Maradona’s contract won’t be renewed. Diego Maradona, one of the greatest players of all time, was given the boot as manager of Argentina before he could resign. The Argentine Football Association, which hired Maradona in November 2008, said Tuesday his
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Mohammedan stay ahead
Titans Mohammedan Sporting Club consolidated their lead in the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League with a convincing 4-2 win over Mariner Youngs Club in a Super League encounter at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium
BCB set for new CEO
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has at long last decided to appoint a permanent chief executive officer after running with an interim for almost three years. Manzur Ahmed, a former cricketer and long-time chief executive of Brunei Cricket Association, has
Tigers take on Scots today
Bangladesh take on Scotland today in a one-off one-day international at Glasgow. The Tigers are on their last leg of their United Kingdom tour where they have already completed two series against England and Ireland respectively. Last Friday, the Tigers leveled their two-match series with a 6-wicket win against
Afridi wants to lead Pakistan to World Cup glory
Former Pakistan Test captain Shahid Afridi vowed to return to England on Sunday, saying the limited over series starting next month will be the launch pad for his ambitions to win the 2011 World Cup. The 30-year-old announced he would retire from Test cricket after the second and final Test
Marta may come here
Brazilian woman football superstar Marta Vieira da Silva, popularly known as Marta, is likely to attend the opening ceremony of the inaugural SAFF U-19 Women’s competition in Bangladesh. The women’s football competition is supposed to be held in Bangladesh in September and the
Jewel, Nazma named best swimmers
BKSP top medals table The BRB Cables 26th National Age Group Swimming Championship concluded with 23 new national records at the National Swimming Complex at Mirpur on Saturday. Jewel Ahmed and Nazma Khatun, both from Bangladesh Ansar, finished as the top gold
BFF to observe football festival
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) will observe a football festival to create popularity of Bangladesh’s football. To observe the football festival, BFF and Daewoo Electronics will jointly arrange five exhibition football matches. Daewoo Electronics is the sister concern of Rahimafrooz and Rahimafrooz has given Tk
Nazma eyes gold in SA Games
Nazma Khatun, the 13-year-old swimmer of Bangladesh Ansar who caused a sensation at the BRB Cables Age Level Swimming Competition capturing nine gold medals with seven new national records, wants to shine in international swimming by winning gold medals for her country in the SA Games in
Sonali Bank down Ajax
Sonali Bank won their match against Ajax Sporting Club 2-1 in the Green Delta Insurance Premier Hockey League at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium yesterday. The winners took a lead in the very first minute of the match when striker Shahjad Nasir
Beximco Pharma retain title
Beximco Pharma retained the title of the Ascent 5-a-side-Soccer Cup with a 3-0 win over IIDFC at the STM Hall of the Scholastica School on Saturday. The reigning champions showed their prowess again in the hard-fought semi-final against
National Senior Wrestling (men & women) Competition begins today
The three-day long 29th National Senior Wrestling (men & women) begins today at the Handball Stadium. Bangladesh Amateur Wrestling Federation will arrange the wrestling meet. Bangladesh Rifles, Bangladesh Police, Bangladesh Ansar & VDP, different district sports
Senior Div Football Jatrabari defeats Agrani Bank
Jatrabari Krira Chakra defeated Agrani Bank by two goals to nil in the Bashundhara Senior Division Football League at the Bir Sreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium on Saturday. The victorious team led the first half 1-0. Asif of Jatrabari put his team ahead in
Salman Butt to lead Pakistan
LONDON: Salman Butt was appointed Pakistan’s new Test captain by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday after Shahid Afridi’s decision to quit Test cricket. Butt, who was serving as Afridi’s deputy in the first Test against Australia at Lord’s, will lead
Tigers level series
Cricinfo After a disappointing show in the first game, Bangladesh’s bowlers hit back with a disciplined performance to restrict Ireland to 189 and set up a six-wicket win to draw the series 1-1 at Stormont on Friday. Bangladesh held the upper hand from the very beginning, nipping out early wickets in overcast conditions and
Abahani bounce back in style
Formidable Abahani Limited back to winning ways in a style when they routed Dhaka Mariner Young’s Club by 5-0 in their first match of the Super-5 of the Premier Division Hockey League at the Moulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium on Friday. Abahani mostly dominated in the first half and slammed home as many as four
BKSP, Ansar fighting hard for top spot
Nazma wins 6-gold with new records BKSP and Bangladesh Ansar fought hard to establish their full domination in the BRB Cables 26th National aged group swimming competition at National Swimming Complex in Mirpur on Friday. After ending the day two, BKSP brought their tally to 33 gold but Ansar closely followed them with
LONDON: Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi said ON Friday he would retire from Test cricket following the second Test against Australia at Headingley starting next Wednesday. Afridi made his announcement to BBC Radio after leading Pakistan to a 150-run defeat in the first
Fine return for Asif, Ratna
Shrugging off their National Shooting Championship performance in May, Asif Hossain Khan and Sharmin Akhter Ratna returned with gold medals in their respective events of the 3rd National Air Gun Championship at the National Shooting Complex in
Porterfield smacks Tigers
CricInfo Captain William Porterfield led from the front with a century as Ireland outplayed Bangladesh by seven wickets in the first one-dayer of the two-match series at Stormont in Belfast yesterday. The left-hander struck 108 off 116 balls with seven boundaries and three sixes as Ireland reached