LA PAZ: Argentina suffered their worst defeat in more than 60 years after losing 6-1 to Bolivia in a South American World Cup qualifier on Wednesday night, their first loss under coach Diego Maradona. Bolivia’s goals came from a Joaquin Botero hat-trick and Marcelo Martins, Alex Da Rosa and Didi Torrico while Argentina found the ... Read more
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Super Cup’s Tk 1 crore final today
Sports Reporter The curtain will drop on the country’s most expensive football tournament today when archrivals Abahani and Mohammedan lock horns in the Citycell Super Cup final. President Zillur Rahman will witness the final and distribute trophies as chief guest. The final will be telecast live by Bangladesh Television from the Bangabandhu National Stadium from ... Read more
Sangakkara says attack on Lankan team in Pakistan has changed cricket forever
ANI Colombo: Sri Lankan cricket captain Kumar Sangakkara has said the terrorist attack on the team bus outside Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium has changed the players’ approach forever. Sangakkara said now players would first assess security arrangements and talk to their families before committing themselves to any tournament. He told the BBC it was a miracle ... Read more
IPL won’t be same in South Africa: Warne
Melbourne: Spin legend Shane Warne said it’s a shame that the Indian Premier League had to be shifted to South Africa and felt “it won’t be the same” in the rainbow country. Warne, who led underdogs Rajasthan Royal to title victory in the first edition, said it would not be possible for South Africa to ... Read more
Dhaka Mohammedan through to Super Cup final
Sports Correspondent Dhaka Mohamme-dan Spor-ting Club defeated Chittagong Mohamme-dan Sporting Club 3-2 in tie-breakers in the second leg of the second semifinal of Super Cup football tournament at Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city on Tuesday. Both sides played goalless in the regulation and extra time before going into the tie-breakers and Dhaka Mohammedan players ... Read more
Abahani in final
Sports Reporter Stand-in captain Biplab Bhattachariya saved a penalty to take Abahani into the final of the Citycell Super Cup with a goalless draw against Brothers Union in yesterday’s return-leg semifinal. The Sky Blues moved ahead with an aggregate 3-2 victory after winning the first leg by the same margin but they had to pay ... Read more
Tremendous Tamim!
Staff Correspondent Tamim Iqbal came out of the shell to smash 164 and help Abahani avenge their first phase defeat to Gazi Tanks with a massive 114-run victory in the Super League of the Dhaka Primer League on Monday. With this win at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Abahani maintained a four-point lead over their nearest ... Read more
Partex, DOHS stay in Super League race
Staff Correspondent Partex and Old DOHS kept their Super League hopes alive while Surjo Tarun retained their second place in the points table after winning their respective matches in the Dhaka Premier Cricket League on Monday. Partex defeated all-losers City Club by seven wickets to move up to fourth in the points table, leapfrogging giants ... Read more
MSC 1st in semis
Brothers stay alive Sports Reporter Mohammedan stormed into the Citycell Super Cup semifinal as the first team when the Dhaka giants crushed Farashganj 4-0 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday. Maruful Haque’s boys, who had beaten Chittagong Abahani 1-0 in their Group B opener with a controversial penalty goal, once again got the favour of ... Read more
Dhaka derby today
Injuries deplete Abahani Ameeruddin Zain Sanath Jayasuriya is feared in the cricket world for his devastating display of batting. The champion Sri Lankan left-hander, however, has done little to justify his abilities in Dhaka cricket so far. But he might get a good chance to end his Dhaka jinx when his side Mohammedan Sporting Club ... Read more
Biman want to keep Razzak
Bdnews24.com . Dhaka Left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak’s issue of playing in the ongoing Premier Cricket League hangs in the balance as Bangladesh Biman struck to their stance of playing him in their side. He has now been cleared by the ICC to bowl in international cricket. Razzak, who given permission to bowl in the Twenty20 ... Read more
Dhanmondi beat Eskaton
United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka Dhanmondi Club beat Eskaton SS by 76 runs in the lone match of the Metropolis First Division Cricket League at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium on Saturday. Batting first, Dhanmondi club scored 235 runs losing five wickets in stipulated 50 overs with Murad Hossain scoring unbeaten 77 runs and Mustafizur ... Read more
PDB, WDB winners in volleyball
United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka Power Development Board and Water Development Board won their respective matches in the National Bank Dhaka Metropolis Premier Division Volleyball League at the Dhaka Volleyball Stadium on Saturday. Power Development Board outplayed East End Boys by 25-15, 25-15, 25-6 points while Water Development Board defeated Titas Club by 26-28, ... Read more
Emeka shines in Abahani’s hard fought victory
Staff Correspondent Title contenders Dhaka Abahani registered a hard working 2-1 victory over Chittagong Mohammedan in a lively match of the Super Cup at the Bangabandhu National stadium on Friday. With the two consecutive wins Abahani now just need a draw in the last match against Sheikh Russell to reach the last
Sheikh Russell KC beats Rahmatganj MFS 1-0
UNB, Dhaka Sheikh Russell KC kept their hope of a semifinal berth alive as they edged past Rahmatganj MFS by a solitary goal in Group A match of the Citycell Super Cup Football at the Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) Friday. After a barren first half, Serbian striker Vukadin Milonivic scored the all-important goal for Sheikh ... Read more
Partex SC, Young Pegasus, CCS win their matches
UNB, Dhaka Partex SC earned an exciting two-wicket victory over Old DOHS SC in the Metropolis Premier Division Cricket League at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur Friday. In the day’s other matches, Cricket Coaching School (CCS) recorded a comfortable 85-run win over Victoria SC at the Narayanganj Osmani Stadium in Fatullah while Young Pegasus ... Read more
Sehwag becomes fastest Indian centurion in ODIs
PTI Hamilton: Swashbuckling opener Virender Sehwag eclipsed Mohammad Azharuddin to become the fastest Indian to score a hundred in an ODI when he hit a 60-ball 103 against New Zealand in the fourth one-dayer here on Wednesday. At an individual score of 97, Sehwag danced down the pitch and plundered a Daniel Vettori delivery over ... Read more
Baseball: South Korea avenge earlier loss to Japan
TOKYO: Olympic gold medallists South Korea edged out defending champions Japan 1-0 to emerge winners in World Baseball Classic Pool A on Monday, avenging their earlier loss in the double-elimination round. Kim Tae-Kyun hit the winning run with a line-drive single in the fourth inning as South Korea rolled on with six hits against Japan’s ... Read more
Cycling: Haussler wins Paris-Nice second stage race
LA CHAPELLE-SAINT-URSIN, France: Germany’s Heinrich Haussler, riding for the Cervelo team, prevailed in a sprint for the second stage honours in the Paris-Nice on Monday. Spanish rider Alberto Contador, winner of the opening day’s time trial, held on to the leader’s yellow jersey despite being held up when his path was blocked by a multiple ... Read more
Football: World Cup dream behind Beckham’s Milan stay
LONDON : David Beckham has revealed his dream of playing for England in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa was the motivation behind his desire to stay with AC Milan. After weeks of negotiations, Beckham has extended his loan with Milan from Major League Soccer side LA Galaxy until the end of the Italian ... Read more