Ravichandran Ashwin, the off-spinner of India, said that they try to stay positive always and back them to win the game at any cost regardless of the nature of the wicket. “ We’ve got bowlers that we think can exploit this track with 140 and 140-plus speeds, and if there is some reverse…

Terming the match is very important, both coaches and captains of Bangladesh and Kyrgyzstan, expressed their optimistic to win the opening match of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers today at Bangabandhu National Stadium. The match will kick-off at 5 pm. However, in a pre-match media conference at the Bangladesh…

Mushfiqur Rahim played as a specialist batsman for the first time in the last eight years as rookie Litton Das made his debut in the lone Test against  India at Fatullah, turned out to be 50th Test in home soil after the country got its independence. Before this Test match, Bangladesh played 90…

The Diamond Melamine Federation Cup Rugby Championship begins today at the Paltan ground in the capital. Six teams are taking part in the in the competition. Bangladesh Army will take on Madertek Rugby Club in the opening match at 3:45 pm. The other four teams are: Bangladesh Amateur Rugby7 Club, Flame…

AFP, MONTREAL (CANADA): Brazil star Marta claimed a record 15th Women’s World Cup goal on Tuesday in a 2-0 win over South Korea, as France beat old rivals England 1-0 in their opener. Marta’s second-half penalty in the Group E clash in Montreal saw the 29-year-old overtake Germany’s…

AFP, RIO DE JANEIRO: A resurgent Brazil are determined to bury the memory of last year’s traumatic World Cup campaign as they prepare to regain their crown as the kings of South American football at the Copa America. Brazil’s challenge at the World Cup on home soil was obliterated in a 7-1…

AFP, LAUSANNE: FIFA announced on Wednesday it had suspended the bidding process to host the 2026 World Cup amid the furore surrounding corruption probes at the organisation. “It was decided to place the administrative process on hold for the 2026 FIFA World Cup bidding due to the current situation,”…

AFP, WELLINGTON: The United States and Senegal battled into the quarter-finals of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in New Zealand on Wednesday, as Mali romped through and Serbia dramatically gate-crashed the last eight. The US beat Colombia 2-1, despite finishing with 10 men, and Senegal needed penalties…

AFP, SINGAPORE: Eric Cray shrugged off an embarrassing error involving the Filipino flag on Wednesday as he clinched his second SEA Games gold in two days in the men’s 400m hurdles. The US-based runner was sporting an upside-down Filipino flag on his vest, which officially means the country is…

AFP, PARIS: UEFA chief Michel Platini on Wednesday declined any further comment on the scandal engulfing world governing body FIFA and whether he might be a candidate to succeed Sepp Blatter as its president. Speaking at a news conference called to mark a year to go until the start of the Euro 2016…