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DHAKA: Germany’s charge to claim Sunday’s World Cup title has seen them return to the top of FIFA’s world rankings for the first time in around 20 years.Besides, Bangladesh has gained four and placed on 163rd in the latest rankings. The latest list, published on Thursday, has
DHAKA: Mesut Ozil has not given his World Cup bonus money to the children of Gaza as he was funding sick children in Brazil to undergo surgery. Ozil was part of the Germany side that defeated Argentina in the World Cup final thanks to Mario Gotze’s extra-time winner, handing the
DHAKA: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will reconsider the punishment awarded to the all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan if he regrets for his deeds. Regarding the matter, National Cricket coach Chandika Hathurusingha will talk to BCB chairman Nazmul Hasan on Thursday. BCB sources confirmed
DHAKA: An ex-girlfriend of legendary footballer Diego Maradona was arrested on Wednesday at a Buenos Aires airport for allegedly stealing from him in Dubai, police said. "Rocio Oliva was arrested by Interpol agents when she arrived at the (Ezeiza International) terminal around 7:20 pm
We know a person, who jokes, if he is not in Dhaka, either he is in Faridpur or in Singapore. Singapore was the first country I had ever made a foreign trip to 15 years back. The SQ flight had touched the Changi airport very early in the morning. Still the sun did not rise when we had
DHAKA: Zimbabwe will visit Bangladesh in October to play three tests and five one-day internationals on their month-long tour. Zimbabwean cricket board disclosed the matter on Wednesday. Chittagong will host the first two tests starts from October 26. Second test will be held in the
DHAKA: Reports have emerged of a fantastic gesture from the Argentina squad that came runners-up at the World Cup after losing 1-0 to Germany in last Sunday’s final. The World Cup runners-up donated 135,000 dollars to the paediatric cancer centre at the Hospital Garrahan in Buenos
DHAKA: Commentators chided the German football team on Wednesday for gently mocking Argentina during a giant World Cup winners party in Berlin, an event that marked a rare exuberant celebration of national pride. In a country where strident patriotism is still largely taboo, newspapers
DHAKA: Mohammad Ashraful is set to appeal the eight-year ban which was awarded him by the BPL anti-corruption tribunal for his involvement in match and spot-fixing in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). Earlier on June 18, a special tribunal banned Ashraful for eight years and fined
DHAKA: The 62-year-old officially takes charge at Old Trafford on Wednesday and is expected to implement a strict training regime as well as making further moves in the transfer market. Gaal declined the opportunity to take a holiday after Netherlands' World Cup campaign and has instead
BCB is responsible for the planning, development and operation of Cricket in Bangladesh. But other than committing most of their time and resources are they doing enough for domestic cricket organization and development? What about regular organization of major leagues and tournaments?
The Arbitral Tribunal Constituted under Annex VII of UNCLOS, in the matter of Bay of Bengal Maritime Boundary Arbitration between Bangladesh and India issued its Award in respect of the delimitation of the maritime boundary between the two sates on 7 July 2014. The tribunal unanimously
Can you remember Oldrich Swab, the Swiss coach? No, it’s not your fault if you can’t remember the football coach, at all. You may not even know his name as the guy doesn’t carry a prolific profile. If you google his name, the primary findings will show him as a former football
DHAKA: Pop singer Rihanna broke World Cup etiquette when she got her hands on the trophy during Germany's post-match party.FIFA guidelines have previously said that only winners of the tournament and heads of state are allowed to handle the official World Cup Trophy, the Daily Mail
DHAKA: He looks like Lionel Messi, comes from the same country as the Argentine superstar and, at the age of eight, already has Barcelona’s interest piqued. At the risk of building up hype that few would be able to match, remember the name: Claudio Nancufil. Nancufil, who comes from
For a couple of days in the flash of FIFA World Cup 2014 BCB added enough fuel announcing of unilateral disciplinary action against the country’s celebrated cricketer and recent ICC top ranked all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan for alleged attitude problem. The media report stated BCB
DHAKA: It has been one week since Shakib Al Hasan was told he can't play for six months. A Bangladesh team without their best player of the past five years is inconceivable, but the events of the last six months have revealed the many shades of Shakib, and not just of the cricketer.
DHAKA: Argentine football legend Diego Maradona said he would visit Bangladesh if he gets chance. The 1986 football world cup winner said this to Sohel Sarwar Chanchal, journalist of daily Ittefaq, a renowned newspaper of Bangladesh. When the football Lord was informed that
DHAKA: Jose Mourinho has defended Lionel Messi for his displays at the World Cup, claiming he is a "historical player" despite Argentina losing in the final to Germany. The Argentina captain won the Golden Ball award, given to the best player of the tournament, but has come under
Dhaka: Mario Götze, who scored the winning goal for Germany against Argentina at the FIFA World Cup Football final match, was waving a jersey that doesn't belong to him.He, who was also the man of the match, did it several times after the match and during the award giving