DHAKA: Cristiano Ronaldo has won the FIFA Ballon d’Or award for 2013, ending Lionel Messi’s four-year run as the world’s best player.Ronaldo scored 69 goals for Real Madrid and Portugal last year, and his stunning hat trick against Sweden in a decisive World Cup playoff was perhaps

DHAKA: The Indian cricket squad, led by Virat Kohli in the absence of injured regular skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, left their country for Bangladesh to play in the Asia Cup competition starting on February 25.Dhoni has been ruled out of the tournament after the wicketkeeper-batsman

DHAKA: Bangladesh Under-19s crushed Canada Under-19s by nine wickets and 217 balls to spare in the play-off for the ninth place at the Under-19 World Cup. Bangladesh put Canada in after winning the toss and their bowlers made the most of the morning conditions in Abu Dhabi.Canada`s

DHAKA: Visiting Sri Lanka whitewashed Bangladesh defeating in third and final ODI by 6 wickets at Mirpur stadium Saturday.Chasing Bangladesh-set 241-run target, Sri Lanka scored 246 runs losing four wickets with 15 balls remaining in the match.Although, Bangladesh exerted some pressure in

DHAKA: Former test captain of Pakistan, Javed Miandad has tendered his resignation to the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).Miandad who is serving as Director-General cricket in the board since 2008, sent his resignation letter to the new PCB chief, Najam Sethi just four days

DHAKA: Bangladesh scored 162 runs with loss of six wickets in their second innings on the fourth day of the first test match in Mirpur.The host trail by 336 runs from the hefty 498-run lead that Sri Lanka accumulated over the last two days. Sohag Gazi and Nasir Hossain are on the crease

DHAKA: Bangladesh lost two wickets of Marshall Ayub (18) and Shamsur Rahman (9) in early hours on the fourth day of the first test match in Mirpur.After losing at total of three wickets, the host scored 78 runs from the hefty 498-run lead that Sri Lanka accumulated over the last two days.

DHAKA: Bangladesh cricket has formally protested plans to shake up the world game, while Sri Lanka have demanded more discussions on the issue at the ICC meeting, officials said on Wednesday.A spokesman of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said it was strongly opposed to a discussion paper

DHAKA: BCCI got no objection to sending the team to Bangladesh for Asia Cup which is scheduled for February-March 2014 and the World T20 from 16 March to 6 April 2014. Bangladeshi officials had made it clear that BCCI will play a key role in ensuring the event goes ahead smoothly. After

DHAKA: The Ivory Coast and Manchester City midfielder, who had been nominated in each of the past four years, beat Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Victor Moses, John Mikel Obi and Jonathan Pitroipa to this year`s crown.The 30-year-old told BBC Sport: "I think I`ve been nominated for five years

DHAKA: The Bangladesh Cricket Board could make several concessions, including changing venues, to ensure Sri Lanka`s tour of the country goes ahead as scheduled later this month despite security concerns. Senior officials of the two boards are due to meet on the sidelines of the ICC

DHAKA: The football World Cup will not be played in the summer months in Qatar in 2022, Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke said on Wednesday.‘The dates of the World Cup will not be in June or July. I think it will be played between November 15 and January 15 the latest,’ he told

DHAKA: Caretaker Chairman of PCB Najam Sethi has expressed concern regarding Pakistan cricket team’s security in Bangladesh sought advice from the foreign office on the issue.Talking to reporters at Lahore airport he said that PCB was skeptical about sending the Pakistan cricket team to

DHAKA: Schumacher’ wife called on reporters on Tuesday to stay away from the French hospital where he is being treated for life-threatening injuries from a skiing accident, and to leave her family alone.‘Please support our shared fight with Michael. It is important to me that you take

DHAKA: Russia launches the largest security operation in Olympic history on Tuesday with one month to go before president Vladimir Putin kicks off the Winter Games in Sochi amid renewed fears of suicide bombings.Army soldiers manning armoured vehicles and navy officers patrolling the

DHAKA: Swansea won for the first time in their history at Old Trafford as Wilfried Bony`s 90th minute winner knocked 10-man Manchester United out of the FA Cup.The Ivory Coast striker, who had caused anxiety in the United defence for most of the game, headed in Wayne Routledge`s cross to

DHAKA: Foreign airlines may be allowed to operate internal flights during this year`s football World Cup, the Brazilian president`s chief of staff, Gleisi Hoffmann, says.Gleisi Hoffman said President Dilma Rousseff was considering issuing a decree to open the internal market in order to

DHAKA: Former Portugal footballer Eusebio, often ranked as one of the best players ever, has died at the age of 71.The forward was the top scorer in the 1966 World Cup as he guided his team to third place in the tournament, reports sky.com.Nicknamed the Black Panther or the Black Pearl,

DHAKA: Australia sealed a 282-run victory over England in fifth and final test match of the Ashes series and made a 5-0 result on Sunday.The winner scored 326 with Smith 115, Haddin 75 runs respectively in first innings and 276 with Rogers 119 respectively in second innings.On the other

DHAKA: F1 legend Michael Schumacher’s manager has warned about ‘invalid’ health reports, after one was quoted as saying his life was no longer at risk.Schumacher remains ‘critical but stable’ in hospital in Grenoble after a skiing accident, says the BBC.A statement from Sabine