DHAKA: Swansea won for the first time in their history at Old Trafford as Wilfried Bony`s 90th minute winner knocked 10-man Manchester United out of the FA Cup.The Ivory Coast striker, who had caused anxiety in the United defence for most of the game, headed in Wayne Routledge`s cross to

DHAKA: Foreign airlines may be allowed to operate internal flights during this year`s football World Cup, the Brazilian president`s chief of staff, Gleisi Hoffmann, says.Gleisi Hoffman said President Dilma Rousseff was considering issuing a decree to open the internal market in order to

DHAKA: Former Portugal footballer Eusebio, often ranked as one of the best players ever, has died at the age of 71.The forward was the top scorer in the 1966 World Cup as he guided his team to third place in the tournament, reports sky.com.Nicknamed the Black Panther or the Black Pearl,

DHAKA: Australia sealed a 282-run victory over England in fifth and final test match of the Ashes series and made a 5-0 result on Sunday.The winner scored 326 with Smith 115, Haddin 75 runs respectively in first innings and 276 with Rogers 119 respectively in second innings.On the other

DHAKA: F1 legend Michael Schumacher’s manager has warned about ‘invalid’ health reports, after one was quoted as saying his life was no longer at risk.Schumacher remains ‘critical but stable’ in hospital in Grenoble after a skiing accident, says the BBC.A statement from Sabine

DHAKA: The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has affirmed that Bangladesh will remain the host of the Asia Cup 2014.The decision came after a high profile meeting of ACC officials at Colombo in a bid to ease the schedule complexes and venue issues of 12th Asia Cup following the recent political

DHAKA: World number one Rafael Nadal was given a sterner test than expected as world number 162 Peter Gojowczyk took him to three sets before giving way 4-6 6-2 6-3 in the Qatar Open semi-final.Nadal lost 12 of the first 13 points before losing the opener, but came back strongly in the

DHAKA: Investigators in France are examining a camera which had been fixed to the ski helmet of injured Formula 1 driver Michael Schumacher, media reports say.Authorities were hoping the device may reveal clues about the circumstances of his skiing accident in the French Alps, a source

DHAKA: Kent all-rounder Darren Stevens is set to travel to Bangladesh in January to contest an International Cricket Council (ICC) corruption charge.Stevens faces two charges of failing to report a corrupt approach from match fixers, one while playing for the Dhaka Gladiators in

DHAKA: The reigning Premier League champions Manchester United slipped to a fourth home defeat of the campaign by losing 2-1 to Tottenham on Wednesday.Emmanuel Adebayor put Spurs ahead with a header in the 34th minute before lively playmaker Christian Eriksen turned from supplier to

DHAKA: Bashundhara ‘New Year Golf Cup Tournament-2014’ ended amid gala festivals, prize giving ceremony and music festivals on Tuesday night.   The three-day Golf Tournament was inaugurated on December 26 and concluded by giving prize’s to winners in different categories.

DHAKA: New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson has hit the fastest ODI century in history, racing to 101 off just 36 balls in Queenstown Wednesday.Anderson hit a six to break the previous record, held by Pakistan`s Shahid Afridi, by one ball, reports Otago Daily Times. ‎He finished

DHAKA: Former Formula 1 driver Michael Schumacher, who suffered a serious head injury in a skiing accident, is showing a "slight improvement" in his condition, doctors in France said Tuesday.On Monday night, doctors carried out a surgical intervention on Schumacher that allowed for some

DHAKA: Michael Schumacher, the most successful driver in Formula 1 history and one of the world`s highest-profile athletes, remains in critical condition after suffering severe head trauma in a skiing accident in the French Alps, hospital officials said Monday.Doctors who have been

DHAKA: Michael Schumacher, the seven-time Formula 1 champion, is in a critical condition after a skiing accident, says the French hospital treating him.The 44-year-old German suffered serious brain trauma, was in a coma on arrival and underwent a brain operation.He was skiing off-piste

DHAKA: Roger Federer has become the latest tennis star to turn to a former legend for help with the 17-time grand slam champion adding his "childhood hero" Stefan Edberg to his coaching team for the upcoming season.The 32-year-old Swiss announced the move on Facebook, revealing that Swede

DHAKA: JACQUES Kallis will retire from Test cricket after this week`s second match against India, ending the career of one of the game`s greatest all-rounders and South Africa`s most significant player of the modern era - and possibly ever.Kallis is the fourth highest runscorer in tests

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