Prime defeat opens three-way race
AFC turns down BFF appeal
The Asian Football Confederation has turned down Bangladesh’s appeal to postpone the AFC Under-22 Championship which forced Bangladesh Football Federation to bring a halt to the ongoing Bangladesh... Full storyStosur set for Errani test in semis
Spate of injuries suggest another England failure
DPL awaits more drama
The Dhaka Premier League is headed for a dramatic finish as the top three clubs – Prime Bank Cricket Club, Victoria Sporting Club and Gazi Tank Cricketers – have equal opportunities to become the champions come Friday. Full storySPORTSLINE
Abahani Limited continued their juggernaut as they thrashed Ajax Sporting Club by 6-1 goals in the Walton Club Cup Hockey at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium on Tuesday. Full storyLi Na falls, Sharapova survives, Nadal romps
A new name will be engraved on the Suzanne Lenglen trophy after the last remaining champion, China’s Li Na, was felled in the fourth round of the French Open by a bespectacled 142nd ranked qualifier better... Full storyDuckworth-Lewis rival accuses ICC of bias
An Indian civil engineer has complained about bias within cricket’s governing body after his rival method to the Duckworth-Lewis (D/L) system for rain-affected games was rejected. Full storyGayle back for Windies
Former captain Chris Gayle has been recalled by the West Indies after more than a year out of the side for the one-day international series against England later this month. The 32-year-old, a dynamic opening batsman... Full storyIndia Olympic team served ‘rotten’ food
Indian sports officials have expressed shock at conditions in the Olympic training camp for the nation’s wrestlers, with rotten fruit being prepared in a dirty kitchen, a report said Tuesday. Full storyBravo working hard for strong finish
West Indies batsman Darren Bravo says he is working hard to eliminate some of the mis-steps that have dogged him and finish the three-Test series against England strongly. After a typically flamboyant 66 from... Full storyToo early to call for WI line up, says Gibson
Ottis Gibson says it is too early to make decisions about the composition of the West Indies side for the third and final Test against England, starting on Thursday at Edgbaston in Birmingham. Full storyBirthday-boy Klose wishes for a win over Portugal
Veteran striker Miroslav Klose wants to celebrate his 34th birthday on Saturday by getting Germany’s Euro 2012 campaign off to a winning start in Group B with victory against Portugal. Full storyEuro 2012 and Twitter - ‘common sense’ prevails
With football one of the most talked-about sports, Twitter has become like an extra man to monitor when it comes to big tournaments like Euro 2012. But while teams like reigning champions Spain initially banned... Full storyGreeks look to gatecrash hosts party again
Greece are confident they can repeat their effort of Euro 2004 and beat the hosts in their opening match when they take on co-hosts Poland in Friday’s Euro 2012 opener, said defender Giorgos Tzavellas. Full storyUnited agree Kagawa deal
Japan international Shinji Kagawa is set to become Manchester United’s first summer signing after the Premier League club confirmed Tuesday they have ‘reached agreement’ with his club Borussia Dortmund. Full storyBack to basics for no frills French at Euro
France’s efforts to exorcise memories of their catastrophic 2010 World Cup finals campaign on and off the pitch know no bounds and have begun with the base for the squad during the Euro 2012 tournament. Full storyChelsea complete swoop for Hazard
European champions Chelsea completed the signing of highly-rated Belgium midfielder Eden Hazard from French club Lille on Monday. Hazard’s move to Stamford Bridge had been expected since... Full storyPele criticises Brazilians, Neymar
Former star Pele on Monday criticised the Brazilian Olympics squad saying he felt they ‘are not ready’ for the event on the evidence of a 2-0 weekend loss to Mexico and also lambasted starlet Neymar for overly hugging the left wing. Full storyIrish maintain unbeaten run
A goalless Euro 2012 warm-up away to Hungary saw keeper Shay Given and John O’Shea seize a chance to work on their fitness Mon day as the Republic of Ireland made it 14 games without loss. Full storyFine-tuning, bag-packing as Euro looms
