A very talented of first Generation Bangladesh Cricketer Syed Khawaja Rehan Hasan, a fellow national cricketer, once and the captain of National Sporting Club is seriously ill.   Nazmun Noor Robin posted this in his Facebook.  We who were blessed with the opportunity of witnessing few

DHAKA: On track for a second consecutive adidas Golden Boot, Germany’s Thomas Muller is the leading light in Joachim Low’s side. With his fifth goal of these finals against Brazil, he took his place among a fabulous five of his countrymen (Miroslav Klose, Gerd Muller, Jurgen Klinsmann

DHAKA: Argentina and Germany will meet on Sunday in the 2014 World Cup final. The two nations have met two other times for the trophy, with each returning home with it. Here's a look at the matchup between the two soccer powers. Source: Washington Post BDST: 1645 HRS, JUL 12,

DHAKA: Germany and Argentina contested the final of the 1990 FIFA World Cup Italy™ and an Italian referee will officiate as the same countries meet in the 2014 decider.  Nicola Rizzoli, a 42-years-old an architect from Bologna, has already refereed three matches at the 2014 FIFA World

DHAKA: Diego Maradona hopes Lionel Messi can deliver a performance that betters his 1986 displays to lead Argentina past Germany in Sunday's final. The Albiceleste, who progressed to the showpiece at the Maracana after a 4-2 penalty shootout win over the Netherlands, are aiming to lift

DHAKA: Lionel Messi, Neymar and James Rodriguez have been named among those shortlisted for the Fifa Golden Ball 2014.    The award is presented to the best player of the World Cup finals and is voted for by members of the media and Fifa’s Technical Study Group. The Barcelona stars

DHAKA: Brazil boss Luiz Felipe Scolari says he and his players will forever be haunted by their humiliating 7-1 loss to Germany in the World Cup semi-finals on Tuesday. Following their damaging defeat in Belo Horizonte, Scolari and his players are now preparing for a third-place playoff

No other sporting event captures the world’s attention like the FIFA World Cup. Ever since the first competition staged in Uruguay in 1930, FIFA’s flagship event has constantly grown in popularity and prestige. The original gold trophy bore Jules Rimet’s name and was contested

For Costa Rica it was fairy tale ride in Brazil World Cup 2014. They were rank outsiders in the group of death D with fancied Italy, Uruguay and England were tipped to make merry with the perceived weakest team of the group.  But astonishingly little Costa Rica almost unknown in the

Two losing semifinalists of a major international tournament especially world cup soccer usually have broken hearts. Making them play against each other may be injustice done to the team that loses. After a great world cup may be they have to bear the ignominy of two defeats in a row. We

DHAKA: The Selecao's skipper is set to return to the side after suspension and says the hosts are keen to beat Netherlands after defeat to the Dutch at the 2010 World Cup Brazil captain Thiago Silva says his side's shock 7-1 loss at home to Germany on Tuesday is something that won't be

DHAKA: FIFA has fined the Argentine Football Association 300,000 Swiss francs ($340,000) for failing to bring players to pre-match news conferences at the World Cup. The FIFA Disciplinary Committee said Thursday that Argentina, which plays in the World Cup final against Germany on

DHAKA: Brazilian superstar Neymar said he wants Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi to lead Argentina to victory in the World Cup final against Germany. He said it at an emotional press conference on Thursday. With Brazil's dream of winning a sixth World Cup decimated by their 7-1 hammering

DHAKA: Diego Maradona is confident that Argentina have what it take to beat Germany in Sunday's World Cup final at the Maracana. Joachim Low's men hugely impressed in the semi-finals with a 7-1 win over hosts Brazil, while Argentina needed penalties to see off Netherlands in their

It was not unexpected and it is not world turned around as two of the top favorites of World Cup 2014 are up against each another and are set to fight for the greatest glory in the world football. It Germany gets through it will be their fourth and if Argentina gets there it will be

DHAKA: Brazilian football star Neymar on Thursday revealed he will support Brazil's biggest rivals Argentina in Sunday's World Cup final against Germany.Neymar who is undergoing treatment after Zuniga's raised-knee challenge during a rough quarter-final when Brazil beat Colombia 2-1 left

DHAKA: An emotional Neymar cried as he recalled the challenge that ended his World Cup on Thursday and said he felt blessed not to have ended up in a wheelchair.Zuniga's raised-knee challenge during a rough quarter-final when Brazil beat Colombia 2-1 left Neymar with a broken

DHAKA: Football-mad Pope Francis ‘might’ watch the World Cup final on Sunday between his native Argentina and Germany but is unlikely to do so alongside his German predecessor Benedict XVI, contrary to media speculation.The Vatican said, reports The Straits Times.‘He might want

DHAKA: This post is probably more exciting (we hope) than the 120-minute snoozefest that was Argentina versus the Netherlands.The outcome of this morning’s World Cup semi-final match, which set up a final clash between Argentina and Germany, produced some hilarious memes and jokes of

DHAKA: Lionel Messi dedicated Argentina's World Cup semi-final victory over Netherlands to an Argentine journalist who was killed in a road traffic accident on the morning of the game. Jorge 'Topo' Lopez - who was covering the tournament for La Red Radio - died when a stolen vehicle