DHAKA: Despite playing over half the match with a man advantage, Japan couldn't find a way to solve Greece's defense, and were forced to settle for a scoreless draw in Natal.  The Samurai Blue certainly had their chances to grab three points, but poor finishing doomed them in the end.

DHAKA: Luis Suarez scored twice to give Uruguay a 2-1 victory over England at the World Cup on Thursday, making an instant impact on his return from injury.The striker lashed in the winner in the 85th minute in the Group D match after seeing his first-half opener canceled out by

DHAKA: Colombia moved top of World Cup Group B with a 2-1 win over Ivory Coast at Estádio Nacional de Brasilia in Brazil on day eight.  Second-half goals from Manchester United-linked James Rodriguez and Juan Quintero gave Colombia a two-goal lead, rendering Gervinho’s fine individual

DHAKA: The third and final One Day International (ODI) match between visiting India and host Bangladesh at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur of the city on Thursday has been abandoned due to incessant raining. Before the rain started, India scored 119-run for nine wickets after

DHAKA: Host Bangladesh have fallen visiting Indian into pressure by taking two wickets before reaching the double figure in the third One Day International (ODI) at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur of the city on Thursday. India scored 11 runs by losing two wickets in seven overs.

DHAKA: The first week of the much awaited Soccer Bonanza –FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil has already witnessed some dramas, some upsets, spectacular matches and competitive soccer. Spain the defending champions bade farewell to Brazil World Cup losing back to back matches.  Two other

DHAKA: Bangladesh national cricket team is in dire need of spirit-lifting win against visiting India. Tigers will play third match and the last of the series against India at 1:00pm. To boost up the fans, Shakib, Tamim, Mushfiq need to come out victorious in the last match as they faced

DHAKA: Nike is trying to cash it on Brazil’s poster boy as they will be releasing a special edition boot “Hypervenom Golden Dream”.  This boot will be released after the group stages matches has been played and Neymar will first wear this boot in the knockout stage game of Round

DHAKA: Croatia thrashed toothless Cameroon by 4-0 goals on Wednesday taking a fighting chance of reaching the World Cup knockout phase for the first time since 1998. Evergreen striker Ivica Olic put Croatia ahead after 11 minutes and Cameroon, who cannot now qualify from Group A after

DHAKA: The reigning world and European champions have exited the competition at the group stage after being stunned by their South American opponents World Cup holders Spain crashed out of the tournament after they were stunned 2-0 by a brilliant Chile side on Wednesday night.  After a

DHAKA: Netherlands have maintained their perfect start at the World Cup after edging out Australia 3-2 in a pulsating encounter in Porto Alegre.  Oranje forward Arjen Robben opened the scoring after 20 minutes with a superb run from the halfway line, before Tim Cahill equalised within a

DHAKA: A Special tribunal Wednesday banned cricketer Mohammad Ashraful for eight years and fined Tk 10 lac for his involvement in last Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) match fixing. The court also banned Dhaka Gladiators’ owner Shehab Chowdhury for 10 yrs with Tk 20 lac fine. Besides,

DHAKA: Incumbent World champion Spain will face Latin American favourite Chile in must-win clash in their second match in the 2014 world cup early Thursday.     The 19th match of the world cup will be held at 1:00am (BDST) in Rio de Janeiro.   The 2010 champions must recover from the

DHAKA: Hannah Pietila’s father was walking the fairways on Monday with his daughter during her first practice round at Pinehurst No. 2. He was supposed to be marking off yardage in anticipation of his caddying duties for the 69th United States Women’s Open, which will get underway on

Bangladesh Cricket team disappointed and disgraced themselves and the nation. After bundling out India for 105 Bangladesh were shot out for 58. An awful display of spineless batting.  The abject surrender of Bangladesh Cricketers has no excuses. The wicket had movement, ball was seaming

DHAKA: Russia and South Korea share the points after a 1-1 draw in their opening 2014 World Cup match in Cuiaba on sixth day. After a drab first half, Russian goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev let Lee Keun-ho's shot to slip through his hands and into the net before substitute Aleksandr Kerzhakov

DHAKA: Dries Mertens strikes late as Belgium come from a goal down to beat Algeria 2-1 in their 2014 World Cup Group H clash in Belo Horizonte on day six. Sofiane Feghouli gave Algeria a shock first-half lead from the penalty spot after he was fouled by Jan Vertonghen, but Belgium came

DHAKA: Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa produced an outstanding performance as World Cup hosts Brazil were held to a 0-0 draw in Fortaleza. Luiz Felipe Scolari's men failed to take their chances throughout the 90 minutes as they and El Tri shared the spoils. Having won their opening

DHAKA: Star striker Lukas Podolski dedicated Germany’s convincing 4-0 FIFA World Cup victory against Portugal to his friend Michael Schumacher. The Formula One legend emerged from a six-month coma on Monday, just hours before Germany’s opening World Cup group G match against a

DHAKA: In the rain-affected second One-Day International (ODI), India beat Bangladesh by 47-run (D/L method) at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Tuesday night. Bangladesh managed to score 58-run losing all ten wickets in 17.4 overs while chasing India’s 105-run. Start Binny took