DHAKA: Neymar scored the winning penalty as hosts Brazil beat Germany 5-4 on penalties in Rio to win their first men’s Olympic football gold medal. The game finished 1-1 after extra time, with Neymar’s first-half free-kick cancelled out by Max Meyer’s strike. In the shootout,

DHAKA: Great Britain’s Mo Farah won his fourth Olympic gold medal as he became only the second man in history to retain the 5,000m and 10,000m titles. The 33-year-old triumphed in the 5,000m final in Rio to extend his tally as Britain’s most successful Olympic track and field

DHAKA: Usain Bolt ended his Olympic career by claiming an unprecedented “triple triple” and his ninth gold as Jamaica won the 4x100m relay final in Rio. Bolt, 29, had won the 100m and 200m in Rio and is the only man to win all three sprint events at three Games. He combined with

DHAKA: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) sacked Ruwan Kalpage, the assistant coach of Bangladesh cricket team, after he had failed to report to work by August 16 (Tuesday). Confirming the matter, BCB Media committee chairman Jalal Yunus said “We had sent him a letter asking to return to

DHAKA: US swimmers Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger have flown out of Rio de Janeiro after being questioned by police over an incident at a petrol station, the US Olympic Committee (USOC) has confirmed. They were taken off a plane as they tried to leave Brazil on Wednesday. The pair and

DHAKA: Usain Bolt won the men’s 200m to claim his second gold medal at Rio 2016, his eighth at an Olympics, and keep alive his hopes of a ‘treble treble’. The Jamaican ran 19.78 seconds to come home ahead of Canada’s Andre de Grasse and France’s Christophe Lemaitre.

DHAKA: Bangladesh government has assured the visiting England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) security delegation saying that widespread security measures will be taken for the safety of England Cricket Team during their Bangladesh tour. Home ministry senior secretary Dr Mohammad

DHAKA: The Brazilian authorities have stopped two US swimmers -- Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger -- from boarding a flight at Rio de Janeiro airport. Quoting the US Olympic Committee, the BBC reports the matter. The two men were taken off a plane, bound for the US, for questioning late

DHAKA: Former Fifa president Joao Havelange has died at the age of 100. The Brazilian was predecessor to Sepp Blatter at world football's governing body, serving from 1974 to 1998, reports the BBC. He resigned as Fifa’s honorary president in April 2013 following an

DHAKA: There are dramatic marriage proposals - and then there's proposing during the biggest sporting competition in the world. Chinese diver He Zi had just received a silver medal for the women's three-metre springboard at the Rio Olympics on Sunday. But she ended up with

DHAKA: Jamaica’s Usain Bolt became the first athlete to win three Olympic 100m titles by beating USA’s Justin Gatlin to gold at Rio 2016. Bolt, 29, ran 9.81 seconds in his final Olympics to replicate his success at Beijing 2008 and London 2012, reports the BBC. Gatlin, twice

DHAKA: Michael Phelps won his 23rd Olympic gold in what looks like being his final Games, as Great Britain took silver in the men’s 4x100m medley relay. Phelps, 31, secured his fifth gold of Rio 2016 when he teamed up with Ryan Murphy, Cody Miller and Nathan Adrian to set a new Games

DHAKA: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) officially lifted the ban on Mohammad Ashraful from domestic cricket on Saturday (August 13). Ashraful was initially banned for eight years for his involvement in fixing matches in the scandal-hit Bangladesh Premier League in 2013. Later, the

DHAKA: Michael Phelps is used to rewriting history -- now he’s eclipsing it too. The US star claimed the 22nd Olympic gold of his Olympic career Thursday after powering past the opposition in the final of the 200-meter individual medley. That victory, the 13th individual triumph

LONDON: Bangladesh’s fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman on Thursday underwent a successful shoulder surgery at BUPA Cromwell Hospital in South Kensington of London. The one-hour surgery began at 8:50 pm (Bangladesh Time). Earlier, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina talked to

LONDON: Bangladesh’s fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman is undergoing treatment at Bupa Cromwell Hospital in London’s South Kensington for shoulder surgery. However, Bangladesh Prime minister Sheikh Hasina talked with Mustafizur Rahman and Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul

DHAKA: Brazil advanced to the quarterfinals at the Rio Olympic tournament defeating Denmark 4-0 and avoided another embarrassing elimination in front of the home fans. Gabigol scored twice on Wednesday and Gabriel Jesus and Luan netted a goal each at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador to

DHAKA: Record-breaking Michael Phelps extended his tally to 21 Olympic gold medals as he won individual and team titles on day four at Rio 2016. The US swimmer comprehensively beat defending champion Chad le Clos in the 200m butterfly before he helped the US win the men’s 4x200m

DHAKA: Record-breaking Michael Phelps extended his tally to 21 Olympic gold medals as he won individual and team titles on day four at Rio 2016. The US swimmer comprehensively beat defending champion Chad le Clos in the 200m butterfly before he helped the US win the men’s 4x200m

DHAKA: Defender Dani Carvajal scored a fine solo goal a minute from the end of extra time as Real Madrid beat Spanish rivals Sevilla in a dramatic Super Cup. Champions League winners Real took the lead when Marco Anensio scored with a thunderous long-range strike. Europa League