DHAKA: International Cricket Council (ICC) announced schedule for Champions Trophy-2017 on Wednesday which will be played in England from June 1 next year. Bangladesh will face England in the tournament opener while India will launch its Champions Trophy title defence against

DHAKA: The US has warned that the Euro 2016 football championship being held in France next month could be a target of militant attacks. “The large number of tourists visiting Europe in the summer months will present greater targets for terrorists,” the State Department said.

DHAKA: The trial of Argentina and Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi on tax fraud charges has begun in Spain. Messi and his father Jorge, who manages his financial affairs, are accused of defrauding Spain of more than €4m between 2007 and 2009, BBC reports on Tuesday (May 31). The

DHAKA: The heart throb of Bangladesh Mustafizur Rahman fondly named “Fizz” had red carpet rolled out, red roses crowning him when he arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Monday night (May 30). While enjoying his heroic home coming on TV at my Melbourne residence

DHAKA: International football player Alan Pulido has been freed in north-east Mexico hours after his kidnapping. Pulido, 25, appeared with a bandaged hand and told reporters that he was ‘very well’. Officials said that the rescue operation was carried out on Sunday night,

DHAKA: Sunrisers Hyderabad won their maiden IPL title by beating RoyaL Challengers Bangalore BY 8-run in the final at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on Sunday (May 29). Sunrisers showed their intent early by opting to bat against Royal Challengers at a venue where bigger scores were

It rarely happens in any event of our day to day life that an unknown person from the remote test area of the country suddenly appears and instantly turns hero. It happened for one Bangladeshi. He is now branding Bangladesh in world sports. A virtually unknown young boy Mustafizur

DHAKA: Cristiano Ronaldo scored the all important spot-kick after Juanfran crucially missed as Zinedine Zidane's charges claimed their 11th European Cup at the San Siro on Saturday (May 28). Real Madrid defeated Atletico Madrid in the Champions League final for the second time in

DHAKA: Argentina had a panic when Lionel Messi had to be substituted after incurring a back injury during a 1-0 win over strong Honduras in a Copa America Centenario warm-up friendly on Friday (May 27). Messi walked off in pain in the 64th minute in San Juan after a fight with Honduras

DHAKA: Olympic chiefs have announced 23 competitors at the London 2012 Games have failed retrospective doping tests. Those athletes are from five different sports and six different countries, reports the BBC. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) retested 454 selected doping

DHAKA: Jose Mourinho has officially been confirmed as Manchester United manager and has signed a three-year contract. He replaced Dutchman Louis van Van Gaal, who was dismissed on Monday; two days after the club's FA Cup win, BBC reports on Friday (May 27). United executive

DHAKA: Rafael Benitez is staying as Newcastle United manager after signing a new three-year contract following their relegation from the Premier League. The 56-year-old Spaniard was appointed in March following Steve McClaren’s sacking but failed to keep the Magpies in the top

DHAKA: World number two Andy Murray had to fight back to beat wildcard Mathias Bourgue in five sets and secure his place in the French Open third round. The British number one lost eight consecutive games to drop the second and then the third sets to the inspired 22-year-old Grand Slam

DHAKA: Louis van Gaal has been sacked as manager of Manchester United, with former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho set to be named as his replacement. Van Gaal, 64, leaves after two years of a three-year contract and is currently discussing separation conditions, BBC reports in Monday (May

DHAKA: Ten-man Barcelona completed the Spanish league and cup double as two goals in extra time clinched the Copa del Rey. Luis Enrique's side claimed the trophy for the 28th time despite having Javier Mascherano sent off in the first half. Jordi Alba and Neymar scored for

DHAKA: Pep Guardiola has proffered auf wiedersehen to Bayern Munich as his side defeated Borussia Dortmund on penalties to win the DFB Pokal final in Berlin on Saturday (May 21). Douglas Costa scored the winning spot-kick for Bayern after Sven Bender and Sokratis Papastathopoulos

DHAKA: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Anurag Thakur has been elected as the president in a special general meeting on Sunday (May 22). He has been elected after Shashank Manohar stepped down from the post to take up the International Cricket Council (ICC)

DHAKA: Sevilla achieved a remarkable hat-trick as it became the first club to win three successive Europa League titles with victory over Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool Wednesday. The Spanish club came from behind to defeat its English opponent 3-1 at the St. Jakob-Park stadium in Basel,

DHAKA: Britain’s Andy Murray gave himself the perfect birthday present as he won his first Italian Open title with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Novak Djokovic. It was a first win on clay against Djokovic in five attempts for the Scot, who turned 29 on Sunday. He broke serve once in the

DHAKA: Barcelona have protected their Liga title after a hat-trick from Luis Suarez secured a 3-0 victory over Granada on Saturday. Real Madrid's victory away to Deportivo La Coruna was not enough as Barca sealed a comfortable victory to achieve a final points tally of 91 - one