Prostitutes play match on World Cup sidelines

AFP, Brazil :Brazilian prostitutes and a Christian evangelical group played a football match Saturday in World Cup host city Belo Horizonte, taking over a central...

Football

2014 World Cup ball has better aerodynamics: NASA

AFP, Los Angeles :The official 2014 World Cup game ball should make players happy, NASA said after its own aerodynamics testing showed the new design...

Football

Ivory Coast comeback leaves Japan stunned

AFP, Brazil :Second-half goals by Wilfried Bony and Gervinho saw the Ivory Coast come from behind and beat Japan 2-1 in an enthralling World Cup...

Fanny Neguesha, fiancee of Mario Balotelli of Italy cheers in the crowd during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group D match between England and Italy at Arena Amazonia in Manaus, Brazil on Saturday

Football

Press impressed despite defeat for England

Britain’s famously raucous press held off Sunday from delivering the torrent of vitriol that usually follows an England tournament defeat, finding optimism in a “thrilling”...

Football

Brazil take vacation time to new level for World Cup

Brazilian authorities have augmented the country’s long list of public holidays during the World Cup to let the football-loving country enjoy the tournament and also...

Football

Costa Rica stun Uruguay 3-1 at World Cup

Costa Rica came from behind to stun Uruguay 3-1 Saturday at the World Cup, opening the tough Group D with a major upset.Costa Rica entered...

Teofilo Gutierrez of Colombia (C-R) celebrates with team-mates after scoring the second goal during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group C match between Colombia and Greece at Estadio Mineirao in Belo Horizonte, Brazil on Saturday.

Football

James Rodriguez stars as Colombia thrash Greece

James Rodriguez rounded off a convincing 3-0 win for Colombia against Greece as the South Americans made light of the absence of injured striker Radamel...

City

PM urges people to plant more fruit trees

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday called upon the people to plant more fruit trees.In a message, on the eve of the ‘Fruit Tree Plantation...

City

Govt to set up more PTIs in 12 dists, JS told

The government has already set up 55 Primary Training Institutes (PTIs) in 52 districts and would set up more 12 PTIs in rest of the...

City

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina along with Special Security Force (SSF) officials pose for photograph at the SSF Officers’ Mess in the city on Sunday on the occasion of its 28th founding anniversary.

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