DHAKA: Neymar has dismissed suggestions that he has had to change his game in any way to fit in at Barcelona, insisting that he is "still the same player" that shone for Brazil at the Confederations Cup.The 21-year-old attacker has been under constant scrutiny since his summer switch to

DHAKA: Roy Hodgson will go all out for goals against Montenegro on Friday after losing Ashley Cole.England’s fears over the Chelsea defender’s rib injury materialised when a scan revealed the veteran will not make that Wembley World Cup qualifier and is struggling for next Tuesday’s

DHAKA: Rafael Nadal on Tuesday revealed he`s still in pain despite his titanic form since returning from injury and played down suggestions a hi-tech treatment was behind his amazing comeback.Nadal has had a sensational year, winning 10 titles including two Grand Slams after seven months

DHAKA: Twelve more councilors have been elected unopposed as directors of the Bangladesh Cricket Board. As a result, there won`t be any election for directorship in category 2 of councilors in the October 10 board elections.This segment of the elections was to determine the directors from

DHAKA: Tiger Woods doesn`t have a great record in team events, especially in light of his stellar solo achievements, but the world No 1 helped the United States win the Presidents Cup for the fifth successive time Sunday.Bouncing back from his first defeat of a week marred by bad weather

DHAKA: Manchester United teenager Adnan Januzaj rescued manager David Moyes from another hazardous situation as he inspired a vital victory at Sunderland.Moyes knew three points were essential at the Stadium of Light after successive Premier League defeats by Manchester City and West

DHAKA: So, it`s finally a lucky thirteen for Rajasthan Royals. Riding on Ajinkya Rahane and Pravin Tambe`s performances, the Rahul Dravid-led side beat a star studded Chennai Super Kings by 14 runs to make it to the final of the Champions League T20.If it was Rahane`s 70 that took Royals

DHAKA: Rafael Nadal will return to number one in the world rankings on Monday after reaching the final of the China Open.The Spaniard, 27, was leading fourth seed Tomas Berdych 4-2 in the first set of their semi-final when his Czech opponent was forced to retire injured.Nadal, who won the

DHAKA: Afghanistan secured their passage to ICC World Cup 2015 in Australia and New Zealand by beating Kenya in Sharjah. They finished second in the World Cricket League Championship and joined Ireland as the second Associate team in the 2015 World Cup.The remaining two spots for

CHITTAGONG: New Zealand`s first warm-up match on their Bangladesh tour has been cancelled because of unplayable ground conditions at the MA Aziz Stadium in the port city on Friday.The match was scheduled to start at around 9:30am. Match refry declared Friday’s match cancelled as pitch

DHAKA: Bayern Munich and Real Madrid produced dominant performances in the Champions League on Wednesday as the likes of Arjen Robben and Cristiano Ronaldo found the net on a good night for Europe`s top forwards.Robben helped Bayern outclass Manchester City 3-1 away, a demonstration that

DHAKA: Alex Ferguson has insisted that Wayne Rooney did ask him if he could leave Manchester United at the end of last season, despite Rooney`s claims to the contrary.Fergie spoke in an American television interview with PBS, in which he was verbose, frank and good humoured.He claimed

DHAKA: Bangladesh Cricket Board announced a 14-member squad for the first Test match against visiting New Zealand which is scheduled to begin in Chittagong on October 9.Pacer Al Amin Hossain is the new face in the national squad while Bangladesh`s vice-captain, Mahmudullah Riyad, left-arm

DHAKA: Bangladesh`s vice-captain, Mahmudullah is expected to get an extended run and retain his place in Bangladesh`s 14-man squad for the first Test against New Zealand, which starts on October 9 in Chittagong. The allrounder has had a horrid run in the last two Test series and was

DHAKA: Top seed Serena Williams stumbled her way into the third round of the China Open on Tuesday while men`s favourites Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal powered through their opening matches.The world number one Williams at times appeared agitated during her 6-4, 7-5 victory over Italian

DHAKA: Australia captain Michael Clarke has been ruled out of the tour to India and requires "extensive rehabilitation" ahead of the return Ashes series.The 32-year-old has suffered chronic back pain for much of his career and missed the Champions Trophy in June, soon after arriving in

DHAKA: Celtic had captain Scott Brown sent off as Barcelona avenged last season`s defeat in Glasgow with a narrow Champions League Group H win.Cesc Fabregas was the match-winner, heading in with 15 minutes left.The breakthrough for the Catalans only arrived after Brown had been shown a

DHAKA: Everton`s unbeaten start to the Premier League season continued as they moved up to fourth with an excellent display against Newcastle.Romelu Lukaku opened the scoring at the near post and prodded in the third, either side of feeding in midfielder Ross Barkley for his well-taken

DHAKA: Barcelona forward Lionel Messi will be sidelined for up to three weeks after pulling a right thigh muscle in the 2-0 win over Almeria on Saturday.The injury to the world player of the year will rule him out of Tuesday`s Champions League trip to Celtic.Messi, 26, scored as Barca

DHAKA: The mercurial Uruguayan returned to reignite Liverpool’s Premier League campaign as the Reds moved up to second with a 3-1 victory over Sunderland.Suarez was playing in his first league game since serving a 10 match ban for biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic last