years to play a three-match ODI (Day-Night) and two-match Test series against the Tigers in Dhaka and Chittagong.Bangladesh Cricket Board…
Italy beats Spain 2-0 to reach Euro 2016 quarterfinals
Dhaka – Spain’s era of dominance at the European Championship came to an end Monday when Italy beat the two-time defending champion 2-0 in the round of 16.Italy deserved its victory and was impressive from the start at Stade de…
Fans, Maradona want Messi to reconsider
Argentina (AP/UNB) — Lionel Messi arrived back in Argentina on Monday and avoided commenting on his abrupt resignation from the national team after losing the Copa America final to Chile. Dozens of emotional fans wearing the white and sky-blue striped…
Juventus signs Brazil defender Dani Alves
Dhaka – Juventus says it has signed Brazil wing back Dani Alves from Barcelona on a two-year contract.Barcelona said earlier this month that the 33-year-old defender had made a “personal decision” to leave after eight years.
England out of Euro 2016, beaten by Iceland
Dhaka – After voting to leave the European Union last week, the English left the soccer European Championship in similarly surprising fashion on Monday in what will go down as their most embarrassing loss in a generation.Iceland, whose population of…
Italy beats Spain 2-0 to reach Euro 2016 quarterfinals
Spain’s era of dominance at the European Championship came to an end Monday when Italy beat the two-time defending champion 2-0 in the round of 16.
Mariner secure top slot in Premier Hockey
Dhaka – Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club are leading the points table of the Dhaka Premier Division Hockey League having four successive victories in the super-six stage with a 2-1 win against Abahani Limited at Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium on…
Lionel Messi says he is quitting Argentina national team
Dhaka- Lionel Messi says he’s quitting Argentina’s national team.Argentina and Messi lost a final for the third year in a row, with Chile winning the Copa America 4-2 on penalty kicks following a 0-0 tie Sunday night.His nation’s captain and…
Australia wins Caribbean tri-series, beats WIndies in final
Dhaka – Matthew Wade, Mitchell Marsh and Josh Hazlewood starred as Australia defeated the West Indies by 58 runs to win the one-day tri-series final on Sunday.Wicketkeeper Wade struck an unbeaten 57 off 52 balls to push Australia to a…
Chile wins 2nd straight Copa America title as Messi misses
East Rutherford, Jun 27 (AP/UNB) — Lionel Messi still awaits his first title with Argentina’s national team. Messi put his penalty kick over the crossbar, Francisco Silva converted Chile’s shootout finale and La Roja won their second straight Copa America…
Dinajpur to face Tangail in Nat’l school cricket final
Dhaka – Dinajpur High School will face Tangail School & College in the final of the Prime Bank Young Tigers National School Cricket at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Monday.The one day format tournament final will begin at 9:00am.
Ronaldo, Portugal beat Croatia 1-0 at European Championship
Dhaka – Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal seized their chance to stay in the chase for an elusive first title together on Saturday.Ronaldo’s only shot created a rare scoring opportunity and substitute Ricardo Quaresma finished it off, helping Portugal to beat Croatia…
Messi, Argentina face Chile in Copa America final Sunday
East Rutherford, (AP/UNB) – Another year, another final for Lionel Messi and Argentina on Sunday. They made it to the championship match at the 2014 World Cup – and lost 1-0 in extra time to Germany. They made it to…
EURO 2016: Brits face-off for QF place
Dhaka– Debutants Wales and Northern Ireland face each other in the second game of the 16-team knock-out stage of EURO 2016 and will play each other on Saturday night at Parc des Princes, Paris to qualify for the last eight.The…