Record-breaking Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar on Friday scotched speculation over his future in one-day cricket, saying he had no plans to retire as long as he was enjoying the game. The master batsman, 39, on Wednesday opted out of India’s upcoming tour of Sri Lanka for a one-day series and a one-off Twenty20 match, leading [...]
DHAKA, July 6: The department of environment has started a crackdown against owners of factories and realtors, who have illegally set up their businesses on farmlands and wetlands across the country. And this time, environment and forest ministry officials say they have begun the drive in right earnest, to take on such unscrupulous operators and [...]
DHAKA, July 6: Shakib Al Hasan feels that the forthcoming tour of Ireland will be a challenging tour for the Bangladesh team but they are sanguine of winning all the matches of the tour.The training session of the Bangladesh Team for their Europe tour opened with a light indoor practice at BCB Academy at Mirpur [...]
London, July 7 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) – Serena Williams won her fifth Wimbledon title with an explosive start and a fighting finish to beat Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1 5-7 6-2 on Saturday. The American blew her nervous opponent off court in the first set, spraying countless winners off both flanks, but was then forced to go toe-to-toe [...]
Dhaka, Jul 7 (bdnews24.com) – After 11 years into the international cricket, Mohammad Ashraful feels he is yet to come up with his best performance and that what he has shown until now was just the amber and not the fire itself. Ashraful, who turned 27 on Saturday, told reporters: “A batsman’s career-best start trickling [...]
Opposition BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir Friday asked the government to make public the World Bank’s letter over corruption of Padma Bridge. “People want to know the statement of the letter and who are involved with the corruption. So, make the letter public,” he said indicating the government. The senior BNP leader [...]
Former Bangladesh captain and world’s number one all-rounder Shakib-Al Hasan and dashing left-handed opener Tamim Iqbal will be among five Bangladeshi cricketers to feature in the inaugural Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) which will be held in Colombo and Pallekele from August 10-31. Apart from those two, current Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim, left-arm spinner Elias [...]
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has received an overwhelming response from people on her e-mail address and personal cell phone numbers she made public during Wednesday’s session in parliament. She gave out the two mobile numbers and the email address so that people at large could approach her if they found someone trying to take undue [...]
Brazil’s Corinthians won the Copa Libertadores for the first time, defeating Argentina’s Boca Juniors 2-0 in the second leg of the final before an ecstatic home crowd of 40,000 late Wednesday. The Corinthians prevailed 3-1 on aggregate as the two teams drew the first leg 1-1 in Buenos Aires last month. Striker Emerson scored twice [...]
Six-time champion Roger Federer reached a record eighth Wimbledon final on Friday when he defeated world number one and defending champion Novak Djokovic 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3. In the pair’s 27th meeting but first on grass, Federer booked his place in his 24th Grand Slam final where he will face either Andy Murray or Jo-Wilfried [...]