Sports Personality

Sports Personality

Daring Dolly dies at 72

Versatile sportsperson Dolly Catherine Cruz breathed her last at her Tejturi Bazar residence due to old-age complications. She was 72.

7y ago

Ranjit Biswas passes away

Ranjit Kumar Bishwas, the former senior secretary for Cultural Affairs and a prominent sports writer, passed away in Chittagong yesterday. He was 60.

8y ago

Ali departs with poignant service

Thousands of people from the worlds of sports, entertainment, politics and Muhammad Ali's native Louisville bid farewell to

8y ago

Louisville stages mass funeral for Ali

Thousands of people on Friday cheered and threw roses in the streets of Muhammad Ali's hometown Louisville as they bade farewell to

8y ago

Mustafizur now corporates’ dream

Wonder boy Mustafizur Rahman is now the most sought-after cricketer for corporate houses after his majestic performance against India. The line to endorse the pacer is

9y ago

Bangladesh thrive on captain Mashrafe

Bangladesh ODI captain Mashrafe Mortaza’s leadership qualities came to the fore from last November, and saw his team win 10 matches at home on the trot either side of a successful World Cup campaign.

9y ago

'Shakib, a true professional'

Bangladesh's never-experienced-before 2-0 lead in the three-match ODI series against India has so far been a masterstroke of Mustafizur Rahman. The 19-year-old left-arm pace bowler was the wrecker-in-chief in those two magnificent victories for the Tigers.

9y ago

New records on offer for Bangladesh bowler Mustafizur Rahman

Mustafizur appears rather detached from the hype surrounding his success, and he wants to bowl well in the last match against India on June 24.

9y ago

Ronaldo's Video Game

Keen to expand his business empire beyond ridiculously expensive underpants, Cristiano Ronaldo has lent his name and likeness to a

9y ago

Blatter: Four years late and murky

As Joseph Blatter declared stepping down as president of the Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) on Tuesday amid the brouhaha of US-led corruption investigation, the first thing that strikes the mind is that people should know when to leave.

9y ago

Fifa corruption: Blatter deputy Jerome Valcke denies payments

Fifa president Sepp Blatter's top deputy denies allegations that he is the high-ranking official who made key payments in a bribery scandal engulfing world football.

9y ago

Bachchu bhai passes away

Sirajul Islam Bachchu is no more. The confirmed bachelor of Bangladesh's football breathed his last at the Dhaka Medical College

9y ago

MESSI'S magical moment

Lionel Messi changed last night's Copa del Rey final in 13 seconds on Saturday night with what will most likely go down as the goal of the

9y ago

FIFA's Blatter slams US action, Europe 'hate' campaign

Sepp Blatter was "shocked" at the way the US judiciary has targeted football's world body and slammed what he called a "hate" campaign by Europe's football leaders.

9y ago

European media wants Blatter out

"Get out!": European media on Thursday demanded that FIFA's veteran president Joseph Blatter step down following the shock arrests

9y ago

Fifa election: Sepp Blatter and Prince Ali battle for power

While Fifa continues to reel from "a storm" of damaging corruption allegations, 209 member associations will decide on Friday whether to give Sepp Blatter a fifth term as president.

9y ago

I'm 'auto fit'

From sharing his dream of being able to bowl next to his idol Mashrafe Bin Mortaza in international cricket one day to terming himself as an 'auto-fit' player and a loner who hates addas; off the field, Bangladesh's newest international pace bowler,

9y ago

One, two or three for Mushy?

Bangladesh Test captain Mushfiqur Rahim said yesterday that he doesn't have any problem if the team management rids him of one of his three duties.

9y ago