DHAKA: Bangladesh are clearly out-ranked by India as the favourites to win the one-off Test and 3 ODIs. According to reports of NDTVsports, Bangladesh have some firepower in their bowling arsenal when they take on the big boys of the sub-continent:Mashrafe Mortaza: Injury-prone but

DHAKA: The National Cricket Championship (NCC) 2014-15 is set to commence on Monday.  The 35th edition of the competition will be played on turf wickets at 12 venues across the country. There will be three venues in Dhaka division, two each in Rajshahi, Khulna and Chittagong and lone

DHAKA: A wonder goal from Lionel Messi set Barcelona on its way to the second leg of the treble by lifting the Copa del Rey Saturday with a 3-1 victory against Athletic Bilbao.Even by his incredible standards, this was something special as the Argentine maestro picked up the ball wide on

DHAKA: Veteran Singapore golfer Mardan Mamat shot a final-round two-under 69 on Saturday to win the US$300,000 (S$404,000) Bashundhara Bangladesh Open-2015 by two strokes.Mardan Mamat secured the top position on the leaderboard from the first round for his fifth Asian Tour title at

The very positive performance of Bangladesh in the World Cup Cricket 2015 has ushered in major change in the Bangladesh Cricket. Emergence of some bold, courageous new quality players and consistent performance of established performers led Bangladesh to quarter final of the tournament.

DHAKA: Sepp Blatter has been re-elected president of Fifa, football's world governing body, in a vote overshadowed by arrests and corruption allegations.Blatter's rival, Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan, had forced a second round of voting but withdrew.In his victory speech, Mr Blatter

DHAKA: Bangladesh's star golfer Siddikur Rahman will lead the team of famous Indian cricketer Kapil Dev in the Louis Philippe Cup golf tournament, to be held in Bangalore from June 11 to 13.The 30-year-old Bangladesh golfer, who won the 2013 Hero Indian Open, will captain the Dev-Ellora

DHAKA: The third round of the four-day ‘Bashundhara Bangladesh Open-2015’ golf tournament is underway in city’s Kurmitola Golf Club Friday.Friday’s round started after Akinori Tani (Japan), Josh Younger (Austria), and M dharma (Indian) teed off at the tenth hole at 8:00am

DHAKA: The 209 members of Fifa are set to vote for their new president at their congress in Zurich, amid a huge corruption scandal, reports BBC.Sepp Blatter is seeking a fifth term. His only challenger is Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan.The vote comes two days after seven top

Cricket admirers of Bangladesh fail to understand the logic behind BCB ignoring one of its most successful bowlers Abdur Razzak from international cricket.He is only 32 and still bowling well in domestic cricket. He is not recovering from any injury or no major fitness problem has been

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s professional golfer Dulal Hossain showed his brilliant performance in the second round by storming to fifth position on the Bashundhara Bangladesh Open leader-board on Thursday. The first ever Asian Tour golf tournament in the country began at Kurmitola Golf Club

DHAKA:  Football's governing body Fifa is due to open its annual congress despite warnings from sponsors that they may review ties over the arrest of senior officials on corruption charges.Coca-Cola, Adidas and Visa were among the companies to voice their concern, report bbc.comThe

DHAKA: South Africa announced Test, One Day International and T20 squads for the upcoming tour to Bangladesh.AB de Villiers will miss the two-Test series as he takes paternity leave but will play the limited-overs matches beforehand.South Africa’s limited-overs squad retains the core of

DHAKA: Besides finalizing the new coach of the India team, the BCCI will also have to search for a new chief physiotherapist after Nitin Patel resigned from the post, reports ESPNcricinfo.Patel is understood to have put in his papers during the IPL, citing personal reasons. Though the

DHAKA: Six football officials have been arrested at a hotel in Zurich, Switzerland, over corruption charges at governing body Fifa.Officials say, reports the BBC.The suspects, who are said to include a Fifa vice-president, have been detained pending extradition to the US.The charges

DHAKA: With participation of golfers from 24 countries, the four-day ‘Bashundhara Bangladesh Open-2015’ golf tournament has begun in city’s Kurmitola Golf Club Wednesday morning.The Asian Tour event started after Koh Deng Shan of Singapore, and Afnan Mahmud Mahi (A) and Mohammad

DHAKA: With the participation of golfers from 24 countries, the four-day ‘Bashundhara Bangladesh Open-2015’ golf tournament will begin at Kurmitola Golf Club in city from Wednesday.A Pro-Am event was held on Tuesday in this regard. Prize money of the tournament will be 300,000

DHAKA: Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Sami have been picked in the Pakistan ODI squad for the first time in nearly two years. However, Saeed Ajmal was not among the 16 members to meet Zimbabwe in the three-match series in Lahore.Malik hadn't played 50-over cricket since June 2013, but has

DHAKA: Mumbai Indians completed one of the most remarkable turnarounds in the eight-year history of the Indian Premier League by transforming a terrible start to the tournament - they were at the bottom of the table for the first two weeks - into a title win.Mumbai Indians 202 for 5

DHAKA: Deportivo La Coruna escaped relegation by the skin of their teeth after drawing 2-2 with Barcelona at Camp Nou on Sunday. In what was Xavi's final outing as a Barca player, Lionel Messi stole the show for the opening hour and gave the home side the lead after just five minutes.The