DHAKA: A stunning strike from Barcelona star Lionel Messi snatched a 1-0 victory for Argentina against a spirited Iran side in Saturday's World Cup clash in Belo Horizonte. Few would have expected Argentina, viewed as one of the favourites to win the tournament, to be given too much of a

DHAKA: Former England captain David Beckham has hinted that he could come out of retirement and resume his football career. ‘Now I go to watch a basketball game and, when you are watching athletes play at the top of their game, for me it gives me that itch again,’ he said in a BBC

DHAKA: Colombian football fans were rocked by the news that star striker Radamel Falcao will miss the forthcoming World Cup in Brazil. National coach Jose Pekerman named his tournament squad on Monday evening during a press conference held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Falcao, who

DHAKA: Frank Lampard has announced he will leave Chelsea Football Club after 13 years. Lampard, 35, is the club’s leading goal scorer with 211 goals in 649 games. He joined Chelsea in June 2001 from West Ham for £11 million and helped the club win three Premier League titles and the

There is a saying that in the best box of chocolate, there is always one that is treated as other. It is a piece that has neither the fancy sprinkles nor the familiar coating, but will get eaten when someone is bitten by sweet tooth. That piece is Algeria for the Africa’s world cup

Three times in the past the brilliant Dutch team in 1974, 1978 & 2010 came at handshaking distance of lifting the most coveted trophy – the world cup. But somehow it stayed out of their reach. It will not be easy at all for them in Brazil to go very far .They are in a very difficult

DHAKA: Louis van Gaal has been named as Manchester United manager, with Ryan Giggs as his assistant.Van Gaal, 62, has signed a three-year contract to succeed David Moyes.The Dutchman, who has won titles with Ajax, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and AZ Alkmaar, will take charge at Old Trafford

DHAKA: Barcelona has appointed Luis Enrique as its new coach on a two-year contract, says goal.com. The ex-Spain international, who spent eight seasons in Catalunya as a player and a further three in charge of the club's B team, will succeed Tata Martino.Luis Enrique met Barca sporting

DHAKA: Former Sri Lankan batsman, also recent assistant coach of New South Wales, Chandika Hathurusingha, has been selected as the main coach of Bangladesh Cricket Team.Hathurusingha has been appointed for two years next.Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul Hasan Papon

DHAKA: Former Sri Lanka batsman Chandika Hathurusingha has left his position as assistant coach for New South Wales in favour of coaching Bangladesh.  This will be his first time as head coach for an international side. Hathurusingha has had experience at the helm of both New South

DHAKA: An emotional Novak Djokovic came back from a set down to beat Rafael Nadal 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the final of the Rome Masters. Nadal had won the first set 6-4 but Djokovic, who has dedicated his victories from previous rounds to the victims of floods that have deluged both Bosnia and

DHAKA: France goalkeeper Steve Mandanda has been ruled out of the World Cup because of a neck injury. The 29-year-old, who is number two behind France captain Hugo Lloris, cracked a vertebra in his neck while playing for Marseille on Saturday. Mandanda confirmed his withdrawal on

The FIFA Ballon d’Or 2013 winner Christiano Ronaldo, known as CR7, in his current form is rated higher even than Lionel Messi. Many who follow soccer match by match will not hesitate to agree that when CR7 is in mood he is simply unstoppable. And his country Portugal is one of the

DHAKA: Three-time F1 world champion Sir Jack Brabham - who won the title in a car he built himself - has died aged 88. The Australian driver, who was knighted in 1979, won the championship in 1959, 1960 and 1966. His son David confirmed that he had died at his home on Australian's Gold

DHAKA: Aaron Ramsey ended Arsenal's nine-year trophy drought on Saturday, completing his team's comeback in extra time in the FA Cup final to secure a 3-2 victory over Hull. It threatened to be an embarrassing day for Arsenal at Wembley Stadium when the London club conceded twice in the

DHAKA: Atletico Madrid won La Liga for the first time since 1996 by securing a draw in a pulsating match at Barcelona. Striker Diego Costa went off injured for Atletico early on and Barcelona capitalised as Alexis Sanchez smashed in a superb opener. Atletico came out strong in the

DHAKA: Arjen Robben's goal helped Bayern Munich to a win over Borussia Dortmund in the German Cup final in extra-time. The Dutchman touched in from Jerome Boateng's cross in the second minute of the second half of extra-time after a tight match in Berlin. Thomas Muller broke clear in

DHAKA: Gerardo Martino is to step down as Barcelona coach by mutual consent after failing to win La Liga. Barcelona needed to beat Atletico Madrid in the final game of the season on Saturday, but a 1-1 draw gave the latter the title instead. That meant Barcelona finished the season

Outside the top four__ Spain, Germany, Brazil, Argentina__ there are some teams who can upstage any of the top favorite and even go all the way to win FIFA World Cup 2014. Uruguay, France, Portugal, the Netherlands, Italy, England, Chile fall under this category. Uruguay, France, England

SAVAR, DHAKA: A two-day long Amin Mohammand Cup Golf Tournament-2014 began at Savar, on outskirt of the capital, on Saturday. Ninth Infantry Division General Officer commanding Major General Waker-Uz-Jaman, also Savar Golf Club Senior Vice-president, inaugurated the 8th Cup Golf