DHAKA: Alastair Cook and MS Dhoni have been named captains of the ICC`s Test and ODI Teams of the Year. Dale Steyn was included in the Test side for the sixth successive year, while Dhoni made the ODI line-up for the sixth consecutive year as well. Performances between August 7, 2012 and

DHAKA: Barcelona slipped to a second repeated defeat for the first time in the La-Liga since April 2012 as they lost this season 1-0 away to Athletic Bilbao on Sunday.Lionel Messi less Barcelona had suffered their first defeat against Ajax in midweek and lost in La-Liga for the first time

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s ace cricketer Shakib Al Hasan recaptured the number one all-rounder slot in the fresh ranking by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday.In recent ICC rankings for ODI all-rounders, Pakistani all-rounder Mohammed Hafeez ceded his number-one position for to

DHAKA: The West Indies under-19 team will arrive in Dhaka on December 2 Tigers on a 19-day tour to play seven One Day Internationals against the Bangladesh youths.The first two One dayers will be played at Chittagong`s Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium Dec 7 and Dec 9.The third match will be

DHAKA: Former Indian cricketer Vinod Kambli was admitted to Mumbai`s Lilavati Hospital, following a heart attack on Friday.Kambli was taken ill while he was driving from Chembur to Bandra and suddenly stopped the vehicle.A policewoman on duty, Sujata Patil noticed he could not drive and

DHAKA: Bashundhara Group (BG) Corporate Cricket and Badminton Tournament-2013 kicked off on the playground of the East West Media Group Ltd on Thursday.The Managing Director of Bashundhara Group Sayem Sobhan inaugurated the tournament.Some 72 pairs and 70 single are competing for the

DHAKA: UAE joined Afghanistan, Ireland and Nepal to become the fourth team to seal a berth for the ICC World Twenty20 2014 in Bangladesh after an impressive bowling effort helped them beat the Netherlands by 10 runs at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.UAE had been

DHAKA: Nepal qualified for maiden World T20 defeating Hong Kong by 5 wickets in the quarterfinal match of ICC World T20 Qualifiers in UAE.Chasing the 144-run victory, Nepal successfully achieved the target in the last ball. Captain Paras Khadka (46) top scored for Nepal.Earlier, Hong Kong

DHAKA: Pakistan is set to face host South Africa at St George`s Park, Port Elizabeth ground at Cape Town on Wednesday.  The match will start at around 2:00pm (Bangladesh Time).Twenty two years and 16 days ago, South Africa played their first ODI. On Wednesday, they will compete in their

DHAKA: India won the ODI (One Day International) series after defeating West Indies by 5 wickets in their third match on Wednesday.With S Dhawan’s 119, India scored 266 after 46.1 over in response to West Indies’ 263 at Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh.Besides, Yuvraj Sing took responsible 55.

DHAKA: Barcelona suffered their first defeat in 20 matches after falling 2-1 to Ajax in the Champions League on Tuesday night at the Amsterdam Arena.An uninspiring first half from the Catalonian visitors allowed Ajax a surprising 2-0 halftime lead and only a Xavi penalty saved Barcelona

DHAKA: Ireland and Afghanistan Monday qualified for next year’s ICC World Twenty20 after winning their respective matches in the Qualifiers.Ireland downed Hong Kong by 85 runs for its seventh successive victory while Afghanistan defeated Kenya by 34 runs that gave the Asia side its

DHAKA: Australia has won the opening Ashes test by 381 runs in Brisbane, dismissing England for 179 late on day four.Rain delays in the final session threatened to send the test into a final day, but the hosts have come back onto the field twice to take a step towards winning back the

DHAKA:  Bayern Munich routed Borussia Dortmund by 3-nil on Saturday’s Bundesliga high voltage.Substitute Mario Gotze scored in the 56th minute for Bayern Munich preserved their four-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga, reports the BBC.Two goals in two minutes from Arjen Robben and

DHAKA: Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring in Real Madrid`s thumping La Liga victory over hosts Almeria before limping off with what he described as "a knock".Ronaldo touched in from Isco`s cross in the third minute, but hobbled off at the start of the second half.Real boss Carlo

DHAKA: Football legend Pele has said Lionel Messi does not yet deserve to be rated ahead of former France midfielder Zinedine Zidane.Speaking during an event in Sao Paulo on Thursday, the three-time World Cup winner claimed the 26-year-old Argentine had benefited from playing alongside

DHAKA: Siddikur Rahman will be looking for a result worthy of his status as Bangladesh`s number one golfer when he steps up to the tee at the $1.3 million Hong Kong Open which returns to the spectacular Hong Kong Golf Club Dec 5-8.The 29-year-old holds the distinction of having achieved

DHAKA: Magnus Carlsen is the new world chess champion. After game No. 10 of the world championship ended in a draw in Chennai on Friday, the 22-year-old Norwegian got the required half-a-point needed to reach 6.5 points and dethrone India`s super Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand. The world

DHAKA: West Indies` poor run on their Indian tour continued as India thrashed them by six wickets in the first ODI in Kochi on Thursday evening. Needing to score 212 for a win, Virat Kohli slammed an 84-ball 86 in his 120th game to become the joint fastest with Vivian Richards to score

DHAKA: Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi praised arch-rival Cristiano Ronaldo`s goal-scoring prowess in an interview published Thursday as speculation mounted that the Portuguese international could be picked as World Player of the Year.A day after picking up a Golden Boot award for