DHAKA: Tokyo has been chosen to host the 2020 summer Olympic Games by the event`s organising committee, beating out Istanbul and Madrid in the final vote tally.All three cities made impassioned pleas to the International Olympic Committee during presentations on Saturday.Thousands of

DHAKA: Practice made perfect for Stanislas Wawrinka at the U.S. Open.The Swiss used all his nous to dump his hitting partner Andy Murray out of the final grand slam of the season in stunning style.The world No. 10 ended the defending champion`s run in New York 6-4 6-3 6-2 to reach the

DHAKA: Roger Federer will not feature in a Grand Slam final in the same calendar year for the first time since 2002, after he was knocked out of the U.S. Open by Spain`s Tommy Robredo.The winner of 17 Grand Slam titles, including five in New York, suffered a straight sets defeat in his

DHAKA: Saqlain Mushtaq has confirmed his return to Bangladesh as the team`s spin bowling consultant later this month. The former Pakistan offspinner will continue the 100-day contract with the Bangladesh Cricket Board for 2013, which saw him accompany the side to Zimbabwe earlier this

DHAKA: Bayern Munich beat Chelsea on 5-4 penalties to win a pulsating UEFA Super Cup showdown in Prague Friday after equalizing with the last kick of extra time.Down to 10 men but leading 2-1, Chelsea looked set to hand Jose Mourinho the first silverware of his second reign until Javi

DHAKA: Chelsea ready to listen to offers for Fernando Torres after signing fellow striker Samuel Eto`o.           Manchester City is considering a huge £40m bid for Porto defender Eliaquim Mangala, in order to strengthen up at the back.Everton want Manchester United to pay

DHAKA: Former captain Sourav Ganguly reckons the upcoming foreign tours, starting with the one in South Africa, will be an opportunity for the Indian Test team to regain lost ground overseas after successive reverses in England and Australia.They have been doing well in ODIs, but Ganguly

DHAKA: The Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League has been postponed for the sixth time this year, and will now commence on September 10. The tournament was scheduled to begin on September 3, but has been delayed by a week due to a request from the participating teams, the Cricket

MUNICH: Germany captain Philipp Lahm said Thursday he expects to extend his contract at Bayern Munich which runs out at the end of the 2012 season. The 26-year-old, who captained Germany to third at the 2010 World Cup after Michael Ballack injured his ankle, has played for defending

TOKYO: World number one Serena Williams has withdrawn from next week`s Pan Pacific Open in Japan because of injury, organisers said on Thursday. Williams cut her foot on broken glass at a restaurant shortly after winning her fourth Wimbledon crown in July. Tournament organisers said the

LONDON: Liverpool suffered a humiliating home defeat on penalties by League Two (fourth division) Northampton Town in the English League Cup third round on Wednesday. Newcastle United also became the first team to beat champions Chelsea this season when they edged a seven-goal thriller

SOUTHAMPTON: England completed a clean sweep of their 2010 home series when they defeated Pakistan by 121 runs in the fifth and final one-day international on Wednesday. Pakistan, set 257 to win the match and the series, tumbled from 63 without loss to 135 all out after batting under

MADRID: David Villa struck just after halftime to lift champions Barcelona to a laboured 1-0 home win over his former club Sporting Gijon in La Liga on Wednesday. Barca, missing injured Argentina forward Lionel Messi, struggled to break down a well-organised Gijon side before Daniel

NEW DELHI: More nations delayed their teams` arrivals for the Commonwealth Games as organisers raced against time to address security and health concerns that have already led several top athletes to pull out. New Zealand joined Canada and Scotland in delaying its arrival in New Delhi

SOUTHAMPTON: England captain Andrew Strauss called on the International Cricket Council (ICC) to leave "no stone unturned" in their probe into cricket corruption after his side ended a scandal-marred season with a one-day series win over Pakistan here on Wednesday."This summer has clearly

NEW DELHI:  The chaotic Delhi Commonwealth Games faced dire warnings Thursday of a mass pullout by teams as organisers worked frantically to save the event from disaster with just 10 days to go.Eight countries have written a joint letter to the Indian organisers, demanding a list of

BERLIN: France midfielder Franck Ribery is expected to be out for at least four weeks with an ankle injury and to miss Bayern Munich`s next two Champions League games, it was revealed on Wednesday.The winger had to be helped off after an hour of his side`s 2-1 win over Hoffenheim in the

PORT ELIZABETH: Isuru Udana took a hat-trick as the Wayamba Elevens finished their Champions League Twenty20 campaign with a 74-run win over the Central Stags here on Wednesday.Wayamba could only score 144 for six in their 20 overs but it proved enough as Udana and unorthodox spinner

PARIS: World football icon Zinedine Zidane said he had no preference which national team his sought-after son Enzo played for, as a potential France v Spain tug-of-war over the 15-year-old gathered momentum.Enzo, named after Zidane`s hero, the former Uruguay star Enzo Francescoli, was

Faridpur:  A gala soccer event styled Khondoker Nuru Mia gold cup football tournament, introduced last year, begins Friday at the local stadium with the participation of 16 district teams of the country. The participating teams are host and reigning champion Faridpur, Meherpur, Khulna,