Forward Gonzalo Higuain has been dropped by Argentina for their opening two World Cup qualifiers while Juventus striker Paulo Dybala has been called up for the first time. Higuain had a disappointing Copa America tournament in July, scoring two goals…
Alex Ferguson has revealed that David Moyes, the man chosen as his managerial successor at Manchester United, was sixth on a list of ideal replacements headed by Pep Guardiola and four others, who were all “unavailable” at the time. In…
Court Correspondent The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court yesterday (Monday) recorded a statement of a ten-year-old maid, who use to work in the residence of cricketer Shahadat Hossain.
Lionel Messi scored one penalty and missed another as his double helped Barcelona sweep Levante aside in the second half in a 4-1 victory on Sunday to maintain their perfect La Liga start. Last season’s treble winners lead the standings…
A second-half Karim Benzema header gave a below-par Real Madrid a 1-0 La Liga victory over Granada, who squandered several good chances, on Saturday. The Frenchman, who appeared marginally offside, nodded home an Isco cross after 55 minutes against a…
Cristiano Ronaldo, who has hit eight goals in two games playing more centrally for Real Madrid, aims to add to his tally against Granada on Saturday with coach Rafa Benitez saying his forwards are given flexibility to move freely. The…
Sydney, Sep 19: Australia captain Steve Smith feels that his team must curb its aggressive style and focus on grinding out results during their tour to Bangladesh next month. Smith will make his first tour after taking on the captaincy…
Dhaka: Former Australia batsman Stuart Law warned Thursday that rookie skipper Steve Smith and his new charges would have a real fight on their hands from fast-improving Bangladesh in their upcoming two-Test series.(‘Bangladesh Have a Golden Opportunity to Beat Australia’)…
Allrounder Nasir Hossain displayed a brilliant all-round show to lead Bangladesh A to victory against India A in the second one-day match. Nasir notched an unbeaten 102 before returning a five-wicket haul as the tourists won the match by 65…
Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke has been put on leave and released from his duties until further notice. A Fifa statement said it had “been made aware of a series of allegations involving the secretary general”. Newspaper allegations on Thursday …
Real Madrid coach Rafa Benitez praised his defenders as well as his forwards after Tuesday’s 4-0 Champions League victory at home to Shakhtar Donetsk meant the club have not conceded in their opening four games for the first time. Real…
Louis Van Gaal does not know how Manchester United will perform in the Champions League this season, the manager has said. United, who failed to qualify for the tournament last season, open their Group B campaign away at PSV Eindhoven…
Top seeds Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza beat Casey Dellacqua and Yaroslava Shvedova 6-3 6-3 to win the US Open doubles title on Sunday and cap off a perfect visit to Flushing Meadows. Switzerland’s Hingis, the former singles world number…
Bangladesh national cricketer Shahadat Hossain has been suspended from all forms of the game as police probe allegations that he and his wife beat their 11-year-old maid. Police are still searching for the 29-year-old paceman who went into hiding last…
Thomas Vermaelen’s struggles with injury continued on Saturday when the Barcelona defender picked up a calf problem in the 2-1 La Liga victory at Atletico Madrid. The Belgian international damaged his hamstring at last year’s World Cup in Brazil, shortly…
On high alert after a day of upsets during which Serena Williams was sent packing from the US Open, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer made sure their names were not added to the list of shocks on Friday as they…
Tamimul Islam has become the first Bangladeshi to win a gold medal in the Commonwealth Youth Games when the 16-year-old archer won the event in the fifth edition of the youth jamboree in Samoa on Friday.
Newly appointed Australian Test vice-captain David Warner has been ruled out of next month’s tour of Bangladesh due to a fractured thumb, Cricket Australia said Friday. Warner suffered the injury when he got in a tangle trying to play a…
Atletico Madrid will be looking to some of their new signings to help see off Barcelona when the champions visit the Calderon in La Liga on Saturday, according to fullback Filipe Luis. Atletico were one of Spain’s most active clubs…
Substitute Neymar scored two second-half goals to inspire Brazil to a 4-1 win over the United States in Massachusetts on Tuesday. The Barcelona striker came on at half time with his ahead 1-0 quickly doubling their lead with a penalty…
Bangladesh have ended their ICRC Twenty20 Cricket Tournament for people with disabilities with a thumping victory against India in their last match. The hosts beat their neighbours by seven wickets at BKSP ground No. 3 on Tuesday. England beat Afghanistan…
Bangladesh National Cricket Team player Shahadat Hossain and his wife Nitto Shahadat have been sued in court over torturing their housemaid early Monday. A journalist named Mojammel Hossain filed the case with Mirpur Model Police Station under the Women and…
Six people, including a pregnant woman, have been killed after a car veered off the road during a car rally in north-western Spain. Police said that 16 people had been injured, some critically, after the accident at the A Coruna…
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday inaugurated the first-ever international cricket tournament for disabled people in capital Dhaka. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in collaboration with Bangladesh’s Ministry of Youth and Sports, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and…
The logo for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Games has been scrapped after allegations that it was plagiarised.
Usain Bolt was knocked down by a cameraman in Beijing on Thursday night, shortly after winning a race.
Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce rallied to claim an unprecedented third world championship 100 metres title in 10.76 seconds at the Bird’s Nest stadium on Monday.With her long, dyed green braids flowing behind her, the diminutive 28-year-old was not quickest out of…
Manchester United maintained their unbeaten start to the Premier League season with a 0-0 draw against Newcastle United on Saturday that highlighted goalscoring remains a concern for the Old Trafford side.Leaders Manchester United commanded 70 percent of possession and had…
Juventus have signed Brazil left back Alex Sandro from Porto on a five-year contract for a transfer fee of 26 million euros ($29.23 million).The fee for the 24-year-old, who has played six times for Brazil, will be paid over the…
Barcelona centre back Gerard Pique has been banned for four matches by the Spanish soccer federation (RFEF) after he was sent off for insulting a linesman in Monday’s Spanish Super Cup second leg against Athletic Bilbao.Barca can appeal and may…