Wednesday, 25 Dec, 2024

Sports

What is cooking in the German Camp?

Germany is a nation who always does anything to win. It is also the strategy and aim of all German teams .They is born fighters and always fights to win. My German Friend Wolfgang who works in Kabul and lives in the adjacent room in Kabul Guest house twitted me Germany is favorite today

Who Will Play a Neymar Tonight?

Can Brazil redeem without Neymar? Who will play ‘A Neymar’ for Brazil against very strong German team tonight in the first semifinal? Does Brazil have enough quality in the reserve to neutralize the advantage Neymar’s injury has given to Germany?The entire soccer world will know

Shakib’s Suspension & Way Forward

The hastily taken harsh (?) actions of BCB against a Bangladeshi Cricket Icon (?) Shakib Al Hasan has triggered huge debate among his and Bangladeshi cricket enthusiasts at home and abroad.  We have read many Facebook postings, comments and reports in Bangladesh and international media.

Bangladesh Cricket’s Bad Body Gets Suspension?

Leading Bangladeshi Cricket all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been suspended from all types of cricket domestic or international for a period of six months. He will not be permitted to play anywhere for other country organized league till 31 December 2015. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB)

‘Shakib’s absence is irreparable loss’

DHAKA: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has banned Bangladeshi all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan from all sorts of domestic and international cricket for six months. The former Director of BCB Gazi Ashraful Islam Lipu said the absence of Shakib in Bangladesh Cricket Team is irreparable loss for

Shakib suspended for 6-month

DHAKA: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has suspended all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan for 6-month from all national and international cricket for breaching its code of conduct. The BCB also will not allow ‘No Objection Certificate (NOC)’ to play any league match till December 31, 2015 The

Shakib at BCB board meeting

DHAKA: Bangladesh Cricket all rounder Shakib-al-Hasan has reached in the board meeting of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Monday noon. The board is likely to decide whether it will take action against the number one Bangladeshi player for ignoring the board decision.   Earlier,

'I can't feel my legs': Neymar

DHAKA: Brazil's star striker Neymar cried "I can't feel my legs" after the World Cup challenge by Colombia's Juan Zuniga that has ended his tournament, said coach Luiz Felipe Scolari. Scolari said the whole team panicked after the knee in the back tackle during Brazil's quarter-final

World Cup Delicately Poised

Excepting the very last match between Netherlands and Costa Rica three other quarter finals of Brazil World Cup 2014 failed to impress being a bit anticlimax to the very entertaining and enthralling contests seen prior to quarter finals.  All favorites however from this stage managed to

Djokovic beats Federer for Wimbledon Title

DHAKA: Novak Djokovic ended his Grand Slam drought and Roger Federer's hopes of a record eighth Wimbledon title with a thrilling five-set victory.     The Serb, 27, came through 6-7 (7-9) 6-4 7-6 (7-4) 5-7 6-4 to win his second Wimbledon and seventh Grand Slam title.      After

When A Dream Gets Put Paid

Young Brazilian poster boy Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior had a dream. He dreamt to walk with Brazilian dream in its historic HEXA mission and walk out with the dream fulfilled with the most coveted championship trophy.The boyish looking frail structured young boy instead was stretchered

Shakib to play 10 yrs for country

DHAKA: World top all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan on Sunday said he wants to play for the country for at least 10 years more and also join in the 2023 Cricket World Cup. Shakib, in a status on his Facebook page, said, “I always want to play for the country. I want to play for the national

Shakib returns home

DHAKA: Bangladesh Cricket all rounder Shakib-al-Hasan returned home at Shahjalal International Airport in city on Sunday morning.After landing at the airport around 11:36am, Shakib said, “I flew to play CPL after getting verbal permission from Akram Khan, which was a

Death threats to Zuniga over Neymar foul

DHAKA: Colombia's Juan Zuniga received a flood of death threats and racist abuse on social media Saturday as Brazilians reacted angrily to his tournament-ending foul on star forward Neymar.  Brazil's Neymar holds his back after a hefty challenge from Colombia's Juan Zuniga during the

Fifa to investigate Neymar incident

DHAKA: The disciplinary committee is set to examine Juan Camilo Zuniga's challenge on the Brazil star Neymar, which ruled him out of the rest of the World CupFifa has confirmed it will analyse the incident in Friday's World Cup quarter-final which saw Neymar suffer a broken vertebra

Messi 'water in the desert'

DHAKA: Argentina captain Lionel Messi gives the World Cup semi-finalists "water in the desert" when they are struggling, says coach Alejandro Sabella.Messi led his side to a first semi-final since 1990 as Gonzalo Higuain's strike defeated Belgium."That a player like Messi almost never

Orange Bearers Ends Costa Rica Fairy Tale

DHAKA: Netherlands finally put an end to an unbelievable fairy tale of Costa Rica rising from the group of death playing consistently well and defending doggedly against a resurging Dutch team firing with all guns blazing. It took 120 minutes and Penalty kick shoot out to get the

Orange bearers end Costa Rica fairy tale

DHAKA: Netherlands finally put an end to an unbelievable fairy tale of Costa Rica rising from the group of death playing consistently well and defending doggedly against a resurging Dutch team firing with all guns blazing. It took 120 minutes and Penalty kick shoot out to get the

Di Maria is out of World Cup: Agent

DHAKA: Argentina star Angel Di Maria’s agent has claimed his client will miss the remainder of the World Cup after he sustained a thigh injury in Saturday’s 1-0 defeat of Belgium. The Real Madrid winger lasted just 33 minutes of the quarter-final in Brasilia before limping out of the

Netherlands to face Argentina in semi-final

DHAKA: Tim Krul was an unlikely hero as the Netherlands secured a 4-3 shoot-out win over Costa Rica to book a FIFA World Cup semi-final place. Over 120 goalless minutes in Salvador, Louis van Gaal's team struck the post or crossbar on three occasions and the Manchester United-bound