DHAKA: Uefa president Michel Platini will not support his Fifa counterpart Sepp Blatter ahead of next year's election. Blatter, 78, who has been under pressure over the 2022 Qatar World Cup, recently indicated he was to seek re-election for a fifth term. "I am no longer supporting him,

DHAKA: The 2014 Fifa World Cup begins on Thursday as hosts Brazil open the tournament against Croatia. The month-long tournament sees 32 nations compete for a place in the final in Rio on Sunday, 13 July. The opening match will be preceded by a ceremony in Sao Paulo that pays tribute to

DHAKA: The greatest show on earth FIFA World Cup 2014 will kick off with Brazil versus Croatia match at BDST 2:00am Friday Arena de Sao Paulo in Brazil.   The colorful opening ceremony will be held 2 hour ahead of the match. Brazila faced Croatia two times in World Cup and won in one

(Saleque Sufi is an expatriate engineer by profession, but has been writing sports for many years. He wrote world cup countdown for Banglanews for last five weeks. This is the final piece from him before the world cup and he will be writing more for Banglanews readers during the

DHAKA: Brazil kick-off this month's World Cup against Costa Rica on Thursday, with most of the best on show in South America. But who are the stars earning most money? Take a look at the top ten highest-paid players - by weekly wage at club level - who will feature in Brazil 1. Wayne

DHAKA: At the end of each FIFA World Cup final tournament, several awards are attributed to the players and teams which have distinguished from the rest, in different aspects of the game. Golden Ball The Golden Ball award is presented to the best player at each FIFA World Cup finals,

DHAKA: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff says her country is ready, on and off the pitch, for the football World Cup which starts on Thursday. In a TV address, she said "the pessimists" had been defeated by the determination of the Brazilian people. She rejected criticism of

Although grouped with one of the fancied teams Argentina and strong Nigeria, Bosnia & Herzegovina must not be considered a mere pushover. After years of near misses and hard luck stories, Bosnia and Herzegovina topped their UEFA qualifying group with a very impressive record. Successful

When world will be eating, drinking and dreaming football from 12th June, Bangladesh and Indian Cricket teams will lock horns on a three-match ODI Cricket series at Dhaka in Bangladesh.  India for reasons best known to them opted to rest many of the top first choice players- Mahendra

On the eve of the FIFA World Cup, Brazil has unshackled itself from its horrific past wrongs, turned over a new leaf, and become the 38th country in the world to ban corporal punishment to children in the home, schools and madrasahs. But any child in Brazil who reads this ‘wonderful

DHAKA: Youth and Sports Ministry on Tuesday formed a three-member probe committee over the incident of three people killing after stadium wall collapsed in Sylhet city.   Joint secretary of the ministry Monjur Kader was made the convener of the committee.   Two other members of the

KOLKATA: Tens of thousands people are suffering from fever is increasing with the rise in quicksilver indicator in Kolkata ahead of World Cup-2014. The graph shows rise in numbers from 8 to 80.   It is said that people suffering wouldn't be able to sleep in coming days, and it will

DHAKA: Newly appointed head coach of the Bangladesh national cricket team Upul Chandika Hathurusinghe arrived Dhaka on Monday night. According to the agreement with Bangladesh Cricket Board he was scheduled to join on 1st July to coach the tigers. Bowling coach and coach trainer also

Group F: Argentina, Nigeria, Bosnia& Herzegovina, Iran  Bangladeshi football fans especially the fans of popular Mohammedan Sporting Club definitely fondly remember Nasser Hejaji, who played in Dhaka league. Nasser was one who had world cup experience. Iran after several years in

DHAKA: Cameroon’s squad left for the World Cup early on Monday after resolving a strike over bonuses that saw them refuse to board their plane to Brazil on Sunday. The special flight carrying the ‘Indomitable Lions’ left the capital Yaounde at 5:00am on Monday after the Cameroonian

Costa Rica has returned to world cup-2014 after failing to qualify in 2010. Los Ticos, the most successful Central American team will be featuring for the 4th time in the FIFA’s showpiece event. Jorge Luis Pinto’s men will have their work cut out having been placed in the group of

DHAKA: Rafael Nadal saw off the threat of Novak Djokovic for another year to win his ninth French Open title and a record fifth in succession. The Spaniard, 28, coped better in hot conditions as he won 3-6 7-5 6-2 6-4 in three hours and 31 minutes, reports BBC sport.  Nadal is the

DHAKA: Fernandão, the striker who led Internacional to Copa Libertadores and World Club Cup triumphs in 2006, has died in a helicopter crash in central Brazil, his former club said on Saturday.The Guardian, on Sunday reports that Fernandão was 36.The helicopter crashed in Aruanã with

KHAGRACHHARI: A Bangladeshi wizard Nurul Alam challenged another wizard of Ghana Nana Kwaku Bonsam over Ronaldo’s playing in the World Cup.International media reported that Kwaku Bonsam predicted four months ago that Ronaldo would miss the tournament — due to spells he has been

DHAKA: England were held to a goalless draw by ten-man Honduras on Saturday in their final friendly before heading to Brazil for the World Cup. Roy Hodgson’s team had the better chances in a largely scrappy game which was interrupted in the first half by a 43-minute suspension of play