Legend, icon or comet if anyone over the last several decades deserved any name he was Muhammad Ali. He is no more. He lost his battle with eventual destiny. “Dancing like a Butterfly, Stinging like a Bee” was his special and very special skill. He made heavy weight boxing an

DHAKA: Muhammad Ali, the silver-tongued boxer and civil rights champion is no more.  Ali died at the age of 74. He lasted his breath at a Phoenix-area hospital, where he had spent the past few days being treated for respiratory complications, NBCNEWS reports on Saturday (June 4).

DHAKA: Colombia has beaten the US men’s national football team in the opening match of Copa America Centenario tournament by two goals to nil. The match was played at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara of San Francisco in USA. Cristian Zapata scored with a volley off a corner kick to

DHAKA: It seems that “Fizz” craze is crossing all limits. The wonder boy has done wonderfully well in his first year in international cricket. He assisted Team Tigers in some historic wins in limited over cricket. He has gifted skills as natural cricketer. He has rocked the cricket

DHAKA: Muhammad Ali is still in hospital two days after being admitted with a life support. There has been no official information on Ali's condition and concern has grown throughout Friday, BBC reports on Saturday (June 4). An enormous number of sympathy messages for the

DHAKA: Nick Kyrgios has been pulled out of Rio 2016, accusing the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) of ‘unfair and unjust treatment’ and ‘unwarranted attacks’. Kyrgios, 21, joined compatriot Bernard Tomic in withdrawing from the Games, BBC reports on Friday (June 3). AOC

DHAKA: The America's Cup will go to Asia for the first time in its 165-year history. It was announced that Fukuoka, Japan, will welcome the World Series on November 18, with organizers hoping the two-day event will lure a brand new audience to the sport. The series will allow

Exactly a year from today the 2nd June 2017 Bangladeshis all over the world would know whether team tigers got over and across English lions in lion’s den at Oval cricket ground. ICC has just announced the groups of 8 elite members of ICC club for the ICC Champions trophy 2017 to be

DHAKA: International Cricket Council (ICC) announced schedule for Champions Trophy-2017 on Wednesday which will be played in England from June 1 next year. Bangladesh will face England in the tournament opener while India will launch its Champions Trophy title defence against

DHAKA: The US has warned that the Euro 2016 football championship being held in France next month could be a target of militant attacks. “The large number of tourists visiting Europe in the summer months will present greater targets for terrorists,” the State Department said.

DHAKA: The trial of Argentina and Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi on tax fraud charges has begun in Spain. Messi and his father Jorge, who manages his financial affairs, are accused of defrauding Spain of more than €4m between 2007 and 2009, BBC reports on Tuesday (May 31). The

DHAKA: The heart throb of Bangladesh Mustafizur Rahman fondly named “Fizz” had red carpet rolled out, red roses crowning him when he arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Monday night (May 30). While enjoying his heroic home coming on TV at my Melbourne residence

DHAKA: International football player Alan Pulido has been freed in north-east Mexico hours after his kidnapping. Pulido, 25, appeared with a bandaged hand and told reporters that he was ‘very well’. Officials said that the rescue operation was carried out on Sunday night,

DHAKA: Sunrisers Hyderabad won their maiden IPL title by beating RoyaL Challengers Bangalore BY 8-run in the final at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on Sunday (May 29). Sunrisers showed their intent early by opting to bat against Royal Challengers at a venue where bigger scores were

It rarely happens in any event of our day to day life that an unknown person from the remote test area of the country suddenly appears and instantly turns hero. It happened for one Bangladeshi. He is now branding Bangladesh in world sports. A virtually unknown young boy Mustafizur

DHAKA: Cristiano Ronaldo scored the all important spot-kick after Juanfran crucially missed as Zinedine Zidane's charges claimed their 11th European Cup at the San Siro on Saturday (May 28). Real Madrid defeated Atletico Madrid in the Champions League final for the second time in

DHAKA: Argentina had a panic when Lionel Messi had to be substituted after incurring a back injury during a 1-0 win over strong Honduras in a Copa America Centenario warm-up friendly on Friday (May 27). Messi walked off in pain in the 64th minute in San Juan after a fight with Honduras

DHAKA: Olympic chiefs have announced 23 competitors at the London 2012 Games have failed retrospective doping tests. Those athletes are from five different sports and six different countries, reports the BBC. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) retested 454 selected doping

DHAKA: Jose Mourinho has officially been confirmed as Manchester United manager and has signed a three-year contract. He replaced Dutchman Louis van Van Gaal, who was dismissed on Monday; two days after the club's FA Cup win, BBC reports on Friday (May 27). United executive

DHAKA: Rafael Benitez is staying as Newcastle United manager after signing a new three-year contract following their relegation from the Premier League. The 56-year-old Spaniard was appointed in March following Steve McClaren’s sacking but failed to keep the Magpies in the top