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Salahuddin elected unopposed

Kazi Salahuddin has been elected unopposed as the president of Bangladesh Football Federation for another four years as the withdrawal of his rival Abdur Rahim’s candidature was accepted at the pre-election annual general meeting on Monday. Full story

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Ireland toils to host Tigers

Bangladesh Cricket team’s planned tour to Ireland in July is hanging in the balance as the hosts are yet to get any assurance from the International Cricket Council of an extra fund... Full story

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ELECTION TITBITS

Mohi’s sudden sickness A vice president candidate in the Bangladesh Football Federation election on Monday came to cast his vote direct from hospital as he suddenly caught dysentery on the previous night. He was admitted to the Islamic Bank Full story

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Overwhelming win for Salam as Senior VP

Sitting senior vice-president Abdus Salam Murshedi came out overwhelming winner in the Bangladesh Football Federation election that ended amid festivity on Monday. The former footballer was expected to face a tough contest with five... Full story

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Sharapova routs Azarenka to claim Stuttgart title

Maria Sharapova earned her first WTA title of the year on Sunday as she blasted her way past world number one Victoria Azarenka 6-1, 6-4 in the final of the Stuttgart claycourt tournament. This was the 25-year-old Sharapova’s 25th title of her... Full story

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SPORTSLINE

School cricket final today Barguna Zilla School will face Technical School & College of Meherpur in the final of the Standard Chartered Young Tigers National School Cricket Tournament at the... Full story

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Indians charge to victory

Lasith Malinga took 4-16 and Rohit Sharma made an invaluable 42 as Mumbai Indians beat Deccan Chargers by five wickets in the Indian Premier League on Sunday, reports Sky Sports. Full story

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Chambers, Millar to get Games go-ahead

British sprinter Dwain Chambers and cyclist David Millar will get the green light to take part in the London Olympics on Monday despite their doping-blighted pasts, media reports claimed on Sunday. Full story

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Donald reclaims No 1 ranking from McIlroy

England’s Luke Donald took back the World No. 1 golf ranking that he lost to Rory McIlroy two weeks ago with a third-place finish on Sunday at the US PGA Zurich Classic. Donald has exchanged the top spot with... Full story

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Nadal wins seventh Barcelona title

Rafael Nadal confirmed his status as king of clay on Sunday when the Spanish powerhouse won his seventh Barcelona Open title with a high-quality 7-6 (7/1), 7-5 defeat of David Ferrer. Full story

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Tevez wants to stay at City

Argentina striker Carlos Tevez has told Manchester City he wants to stay at the club for the long term in a remarkable turnaround for a player who was an outcast only months ago. Tevez said he had repaired his relationship with... Full story

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Advocaat to quit Russia

Russia coach Dick Advocaat has revealed he will step down after the end of the European football championships to be co-hosted by Ukraine and Poland from June 8 to July 1. ‘It’s true, I will resign after the end... Full story

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Podolski agrees to join Arsenal

Cologne winger Lukas Podolski will join Arsenal for next season, the two clubs said on Monday, ending months of speculation regarding the future of one of Germany’s most exciting players. Full story

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Barca keep Real waiting

Barcelona kept Real Madrid’s La Liga title celebrations on hold for a few days at least with a crushing 7-0 victory at Rayo Vallecano on Sunday after Real had cruised to a 3-0 home win over Sevilla. Two days after Pep Guardiola announced his decision to step down... Full story

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England turn to Hodgson

Roy Hodgson was to hold talks on Monday about taking over the England manager’s job and looked certain to be appointed within days. The Football Association’s surprise decision to go for the 64-year-old West... Full story

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Juventus closer to the title

Antonio Cassano’s goal in his first start for six months helped AC Milan to a 4-1 win at Siena on Sunday and kept his team within three points of Serie A leaders Juventus who thumped lowly Novara 4-0. Full story

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Tottenham back on top four

Kyle Walker’s stunning free-kick sealed a 2-0 win for Tottenham Hotspur over relegation-threatened Blackburn Rovers as they returned to the top four of the Premier League at White Hart Lane here Sunday. Rafael van der Vaart opened the scoring in the 22nd minute with his... Full story

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SOCCERLINE

Rooney replica shirt best seller in world When it comes to sporting the name of their favourite Premier League player on the back of a replica shirt, Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is... Full story

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