DHAKA: IPL franchises will be allowed to retain five cricketers during the 2014 Indian Premier League auction to be held on February 12 with the option of buying back a limited number of players through the newly introduced `right to match` provision. After a series of discussions, the

DHAKA: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has given no indication of shifting the mega tournament from Bangladesh.A well-placed official that the ICC is not considering switching the venue and continues with its preparations to host the event in the country currently gripped with

DHAKA: M Imrul Hasan and M Tariqul Islam Chowdhury beat Sheikh Ishan Reza and M Rustom Ali in Double Final Badminton Tournament-2013 organized by Bashundhara Group on Sunday evening.The final match was held at the ground of East-West Media Group Ltd.The Additional Managing Director of

DHAKA: Bayern Munich became the first German side to win the Club World Cup after a 2-0 win over Raja Casablanca in Marrakesh.Goals from Dante and Thiago gave the Bundesliga, Champions League and German Cup winners a fourth major trophy of 2013.Pep Guardiola’s side were huge favorites

DHAKA: New Zealand cruised to an eight-wicket win over the West Indies on Sunday to claim their first victory in a three-Test series in nearly eight years. Kane Williamson’s 56 and Hamish Rutherford’s unbeaten 48 runs helped New Zealand to beat West Indies by eight wickets in the

DHAKA: The Pakistani cricket authorities might be maintaining a diplomatic stance on their national team’s participation in the forthcoming Asia Cup and ICC World T20 2014 events in Bangladesh, to be held early next year, but chances of a pullout are looming large, reports PTI.A source

DHAKA: Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal are set to make their comebacks from injury during the Victoria Day T20 competition after missing matches during New Zealand`s tour of Bangladesh. Shakib suffered from dengue fever last month, for which he missed the limited-overs leg of the series,

Virat Kohli struck 119 to help India to reach 255-5 on the opening day of the first Test with South Africa.Batting in the number four position vacated by the retirement of Sachin Tendulkar last month, Kohli hit 18 boundaries in his fifth Test century.He had come to the crease in the 16th

DHAKA: England spin bowler Graeme Swann has apologised for ‘crass’ comments made on Facebook where he compared England’s Ashes defeat in Perth to rape.Swann, 34, had an online conversation with his brother where he said he would rather be at a concert.England lost the third Test and

DHAKA: Ki Sung-Yeung scored an extra-time winner as Sunderland beat Chelsea 2-1 to reach the Capital One Cup semi-finals.Jose Mourinho`s Blues took the lead early in the second half at the Stadium of Light on Tuesday night as Lee Cattermole was adjudged to have scored an own goal, and

DHAKA: Cristiano Ronaldo has officially opened his museum in Madeira (a Portuguese archipelago), which offers a journey through his career based on the various individual and team prizes he has won. The Real Madrid forward told the press that there would always be a space for `La Décima`

DHAKA: Australia beat England by 150 runs on Tuesday to win the third Test in Perth and reclaimed the Ashes from their arch rivals.England were all out for 353 runs on the final day at the WACA Ground to hand the home side an unbeatable 3-nil lead in the five-match series.It capped a

DHAKA: As part of its world tour, the original trophy of FIFA World Cup arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal (R) International Airport in Dhaka Tuesday.Sports Ministry, Bangladesh Football Federation along with representative of Coca-Cola, official partners of the FIFA, received the trophy at the

DHAKA: Brazilian starlet Neymar kept up his recent goal scoring run in a hard-fought 2-1 win over Villarreal. As a result, Barcelona remains in the `La Liga` driving seat and extended their lead over Real Madrid to five points. Tata Martino`s side was able to overcome the challenge posed

DHAKA: Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly has been offered a ticket to contest the general elections next year by the BJP but is undecided on whether to accept the offer.It is learnt that the offer has come from the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi, who has

DHAKA: Michael Clarke was titled as Cricketer of the Year and also Test Cricketer of the Year, the most prestigious awards annually announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC). Clarke`s wins come despite Australia having a wretched time during a 12-month spell till August, the

DHAKA: Manchester City staged a superb comeback by 3-2 victory and thumped Bayern Munich`s record run of ten consecutive Champions League wins.Bayern were dominant early on as Thomas Muller struck from Dante`s pass before Mario Gotze scored following a corner.David Silva pulled a goal

DHAKA: Former Cricketer Farooque Ahmed has been selected chief selector of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) after long days vacant of the post.BCB President Nazmul Hasan Papon said, “We selected cricketer Farooque Ahmed as the chief selector of BCB and he will perform his duty for next

CHITTAGONG: The cricketers of West Indies under-19 team have departed Chittagong for Dhaka on Tuesday morning after cancelation of their Bangladesh tour over security concern.    They flew for Dhaka by a flight of Regent Airways at around 8:45am.They will stay at Dhaka for the decision

DHAKA: The ongoing political dreadlock will not affect the upcoming Twenty-20 world cup, the first ever big event in the country.The Chairman of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Nazmul Hasan Papon came up with the assertion at the head office of Beximco Pharmaceuticals on Monday.He said