DHAKA: Had life not blossomed on the pitch, Sachin Tendulkar - described as the `God of cricket` - would have perhaps been busy with operations and patients at a hospital.The cricketer, who was in the city yesterday for a private school function, revealed, "If cricket had not happened,

DHAKA: Organisers of cricket`s Asia Cup insisted the tournament would go ahead in troubled Bangladesh next month, even if one of the teams pulled out on safety grounds, as they unveiled the schedule on Thursday.Defending champions Pakistan will take on Sri Lanka in the opening match of

DHAKA: Sri Lanka is to go ahead with a tour to Bangladesh later in January after carrying out their own security assessment, cricket board officials said on Wednesday."We are very positive about playing in Bangladesh," Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) secretary Nishantha Ranatunga said. "We look

DHAKA: The International Cricket Council will meet key stakeholders in the World Twenty20, to be held in Bangladesh in March-April, to discuss security-related concerns following the spate of violence in the country over the past few months. The meeting will be held in Dhaka on January

DHAKA: Extreme heat has forced organisers to suspend play at the Australian Open Thursday.Temperatures hit 42 degrees on day four of the grand slam, with tournament referee Wayne McEwen deeming conditions unsafe for players, Sydney Morning Herald ‎reported.The announcement came at

DHAKA: Sergio Aguero scored within a minute of returning from injury as Manchester City thrashed Blackburn to book an FA Cup fourth-round tie against Watford.The Argentine striker has been out with a calf problem but came off the bench in the second half to turn and fire in, reports

DHAKA: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly would be conferred with an honorary Doctor of Letters (D.Litt) degree by the prestigious Bengal Engineering and Science University (BESU), Shibpur, for his great contribution to Indian cricket."Sourav Ganguly has made great contribution to Indian

DHAKA: Arsenal leapfrogged Manchester City and Chelsea to return to the top of the Premier League with victory at Aston Villa.It was a win that was, for the most part, comfortable in the extreme as goals from Jack Wilshere and Olivier Giroud inside a minute in the first half gave Arsene

DHAKA: Cristiano Ronaldo has won the FIFA Ballon d’Or award for 2013, ending Lionel Messi’s four-year run as the world’s best player.Ronaldo scored 69 goals for Real Madrid and Portugal last year, and his stunning hat trick against Sweden in a decisive World Cup playoff was perhaps

DHAKA: The Indian cricket squad, led by Virat Kohli in the absence of injured regular skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, left their country for Bangladesh to play in the Asia Cup competition starting on February 25.Dhoni has been ruled out of the tournament after the wicketkeeper-batsman

DHAKA: Bangladesh Under-19s crushed Canada Under-19s by nine wickets and 217 balls to spare in the play-off for the ninth place at the Under-19 World Cup. Bangladesh put Canada in after winning the toss and their bowlers made the most of the morning conditions in Abu Dhabi.Canada`s

DHAKA: Visiting Sri Lanka whitewashed Bangladesh defeating in third and final ODI by 6 wickets at Mirpur stadium Saturday.Chasing Bangladesh-set 241-run target, Sri Lanka scored 246 runs losing four wickets with 15 balls remaining in the match.Although, Bangladesh exerted some pressure in

DHAKA: Former test captain of Pakistan, Javed Miandad has tendered his resignation to the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).Miandad who is serving as Director-General cricket in the board since 2008, sent his resignation letter to the new PCB chief, Najam Sethi just four days

DHAKA: Bangladesh scored 162 runs with loss of six wickets in their second innings on the fourth day of the first test match in Mirpur.The host trail by 336 runs from the hefty 498-run lead that Sri Lanka accumulated over the last two days. Sohag Gazi and Nasir Hossain are on the crease

DHAKA: Bangladesh lost two wickets of Marshall Ayub (18) and Shamsur Rahman (9) in early hours on the fourth day of the first test match in Mirpur.After losing at total of three wickets, the host scored 78 runs from the hefty 498-run lead that Sri Lanka accumulated over the last two days.

DHAKA: Bangladesh cricket has formally protested plans to shake up the world game, while Sri Lanka have demanded more discussions on the issue at the ICC meeting, officials said on Wednesday.A spokesman of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said it was strongly opposed to a discussion paper

DHAKA: BCCI got no objection to sending the team to Bangladesh for Asia Cup which is scheduled for February-March 2014 and the World T20 from 16 March to 6 April 2014. Bangladeshi officials had made it clear that BCCI will play a key role in ensuring the event goes ahead smoothly. After

DHAKA: The Ivory Coast and Manchester City midfielder, who had been nominated in each of the past four years, beat Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Victor Moses, John Mikel Obi and Jonathan Pitroipa to this year`s crown.The 30-year-old told BBC Sport: "I think I`ve been nominated for five years

DHAKA: The Bangladesh Cricket Board could make several concessions, including changing venues, to ensure Sri Lanka`s tour of the country goes ahead as scheduled later this month despite security concerns. Senior officials of the two boards are due to meet on the sidelines of the ICC

DHAKA: The football World Cup will not be played in the summer months in Qatar in 2022, Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke said on Wednesday.‘The dates of the World Cup will not be in June or July. I think it will be played between November 15 and January 15 the latest,’ he told