DHAKA: Kazi Mohammad Salahuddin has been elected as the president of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) for the third time at a stretch on Saturday (April 30). The two-time president bagged 83 votes while his nearest candidate Quamrul Ashraf Khan Poton, lawmaker from Palash of

DHAKA: No one having any cricket sense would deny that the Wonder Boy Mustafiz, the magical “Fizz” has rocked the cricket world with his uncanny brilliance.  Cricket super stars of the past and present have well recognized the enormous talent of this freak genius from Bangladesh.

DHAKA: The 15th edition of Grameenphone (GP) President Cup Golf Tournament has been opened at Kurmitola Golf Club in city on Friday (April 29). Anser and VDP director general and also Kurmitola Golf Club vice-president Major General Mizanur Rahman Khan inaugurated the event as chief

DHAKA: Saul Niguez scored one of the great Champions League goals to give Atletico Madrid a 1-0 semi-final lead over Bayern Munich after a pulsating first leg at the Vicente Calderon. Bayern coach Pep Guardiola declared before the match that his decorated spell in Bavaria will be

DHAKA: The captain of Bangladesh cricket team Mashrafe Bin Mortaza has recently completed biometric re-registration of his Robi SIM. During the completion of the process, he urged everyone to do the same as he felt that the unregistered SIMs are potentially dangerous for the country.

DHAKA: The International Cricket Council (ICC) suspended the membership of Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) after the board meeting reached the conclusion of government interference in Nepali cricket.   The apex body of Cricket took the decision on Monday accusing Nepal’s

DHAKA: Bangladesh has climbed to fifth position in International Cricket Council (ICC) One Day International (ODI) rankings. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hossain made the disclosure on Monday (April 25) after returning from an ICC meeting. ICC has not made any

DHAKA: Sri Lanka’s test opener Kaushal Silva was taken to hospital on Sunday after being hit on the head by a cricket ball while fielding in a domestic match. Sri Lanka Cricket said that Silva was struck during a match in Pallekele. His scans were clear, but he was flown to a

DHAKA: Nigerian football’s crisis has taken a bizarre twist with an attempt to appoint a dead referee for Sunday’s match between Warri Wolves and Giwa FC. It comes as Chris Giwa continues to challenge Nigerian Football Federation president Amaju Pinnick, reports the BBC. A

DHAKA: Mustafizur Rahman is affectionately called “Fizz “ by his admirers. The just crossed teenage from remote village of Bangladesh has already become a household name of world Cricket. After his meteoric rise in international cricket for Bangladesh in all forms of cricket creating

DHAKA: Team Tigers had mixed success of late. The Under-19 team had all the potential to win the T20 World Cup. But it failed to go beyond semi-final stage losing to ultimate winners West Indies Under-19 team. Experts opined that opting to bat on a misty winter morning in seaming

DHAKA: Manchester City are favourites to progress to the Champions League semi-finals after a barmy 2-2 draw with PSG in Paris.   Kevin De Bruyne put the visitors into an early lead following Joe Hart’s penalty save from Zlatan Ibrahimovic but the hosts drew level when the Swede

DHAKA: Real Madrid's hopes of taking the Champions League crown were dealt a blow thanks to exceptional Wolfsburg, who downed the Spanish giants 2-0 to take a commanding lead in the quarter-final tie.   Ricardo Rodriguez found the net from the penalty spot after Casemiro was

DHAKA: Pakistan cricket team’s head coach Waqar Younis resigned on Monday (April 4) after his team’s humiliating exit from the World Twenty20 in the group stages.   He has resigned three months before his contract was going to end, reports the dawn.   “I am resigning

DHAKA: West Indies men and women teams won the ICC T20 World Cup 2016 prevailing over England and Australia respectively in the final matches at historic Eden Gardens on April 4.   While the win of West Indian Women against Australian eves was comprehensive, West Indies men team

West Indies 161/6 (MN Samuels 85*, CR Brathwaite 34, DJ Willey 3/25, JE Root 2/9) beat England 155/9 (JE Root 54, JC Buttler 36, CR Brathwaite 3/23, DJ Bravo 3/37, S Badree 2/16)Player of the Match: Marlon Samuels   DHAKA: Brilliant athletes from Caribbean islands men and women

DHAKA: West Indies won a thrilling World T20 title beating England by 4 wickets at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday night.   Chasing 156-run target, West Indies batsmen scored 161 runs as Samuels hit unbeaten 85 and Brathwaite played an excelling match winning score of 34.

DHAKA: West Indies Women have beaten Australia Women by eight wickets to clinch maiden ICC World T20 title.   Winning the toss, Australia opted to bat first and scored 148 runs losing five wickets in stipulated 20-over at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Sunday afternoon (April 3).  

DHAKA: Cristiano Ronaldo struck after a red card for Sergio Ramos to snatch a 2-1 Clasico victory for 10-man Real Madrid over Barcelona in La Liga on Saturday. Both sets of players and a capacity Camp Nou crowd paid a moving pre-match tribute to the late Johan Cruyff but there was

Cricket artists vs workmen. Craftsmen vs professionals. Mouth watering contest is expected at Eden Gardens this evening. It will be flair against tradition, it will be power cricket against professional classic cricket when the glamour guys from Caribbean Islands appear in T20 World Cup