LOS ANGELES, Feb 25 (AFP): David Beckham finally reported to the Los Angeles Galaxy's training camp Thursday to begin what is expected to be his final season in Major League Soccer. Beckham, whose contract expires in November, spent the past...
BERLIN, Feb 25 (AFP): Bayern Munich have brushed aside the merit of a valuable Champions League victory at Inter Milan in midweek as they turn their attention to arguably their most important match of the season Saturday. Bayern are third...
COLOMBO, Feb 25 (AFP): Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara said dangerous fast bowler Lasith Malinga was likely to feature in the crucial World Cup clash against Pakistan Saturday. The 27-year-old quick, whose slingy action has made him the spearhead of...
DUBAI, Feb 25 (AFP): Roger Federer, who lost his Australian Open title to Novak Djokovic last month, moved to within one win of a possible rematch with the Serb as the two rivals accelerated into the semi-finals of the Dubai...
PARIS, Feb 25 (AFP): An 86th-minute header from Dirk Kuyt earned Liverpool a narrow 1-0 win over Sparta Prague Thursday, on a night when all three British clubs in action reached the last 16. Rangers, beaten finalists in 2008, needed...
BANGALORE, Feb 25 (AFP): Indian cricket chiefs apologised to thousands of fans left short-changed by the World Cup's deepening ticket chaos Friday while firing a broadside at the sport's international rulers. Tournament director Ratnakar Shetty, who is also the chief...
DELRAY BEACH, Florida, Feb 25 (AFP): Colombian qualifier Alejandro Falla upset French eighth seed Adrian Mannarino 6-3, 6-2 Thursday to reach the quarter-finals of the ATP Delray Beach International Championships. The 119th-ranked South American opened with a break and closed...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2011-02-26 00:00:00
FHM Humayan KabirBangladesh poultry industry has gone through nearly Taka 1.0 billion in losses due to a fresh onslaught of the avian influenza virus over the last two months, industry people said Friday. Poultry industry leaders said the bird flu...
FE Report | 2011-02-26 00:00:00
FE Report The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has reduced the rate of value added tax (VAT) by 33.33 per cent on import of edible oil in order to help rein in the prices of the item in the domestic...
President Zillur Rahman on Friday left Dhaka for Kuwait on a three-day state visit to attend the golden jubilee celebration of Kuwait's Independence. - UNB
A control room has been opened at the Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry following the volatile situation in Libya. The contact address of the control room is: Bhaban No 7, room No 418, Bangladesh Secretariat. Telephone-7168606; Mobile-01712245986, 01912899102, 01712205155,...
COLOMBO, Feb 25 (AFP): Pakistan know their World Cup match against Sri Lanka here Saturday is one of their most crucial in Group A, but will not be overawed by the home team's bowlers or the partisan fans. A sell-out...
NAGPUR, Feb 25 (AFP): New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori called on his batsmen to stand up and be counted after a crushing World Cup defeat to Australia in Nagpur Friday. The Black Caps were bowled out for just 206 and...
Ireland bowled out Bangladesh for a modest 205 runs in their Group B clash Friday as a sell-out home crowd of 25,000 looked on in stunned silence, reports AFP. Seamer Andre Botha picked up three wickets and George Dockrell and...
COLOMBO, Feb 25 (AFP): A Sri Lankan singer Thursday apologised after his much-hyped World Cup song was banned by President Mahinda Rajapakse who argued that the music video was offensive to other competing nations. Singer Lahiru Perera expressed "deep regret...
NAGPUR, Feb 25 (AFP): Australia fast bowler Doug Bollinger has been ruled out of the remainder of the World Cup with a left ankle injury and is returning home, it was announced Friday. "Doug Bollinger has been experiencing increasing left...
COLOMBO, Feb 25 (AFP): Sri Lankan cricket fans who have missed out on World Cup match tickets have an opportunity to watch the action -- by matching event mascot Stumpy's dance moves, officials said Friday. "We want to give the...
BANGALORE, Feb 25 (AFP): India's in-form opener Virender Sehwag will be fit for the crucial World Cup clash with England despite receiving a painful blow to the ribs in the nets Friday. The hard-hitting opener was struck by a delivery...
NAGPUR, India, Feb 25 (AFP): Reigning champions Australia overpowered New Zealand by seven wickets for a 25th straight World Cup victory in a dominant display at the VCA Ground here Friday. Australia's fast bowlers, with Mitchell Johnson taking four wickets,...
BANGALORE, Feb 25 (AFP): Around 3,000 police will ramp up security at India's high-profile World Cup clash against England Sunday following the midweek violence when fans desperately scrambled for tickets. "We are deploying about 3,000 policemen, including 700 traffic police...
KARACHI, Feb 25 (AFP): Pakistan cricket authorities Friday banned and fined batsman Yasir Hameed for accusing his team-mates of match-fixing and spot-fixing after last year's corruption-marred Lord's Test against England. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) spokesman Nadeem Sawar said that Hameed...
NEW DELHI, Feb 25 (AFP): South African skipper Graeme Smith said it had been "one of those days" after his decision to field a three-pronged spin attack paid rich dividends with an opening World Cup win over the West Indies....
A control room has been opened at the Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry following the volatile situation in Libya. The contact address of the control room is: Bhaban No 7, room No 418, Bangladesh Secretariat. Telephone-7168606; Mobile-01712245986, 01912899102, 01712205155,...
Nehal Adil | 2011-02-26 00:00:00
Nehal AdilTo a full-packed audience at Shilpakala Academy singer Ruxy rendered a wonderful song in support of declaring the Sundarbans as one of the seven wonders of the world. I was told, actress Runa Afroze, dancer Mun Mun Ahmed, singers...
Adam Gonn | 2011-02-26 00:00:00
Adam GonnIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a speech Wednesday that the turmoil in the Middle East is set to continue for a long time. Israel hopes the Arab countries will undergo a process of democratization, which would be...
Orla Guerin | 2011-02-26 00:00:00
Orla GuerinEvery other night Saad Iqbal Madni wakes up screaming. For more than five years the Pakistani Islamic scholar was one ghost among many - Prisoner Number 746 in Guantanamo Bay. In terror-filled moments, in the dead of night, he...
An escalating turmoil in Libya is causing a headache for the European Union (EU) economy by pushing up oil prices and stoking inflation fears in the 27-nation bloc. U.S. crude oil price briefly crossed 100 U.S. dollars a barrel on...
NAGPUR, Feb 25 (AFP): Australia fast bowler Doug Bollinger has been ruled out of the remainder of the World Cup with a left ankle injury and is returning home, it was announced Friday. "Doug Bollinger has been experiencing increasing left...
COLOMBO, Feb 25 (AFP): Sri Lankan cricket fans who have missed out on World Cup match tickets have an opportunity to watch the action -- by matching event mascot Stumpy's dance moves, officials said Friday. "We want to give the...
BANGALORE, Feb 25 (AFP): India's in-form opener Virender Sehwag will be fit for the crucial World Cup clash with England despite receiving a painful blow to the ribs in the nets Friday. The hard-hitting opener was struck by a delivery...
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