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  • Discussion in JS on caretaker issue will be futile
  • The lure of international schools
  • Chhayanaut pays tribute to Sufia Kamal
  • AFD celebrates World Music Day
  • Businesses demand cut in export tax in budget
  • Industrial raw material, machinery imports drop in 10 months
  • Tigers end losing streak
  • Germany plan to outrun Greeks
  • Syria fighter pilot defects in new blow to Assad
  • Asylum-seeker boat carrying 200 capsizes off Australia
  • AL MP questions provision of legalising undisclosed money
  • Meeting between BGB, Nasaka postponed
  • Partial drive begins in city
  • CU approves Tk 122.5cr budget
  • HC upholds SEC authority
  • Mojaheed indicted for genocide, crimes against humanity
  • Intruders change tactics to sneak into Bangladesh
  • RMG factories re-open
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Tigers end losing streak

Bangladesh batsman Nasir Hossain (L) and Mahmudullah (R) celebrate after winning their Twenty20 triangular series match against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club Ground on Thursday. — AFP photo
Bangladesh ended their losing streak and kept their hopes alive of reaching the final of the Triangular Twenty20 tournament when they handed Zimbabwe a six-wicket defeat in Harare on Thursday. Full story

Germany plan to outrun Greeks

Otter ‘Ferret’ predicts a victory of Germany in their Euro 2012 quarter-final match against Greece at the zoo in Aue, eastern Germany on Thursday. The otter was given to choose between two bowls with fish and eggs as well as the German and Greek flags. — AFP photo
Germany are planning to bide their time and eventually wear down defensive-minded Greece when they meet in the Euro 2012 quarter-finals today. The Germans advanced through Group B with three wins from three games... Full story

Learn football the MU way

Former Manchester United player Quinton Fortune of South Africa shows some of his ball skills during the launching of ‘Airtel Rising Stars’ campaign at a city hotel on Thursday. — New Age photo
Airtel, a local telecom operator, will provide 12 young Bangladeshi footballers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of training at the Manchester United football club for one week as part of ‘Airtel Rising Stars’ campaign. Quinton Fortune, Manchester United’s former South African... Full story

Novice Hafeez plots Pakistan comeback

Pakistan’s stand-in captain Mohammad Hafeez is confident his young side will regroup after the one-day defeats to challenge Sri Lanka in the Test series starting today. Full story

Butt freed from prison

Pakistan’s disgraced former Test captain Salman Butt has been released early from a British prison, his lawyers said Thursday, after serving less than a quarter of his sentence for spot fixing. Full story

Second gold for Sabrina

Veteran shooter Sabrina Sultana won gold in the women’s 50-metre rifle prone event of the IFIC Bank National Shooting Championships on Thursday. This was her second gold medal in the competition. Full story

Dhoni income tops Djokovic, Rooney

MS Dhoni, the India captain, has proved to be just as successful off the field as he has been on the field. Forbes magazine has ranked him as the highest-paid cricketer, as well as the highest-paid athlete in... Full story

Shoaib Akhtar to scout home talent

Controversial Pakistan paceman Shoaib Akhtar is to travel the country, playing cricket in the streets in a bid to talent spot young players and groom them for success. Full story

Chess team leaves for SL on June 24

A three-member Bangladesh chess team will leave for Sri Lanka on June 24 to participate in the Asian Youth Chess Championship starting on June 25. Full story

Olympic Day on Saturday

The Olympic Day 2012 will be observed throughout the country on Saturday. The Bangladesh Olympic Association secretary general Kutubuddin Ahmed revealed this at a press conference at the Dutch-Bangla... Full story

Walton-BSPA exhibition T20 match today

An exhibition Twenty20 cricket match between Walton and Bangladesh Sports Press Association will be held at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium today. Walton’s senior deputy director Udoy Hakim said sports... Full story

Poor start for Siddik in Volvic Open

Bangladeshi ace golfer Siddikur Rahman had a terrible first day as he finished at 31st position with a one-under-par 71 at the inaugural Volvik Hildesheim Open J Golf Series in Korea on Thursday. Full story

Indian teens ‘killed granny for IPL bets’

Indian police in Goa said Thursday they had arrested two teenage males on suspicion of killing their grandmother and taking her money to gamble on Indian Premier League cricket games. Full story

Elimination would be all Greek: Muller

German forward Thomas Muller cooks a risotto with star chief Holger Stromberg (not in picture), the national team’s chef, after a press conference at media centre near the Dwor Oliwski hotel in Gdansk on Wednesday. — AFP photo
Germany midfielder Thomas Muller has said any talk of their Euro 2012 elimination at the hands of Greece in today’s quarter-final is unheard of in the German camp. Germany are the only team at Euro 2012... Full story

England preparing to end penalty jinx: Hodgson

England will step up their penalty-taking practice as they enter the Euro 2012 knockout rounds desperate to atone for repeated failures in shoot-outs, manager Roy Hodgson has revealed. Full story

Lescott wants to win Balotelli duel

England defender Joleon Lescott is determined to quell the threat of Italy striker Mario Balotelli when he comes up against his Manchester City team-mate on Sunday. Full story

‘Don’t be fooled by below-par Spain’

Germany coach Joachim Low has insisted defending champions Spain remain the favourites to win Euro 2012 as the Germans prepare to take on Greece in today’s quarter-final. Full story

Nothing wrong with Spain’s tactics: Zidane

French football legend Zinedine Zidane said on Thursday there was nothing wrong with the tactics deployed by Spanish coach Vicente del Bosque at Euro 2012 despite growing criticism back in Spain. Full story

Low wary of paying Greeks lip service

Germany coach Joachim Low has said he will watch his language ahead of today’s Euro 2012 quarter-final with Greece after learning a deaf German lip-reader is tweeting his pitch-side comments. Full story

No talks between Bayern and Guardiola

The agent of Pep Guardiola told Kicker on Thursday that the former Barcelona coach ‘has not spoken to any club’ amid speculation in the German press that he has been approached by Bayern Munich. Full story

SOCCERLINE

Arshavin gets heat from club owner Russia’s captain Andrei Arshavin came under attack from the owner of his domestic club Thursday after he had dismissed the national... Full story

Reports of friction let France’s old fears return

French coach Laurent Blanc (C) watches his players stretch at the end of a training session in Kircha on Wednesday. — AFP photo
In 2010, it started with a headline in L’Equipe. Two years on, France’s leading sports newspaper has lifted the lid on fresh tension in the French squad at Euro 2012. Thursday’s edition of the widely read paper claimed to document what.... Full story

Italy’s ‘Gerrard’ hopes to break England hoodoo

Daniele De Rossi has never played against England before but he has sour memories of a number of unhappy meetings against English clubs in European competition. Full story

Just like old times for French and Spanish stars

Saturday’s showdown in the Euro 2012 quarter-final between France and Spain will be a throwback to old times for several rising stars, who faced off when the countries met in the European Under-17 championships... Full story

Underdog Greece in fighting mood

Greece are in fighting mood ahead of their crunch Euro 2012 quarter-final today against tournament favourites Germany, aiming to conjure up the spirit that helped them win the trophy eight years ago. Full story

EURO BITES

World’s largest lasagne marks Italy visit A Polish restaurant in Krakow has set a Guinness World Record for cooking the biggest ever lasagne in honour of the Italy soccer team staying... Full story


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