DHAKA: Messi scored his second goal at 1st minutes of the additional times of first half-time. Omeruo takes down the flying No10 and he spots up the set-piece himself. The Barça star lifts the ball over the wall and Enyeama is powerless to stop the curling free-kick, which lands

DHAKA: Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has tied the knot with a 17-year old girl from Haripur in the Khyber Pakhtunkhawa province. Pakistani media reported that Akhtar married Rabab in a quiet Nikah ceremony in Haripur on Wednesday. "The haq mahar has been kept at half a

DHAKA: Diego Maradona has urged the Barcelona star to produce for his national side, as his club team-mate has done with his four goals for the Selecao so far at the World Cup He believes Lionel Messi needs to deliver for Argentina as Neymar has done so far for Brazil at the World Cup

World matches of the last 48 hours decided the group standing of Groups A & B, C& D. The matches tonight are the third group matches of Group E and Group F. The pre quarter final scenario that emerged looks the following: Barzail vs Chile, Mexico Vs Netherlands, Colombia vs Uruguay

DHAKA: It seems it never rains but it pours for the Spain national team. Just as they were touching down at Madrid's Adolfo Suárez - Barajas airport, the team's plane was hit by lightning, giving everyone on board a fright. After beating Australia 3-0 in La Roja's last game in the

DHAKA: Argentina's forward and captain Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring a goal during a Group F football match between Argentina and Iran at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte on June 21.  When Argentina's Lionel Messi curled a sumptuous strike past the opposition goalkeeper

DHAKA: Argentina will look to finish Group F with a convincing win over Nigeria in Porto Alegre and build some momentum after hard-fought victories against Bosnia-Herzegovina and Iran in their first two matches. The Albiceleste has been criticized for their lack of goals and for relying

DHAKA: Fifa has announced it will open an investigation into allegations Uruguay striker Luis Suarez bit Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini on the shoulder in Tuesday's World Cup encounter in Natal.                   The Liverpool forward could face a lengthy ban from football

DHAKA: It is said that miracle happens, and, perhaps the greatest miracle of ‘the greatest show on earth’ is going to be happened if Iran confirms the knockout stages of the World Cup Wednesday, while Spain, the last-time champion had been out of track from the very first round.

DHAKA: Greece qualified for the last 16 of a World Cup for the first time with a dramatic victory against Ivory Coast, reports BBC sport.    Celtic's Georgios Samaras converted a controversial injury-time penalty to seal the win after he was judged to have been fouled by Giovanni

Uruguay survived and Italy died in the group of death. South American Giant Uruguay managed to knock out a 10 men Italy joining the Central American team Costa Rica from the group of death for the knock out round. The all-important goal was scored by Uruguayan Captain and Center back

DHAKA: England ended their World Cup campaign with a dour 0-0 draw against Costa Rica, as Jorge Pinto's side clinched top spot in Group D.    The tournament's surprise package thrilled with skill and ambition in shock wins over Uruguay and Italy that secured their passage to the last

DHAKA: Uruguay scored a dramatic late winner to knock four-time winners Italy out of the World Cup in a match     involving another controversial Luis Suarez 'biting' incident.  Liverpool striker Suarez appeared to bite Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini one minute before Diego Godin

Colombia 4 (Juan Cuadrado 1, Jackson Martinez 2, Rodriguez 1): Japan 1(Shniji Okazaki) Another South American team Colombia moved into qualifying round sealing the top spot of Group C pulverizing Japan 4-1 in all one sided match. Colombia made it three in three achieving nine points and

DHAKA: A court in Andhra Pradesh Tuesday issued an arrest warrant against Indian cricket team captain MS Dhoni for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of Hindus. A local court in Anantapur issued the arrest warrant as Dhoni did not appear in the court despite three summons served

Of the four matches of Group C and D those will be played tonight for deciding which two teams will advance to the elimination round the most critical one will be between two former World Champions Uruguay and Italy. Between them they shared 6 previous titles.  Italy got it four times

DHAKA: Italy will face Uruguay in a World Cup fight for survival on Tuesday night between the former champions as England hope to draw a line under a disastrous campaign by giving a sign of hope for the future. Italy will play against Uruguay in Natal at 10:00pm (Bangladesh time) with

DHAKA: Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has admitted Neymar is as important to the host nation as Lionel Messi is to Argentina after he scored twice in the 4-1 victory over Cameroon.   The Barcelona attacker gave Brazil the lead after 17 minutes of play when he tapped home a low cross

DHAKA: Medical files purporting to relate to F1 legend Michael Schumacher are being offered for sale, his management team has warned. Manager Sabine Kehm said it was unclear whether the documents were genuine. But she said they were "clearly stolen" and warned that criminal charges

Brazil 4 [Neymer 2 (17* and 35*), Fred 1 (49*), Fernando Luiz Roza (84, *)]: Cameroon 1 [Joel Metip 26*] The dream HEXA mission of the all-time favorite, the admired and adored team all over the World, Brazil is well on course with them beating Cameroon 4-1 and finishing on top of group