AFP, NEW YORK: Flavia Pennetta won her first Grand Slam singles title Saturday, defeating Italian compatriot Roberta Vinci 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 in the US Open…

Feni District Football Association (DFA) annexed the Sailor-BFF Under-15 National Football Championship title when they blanked Narayanganj DFA by 2-0 in the final match yesterday at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. Nurul Afsar and Abdullah Abrar Rajon scored one each in the each half to celebrate…

Viquarunnisa Noon School & College emerged champions in the Polar Icecream 23rd School Handball Tournament when they outplayed Sunnydale 14-1 in the…

Ten players were sharing lead in the Tangail International Rating Chess Tournament-2015. All of them have earned 3.5 points each at the end of four round games at Bangabandhu Auditorium in Tangail yesterday. The ten players were: IM Abu Sufian Shakil of Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club, FM Mehdi Hasan…

AFP, MADRID: Lionel Messi celebrated the birth of his second son by coming off the bench to score the winner as Barcelona came from behind to claim a…

AFP, LONDON: Jose Mourinho refused to condemn his Chelsea flops after their title defence was plunged into turmoil by a 3-1 defeat at Everton, while Manchester…

AFP, BERLIN: Thomas Mueller converted a controversial 90th minute penalty as Bayern Munich came back from a goal down to defeat Bavarian rivals Augsburg…

AFP, LAS VEGAS: Floyd Mayweather earned a unanimous decision over Andre Berto on Saturday to claim his 49th and he says final victim in a glittering unbeaten…

AFP, BERLIN: Germany national coach Joachim Loew has donated a cheque of 25,000 euros in honour of his career achievements to a refugee charity. Accepting…

Farah retains Great North Run title AFP, LONDON: Mo Farah followed up his recent 5,000 and 10,000 metres double triumph at the World Championships by defending his title in the Great North Run half-marathon in Newcastle on Sunday. In a thrilling finish, the 32-year-old double Olympic and five-time world…