• An assault on press freedom
  • A timely call
  • Chaos, congestion and violence in Bangladesh
  • Pardon of a convict
  • Cautious optimism
  • Inadequate transport system hinders growth
  • Why corporate capitalism is unsustainable
  • Feroza Begum honoured in Kolkata
  • Indo-Bangla Nazrul celebrations end
  • FBCCI wants Tk 40cr from public coffer
  • NBR collects Tk 70,293 crore in 10 months
  • Syrian rebel towns pounded despite ‘massacre’ outcry
  • Egypt’s 2 contenders for president vie for votes
  • BJMC ride on Bangoura treble
  • BERC sets quality power prices at Tk 14-16 a unit
  • Bahrain fire kills 10 Bangladeshis
  • Ruling alliance offers dialogue on interim govt
  • Budgetary measures fail to prop up stock market
  • Number of patients surges in Rajshahi
  • Beautification of pond launched in Barisal
  • Families demand release of opposition leaders
  • EGCB to sign deal with ‘disqualified’ bidder
  • KKR lift maiden IPL title
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KKR lift maiden IPL title

Kolkata Knight Riders batsman Manvinder Bisla (R) drives the ball as Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni looks on during their IPL Twenty20 final match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday. — AFP photo
Manvinder Bisla (89) and Jacques Kallis (69) helped Kolkata Knight Riders beat Chennai Super Kings by 5 wickets to win their maiden Indian Premier League title at MA Chidambaram stadium on Sunday, reports TNN. Manoj Tiwary (9 not out) hit... Full story

BJMC ride on Bangoura treble

Team BJMC’s Guinean forward Ismael Bangoura (C) celebrates after completing his hat-trick against Farashganj SC during their Bangladesh Premier League match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Sunday. — New Age photo
Newcomers BJMC rode on a hat-trick from Guinean Ismael Bangoura to beat Farashganj Sporting Club 3-1 in the Bangladesh Premier League on Monday. Bangoura, who scored a brace against Brother Union last week, scored the first goal late... Full story

F’ganj protest at Joy’s act

Farashganj Sporting Club players staged a sit-in protest for five minutes after their Bangladesh Premier League match against Team BJMC at the Bangabandhu National Stadium accusing BJMC team... Full story

Peter eyes a happy journey with MSC

German hockey coach Gerhard Peter, who took charge of the Mohammedan Sporting Club team on Sunday, a day after his arrival in Bangladesh, said he expects a good season with the club as most of... Full story

Danes not to be underestimated

A file photo of Denmark national team
Few nations would swap places with Denmark who have to take on the Netherlands, Germany and Portugal at Euro 2012. But having been crowned surprise European champions in 1992, the Danes know they... Full story

Masranga to show Euro matches in Bangladesh

Private television channel Masranga bagged the exclusive broadcasting rights of the forthcoming Euro Championship football in Bangladesh, it was announced at a press conference in Dhaka on Sunday. Full story

Ashraful unlikely in remaining league matches

The Prime Bank Cricket Club (formerly Old DOHS) are likely to miss the services of their skipper Mohammad Ashraful when they resume their title charge in the Dhaka Premier League, said an official on Sunday. Full story

Rubel returns to Dhaka after successful surgery

Bangladesh’s pace bowler Rubel Hossain returned to Dhaka on Sunday after undergoing a successful surgery on his right shoulder in South Africa recently. Rubel went to South Africa on May 14 for the... Full story

SPORTSLINE

Dipali Jubo Sangha registered a 37-run victory while Orient SC won by five wickets in their respective matches of the 4th Women’s Club Cricket League at different grounds of BKSP on Sunday. Full story

Del Potro takes hard road in Paris

French Open dangerman Juan Martin Del Potro shrugged off a knee injury scare as well as sweltering 30-degree heat to reach the French Open second round on Sunday. Full story

England 428 all out against West Indies

England were dismissed for 428 in reply to West Indies’ first innings 370, a lead of 58 runs, at tea on the third day of the second Test at Trent Bridge here on Sunday. England captain Andrew Strauss top-scored... Full story

Run-hungry Strauss keen to press on

England captain Andrew Strauss was determined to post an even bigger score after his unbeaten century saw the hosts reduce West Indies’ first innings lead in the second Test here at Trent Bridge. Full story

Afridi, Malik given Pakistan contracts

Pakistan on Saturday awarded former captains Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Malik central contracts, which saw players given a 25-percent hike in their monthly salaries. Afridi’s contract was suspended after he... Full story

Barry injury clouds England

Roy Hodgson was left sweating on an injury to Gareth Barry after launching his reign as England manager with a 1-0 win over Norway at the Ullevaal Stadium. Barry had come on as a half-time replacement... Full story

No surprises in Poland squad

Poland coach Franciszek Smuda produced no surprises when he named his 23-man squad for Euro 2012 on Sunday. It was largely expected that Smuda would drop midfielder Tomasz Jodlowiec and... Full story

Donovan’s hat-trick powers US over Scotland

All-time US goal leader Landon Donovan scored a hat-trick Saturday as the Americans routed Scotland 5-1 in an international football friendly that served as a World Cup qualifying tune-up. Full story

Webber delivers Red Bull Monaco hat-trick

Australian driver Mark Webber won the Monaco Grand Prix here on Sunday to give his team Red Bull a third successive win in the race. The 35-year-old driver - winning his second Monaco Grand Prix in three... Full story

Froch defeats Bute to take IBF crown

England’s Carl Froch stopped defending champion Lucian Bute of Romania in the fifth round to take the IBF super-middleweight title in Nottingham early Sunday. The 34-year-old Froch was coming off a rare... Full story

Trapattoni waits for key duo to prove fitness

Giovanni Trapattoni will wait until today before deciding whether Shay Given and John O’Shea are fit enough to make the Republic of Ireland’s squad for Euro 2012. Trapattoni must submit his final 23-man group on... Full story

Germany, Netherlands suffer Euro setbacks

Germany national team players react at the end of their International friendly match against Switzerland in Basel Saturday. — A FP photo
Germany and the Netherlands, two of the sides widely-tipped as potential Euro 2012 winners, suffered worrying friendly international defeats on Saturday. Germany slumped to a shock 5-3 defeat in Switzerland while the Dutch were booed... Full story

Del Bosque opts for Negredo ahead of Soldado

Sevilla striker Alvaro Negredo edged Roberto Soldado for the final striker’s spot in defending champions Spain’s squad for Euro 2012 announced by coach Vicent del Bosque here on Sunday. Full story

Brazil down Danes

A young Brazil side stepped up their preparations for the London Olympics by beating Denmark 3-1 in a friendly in the northern German city of Hamburg on Saturday. Full story

Eriksen bearer of great expectations

Christian Eriksen is regarded as one of the brightest young stars in football and he will hope that he can justify the tag of being Denmark’s successor to Michael Laudrup at Euro 2012. Full story

SOCCERLINE

Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas is set to miss a big chunk of Spain’s preparations for Euro 2012 after being ruled out for seven to 10 days with a hamstring strain, the Spanish club said on Saturday. Full story


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