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India's dominance or Maldives' revenge?The seven times champions India will play former champions the Maldives in the final of the seven-nation SAFF Suzuki Cup 2018 at Bangabandhu National Stadium...Nepal fall in semis againNepal once again failed to break their semifinal curse in the SAFF Suzuki Cup as they suffered a 3-0 defeat against Maldives in the first...India brush aside PakistanDefending champions India set up a final clash in the SAFF Suzuki Cup against Maldives after handing archrivals Pakistan a 3-1 defeat in the second...Anderson provides fitting climax as England beat India to win Test series 4-1Audacious centuries from KL Rahul (149) and Rishabh Pant (114) had given India hope of saving the fifth test and even reaching the target of...India face Pakistan, Nepal play Maldives in SAFF semisThe seven-nation 12th SAFF Suzuki Cup 2018 has been heated up with the India-Pakistan rivalry in the 2nd semifinal at the Bangabandhu National Stadium at...Simeone: I’d pick Neymar ahead of MbappeAtletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone has explained that he would pick Neymar for one of his teams before Kylian Mbappe.The Paris Saint-Germain duo are the...Modric? Messi is the best in the world - Luis EnriqueThe former Barca boss gave the Croatia captain his dues, but insists the Argentine is a step above every other player on the planetSpain coach...‘Fizz’ to find rhythm in Asia Cup: WalshBangladesh cricket team bowling coach Courtney Walsh hopes that pacer Mustafizur Rahman will gain his peak form in the upcoming six-nation Asia Cup, which will...Sohel breaks title jinx in styleBangladesh's professional golfer Shakhawat Hossain Sohel sensationally eagled the first extra hole of the playoff to win his maiden Asian Development Tour (ADT) title at...Pakistan pip hosts to last fourPakistan reached the semifinals of the SAFF Suzuki Cup with an emphatic 3-0 win over Bhutan in their last Group A match at Bangabandhu National...Bangladesh eliminated from SAFF Suzuki CupHosts Bangladesh’s dream shattered again in the seven –nation 12th SAFF Suzuki Cup as Nepal brought down high flying Bangladesh to the earth beating them...Sri Lanka hold MaldivesSri Lanka kept their hopes for a spot in the SAFF Suzuki Cup semifinals alive by holding title aspirants Maldives to a goalless draw in...A tale of long throw-insSpectators can still recall ex-national team defenders Abul Hossain, Alamgir Hasan and Belal Ahmed, obviously not for their spectacular performances; but rather for their famous...Brazil win friendly against US as Neymar, Firmino scoreRoberto Firmino and Neymar scored the goals as Brazil cruised to a 2-0 friendly victory over an inexperienced United States here Friday.Brazil, playing their first...Del Potro into final after injured Nadal retiresA weary and wounded world number one Rafael Nadal retired from his U.S. Open semi-final while trailing Juan Martin del Potro 7-6(3) 6-2 on Friday,...Cook haunted by retirement thinkingAlastair Cook had considered retiring from England duty for the last six months before finally announcing the end of his international career.Cook revealed on Monday...Mancini determined to rekindle Italy’s love affair with footballRoberto Mancini takes charge of his first competitive game as Italy coach in Friday’s Nations League opener against Poland in Bologna with the tough task...Bangladesh face Pakistan eying SAFF semifinalHosts Bangladesh will play Pakistan in the seven-nation 12th SAFF Suzuki Cup 2018 at Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Thursday, eying a semifinal berth from...SAFF Suzuki Cup: Bangladesh beat Bhutan 2-0Hosts Bangladesh got off to a flying start in the seven-nation 12th SAFF Suzuki Cup 2018, the biggest soccer carnival of the region, beating Himalayan...Djokovic books possible clash with FedererNovak Djokovic did his part to set up a blockbuster quarter-final clash with Roger Federer at the US Open on Monday with a 6-3, 6-4,...South Asia's 'World Cup' starts todayThe battle for the sub-continent's football supremacy is all set to roll today when the 12th SAFF Suzuki Cup gets underway at the Bangabandhu National...Ronaldo's son scores 4 goals for Juventus U-9Nothing is going right for Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo since his summer move to Italian champions Juventus. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner, who lost out to...Magical Messi, Suarez hit doubles in 8-2 rout of HuescaA magical Lionel Messi and on-form Luis Suarez scored doubles apiece as champions Barcelona thrashed newly-promoted Huesca 8-2 to join Real Madrid at the top...UEFA Europa League group stage drawThe complete draw for the 2018/19 UEFA Europa League group stage, made in Monaco on Friday: Group A: Bayer Leverkusen (GER), Ludogorets (BUL), FC Zurich (SUI),...Bangabandhu-1 to make its debut with SAFF C'shipThe government has decided to deliver live coverage of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship 2018 via Bangabandhu-1, the country's first ever communications satellite,...FIFA Friendly: Bangladesh concede 0-1 defeat against Sri LankaBangladesh conceded a solitary goal defeat against visiting Sri Lanka in their one-off FIFA Friendly match at jam-packed Sheikh Kamal Stadium in Nilphamari on Wednesday. Mohammad...'We're at 8, seniors at 20'The fact of the young players lagging far behind the five senior stalwarts in terms of contribution to the team's success has become a talking...Murray makes winning returnBriton Andy Murray beat Australia's James Duckworth 6-7(5) 6-3 7-5 6-3 in the U.S. Open first round on Monday in a fiery match marked by...Mohamed Salah row escalates with Egyptian FAA bitter spat between Egypt star Mohamed Salah and his country's football authorities escalated Monday, casting a fresh shadow over his involvement with the national...Ronaldo Jr joins Juventus youth academyPortuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo's oldest son has started training with the Juventus youth academy's Under-9 team, according to media reports in Italy.Five-time Ball d'Or winner...Domestic violence case filed against cricketer SaikatA case was recorded against the Bangladesh national team cricketer Mosaddek Hossain Saikat over domestic violence on Sunday. The news will come as a blow to...Bangladesh scrape past ThailandThe Bangladesh hockey team were made to sweat for a 3-1 win over Thailand yesterday which all but ensured their bid for a place in...Robi ends deal with BCBTelecommunications company Robi Axiata Ltd prematurely terminated their sponsorship deal with the Bangladesh cricket team yesterday, citing a 'loss of relevance' in their agreement with...Chelsea 3 Arsenal 2: Alonso snatches win after Gunners comebackA brave Arsenal comeback proved fruitless as Marcos Alonso scored a late winner for Chelsea in a five-goal thriller.Marcos Alonso scored the decisive goal nine...Juve snatch win on CR7's debutJuventus came from behind to snatch a dramatic 3-2 win at Chievo as Cristiano Ronaldo made his debut for the Italian champions on Saturday, although...BCB aims to raise NCL standardsThe lack of competitiveness and below-par standards of the domestic first class competition -- the National Cricket League (NCL) -- has been a common feature...Messi brace inspires BarcaLa Liga champions Barcelona began the new campaign with a 3-0 win over Alaves on Saturday with the help of a spectacular under-the-wall free kick...Kohli revives India, falls short of centuryIndia captain Virat Kohli fell three runs short of a hundred but had the satisfaction of leading an India batting revival on the first day...Bangladesh A grab unofficial T20s series against Ireland ABangladesh A settled the three-match unofficial Twenty20 series victory 2-1 against host Ireland A after having a six-wicket win in the third game at Malahide...SAFF U-15: Bangladesh to play India todayBangladesh will take on India in the final of the six-nation SAFF Under-15 Women’s Championship at Changlimithan Stadium in Thimphu, Bhutan today (Saturday). The final of...Bangladesh teams get readyMost of the teams representing Bangladesh for the Asian Games in Indonesia are already in either Jakarta or Palembang, the two different host cities on...Major Davis Cup shake-up eyed by divided tennis leadersA major Davis Cup revamp that would condense the annual global tournament into an 18-team, week-long event will be voted upon Thursday with major tennis...Who wants to be a billionaire?Have you ever had the dream of becoming a billionaire, and to your dismay, found out that there is hardly any chance of making your...Girls up against improved BhutanBangladesh will be looking to maintain their group stage performance when the holders take on hosts Bhutan in the semifinals of the SAFF U-15 Women's...U-19s seek to be match-hardenedThe Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team will have a busy schedule ahead as the youngsters, who just have gone for a break after a four-week training...Jakarta gearing upWith the 18th Asian Games on the doorstep, co-hosts Jakarta is gearing up for the second-largest multi-sport event after the Olympics as well as it...Bangladeshi girls beat Neapal by 3-0Defending champions Bangladesh U-15 national women’s football team beat Nepal U-15 women’s football team by 3-0 goals on Monday at Changlimithan Stadium Thimpu, Bhutan.After this...Ashraful eyes comeback as ban endsFormer Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful said Monday that has set his sights on a comeback with the national side after his five-year ban for match-fixing...Slick City spoil Emery's bowManchester City ruined the start of the Unai Emery era at Arsenal as the champions signalled their intent to retain the Premier League title with...6-star Dananjaya crushes ProteasSri Lanka's Akila Dananjaya spun a web around South Africa's batsmen with a six-wicket haul to help the hosts to a commanding 178-run victory in...