Tigers’ depth makes Mushfiq happy
Ireland still think they are on par with Tigers
Ireland may have lost to Bangladesh 3-0 in the recently-concluded three-match Twenty20 series, but they still belong to the same group that of Bangladesh, said their coach... Full storyAmla 1st Proteas to hit triple ton
Forty years on, ghosts of Munich hang over Rogge
The massacre of 11 Israeli athletes and coaches at the 1972 Munich Olympics had Jacques Rogge the athlete fighting with his conscience over whether to carry on competing or not. Full storySports ministry agrees to help Sylhet Academy
The ministry of youth and sports agreed to help set up the National Football Academy in Sylhet at its meeting with the Bangladesh Football Federation on Sunday. Full story‘A’ team leaves for India today
The 15-member Bangladesh ‘A’ team, led by left-handed opening batsman Shahriar Nafees, will leave for India today to participate in the Shafi Darashah Invitational Tournament. Full storySPORTSLINE
Windies HP to tour in September The West Indies High Performance team will tour Bangladesh in September to play against the Bangladesh ‘A’ team, said a... Full storyLondon ready despite nerves
London Mayor Boris Johnson insisted Sunday the city was ready to host the 2012 Olympics despite a national plunge into nervous self-depression before the excitement begins. Full storyBattle of the sexes over Australian flag bearer role
The choice of Australian flag bearer at Friday’s Olympic opening ceremony has turned into a battle of the sexes with the only woman to represent the country at five Games... Full storySmith wins battle of attrition
South Africa captain Graeme Smith scored a dream century in his hundredth Test on Saturday after coming out on top in a ‘battle of attrition’ with England spinner Graeme Swann. Full storyArgentine athletes told no Falklands protests
Argentine athletes have been instructed by their president Cristina Kirchner not to make any political statements during the London Olympics, International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge said on Saturday. Full storyBullet-drama Sandeep feared for India future
India star Sandeep Singh, who was once almost paralysed by a stray bullet, said hockey would have died in the country if his team had missed out on a second successive Olympics. Full storyBolt to star in update to ancient Greek Olympic ode
London Mayor Boris Johnson will read out an Olympic Ode in ancient Greek composed by an Oxford academic to celebrate the athletes and personalities of the London 2012 Games as part of opening ceremonies. Full storyPope blesses Olympics as hope for peace
Pope Benedict XVI blessed the Olympics starting in London this week in his traditional Sunday a ddress and said he hoped the spirit of the Games would encourage peace in the world. Full storyMystery still surrounds identity of flame lighter
Confusion still surrounded the identity of the person who will light the Olympic flame at the London 2012 opening ceremony, with a senior official appearing to contradict himself Saturday over whether... Full storyYorkshire stalwart Wilson dies at 74
Former Yorkshire and England spinner Don Wilson has died at the age of 74, his county announced Saturday. The left-armer was a mainstay of the Yorkshire side that... Full storyFerguson defends under-fire Glazers
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said Sunday he was happy with his club’s under-fire owners the Glazer family and their transfer policy. United fans have mounted protests against the... Full storyPhelps primed to peak in London
Wenger repeats desire to keep Van Persie
Manager Arsene Wenger repeated his determination Sunday to keep Arsenal’s want-away striker Robin van Persie at the English Premier League club, describing the Dutchman as ‘world class’. Full storyTevez the caddy flops at Open
Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez made his debut as a pro caddy at the British Open on Sunday but judging by his player’s score it may well be his last carry. The controversial Argentinian was on the bag in... Full storyScott leads Open by four as Woods fades
Adam Scott shot a two-under par 68 in the third round of the British Open at Royal Lytham on Saturday for a four-stroke lead and a golden opportunity to win a long-overdue first major title. Full storyRodgers opens Liverpool tenure with draw
Brendan Rodgers’s first game as manager of Liverpool ended in a 1-1 draw against FC Toronto thanks to Adam Morgan’s equaliser for the English giants in a World Football Challenge friendly. Full storyBolt ready for London
Usain Bolt insisted he was ready to defend his Olympic 100m and 200m titles after recovering from a mystery problem which has hampered his preparations for London. Full storyUS, Jamaican rivals embrace at church service
Members of the US and Jamaican athletics teams embraced each other following a service at Birmingham Cathedral Saturday to welcome them to Britain ahead of the London 2012 Olympics. Full storyDortmund succumb to second straight defeat
Reigning Bundesliga champions and German Cup holders Borussia Dortmund fell to their second consecutive pre-season loss on Saturday when they went down 4-2 at Nuremberg. Full storySOCCERLINE
Ronaldo will never reach Messi’s level: Maradona Diego Maradona has voiced his opinion that Real Madrid attacker Cristiano Ronaldo will never reach the same level as... Full storyNadal sad to miss ‘once in a lifetime’ chance
Rafa Nadal fears the chance to carry Spain’s flag at an Olympics opening ceremony may not come around again after being forced to withdraw from the London 2012 tennis event with a knee injury. Full storyVillage people bed down in London
