DHAKA: Bayern Munich and Real Madrid produced dominant performances in the Champions League on Wednesday as the likes of Arjen Robben and Cristiano Ronaldo found the net on a good night for Europe`s top forwards.Robben helped Bayern outclass Manchester City 3-1 away, a demonstration that

DHAKA: Alex Ferguson has insisted that Wayne Rooney did ask him if he could leave Manchester United at the end of last season, despite Rooney`s claims to the contrary.Fergie spoke in an American television interview with PBS, in which he was verbose, frank and good humoured.He claimed

DHAKA: Bangladesh Cricket Board announced a 14-member squad for the first Test match against visiting New Zealand which is scheduled to begin in Chittagong on October 9.Pacer Al Amin Hossain is the new face in the national squad while Bangladesh`s vice-captain, Mahmudullah Riyad, left-arm

DHAKA: Bangladesh`s vice-captain, Mahmudullah is expected to get an extended run and retain his place in Bangladesh`s 14-man squad for the first Test against New Zealand, which starts on October 9 in Chittagong. The allrounder has had a horrid run in the last two Test series and was

DHAKA: Top seed Serena Williams stumbled her way into the third round of the China Open on Tuesday while men`s favourites Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal powered through their opening matches.The world number one Williams at times appeared agitated during her 6-4, 7-5 victory over Italian

DHAKA: Australia captain Michael Clarke has been ruled out of the tour to India and requires "extensive rehabilitation" ahead of the return Ashes series.The 32-year-old has suffered chronic back pain for much of his career and missed the Champions Trophy in June, soon after arriving in

DHAKA: Celtic had captain Scott Brown sent off as Barcelona avenged last season`s defeat in Glasgow with a narrow Champions League Group H win.Cesc Fabregas was the match-winner, heading in with 15 minutes left.The breakthrough for the Catalans only arrived after Brown had been shown a

DHAKA: Everton`s unbeaten start to the Premier League season continued as they moved up to fourth with an excellent display against Newcastle.Romelu Lukaku opened the scoring at the near post and prodded in the third, either side of feeding in midfielder Ross Barkley for his well-taken

DHAKA: Barcelona forward Lionel Messi will be sidelined for up to three weeks after pulling a right thigh muscle in the 2-0 win over Almeria on Saturday.The injury to the world player of the year will rule him out of Tuesday`s Champions League trip to Celtic.Messi, 26, scored as Barca

DHAKA: The mercurial Uruguayan returned to reignite Liverpool’s Premier League campaign as the Reds moved up to second with a 3-1 victory over Sunderland.Suarez was playing in his first league game since serving a 10 match ban for biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic last

DHAKA: Marc Marquez moved closer to winning the championship in his rookie season by clinching the Aragon Grand Prix.The Spaniard, 20, started on pole but soon lost the lead to compatriot and title rival Jorge Lorenzo.But Marquez again showed his pace to reclaim the front - leaving

DHAKA: Rafael Nadal will usurp Novak Djokovic as world number one if the Serb fails to win this week`s China Open.Spaniard Nadal, 27, will also take over the top spot he last held in July 2011 if he reaches the final in Beijing, regardless of Djokovic`s performance.He beat the 26-year-old

DHAKA: The 29th Bashundhara National Age-Group Swimming Competition ended on Sunday through prize giving ceremony at Syed Nazrul Islam Swimming complex in Mirpur in the city.The 3-day-long competition was organized by Bangladesh Swimming Federation and patronized by country’s leading

DHAKA: As a first Bangladeshi golfer, Siddikur Rahman got chance in Asia team to play in the golf world cup-2013.The tournament will be held at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club ground in Australia from November 21-24.Asia team comprising 13 top stars from seven Asian nations will play in the

DHAKA: The 29th national age-group swimming competition has begun on Friday at Syed Nazrul Islam Swimming complex in Mirpur in the city.The three-day-long competition was organized by Bangladesh Swimming Federation and patronized by country`s leading business conglomerate Bashundhara

DHAKA: Bangladesh`s selectors Habibul Bashar and Minhajul Abedin have been given an extension till June 2015. Their contracts were originally up to June this year, then stretched to September, and now they have been asked to stay on in their role after the 2015 World Cup.There will be no

DHAKA: The Bangladesh Cricket Board`s elections will be held on October 10, A gazette notice of the National Sports Council (NSC) made the disclosure. It will be held at the NSC Tower in Dhaka, with the results announced on the same day.The polls will coincide with the second day of the

DHAKA: Sir Ben Ainslie spoke of his delight after masterminding one of the greatest sporting comebacks when he guided Oracle Team USA to victory in the 34th America`s Cup in San Francisco Bay on Wednesday night.The American team looked to be out of the contest having been docked two

DHAKA: Former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi has been banned for life by the country`s cricket board for "indiscipline and misconduct".The decision was taken at a special meeting of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in the southern city of Chennai on

DHAKA: An unconvincing Real Madrid needed a Cristiano Ronaldo penalty deep into stoppage time to snatch a 2-1 win at promoted Elche on Wednesday that kept them hard on the heels of the La Liga pace-setters Barcelona and Atlético Madrid.The Portugal forward smashed home a free kick to put