DHAKA: The Kolkata Knight Riders v Kings XI Punjab IPL qualifier at Eden Gardens has been postponed to Wednesday due to torrential rain in Kolkata.  The match will be played at 4:00pm, while the eliminator in Mumbai, between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings, will be played at

DHAKA: Kolkata Knight Riders is going to face Kings XI Punjab in the Qualifier 1 of the Indian Premier league at 8:30pm Tuesday at Eden Gardens of Kolkata. The first of the four Playoff matches of Pepsi IPL 2014 will see the teams who finished in the top two positions in the standings

DHAKA: “Super Eagles” from Nigeria always promise so much yet produce little. They have raw skills, athleticism strength, wonderful football sense yet they lack the temperament and abilities to put these together to win big.  In world stage it all matters how you translate you into

DHAKA: At one point this IPL season, Kolkata Knight Riders were reeling -- they had lost five of their seven matches and even though it was early in the season, it looked like they had already blown their chance of making the playoffs.  But just when it seemed like there was no rescuing

DHAKA: Bangladeshi all rounder Shakib Al Hasan, who is currently holding position 3 in ICC world ranking, is labeled with No.9 in the Top10 valuable players in Indian Premier League (IPL). He is also holding position 37th as batsman and 22nd as bowler in IPL-7. Shakib scored 197 runs

DHAKA: With the form that Robbie, Shakib, Morne, Narine and now, Yusuf of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), are showing, it might just make matters harder for Kings XI Punjab. The latest blog post title, “Pride is Purple. Victory is Gold” also says: The Knights have been training harder

DHAKA: Heath Hilton Streak, the former fast blower and captain of Zimbabwe cricket team has been appointed as new bowling coach for Bangladesh cricket team for next two years. Former Zimbabwe captain will arrive in Dhaka on the first week of June and will form a new-look coaching

DHAKA: Mumbai Indians 195 for 5 in 14.4 overs (Anderson 95*) beat Rajasthan Royals 189 for 4 (Samson 74, Nair 50) by five wickets in Pepsi Indian Premier League Twenty20 match at Wankhede Stadium on Sunday night. The scenes at the Wankhede Stadium were scarcely believable as Mumbai

Bangladeshi soccer fans definitely remember a long haired heavily built goalkeeper advancing suddenly from his bar to take free kicks or penalty for his team, the sensational Colombian goalkeeper Rene Higuita. Another Colombian player of skill was curly haired skillful striker Carlos

World football witnessed flashes of brilliance of Cameroon and individual sparks of magic man Roger Milla. But for a while lions were in hibernating in wilderness. Occasionally they roared and let out less than unconvincing roar. The nation popularly as African football beacon has rested

DHAKA: Real Madrid came from behind to claim the Champions League title in extra time at the expense of Atletico Madrid in Lisbon. The emphatic scoreline after extra time does no justice to the drama that unfolded at Estadio da Luz as Atletico stood moments from winning the trophy for

DHAKA: A phenomenal knock from Yusuf Pathan, who blasted his way to a 22-ball 72, catapulted Kolkata Knight Riders to the second-place in the point table as the hosts hammered Sunrisers Hyderabad by four wickets in their final IPL match, here on Saturday. Pathan made full use of the two

With his team on 56 for three after being inserted to bat, Shakib Al Hasan joined the in-form Robin Uthappa to help set Royal Challengers Bangalore a 196-run target, and put the Kolkata Knight Riders in a commanding position. The all-rounder rebuilt the innings with the opener during a

DHAKA: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are chasing 160-run set by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) batsmen in the 54th match of the 7th Indian Premier League (IPL) on May 24. Earlier, Hyderabad scored 160–run losing seven wickets in their stipulated 20-over at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Sammy and

DHAKA: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) admits that Bangladeshi all-rounder Shakib al Hasan's contributions cannot be forgotten, with the tight overs he throws in along with the considerable amount of runs he piles onto the scoreboard. KKR site made the remark in its latest blog write-up

Some teams in world cup always remain under shadow of giants with little ambition. But they play well to surprise many and leave behind some legacy. Croatia with some glories in the past is one such team. Favorite teams often do not take much notice of them but gets shock before they can

DHAKA: Coca-Cola has extended its global campaign for the FIFA World Cup titled ‘The World’s Cup’ for the Bangladesh market. The film conceptualised by Bates CHI & Partners, opens in a street in Bangladesh and shows two Brazilian football fans in Brazil colours celebrating on a

DHAKA: Wayne Rooney hopes to be named as captain of Manchester United, despite reports suggesting fellow striker Robin van Persie will get the armband.  With defender Nemanja Vidic having left the club, new boss Louis van Gaal must appoint a skipper when he takes over after the World

DHAKA: Bangladeshi all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan's 60 (38b, 5x4, 3x6)  powered Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to a 30-run win over Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the 49th Match of IPL on Thursday. Shakib, Uthappa and Narine booked the IPL playoff berth after shutting doors on RCB at

When Soccer pundits predict about the chances of European teams in any world cup usually the names of Italy, France, Spain and England feature in the discussions. Sometimes Portugal, Netherlands and Croatia are also discussed. Few discuss the prospect of Belgium.  But Brazil world may