DHAKA: Carlo Ancelotti said that there is little chance Cristiano Ronaldo will leave Real Madrid for Bayern Munich. Ancelotti enjoyed a close relationship with the Portugal international during their time together at the Santiago Bernabeu, but the Italian believes Ronaldo would not

DHAKA: The federal government in Brazil says it is releasing additional funding to beef up security ahead of next month’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Sports Minister Leonardo Picciani said the armed forces would get an extra $24m (£18m) to help them meet security needs. The

DHAKA: Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova will miss the Rio Olympics after her doping appeal was postponed until September by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas). She was given a two-year suspension in June after testing positive for the banned substance meldonium, BBC

DHAKA: Britain’s Andy Murray became Wimbledon champion for the second time with a superb performance against Canadian sixth seed Milos Raonic in the final. The Scot, 29, dismantled the Raonic serve in a 6-4 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-2) victory to repeat his triumph of 2013 and claim a third

DHAKA: Portugal beat host France in the Euro 2016 final and win their first major tournament thanks to substitute Eder’s superb extra-time strike. They overcame the early loss of captain Cristiano Ronaldo. The Madrid forward Ronaldo was carried off in tears in the 25th minute at

DHAKA: Bangladeshi citizen M Hakim Ahmed Rubel and Radia Akhter Shapla pair won gold in Archery Section on the 6th Children of Asia International Sport Games held in Russia. The pair from Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP) defeated host Russia in 5-1 set point. Another

DHAKA: Two more Bangladeshis, Mahfizur Rahman Sagor and Sonia Akhtar Tumpa, received ‘wild cards’ in Summer Olympic, scheduled to be held in Rio de Janeiro of Brazil from August 5. Sagor and Sonia will participate in 50 Meter Free Style and Breast Stroke swimming. Commonwealth

DHAKA: A Spanish court has dismissed a fraud and corruption case against football superstar Neymar and his father. The case had been brought by the Brazilian investment fund DIS, which formerly owned the transfer rights to the 24-year-old forward. The company claimed it was

DHAKA: Barcelona football star Lionel Messi and his father will appeal against a Spanish court decision to sentence them each to 21 months in jail for tax fraud. The player’s lawyers say, reports the BBC. Argentine Messi, aged 29, was also fined €2m euros by the court in

DHAKA: Argentina and Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for tax fraud. Spanish media say, reports the BBC. His father, Jorge Messi, was also given a jail term for defrauding Spain of €4.1m between 2007 and 2009. During the trial,

DHAKA: Wales are preparing for the biggest game in their history when they play Portugal in Lyon on Wednesday (July 6) for a place in the final of Euro 2016. Chris Coleman’s side has already enjoyed a memorable run to reach their first semi-final at their only major tournament since

DHAKA: Andy Murray saw off the threat of Australian rising star Nick Kyrgios with a clinical performance to reach his ninth Wimbledon quarter-final. The Briton, seeded second, won 7-5 6-1 6-4 on Centre Court and will next face French 12th seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Wednesday. After

DHAKA: France scored five to brutally extinguish the Iceland fairytale and set up an intriguing Euro 2016 semi-final against world champions Germany in Marseille on Thursday. There was almost a stunned disbelief around the Stade de France at the break as the host nation walked off with

DHAKA: Germany reached the Euro 2016 semi-finals after winning a breathtaking penalty shootout against Italy in Bordeaux. Joachim Low's World Cup holders looked on course for victory in normal time against a country they had never beaten at a major tournament when Mesut Ozil

DHAKA: Russian doping whistleblower Yuliya Stepanova has been cleared by athletics chiefs to run as a ‘neutral’ at this summer's Olympic Games in Rio. The decision, which must be approved by Olympic organizers, comes with the Russian athletics federation banned from

DHAKA: Portugal reached the semi-finals of the European Championship for the fourth time in five tournaments with a penalty shootout victory over Poland. Ricardo Quaresma scored the winning spot-kick after Jakub Blaszczykowski's effort was saved by Rui Patricio. Robert

DHAKA: Barcelona’s Neymar and Bayern Munich's Douglas Costa have been selected as over-age players in Brazil's Rio 2016 Olympics squad. The third permitted over-age player is Palmeiras goalkeeper Fernando Prass, BBC reports on Thursday (June 30). Gabriel Barbosa, the

DHAKA: A bronze statue of Argentine football star Lionel Messi has been unveiled in Buenos Aires just days after the player announced he was retiring from the national team. Buenos Aires Mayor Horacio Larreta Rodriguez unveiled the statue on the shores of the River Plate, reports the

DHAKA: Andy Murray and defending champion Serena Williams confirmed the second round of Wimbledon Championship beating Liam Broady and Amra Sadikovic respectively in the opening round. Murray, seeded second, saw off the 22-year-old world number 235 from Stockport 6-2 6-3 6-4 on Centre

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