DHAKA: The Brazilian authorities have stopped two US swimmers -- Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger -- from boarding a flight at Rio de Janeiro airport. Quoting the US Olympic Committee, the BBC reports the matter. The two men were taken off a plane, bound for the US, for questioning late

DHAKA: Former Fifa president Joao Havelange has died at the age of 100. The Brazilian was predecessor to Sepp Blatter at world football's governing body, serving from 1974 to 1998, reports the BBC. He resigned as Fifa’s honorary president in April 2013 following an

DHAKA: There are dramatic marriage proposals - and then there's proposing during the biggest sporting competition in the world. Chinese diver He Zi had just received a silver medal for the women's three-metre springboard at the Rio Olympics on Sunday. But she ended up with

DHAKA: Jamaica’s Usain Bolt became the first athlete to win three Olympic 100m titles by beating USA’s Justin Gatlin to gold at Rio 2016. Bolt, 29, ran 9.81 seconds in his final Olympics to replicate his success at Beijing 2008 and London 2012, reports the BBC. Gatlin, twice

DHAKA: Michael Phelps won his 23rd Olympic gold in what looks like being his final Games, as Great Britain took silver in the men’s 4x100m medley relay. Phelps, 31, secured his fifth gold of Rio 2016 when he teamed up with Ryan Murphy, Cody Miller and Nathan Adrian to set a new Games

DHAKA: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) officially lifted the ban on Mohammad Ashraful from domestic cricket on Saturday (August 13). Ashraful was initially banned for eight years for his involvement in fixing matches in the scandal-hit Bangladesh Premier League in 2013. Later, the

DHAKA: Michael Phelps is used to rewriting history -- now he’s eclipsing it too. The US star claimed the 22nd Olympic gold of his Olympic career Thursday after powering past the opposition in the final of the 200-meter individual medley. That victory, the 13th individual triumph

LONDON: Bangladesh’s fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman on Thursday underwent a successful shoulder surgery at BUPA Cromwell Hospital in South Kensington of London. The one-hour surgery began at 8:50 pm (Bangladesh Time). Earlier, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina talked to

LONDON: Bangladesh’s fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman is undergoing treatment at Bupa Cromwell Hospital in London’s South Kensington for shoulder surgery. However, Bangladesh Prime minister Sheikh Hasina talked with Mustafizur Rahman and Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul

DHAKA: Brazil advanced to the quarterfinals at the Rio Olympic tournament defeating Denmark 4-0 and avoided another embarrassing elimination in front of the home fans. Gabigol scored twice on Wednesday and Gabriel Jesus and Luan netted a goal each at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador to

DHAKA: Record-breaking Michael Phelps extended his tally to 21 Olympic gold medals as he won individual and team titles on day four at Rio 2016. The US swimmer comprehensively beat defending champion Chad le Clos in the 200m butterfly before he helped the US win the men’s 4x200m

DHAKA: Record-breaking Michael Phelps extended his tally to 21 Olympic gold medals as he won individual and team titles on day four at Rio 2016. The US swimmer comprehensively beat defending champion Chad le Clos in the 200m butterfly before he helped the US win the men’s 4x200m

DHAKA: Defender Dani Carvajal scored a fine solo goal a minute from the end of extra time as Real Madrid beat Spanish rivals Sevilla in a dramatic Super Cup. Champions League winners Real took the lead when Marco Anensio scored with a thunderous long-range strike. Europa League

DHAKA: The number of cricket boards supporting two-tier test cricket system rose to four as Cricket South Africa extended their support to it on Monday. Earlier, Cricket Australia, England Cricket Board and New Zealand Cricket endorsed their support to the system proposed by ICC chief

DHAKA: Cricket South Africa has banned four players for breaching its Anti-Corruption Code. The players who have admitted contraventions of the Code and have been banned are Jean Symes, Pumelela Matshikwe, Ethy Mbhalati and Thami Tsolekile. Jean Symes, an all-rounder, has been

DHAKA: US swimmer Michael Phelps has won a gold medal in the men’s 4x100 meter freestyle relay to take his gold medal tally to 19, the most by any Olympian. The 19th gold medal made the aggregate to 23 for Phelps. Meanwhile, France claimed the silver and Australia took the bronze

DHAKA: Serena and Venus Williams lost for the first time in an Olympics doubles match as their hopes of winning a fourth successive title were surprisingly ended in the first round at Rio 2016. The American top seeds lost 6-3 6-4 to Czech Republic’s Lucie Safarova and Barbora

DHAKA: Russian athletes have been banned from competing at the Rio 2016 Paralympics following the country’s doping scandal. The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) had opened suspension proceedings following the McLaren report, and has now confirmed the ban, reports the BBC.

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman will undergo shoulder surgery on August 11 in London. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) media committee director Jalal Yunus said Andrew Wallace of London’s Fortius Clinic will conduct the surgery. He further said BCB is confident

DHAKA: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Lance Naik Nur Hossain won gold medal in International Karate-2016 held in India. BGB public relations officer (PRO) Mohsin Reza confirmed the matter to banglanews on Saturday (August 6). Nur Hossain will attend two more events on Sunday (August