MADRID – Florentino Perez, the favourite to win June elections for Real Madrid president, has reached an agreement with AC Milan to sign Brazilian star Kaka, a newspaper reported Monday. Real will pay 60 million euros (80 million dollars) for the midfielder under the accord Perez reached during a meeting with AC Milan vice-president Adriano ... Read more
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Motor Racing: Twilight F1 racing under review in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: New Prime Minister Najib Razak has waded into the debate about twilight Formula One racing, saying the 5pm start time at the chaotic Malaysian Grand Prix needs to be reviewed. Sunday’s race, won by Britain’s Jenson Button, was called off after 32 of the 56 laps when a huge storm flooded the track ... Read more
Motor Racing: Button wins abandoned Malaysian F1 Grand Prix
SEPANG, Malaysia: Jenson Button in a Brawn won a chaotic Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday for a second straight victory after the race was abandoned when a ferocious storm lashed the Sepang circuit. Nick Heidfeld in his BMW Sauber came second, benefiting from pitting only once to Button’s four times in a race that became ... Read more
A Torun surprise
Surjo Torun completed a near fairytale run in the Premier League in dashing style when they handed champions Abahani a four-wicket defeat at the BKSP in Savar yesterday. The victory for the Dhanmondi lightweights against their heavyweight neighbours meant that they finished runners-up, a success they have never achieved before in the coveted domestic club ... Read more
National hockey team preparing for Asia Cup
The preparation of Bangladesh national hockey team is going on in full swing for the forthcoming 8th Asia Cup under the guidance of German coaches at Moulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium in the city. Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) has appointed two high profile German coaches for the Bangladesh national team ahead of the Asia Cup, ... Read more
Ash in Mumbai colours
Indian Premier League Ash in Mumbai colours Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful left the capital yesterday with a promise to live up to his billing as a ‘pocket dynamo’ for his star-studded side Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) that starts in South Africa from April 18. The exciting right-hander might have scored only ... Read more
BFF plans Awards Night
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) is planning to hold an Awards Night sometimes in May to bring more attraction to the game. BFF boss Kazi Salahuddin disclosed it while talking with the reporters at the BFF Bhaban yesterday but said that they are yet to make any decision regarding the matter. Initially they are thinking to ... Read more
Masudul, Beauty crowned fastest man & woman
Masudul Karim and Nazmun Nahar Beauty became the fastest man and woman of Bangladesh after grabbing gold in their respective 100m sprints in the UCB 34th National Athletic Championships on Saturday. Masudul and Beauty completed a sprint double in the meet as they also won their 200m events on the opening day of the
Razzak, Hannan included in T20 preliminary squad
Bangladesh Cricket Board on Saturday named the preliminary squad for the Twenty20 World Cup in June with left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak returning to the national fold after serving a ban for suspected bowling action. Razzak, the man-of-the-match in Bangladesh’s last Twenty20 international, has been inducted into the squad that included as many as 10 uncapped ... Read more
Abahani complete all formality
It was nothing but a formality and Abahani faced little trouble to complete it as they defeated Bangladesh Biman by three wickets to clinch the hat-trick championship in the Dhaka Premier Cricket League on Friday. But their win was largely overshadowed by national batsman Roqibul Hasan, who smashed an unbeaten 171, the highest individual innings ... Read more
Mohammedan SC beat Partex by 54 runs : Abahani Ltd emerge champions in Premier Div Cricket
Abahani Limited emerged champions in the Metropolis Premier Division Cricket for the third time in a row with one match to spare as they beat Biman Bangladesh by three wickets at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium (SBNS) in Mirpur on Friday. In the day’s other matches, riding on a blistering ton by opener Raquibul Hasan, Mohammedan ... Read more
3 nat’l records set on day one
With the SA Games looming closer, all the medal-winning athletes in the UCB 34th National Athletic Championships urged the federation and the government to enhance the training facilities at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Friday. The most important point was that most of the old names reigned and no newcomer could make his mark. The ... Read more
England beat Ukraine, on track for 2010 World Cup
LONDON: John Terry’s late winner ensured England took another significant step towards next year’s World Cup finals after a 2-1 win over Ukraine on Wednesday. Terry’s 84th-minute goal ensured Fabio Capello’s squad reached the half-way stage in their campaign to reach South Africa with five wins out of five in Group Six, and maintained their ... Read more
Humiliated Argentina suffer worst defeat in over 60 years
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
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