Fla-Flu Rio derby – the eternal battle
Rio de Janeiro was mighty different 104 years ago except for one vital constant: the passionate shouts of fans at the Flamengo v Fluminense football...
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Smiling Sharapova plays Las Vegas charity event
AFP, Los Angeles : Maria Sharapova set foot on a tennis court for the first time since her positive drug test at the Australian Open...
Tiger Woods withdraws from Safeway Open for performance reasons
Tiger Woods’ return to the PGA Tour has been delayed yet again. Woods withdrew from the Safeway Open in Napa, Calif., on Monday.Woods released a...
Goffin sends Del Potro crashing out of Shanghai Masters
Juan Martin del Potro’s late-season resurgence came crashing to a halt when he was dumped out of the Shanghai Masters by David Goffin on Tuesday.The...
Nick Kyrgios ‘bored’ during win over Querrey at Shanghai Masters
Australia’s Nick Kyrgios said he was “bored” during his straight-sets win over Sam Querrey as he extended his hot run of form at the Shanghai...
Real Salt Lake permanently acquires forward Yura Movsisyan
AP, Salt Lake City :Forward Yura Movsisyan has been permanently acquired by Real Salt Lake from FC Spartak Moscow, general manager Craig Waibel said Monday.The...
Silva’s hat-trick helps Portugal rout Faeroe Islands 6-0
AP, Geneva :Cristiano Ronaldo may have finally have found a worthy goalscoring partner in Portugal’s 6-0 rout the Faeroe Islands in World Cup qualifying on...
BD men’s, women’s teams reach semifinals
Both the Bangladesh men’s and women’s teams reached the semifinals of the seven-nation International Handball Federation (IHF) Trophy-2016 eliminating their rivals in the last group...
India maintain all-win record in both groups
India maintained their all-win record in the seven-nation International Handball Federation (IHF) Trophy’ 2016 in both men and women groups on the 2nd day of...
Grassroots level chess training programs begins today
The 2nd phase grassroots level under-16 chess training programs will begin today (Monday) at Chess Federation hall-room here. The week-long progrrames organised by Bangladesh Chess...