Monday, 03 Mar, 2025

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Orange bearers end Costa Rica fairy tale

DHAKA: Netherlands finally put an end to an unbelievable fairy tale of Costa Rica rising from the group of death playing consistently well and defending doggedly against a resurging Dutch team firing with all guns blazing. It took 120 minutes and Penalty kick shoot out to get the

Di Maria is out of World Cup: Agent

DHAKA: Argentina star Angel Di Maria’s agent has claimed his client will miss the remainder of the World Cup after he sustained a thigh injury in Saturday’s 1-0 defeat of Belgium. The Real Madrid winger lasted just 33 minutes of the quarter-final in Brasilia before limping out of the

Netherlands to face Argentina in semi-final

DHAKA: Tim Krul was an unlikely hero as the Netherlands secured a 4-3 shoot-out win over Costa Rica to book a FIFA World Cup semi-final place. Over 120 goalless minutes in Salvador, Louis van Gaal's team struck the post or crossbar on three occasions and the Manchester United-bound

Argentina sent Red Devils home

Argentina held on to an early solitary goal scored in the 8 th minute by Higuain in sending the Red Devils home. For understandable reasons Argentina playing it safe preserved their energy for later matches of the contest in their search of third World Cup title. Belgium however lacked

Argentina confirm semi-final

DHAKA: Gonzalo Higuain's stunning strike sent Argentina into the semi-finals of the World Cup at the expense of Belgium, as Alejandro Sabella's men ran out 1-0 winners in Brasilia. Much has been made of Argentina's reliance on mercurial captain Lionel Messi during the tournament in

Argentina-Belgium battle underway

DHAKA: The quarter final match between Argentina and Belgium is being held at Estadio NacionalBrasilia stadium on Saturday. Argentina and Belgium are battling there to join Germany and Brazil in the last four. The Italian referee Nicola RIZZOLI is organizing the match of the hot

What Can Brazil Do?

Brazil has won the quarter final but lost the services of its star performer Neymar through injury. The captain Thiago Silva will also miss the important semifinal against Germany. The absence of two key players of the starting eleven in an important match will definitely have some

Neymar returns to training camp

DHAKA: Neymar returned to Brazil’s training camp in an ambulance after being ruled out of the World Cup because of a broken vertebra that will sideline him for four weeks. Neymar flew back to Rio de Janeiro with the rest of his Brazil teammates following their 2-1 quarterfinal victory

Match review || Brazil vs Colombia

Especially the 1st half was extremely amusing. Metaphorically speaking it was appealing and scrumptious as if the nectar was oozing out for the viewers and the spectators. It is also true that the rhythm was marred by fouls and injuries of which Neymar’s was the worst. From the

“Cow is out of the barn”

Yusuf Rahaman Babu was a leading All Rounder who represented Bangladesh National Team in the early Years of Bangladesh. He was also a high quality Basket Ball Player. Now he lives in USA. From time to time we share our concern about Bangladesh Cricket in Facebook. Recently we talked about

Get well soon my friend

DHAKA: Brazilian winger, Neymar has been ruled out of the remainder of the 2014 World Cup after suffering a blow to the back that fractured his vertebrae and upon learning of the devastating injury, the 22-year-old’s Barcelona teammate Leo Messi was the first to offer encouragement and

Shakib must be punished

DHAKA: Bangladesh Cricket all rounder Shakib-al-Hasan might be faced punishment as went to London to play in Caribbean Premier League without permission of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).   BCB president Nazmul Hasan Papan along with the board has dissatisfied with Sakib as he ignored

Messi has shown he's the best

DHAKA: Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella says Lionel Messi has shown he is the best player in the world ahead of his side's World Cup quarter-final against Belgium. Messi has netted four goals in as many appearances in Brazil, while he also provided the assist for Angel Di Maria's winner

What is the matter with Shakib?

What is going on in Bangladesh Cricket?  Why for all wrong reasons country’s leading all-rounder is hitting the headlines almost routinely?  The Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been called back for preparation with the national team for its Caribbean tour after he left to

Thiago Silva banned from semi-final

DJHAKA: Thiago Silva will miss the World Cup semi-final against Germany after picking up a booking in the 2-1 win against Colombia. The Brazil captain was shown a yellow card for a needless foul on David Ospina in the 64th minute, his second of the tournament which means he will be

Can Costa Rica Continue its Dream Run?

If before the world cup anyone would have mentioned about Costa Rica coming to Quarter Final Stage of the Brazil World Cup 2014 others would have advised for his psychiatric treatment. Being placed in the group of death Group D along with three previous World Cup Champions Italy, Uruguay

Shakib threatens to quit Tests, ODIs

DHAKA: BCB president Nazmul Hasan has said that he has received a message from coach Chandika Hathurusingha that Shakib Al Hasan has threatened to quit playing Tests and ODIs for Bangladesh.  Two days ago, the board had asked Shakib to return to the country immediately while he was on

Belgium is Up Against Heavy odds

Argentina will start their Quarter Final against Belgium as firm favorites. But the experience from matches so far played in this world cup evidences that the gap between the favorites and others in this very tournaments has narrowed significantly. Argentina in all four matches so far

Neymar’s World Cup 2014 is over

Brazil superstar Neymar will miss the remainder of the World Cup with a broken bone in his back, according to team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar.  The 22-year-old, who had scored four goals in four earlier matches lead his country to the quarter-finals. He was stretchered off in the closing

Neymar out of World Cup

DHAKA: Brazil forward Neymar has been ruled out of the remainder of the World Cup after suffering a broken vertebra in his side's win over Colombia. Team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar confirmed the news to Brazilian TV after the Barcelona star underwent further tests in a Fortaleza hospital.