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

DHAKA: The curtain has already fallen of the greatest show on earth FIFA World Cup-2014 past night with announcing Lionel Messi as the best player of the tournament with Golden Ball prize.But, it started the debate whether Messi or Mueller was the best – as FIFA, itself is still

DHAKA: Mahela Jayawardene will retire from Test cricket at the conclusion of the series against Pakistan in August, Sri Lanka Cricket has announced.He will be available for ODI cricket only, after having retired from T20 internationals in April this year, reports

DHAKA: Bangladesh cricket team is scheduled to visit West Indies in the next month to play two tests, three ODIs and a T20 match.   They will leave the country on August 13.   Three One Day International matches will be held on August 20, 22 and 25. The two test matches will be held

DHAKA: Bangladesh will participate in a record 10 disciplines at the upcoming Commonwealth Games which will be held in Glasgow, Scotland, from 23 July to 3 August 2014.The Bangladesh lineup will include two swimmers, who have already proved themselves as better than earlier events,

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina watched the final match of FIFA World Cup Football-2014 on Sunday night though her favorite team Brazil slipped out from the tournament earlier.Moreover, after watching the match she also regret for the Argentine ‘trump’ Lionel Messi that if he

DHAKA: Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has been sacked after the national team’s disastrous in the World Cup campaign ended in a knockout and new humiliation, reports IBN live.            Brazil's football confederation (CBF) will not renew national coach Luiz Felipe Scolari's

DHAKA: Goal.com, the largest football website in the world, has selected best-X1 players in the Brazil world cup for their outstanding performance including five players from winners Germany.      Golden Ball winner Lionel Messi, Golden Boot winner James Rodriguez, Dutch star Robben,

DHAKA: French midfielder Paul Pagba has been selected the best young player in the Brazil World Cup.                          The Juventus midfielder played a key role in les Bleus' run to the quarter-final, impressing in the group stages before putting in a man of the match

DHAKA: German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer was already considered by many to be the best goalkeeper in the world.   Now, he can officially be considered the best goalkeeper at the 2014 World Cup after winning the Golden Glove award. Coming into the tournament, many would have pegged the

DHAKA: Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho believes Netherlands Coach Louis van Gaal has been the best coach at the World Cup.The 62-year-old was able to guide Netherlands out of a tricky group containing Spain and Chile to third place in the tournament, following a comfortable 3-0 victory over

Curtain dropped on the “Greatest Show on Earth” FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014. Beautiful Country of “Joga Bonito” Brazil presented a wonderfully attractive Football world which for many reasons will be remembered for a long time in to the future. Germany won the World Cup their

DHAKA: Colombian midfielder James Rodriguez has won 2014 World Cup Golden Boot after none of his main rivals managed to score during Germany’s 1-0 extra-time win in the final against Argentina.                           Rodriguez scored his all-important sixth goals from

Germany won the World Cup 2014. Germany is the champions for the fourth time. They created a new record winning it first time in South America as no team other than the team from the continent had won it before. Germany blasted host out of the tournament in the semifinal with a

DHAKA: Lionel Messi blamed Argentina's 1-0 World Cup final defeat to Germany on their forwards for being wasteful in front of goal.The 27-year-old was a peripheral figure on the night and fired wide a golden opportunity to give his side the lead in the second half after Gonzalo

DHAKA: Javier Mascherano has described the "immense" pain he and his Argentina team-mates are suffering following their World Cup final defeat to Germany, insisting it will stay with them forever.Mario Gotze's extra-time volley settled the contest in the Germans' favour at the

DHAKA: Lionel Messi earned the 2014 World Cup Golden Ball as FIFA named the Argentinian star the tournament's top player.Although he was held scoreless in the knockout rounds, he scored four group stage goals and guided his team all the way to the World Cup finals, where it ultimately