If fitness, form, skill and cohesion combine in team in right proportion, only fools can write them off in any competition. The never say die Germans always give their best as a reflection of their national character. In 2014 FIFA world cup, a very strong German team is oozing in

DHAKA: Great Britain's Andy Murray will face world number one Rafael Nadal for the first time since 2011 in the quarter-finals of the Italian Open. Murray produced a determined display to beat Austria's Jurgen Melzer before Nadal came from a set down to see off former top-10 player

DHAKA: Failure to secure European football will cost Manchester United more than £30m. The club’s executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward has revealed, reports the BBC. United’s seventh-placed finish was their worst since the 1989-90 season. Speaking to investors, Woodward also

There is and there will be always a lively debate as to who is the greatest footballer of all time? Mighty Maradona, Sublimely skillful Pele, magical Messi, creative genius Zidane and all round genius Christiano Ronaldo__ all will feature prominently in discussions. Without questioning

DHAKA: Amateur golfers from hosts Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Iran and Sri Lanka will showcase their talent during the 53rd edition of the Amateur Golf Championship being played from May 15 at Royal Palm Golf and Country Club (RPGCC), in Lahore of Pakistan. Pakistan Golf

Spain in football is famous for the art and artistry of their footballers. Many star footballers from all over the world play in very high quality Spanish league. Barcelona and Real Madrid are home of brilliant footballers. The golden generation of Spanish footballers was threatening to

DHAKA: Fulham striker Kostas Mitroglou has been included in Greece's provisional 29-man 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil squad despite his faltering form with the Cottagers throughout 2014. The 26-year-old was brought to Craven Cottage from Olympiacos for £11m in January, but he played just

DHAKA: Manchester United winger Antonio Valencia is the star name in Ecuador's provisional 30-man squad for next month's FIFA World Cup in Brazil. The 28-year-old will be hoping to put a miserable domestic campaign with United behind him when his country take on Switzerland, Honduras and

DHAKA: Niko Kovac's has named Croatia's preliminary 30-man squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil. Kovac is set to trim seven players from the list after a friendly with Mali on 31 May. Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric and Bayern Munich striker Mario Mandzukic are the star names and

DHAKA: Two London-based players feature in Iran coach Carlos Queiroz's preliminary 30-man squad for the FIFA World Cup. Fulham midfielder Ashkan Dejageh and Charlton Athletic striker Reza Ghoochannejad are among 10 foreign-based players in the squad, which will be trimmed to 23 by 2

DHAKA: Portugal head coach Paulo Bento named a provisional 30-man FIFA World Cup team with Cristiano Ronaldo and Joao Moutinho headlining the list. Notably, 11 players come from the Portuguese Liga featuring predominantly from Benfica, Sporting Lisbon and Braga. Seven players ply their

DHAKA: French coach, Didier Deschamps, has announced his 23-man World Cup squad on Tuesday. The 1998 World Cup champions are in a transition phase and Deschamps has already declared to use the World Cup as preparation for the 2016 EURO, which France will host. The Les Bleus have had an

DHAKA: As one of the major contenders to lift the World Cup this year, Football fans waited with eagerness to find out Argentina’s squad for the upcoming  tournament in  Brazil. After a  delay of some 10 hours, Alejandro Sabella has finally disclosed a 30-man provisional squad for

“What I always say is that only three people have ever been able to silence the Maracana: the Pope, Frank Sinatra and me” said Alcides Ghiggia, the Uruguayan hero whose surprise goal put paid to Brazilian dream of winning first world cup in 1950 in front of adoring home fans. Sixty

DHAKA: Cricket Fiji has appointed Australian Shane Jurgensen as their national coach. The 38 year-old spent two and a half years as Bangladesh national coach before resigning last month. Cricket Fiji's General Manager, Inoke Lesuma, says it is a remarkable coup to have someone of

If Spain and Holland are rated as the fancied European teams for the championship in Brazil World Cup 2014, highly talented France cannot also be just written off.  France was one the fancied team in World Cup 2010. But the soccer world witnessed a major debacle as France performed like

DHAKA: Rio Ferdinand is to leave Manchester United in the summer after the defender was not offered a new contract.         The 35-year-old's departure will bring to an end a 12-year stay at the club, for whom he has made 454 appearances, scoring eight goals.                

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DHAKA: After the two-month long Indian Premier League 2014, India will travel to Bangladesh for a three-match One-Day International (ODI) series in mid-June. Bangladesh will host India on June 15, 17 and 19 for three ODIs ahead of India's departure to England on June 22 for five Tests,

The land of Tulip threatened to take away final glory in style on a couple of occasions in the past. Netherlands meaning “never land” mostly reclaimed from sea is protected by dykes all around. The country is meters below the mean sea level thrive in technology and natural resources.