DHAKA: Switzerland`s Stanislas Wawrinka claimed his first Grand Slam title in a remarkable style Sunday when he upset injury-troubled world number one Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final.The eighth seed roared through the first two sets and overcame the distraction of a back injury

DHAKA: Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim has opened up about his and the team`s disappointment at the proposed two-tier system in Test cricket. He has become the first international cricketer to voice his opinion about the `position paper` which is put forward by a working group of the

DHAKA: Malcolm Speed and Malcolm Gray, both former senior administrators with Cricket Australia and the ICC, have broken away from their national board`s position by undersigning a formal letter to the ICC and member nations requesting that the "big three" proposal be immediately

DHAKA: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is going to protest International Cricket Council’s proposal that would give greater control of the world cricket to England, Australia and India.BCB media committee chairman Jalal Yunus made the disclosure while talking to reporters at BCB office

DHAKA: Manchester United have confirmed they have reached a deal with Chelsea for Spanish midfielder Juan Mata, with the price thought to be £37m.United said on Friday they would pay a club-record fee,  subject to the 25-year-old passing a medical and agreeing personal terms, reports

DHAKA: Rafael Nadal extended his mastery over long-time rival Roger Federer as he stormed into an Australian Open final against Stanislas Wawrinka in straight sets on Friday.Spanish top seed Nadal defeated the 17-time Grand Slam champion 7-6 (7/4), 6-3, 6-3 in a dominant semi-final win

DHAKA: Amid special security measures, Sri Lankan Cricket team arrive Dhaka on Friday morning to play a bilateral series with Bangladesh.The flight carrying the Lankan cricketers landed at Shahjalal International Airport at 10:45am. Later, they were taken to Hotel Radisson.The team will

DHAKA: Sri Lankan Cricket team left for Bangladesh early Friday.The team will take part in two test matches, three ODI game and two T20 matches during their Bangladesh tour.Following the end of the bilateral series, the Lankans will remain in Bangladesh to take part in the Asia cup, which

DHAKA: A first-half goal from Karim Benzema guided Real Madrid to a 1-0 win at Espanyol in the first leg of their Copa del Rey quarterfinal on Tuesday. Record signing Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo started alongside Benzema in a strong Madrid line-up.Bale provided the assist for

DHAKA: Record Grand Slam champion Roger Federer ended Andy Murray`s Australian Open hopes with a dramatic win in the quarter-finals.The tennis maestro, 32, won 6-3 6-4 6-7 (6-8) 6-3 in three hours and 20 minutes to set up a semi-final against world number one Rafael Nadal, the BBC

DHAKA: India on Wednesday were dethroned as the number one  ODI team after they suffered an agonizing 15-run defeat in a rain-truncated second ODI against New Zealand, who have now taken a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. India, who desperately needed a win to retain their top spot,

DHAKA: Two-time defending champion Victoria Azarenka is out of the Australian Open after she was beaten in a thrilling quarter-final by Agnieszka Radwanska.The second seed had won her previous 12 sets against Radwanska but the Pole started superbly, racing into a 5-0 lead before taking

DHAKA: Manchester City eased into their first League Cup final in 38 years with a record 9-0 aggregate victory against semi-final opponents West Ham.Holding a seemingly impregnable 6-0 first-leg lead, City strikers Alvaro Negredo and Sergio Aguero combined to complete the formalities at

DHAKA: Stanislas Wawrinka finished the sway by trouncing four-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic with a stunning quarter-final victory on Tuesday.The Swiss eighth seed won 2-6 6-4 6-2 3-6 9-7 to set up a semi-final against Tomas Berdych, and gain revenge for an epic five-set

DHAKA: Sri Lankan cricket team will arrive in Bangladesh on January 24 to play in two test matches, two T20I’s and three ODI games.The tour will commence with the test series and the first game will start on January 27.The match will be played out at the Sher-e-Bangla national stadium

DHAKA: New Zealand cricketers are reportedly waiting for a security expert to give the green light for their visit to Bangladesh for the ICC World T-20 tournament, to be held in Bangladesh in March and April.A high-powered security meeting is scheduled for Dhaka where senior officials of

DHAKA: The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) Sunday approved 13 development projects involving Tk 7,735 crore, including decoration of the capital city ahead upcoming T-20 World Cup Cricket.The meeting held at the NEC conference room in city’s Sher-e-Banglanagar

DHAKA:  St John’s, Antigua and Barbuda: Defending champions the West Indies on Saturday announced a provisional 30-man squad for the ICC World Twenty20, which will take place in Bangladesh in March and April.The Windies, who won the 2012 title with victory against hosts Sri Lanka in

DHAKA: The full hearing into the alleged match-fixing and spot-fixing scandal in the 2013 Bangladesh Premier League is set to begin in Dhaka on Sunday. All nine individuals charged are expected to participate in the proceedings, which will last nearly three weeks, reports

DHAKA: Serena Williams went out of the Australian Open as a back injury hindered the five-time champion against a rampant Ana Ivanovic.The Serb came back from a set down to win 4-6 6-3 6-3 - her first ever victory over Williams in five attempts.There had been reports before the match that