Khulna heap misery on Metro
52 candidates vie for 21 BFF posts
A total of 52 candidates will vie for the 21 posts in the Bangladesh Football Federation election scheduled to be held on April 30. The election commission published the final list of the candidates on... Full storyBangladesh into AHF Cup final
Whatmore bats for Pakistan
Pakistan’s Australian cricket coach Dav Whatmore Monday voiced disappointment at Bangladesh postponing their tour, saying he had felt no security concerns during his two months in the country. Full storySPORTSLINE
Bangladesh will propose to the International Tennis Federation for inclusion of non-playing captain Sheikh Moinuddin in the team as a replacement for Dipu Lal for the Davis Cup Asia Oceania Zone-III... Full storyPakistan, Bangladesh ties hit by pullouts
Sporting relations between Pakistan and Bangladesh have taken a hit after the latter postponed a much-anticipated cricket tour and a football club from there pulled out of the Asian Confederation Cup being held... Full storyNadal shifts focus to Spanish clay
Rafael Nadal prepared on Monday to move from one record-setting week to the next as the eight-time Monte Carlo champion settled in as top seed at his home Barcelona Open. Full storyKolkata earn hard-fought points
The Deccan Chargers bowlers strived to earn their side a maiden victory in this season of the IPL but, even on a slow pitch that turned, they did not have enough runs to defend. The upshot was a fifth... Full storyPonting shrugs off pressure to quit
Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting said Sunday he has no intention of calling time on his Test career and was looking forward to taking on bitter rivals South Africa later this year. Full storyLucky to be a part of SA set-up: Steyn
Star pacer Dale Steyn feels he is fortunate enough to be part of a strong South African side which has enabled him to produce his best in the past few years. ‘I’m lucky to be part of the (Cricket) South African set up. Full storyLondon 2012 doping lab gets WADA approval
The doping laboratory that will process more than 6,000 samples at this year’s London Olympics has been given the seal of approval by the World Anti-Doping Agency. The London 2012 organising committee... Full storyHerman, Trott make SA Olympic team
South African freestyle swimmers Heerden Herman and Wendy Trott qualified for the Olympics Sunday during the final session of the national championships. Herman won the 1500 metres freestyle final... Full storyVan Persie bags PFA award
Wins for Valencia, Bilbao
Valencia, Atletico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao all collected wins in La Liga on Sunday, providing crucial boosts ahead of their Europa League semi-finals involvement on Thursday. Full storyGerman stars must prove their fitness
Germany’s stars Mario Goetze, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Miroslav Klose and Per Mertesacker must prove their fitness before Euro 2012 as coach Joachim Low has said he will take only form players. Full storyKlopp hails five-star season
Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp has hailed the German league champions’ ‘best-ever season’ in the wake of their record-breaking unbeaten run to the defence of their title as they eye more records. Full storyHuntelaar spares Schalke’s blushes
Dutch striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar brushed off his training pitch bust-up with team-mate Jermaine Jones to save Schalke 04’s blushes on Sunday in their 1-1 draw at Augsburg in the German league. Full storyMancini expects City to lose derby
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini expects his side to lose their key title clash with Manchester United despite seeing the team revive their quest for Premier League glory. Full storyFergie readies faltering MU
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has said the upcoming clash with Premier League title rivals Manchester City represents the most important derby match of his career. Full storyFlamengo crash out of another competition
Ronaldinho’s Flamengo hit a new low on Sunday when they were knocked out of the Carioca (Rio de Janeiro) state championship. Eliminated from the Libertadores Cup earlier this month, Flamengo... Full storyBarca look for salvation in Europe
Chelsea are bracing for a Barcelona onslaught here today as the wounded Catalans bid to recover from domestic disappointment by reaching their third Champions League final in four seasons. Full storyCity tighten title grip on United
Juventus trounce Roma, Milan slip up again
