Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra made it a double over Mohamemdan Sporting Club with a 2-1 victory in the second leg of the Manyavar Bangladesh Premier Football League yesterday at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.          In the hard fought match, both the title contenders…

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) security consultant Major (retd) Hossain Imam yesterday termed  the threat on South Africa fast bowler Wayne Parnell from a anonymous caller was just a mere prank or a hoax call. The South African team management also played down the significance of the call terming…

AFP, CARDIFF: England, after winning the toss, were 190 for three at tea on the first day of the first Ashes Test against Australia at Sophia Gardens on Wednesday. Gary Ballance was 59 not out and Joe Root 93 not out, with the Yorkshire duo having so far added an unbroken 147 after Ashes-holders Australia…

AFP, LONDON:  Seven-time champion Roger Federer reached his 10th Wimbledon semi-final on Wednesday with a 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 win over French 12th seed Gilles Simon. The second seed will face either Andy Murray or Vasek Pospisil, in what will be his 37th Grand Slam semi-final, for a place in Sunday’s…

AFP, FRISCO (TEXAS): Clint Dempsey scored twice as the United States men’s national team began their CONCACAF Gold Cup title defence on Tuesday by holding on to beat Honduras 2-1 at Toyota Stadium. Dempsey scored on either side of halftime for the favoured Americans who came into the tournament…

AFP, BUENOS AIRES: Argentina is gripped by a debate over superstar Lionel Messi, who was devastated by losing the Copa America final and has withdrawn into a shocked isolation. Some observers in his home country say criticism fired at Messi could force him to take a break from national duty. The 28-year-old…

AFP, RIO DE JANEIRO: Exactly a year after their 7-1 World Cup humiliation by Germany, Brazil’s once all-conquering football team appears as lost as ever and, says coach Dunga, with no quick way back. Wednesday is the first anniversary of Brazil’s shock exit from the tournament it was hosting…

AFP, TOKYO: Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo came face to face with a scantily clad life-size double on Wednesday when Japanese scientists unveiled a “cyber clone” of the Portuguese pin-up. The 30-year-old, who was in Tokyo to promote an electric muscle stimulator for sculpting a…

AFP, LOS ANGELES: Steven Gerrard vowed to prove critics of his move to the Los Angeles Galaxy wrong here Tuesday as he prepares to make his long-awaited debut for the Major League Soccer giants. The 35-year-old former Liverpool and England captain insisted he was motivated by the prospect of adding…

AFP, LOS ANGELES: Thousands of cheering fans turned a section of downtown Los Angeles into a sea of red, white and blue Tuesday in celebrating the US victory in the Women’s World Cup. Waving flags and chanting “U-S-A, U-S-A,” spectators began arriving at 5 a.m. outside Staples Centre…