DHAKA: Croatian coach Niko Kovac slamed Japanese referee Yuichi Nishimura after Brazil's 3-1 victory in the World Cup opener at Arena Corinthians here on Thursday. Kovac said: 'If someone's not up to scratch to referee the first game then find someone else. Two and half billion people

DHAKA: After Brazil’s winning against Croatia without any amazement in the opening match, attention on day two is rising with turns to one of the most eagerly awaited games of the group stage. On this day, Samuel Eto'o's Cameroon take on Mexico, who are looking for their first win over

Favorite Brazil’s HEXA mission launched with an impressive 3-1 win against Croatia in the opening match of FIFA 2014 World Cup at Arena de Sao Paulo Stadium. Stunned by an early suicide goal my Marcelo Brazil had to play out of their skin to outgun the resolute European opponent

DHAKA: The Barcelona star came to the rescue after the host nation had fallen behind at the Arena de Sao Paulo on Thursday night.Two goals from Neymar and a late Oscar strike inspired Brazil to a 3-1 comeback victory over Croatia in the opening game of the 2014 World Cup.Neymar scored his

DHAKA: The greatest show on earth FIFA World Cup-2014 kicked off with Brazil versus Croatia match at 2:00am Friday at Arena de Sao Paulo in Brazil.  Earlier a colorful opening ceremony held 2 hour ahead of the match. Brazila faced Croatia two times in World Cup and won in one and made

DHAKA: Indian cricket team will arrive Dhaka on Friday morning on a weeklong tour to play a three-match one day series against Bangladesh.  Suresh Raina will lead the 15-member youthful team of world champions India.   India will play three one day matches on June 15, 17 and 19 at the

DHAKA: The curtain of Fifa World Cup-2014 went up at 12:00am Friday (BDST) at Sao Paulo stadium in Brazil through a colorful programme.The sun rose Thursday on a tropical nation hosting its first World Cup of soccer in 64 years. Nearly half the world's population, well over three billion

DHAKA: Nadir Shah, the Bangladesh umpire who was banned for 10 years by the Bangladesh Cricket Board in March 2013 on charges of corruptions alleged by a TV sting operation, is now a standing umpire in the Southern California Cricket Association, a member league of the American Cricket

DHAKA: Tamim Iqbal cannot help but end almost every sentence of his the same way. "I believe strongly that sooner or later I will be back to my best," is the gist of what he is saying. By his fourth such mention in ten minutes, you can see just how convinced he is of breaking free of the

DHAKA: Uefa president Michel Platini will not support his Fifa counterpart Sepp Blatter ahead of next year's election. Blatter, 78, who has been under pressure over the 2022 Qatar World Cup, recently indicated he was to seek re-election for a fifth term. "I am no longer supporting him,

DHAKA: The 2014 Fifa World Cup begins on Thursday as hosts Brazil open the tournament against Croatia. The month-long tournament sees 32 nations compete for a place in the final in Rio on Sunday, 13 July. The opening match will be preceded by a ceremony in Sao Paulo that pays tribute to

DHAKA: The greatest show on earth FIFA World Cup 2014 will kick off with Brazil versus Croatia match at BDST 2:00am Friday Arena de Sao Paulo in Brazil.   The colorful opening ceremony will be held 2 hour ahead of the match. Brazila faced Croatia two times in World Cup and won in one

(Saleque Sufi is an expatriate engineer by profession, but has been writing sports for many years. He wrote world cup countdown for Banglanews for last five weeks. This is the final piece from him before the world cup and he will be writing more for Banglanews readers during the

DHAKA: Brazil kick-off this month's World Cup against Costa Rica on Thursday, with most of the best on show in South America. But who are the stars earning most money? Take a look at the top ten highest-paid players - by weekly wage at club level - who will feature in Brazil 1. Wayne

DHAKA: At the end of each FIFA World Cup final tournament, several awards are attributed to the players and teams which have distinguished from the rest, in different aspects of the game. Golden Ball The Golden Ball award is presented to the best player at each FIFA World Cup finals,

DHAKA: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff says her country is ready, on and off the pitch, for the football World Cup which starts on Thursday. In a TV address, she said "the pessimists" had been defeated by the determination of the Brazilian people. She rejected criticism of

Although grouped with one of the fancied teams Argentina and strong Nigeria, Bosnia & Herzegovina must not be considered a mere pushover. After years of near misses and hard luck stories, Bosnia and Herzegovina topped their UEFA qualifying group with a very impressive record. Successful

When world will be eating, drinking and dreaming football from 12th June, Bangladesh and Indian Cricket teams will lock horns on a three-match ODI Cricket series at Dhaka in Bangladesh.  India for reasons best known to them opted to rest many of the top first choice players- Mahendra

On the eve of the FIFA World Cup, Brazil has unshackled itself from its horrific past wrongs, turned over a new leaf, and become the 38th country in the world to ban corporal punishment to children in the home, schools and madrasahs. But any child in Brazil who reads this ‘wonderful