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Fascinating contest, breathtaking tensions, epic battles

Brazil world cup till its quarter final stage has witnessed breath taking, nail biting tensions, fascinating contests and epic battle for survivals. After all these teams those were tipped to move after first round managed to scarp through but most only just . Fortune favored the

Nadal Loses to 19-year-old Kyrgios

DHAKA: Australia's world number 144 Nick Kyrgios caused one of the greatest Wimbledon sensations on Tuesday when he sent world number one and 14-time Grand Slam title winner Rafael Nadal crashing to a shock defeat. The 19-year-old Kyrgios, making his Wimbledon debut, clinched a fearless

Messi feared Argentina exit

DHAKA: Lionel Messi said he feared Argentina would be knocked out of the World Cup before he set up Angel Di Maria's late extra-time winner against Switzerland. Di Maria fired in Messi's pass to clinch a 1-0 win, ending stubborn Swiss resistance and setting up a quarter-final tie against

USA knockout by friendly fires of Belgium

Belgium 1 (Kevin De Bruyne 93*, Romeo Lukaku 105*) : USA 1 ( Julian Green 107*). Played At Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador It could be an avalanche of Belgain goals had they availed the series of chances that came their way. They could send USA back home battered and bruised. Belgians

Argentina deposit only a penny in Swiss Bank

Argentina 1 ( Di Maria 118* ) : Switzerland 0, Played at Arena de Sao Paulo A hard pressed Argentina still not impressive managed to overcome a determined Switzerland through a good looking Di Maria in goal with the greatest player of the planet doing the spade work in the dying minutes

Argentina confirms quarter final

DHAKA: Argentina booked their place in the World Cup quarter-final after Angel Di Maria struck in the dying minutes of injury time to secure a 1-0 win over Switzerland. Not for the first time this tournament, Alejandro Sabella's men struggled to make their presence felt in attack for

Can Switzerland Trigger a Surprise?

Switzerland wants to make their stay in beautiful Brazil longer but favorite Argentina intends to send them home and give them some goals to deposit safely in Swiss Black Bank what they call. Argentina has relied heavily on their No 10’s talents – he has scored four of the team’s

Will Messi make history like Maradona?

"The Hand of  God"  The Hand of God! Truly iconic image in World Cup history, as Diego Maradona beats Peter Shilton to the ball and punches it into the net to give Argentina the lead against England in the quarter-finals of the 1986 World Cup, in Mexico City, Mexico. "Goal

“Messi the best in the world”

DHAKA: The Real Madrid winger lauded his Argentina team-mate for his four goals in three World Cup games and insists the current team spirit in the Albiceleste camp is second to none Lionel Messi can do what nobody else in the world can do and will emerge as the top scorer at the World

5 points game plan for USA

Smart USA think tank has plotted a five point’s game plan to tide over Belgian Challenge in the pre-quarter final match. Many of my Bangladeshi American friends view Belgium a friendly foe and less difficult opponent than their Group H mates Algeria, Russia and South Korea. Let us see

Can Argentina survive a Messi Off Day?

DHAKA: Brazil and Argentina are two teams whose fans only consider winning the cup their success. Anything short of that is considered failure.  Football world had seen how three other favorites Brazil, Germany and France struggled to overcome strong challenges from Chile, Algeria and

La blues dispatched Flying Eagles

Estádio Nacional de Brasilia, Brasília France 2 [ (Paul Pogba 80 *), Josef ( Own Goal )] : Nigeria  0  Having dominated the most part of the Game the Flying Eagles Nigeria were led to Flying home by the French team extended to its limit.  Another time, another place, another day

Algeria got defeated but not disgraced

Played at Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegro Germany 0 + 2 [Extra time 2 (Schurrie 92*, Mesut Ozil 120*):  Algeria 0 +1 [Extra time 1(Abdulmoumene 120* +1)  Very gallant Algeria went down to matured and well stalked Germany 1-2 in a cracker of a match at Estade Beira –Rio, Porto

Netherlands, Nepal get T20 Int'l status

DHAKA: The Netherlands and Nepal have been granted T-twenty International status at the International Cricket Council annual Conference in Melbourne, reports paktribune.Both sides competed at the World T-twenty in Bangladesh in March, 2014.The ICC rook the decision at its annual

Swiss looking to halt Messi

DHAKA: Having bounced back from a thumping 5-2 defeat by France to convincingly beat Honduras, Switzerland will have raise their level still further on Tuesday when they face Argentina in the round of 16 in Sao Paulo. Ottmar Hitzfeld’s side have proven to be something of a mixed bag

What may happen in knockout round? Part 4

Monday, June 30, 2014 Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegro Kick-off: 21.00 BST (Brazil Standard Time: 0200 AM, 1, July 2014 Bangladesh Standard Time)  Germany is one of the top four pretournament favorites of Brazil 2014. Many strong teams including even Argentina and Brazil have so far

Day-night Test likely next year

DHAKA: Australia and New Zealand appear almost certain to play the first day-night Test with a pink ball next year, after discussions progressed between the two countries last week.  Adelaide and Hobart are the two possible venues for the inaugural match, which is likely to take place

'Golden Boot doesn't interest me'

DHAKA: Thomas Muller said that winning the Golden Boot at the World Cup does not interest him. The Germany striker was the top scorer at the 2010 tournament in South Africa, and jointly leads the standings with four goals after the group stages in Brazil, reports sportsmole.co.uk.

What will happen in Knock out Matches? Part 3

DHAKA: Two days of four matches of pre-quarter final matches have already witnessed enough drama, heartbreaks, controversies and tensions. The elite groups of 16 are now reduced to 12.  In another two days it will further come down to 8 and quarter final line ups will be completed. We

Costa Rica makes WC history beating Greece

DHAKA: Costa Rica kept their World Cup dream alive as they beat Greece on penalties following a 1-1 draw in the last 16 on Sunday.         Earmarked as whipping boys having been drawn alongside England, Italy and Uruguay in Group D, Jorge Luis Pinto's men shocked the world by winning