MONTEVIDEO – Barcelona team-mates Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez will make a long-awaited return to World Cup duty this week when South America’s marathon qualifying competition for the 2018 finals in Russia resumes.Suarez has not kicked a ball for Uruguay…
Dhaka – Bangladesh National Football Team will play their last Group-B match of the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against Jordan National team at the Amman International Stadium on Thursday (March 24).Table topper Australia will face Tajikistan in their home match…
Dhaka – The Bengal Tigers will meet top ranked India in a high-voltage Group 2 match of the ICC World Twenty20 Super-10 stage at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Wednesday. The match will kick off at 8pm Bangladesh time.…
Dhaka – Veteran fast bowler Ashish Nehra said India can’t afford any slip-ups against Bangladesh on Wednesday if they are to avoid a humiliating early exit from the World Twenty20 on home soil.The hosts are precariously placed in fourth spot…
Dhaka – India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni urged his big-hitters to improve their run rate dramatically against Bangladesh on Wednesday or face the prospect of a humiliating early exit from the World Twenty20 on home soil.The hosts are precariously placed…
DHAKA – Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) accorded a warm reception to the medal winner athletes of the 12th South Asian Games through a formal ceremony this (Tuesday) evening at a local hotel in the city.Finance Minister AMA Muhith addressed the…
Dhaka – The Bengal tigers were virtually out from the race of semifinals of the ICC World Twenty20 conceding 3-wicket defeat against Australia in their 2nd Group-2 of the Super-10 stage match at M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Monday night. The…
DHAKA – The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has decided to move cricket governing body International Cricket Council (ICC) with a ‘review’ appeal to reconsider pacer Taskin Ahmed’s suspension from bowling in the international cricket. “We are thinking about sending a…
SOUTHAMPTON – Jurgen Klopp refused to write off Liverpool’s hopes of forcing their way into the top four despite squandering a two-goal lead at Southampton.Liverpool’s 3-2 defeat meant they were unable to take advantage of Manchester City’s home loss to…
DHAKA – Australia have won the important toss and decided to bowl first against Bangladesh in the super 10 group 2 match of World Twenty20 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, India.Squads:Bangladesh Team: Al-Amin Hossain, Mahmudullah, Mashrafe Mortaza (captain),…
Court Correspondent The Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-5 of Dhaka on Sunday shifted the hearing of the case filed against cricketer Shahadat Hossain and his wife Jesmine Jahaan Nitto in connection with torturing their 11-year-old domestic help Mahfuza Akhter…
Dhaka – Novak Djokovic continued his recent mastery of Rafael Nadal on hard courts, winning 7-6 (5), 6-2 on his sixth match point Saturday to reach the BNP Paribas Open final for the third straight year.The world’s top-ranked player will…
Dhaka – The suspension of Bangladesh speedster Taskin Ahmed over ‘illegal’ bowling action violates several provisions of the ICC Regulations and Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) should seek a review of the decision, advised Mustafizur Rahman Khan, a Supreme Court lawyer…
LONDON – Chelsea’s interim boss Guus Hiddink has targeted a place in the much-maligned Europa League as he tries to prevent his team’s season from petering out.Chelsea showed that they have not given up on their season by fighting back…
MUMBAI – South Africa won the toss and opted to bat first against Afghanistan in their World Twenty20 match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.The Proteas made one change to the side that lost to England on Friday…
Dhaka – Bangladesh left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny and pacer Taskin Ahmed have been suspended from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect after an independent assessment found their bowling actions to be illegal. Both bowlers underwent assessments in Chennai last…
Holders Barcelona will face fellow Spaniards Atletico Madrid, runners-up two seasons ago, in the Champions League quarter-finals following the draw in Nyon on Friday. Paris St Germain, who last reached the semi-finals in 1995, will face fellow big spenders Manchester…
Dhaka – Bangladesh started their Super-10 stage World Twenty20 campaign with a 55-run defeat against Pakistan in their Group-2 opener at iconic Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Wednesday. Replying massive 201, Bangladesh finished the innings at 146 for 6 in 20…
Dhaka – New Zealand upset number-one ranked India by 47 runs making a flying start in the World Twenty20 Super-10 opener at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur on Tuesday. Chasing 126 runs, host India finished their innings at 79 for…
Dhaka-Chelsea forward Diego Costa has been charged for improper conduct following his red card in their 2-0 FA Cup quarter-final defeat by Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday.Costa, already booked for a first-half collision with Gareth Barry, squared up to…
DHAKA – Motivated Bangladesh embark in a new mission as they take on Pakistan in their opening super 10 group 2 match of the World T20 scheduled to be held tomorrow at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, India.The match kicks…
Dhaka,News desk -23 ‘drug peddlers’ held in city New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat against India in the opening match of the World Twenty20 main draw in Nagpur on Tuesday.The Kane Williamson-led Kiwis have left out Tim…
Dhaka – Controversial batsman Chris Gayle will be looking to ensure the West Indies’ troubled build-up to the World Twenty20 becomes a distant memory when they open their campaign against England in Mumbai Wednesday.The Windies are out to prove they…
Dhaka – World number one Novak Djokovic booked his third round spot in the Indian Wells hardcourt tennis tournament Sunday, fending off Bjorn Fratangelo in three sets, 2-6, 6-1, 6-2.The defending two-time champ Djokovic has now won 12 consecutive matches…
DHAKA – The jubilant Bangladesh national cricket team left Dharamsala this afternoon for Kolkata enroute New Delhi to participate in the super ten stage of World Twenty20 which begins tomorrow (Tuesday).The Tigers will begin their World Twenty20 final round campaign…
DHAKA – Good news continues to pour for Bangladesh cricketing fans after Tigers marched into ICC T20 World Cup final round by thrashing hapless Oman on Sunday, today wonder kid of Bangladesh Mustafizur Rahman was declared winner of the “Debutant…
Dhaka – Twenty20 cricket’s showpiece tournament begins in earnest Tuesday as India, once so sniffy about the glitzy World T20, get the group stages under way for the first time on home soil.The build-up has been marred by rows over…
Dhaka- FIFA’s ethics watchdog on Monday banned a former South African football chief, Leslie Sedibe, for five years after an inquiry into match-fixing surrounding the national team.Sedibe, who was South African Football Association chief executive for one year including through…
Dhaka — The FA Cup served up another shock for the established powers of English football when Arsenal lost 2-1 at home to Watford on Sunday, ending its bid to win the trophy for a third straight year.A day after…
Dhaka – Bangladesh reached the Super-10 stage of the ICC World Twenty20 as unbeaten Group-A champion beating Oman by a huge margin of 54 runs via D/L method in the rain-marred last qualifying round match at Dharamsala, India on Sunday.…