England’s penalty curse struck again here Sunday as Italy advanced to the semi-finals of Euro 2012 with victory in a shoot-out after a tense quarter-final duel finished 0-0 following extra-time. The Italians will face Germany in the semi-finals in Warsaw on...Full story
Pan Pacific Sonargaon Dhaka and New Age jointly organised Euro 2012 Adda, an interactive discussion session on the ongoing European Championship, on Monday. Bangladesh Football Federation vice-president Tabith Awal, Muktijoddha Sangsad...Full story
The International Cricket Council’s Chief Executives Committee on Monday recommended that a report be sought from the Bangladesh Cricket Board on the allegations of corruption in the recent Bangladesh Premier League.Full story
All-rounder Sakib al Hasan became the brand ambassador of Computer Source after he signed a two-year deal at a ceremony with the country’s leading computer parts wholesaler at a city hotel on Monday. ‘I am very happy to be a part of...Full story
The Bangladesh A team’s preliminary squad members could not provide a good account of their fitness level on Monday as they began their training camp ahead of their tour to India in July. Full story
Nuwan Kulasekara and Suraj Randiv combined to vanquish Pakistan as Sri Lanka won the first Test by a massive 209 runs on Monday, their biggest win over their Asian rivals. The tourists, set a near impossible...Full story
Cricket’s chief executives Monday backed the mandatory use of video umpires in Tests and one-day internationals, a year after they were made optional at the request of powerful India.Full story
Alex Hales showed England could cope at Twenty20 level without Kevin Pietersen as his superb 99 saw them to a seven-wicket win over the West Indies at Trent Bridge on Sunday.Full story
Defending champions Abahani Limited suffered a shock 4-1 defeat against title aspirants Usha Krira Chakra in the inaugural match of the Premier Division Hockey League at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey...Full story
Even in the criticism he receives, Cristiano Ronaldo seems entwined with his great rival, Lionel Messi. The world’s two pre-eminent players score goals with jaw-dropping regularity at club level, but both have been...Full story
Germany star Bastian Schweinsteiger admits he has injury worries ahead of Thursday’s Euro 2012 semi-final against Italy as he looks to shake off a niggling ankle problem. The Bayern Munich midfielder has already...Full story
Veteran Miroslav Klose has said his rivalry with Mario Gomez for Germany’s single striker berth is a ‘gift’ rather than a selection headache for coach Joachim Low ahead of Thursday’s Euro 2012 semi-final...Full story
Italy coach Cesare Prandelli said his side had been lucky to beat England on penalties in the Euro 2012 quarter-finals here on Sunday but said he still felt they deserved it. Substitute Alessandro Diamanti was...Full story
Five-time champion Venus Williams suffered her worst Wimbledon defeat in 15 years on Monday, slumping to a first round exit at the hands of Russia’s Elena Vesnina. Williams lost 6-1, 6-3 to the 79th-ranked Russian...Full story
England captain Steven Gerrard is committed to leading his side towards the 2014 World Cup despite being devastated by yet another major tournament heartache at the European Championship.Full story
The doom-mongers said Italy’s Euro 2012 quarter-final with England had 0-0 and penalties written all over it and although that is what transpired, the Azzurri deservedly progressed after looking fresher and more inventive.Full story
The agony and the ecstasy of the first penalty shootout at Euro 2012 was settled in the most predictable fashion on Sunday when England extended their hopeless record in soccer’s version of Russian roulette to six embarrassing flops. Since losing a World...Full story
With the tension at its highest, thousands of fans jeering you and elimination staring you in the face, it takes a special type of player to keep his cool and stroke home a game-changing penalty. And if that penalty is in a shootout and the way it’s struck...Full story
Italy playmaker Andrea Pirlo was rightly praised after conjuring an audacious chipped penalty to beat England’s Joe Hart in Sunday’s Euro 2012 quarter-final shootout in Kiev. His brave gambit appears even...Full story