• Incumbents need to make course correction, immediately
  • UGC should take steps against aberrant universities, instead
  • Bold declarations without resource commitment
  • Please make the call, prime minister
  • Off the mark: This is how you run the economy
  • Proper leadership needed to overcome Dambulla incident in Sri Lanka
  • Babita recalls Satyajit Ray on his birth day
  • Aranyak observes May Day
  • Taliban hit Kabul, 7 dead after Obama visit
  • China activist leaves US embassy after deal with Beijing
  • Most of banks not maintaining ratio set by BB
  • Undisclosed money investment in stocks may continue in next budget
  • BNS among World T20 venues
  • No solution to Dhaka league crisis yet
  • Lack of democratic practices destroying education
  • RU crop science students want campus shifted
  • May Day observed
  • FBCCI plans united move against political impasse
  • PM assures Ilias’s wife of ‘all-out’ steps to rescue him
  • Labour Welfare Foundation remains dysfunctional
  • Judge feels embarrassed to hear BNP leaders’ bail pleas
  • Migrant workers remain neglected in host countries
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BNS among World T20 venues

A bird’s eye view of the Bangabandhu National Stadium
The Bangladesh Cricket Board has chalked out a plan to host the ICC World Twenty20 in 2014 with eight venues including the coveted Bangabandhu National Stadium primarily earmarked for the tournament. The BCB held a meeting with the sports ministry and National Sports Council... Full story

No solution to Dhaka league crisis yet

The fate of the Dhaka Premier League is still hanging in the balance as the Bangladesh Cricket Board failed to find any solution to the ongoing crisis despite having another emergency meeting on the issue on May 1. Full story

Barguna Zilla school lift school cricket title

Barguna Zilla School players and officials celebrate with the trophy after winning the Standard Chartered Young Tigers School Cricket Tournament at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.— New Age photo
Barguna Zilla School emerged champions in the Standard Chartered Young Tigers School Cricket Tournament beating Meherpur’s Technical School & College by five wickets in the final at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. Full story

‘I’ll work to revive district football’

Tabith Awal
Tabith Awal has added some fresh blood to the leadership of Bangladesh Football Federation with his victory in the vice-president post in the recent elections. The 33-year-old graduate in... Full story

Pietersen exits as Clarke makes debut

England batting star Kevin Pietersen flew home on Wednesday after a highly successful stint in the Indian Premier League as Australia captain Michael Clarke made his debut in the Twenty20 tournament. Full story

SPORTSLINE

Asif to be released today Former Pakistan paceman Mohammad Asif will be released from a British prison early on Thursday after completing half of his one-year sentence for... Full story

Tendulkar ‘MP’ says cricket comes first

Batting superstar Sachin Tendulkar said Tuesday he was ‘honoured’ to be nominated to India’s parliament but stressed that cricket would remain his priority as long as he keeps playing. Full story

Wright to resign as NZ coach

New Zealand coach John Wright will step down from the national side in August after rejecting an offer to extend his contract, New Zealand Cricket chief executive David White said Tuesday. Full story

England extend qualification period

Overseas born players wishing to represent England now face an extended qualification period of seven years, an increase on the existing four year term, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced Monday. Full story

Fulham record historic win

A Martin Skrtel own goal allowed Fulham to record their first ever top flight league win on Merseyside in 42 attempts as the London club prevailed 1-0 over Liverpool on Tuesday in their Premier League clash. Full story

Villarreal, Granada almost safe

Villarreal took a huge step to securing their position in La Liga on Tuesday with a 3-2 away victory over relegation rivals Sporting Gijon. Sporting meanwhile are almost certainly returning to the... Full story

Arsenal was an easy choice: Podolski

German international striker Lukas Podolski says signing for Arsenal was an easy choice as the Gunners are ‘a huge name in football with a great coach’. The 26-year-old Cologne forward... Full story

Too many goals a problem for Kone

Levante’s Ivorian striker Arouna Kone faces a bizarre problem: he risks scoring too many goals. Kone has already put the ball into the net 17 times this season for the Spanish club in all... Full story

Fergie accuses Mancini

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson accused Roberto Mancini of attempting to influence officials after a furious touchline bust-up with the Manchester City boss here Monday. Full story

Advocaat set for PSV return

Dutch coach Dick Advocaat, who will leave his post as coach of Russia after Euro 2012, has ‘a verbal agreement’ to return to former club PSV Eindhoven in July, according to Dutch media reports on Tuesday. Full story

Bayern sure of Robben stay

Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge is confident that Dutch star Arjen Robben will extend his contract with the club beyond June 2013. ‘Arjen will stay at Bayern for a long time,’ Rummenigge said in... Full story

City ignite title race after United win

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany (3rd-L) leaps to score the winning goal from a header against Manchester United during their Premiership match at the Etihad Stadium on Monday. — Reuters photo
The English title race is heading for its tightest finish in 23 years after Manchester City’s 1-0 win over Manchester United on Monday left the teams level on points at the top of the Premier League table. Full story

England plays it safe as Hodgson named coach

Expectation usually clouds realism in England during the build-up to major tournament finals but the Football Association’s appointment of Roy Hodgson as manager on Tuesday appeared perfectly designed to counter any hype Full story

Pep exit changes nothing for Real, says Mourinho

Pep Guardiola’s decision to step down as Barcelona coach at the end of the season will change nothing for Real Madrid, Guardiola’s Real counterpart and bitter rival Jose Mourinho said on Tuesday. Full story

Napoli boost CL hopes

Napoli boosted their chances of qualifying for their second successive Champions League campaign with a comfortable 2-0 win over travel-shy Palermo on Tuesday. Walter Mazzarri’s side needed only 35... Full story

SOCCERLINE

‘Mancini? He’s almost as cool as me’ Former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher celebrated Manchester City’s derby victory over Manchester United on Monday with an impromptu post-match... Full story


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