Riders on easy ride to 1st win
Players get into field hungry
Mismanagement in the Bangladesh Premier League hit a new low on Tuesday when players of Chittagong Kings and Rangpur Riders went to play their match hungry as organisers could not provide them with lunch on time. Full storyDefeated Kings refuse to get panicked
Chittagong Kings do not need to press the panic button at the moment although they have lost the first two matches in the Bangladesh Premier League as they have still a long way to go and can bounce back, their... Full storyDutch duo confirmed for AFC Cup
Dutch coaches Lodewijk de Kruif and Rene Koster have made themselves available for the AFC Challenge in March after they were granted leave by their current club, said the Bangladesh Football Federation officials on Tuesday. Full storyGladiators keep on winning
Ironman Djokovic reaches last four
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CHANNEL 9 2:00 PM Live BPL: Barisal Burners v Rangpur Riders 6:00 PM Live BPL: Khulna Royal Bengals v Sylhet Royals... Full storyRejuvenated India look to clinch series
Bolstered by two emphatic back-to-back wins, India will seek to clinch the ODI series against England by taking an unassailable 3-1 lead in the fourth match today with the under-fire hosts showing signs of rediscovering their winning touch. Full storyDjokovic says recovery programme secret
Novak Djokovic refused to reveal details of his recovery programme Tuesday but stressed it did not break any rules after he bounced back from a marathon match to reach the Australian Open semi-finals. Full storyLi Na wanted to retire
Li Na’s superior strength and fitness told as she reached the Australian Open semi-finals on Tuesday after a pre-season training regime that was so tough, she considered quitting the sport. Full story18-man Nat’l squad named for HWL Round 2
Bangladesh Hockey Federation, on Tuesday, named an 18-man national squad which will take part in the FIH Hockey World League Round 2 beginning on February 18 in New Delhi. Six officials will also fly with them heading... Full storyArmstrong saga headed to silver screen
Lance Armstrong’s life story is headed to the silver screen, US media reported Monday on the heels of the disgraced athlete’s doping admission. Paramount and Bad Robot studios have bought the film rights to a book... Full storyChampions Zambia, Nigeria, held by minnows
Defending champions Zambia held by Ethiopia and a late equaliser from Burkina Faso to deny Nigeria left Group C finely balanced on day three at the Africa Cup of Nations on Monday. Full storyWalcott tells Arsenal to step on the gas
Theo Walcott has warned his Arsenal team-mates they are in danger of losing the battle to finish in the Premier League’s top four unless they play with more urgency. Arsene Wenger’s side head into today’s... Full storyUnited own all of MUTV after buying Sky stake
Manchester United announced Tuesday they had bought the one-third stake in their in-house television channel, MUTV, which was previously owned by satellite broadcaster BSkyB. The purchase means the English Premier League... Full storyArsenal not interested in Zaha, says Wenger
Arsenal are not interested in buying Crystal Palace and England forward Wilfried Zaha though they do want to sign players during the January transfer window, manager Arsene Wenger said on Tuesday. Full storyEuropean hopefuls Betis thwarted at home
Real Betis missed a chance to tighten their grip on Spain’s fourth Champions League qualification berth when they let slip the lead and had to fight to hold on for a 1-1 draw at home to erratic Athletic Bilbao in La Liga on Monday. Full storyHanover bemused by Brazilian’s missing 9cms
Hanover 96 coach Mirko Slomka has admitted being surprised to find new Brazilian recruit Franca—signed to bolster the midfield—is nine centimetres shorter than he had been told. Having been told the 21-year-old... Full storyVilla fit again for cup tie
Striker David Villa will be available for the Barcelona squad for Thursday’s Spanish Cup match against Malaga after two weeks recovering from a thigh strain, the club said. Club doctors cleared the 31-year-old goalscorer to... Full storyLlorente set for Juventus in July
Athletic Bilbao and Spain striker Fernando Llorente is poised to sign for Juventus in July, the Serie A leaders’ sporting director said on Monday. The Italian champions have long been searching for a main striker and talks... Full storyEriksson agrees Al Nasr deal
Sven-Goran Eriksson will try to convince former England captain David Beckham to join him at Al Nasr after the experienced Swedish coach signed an 18-month contract as a technical advisor of the United Arab Emirates club. Full storyCahill calls on Chelsea to show spirit
Gary Cahill has urged Chelsea to draw on the memory of last season’s Champions League success when they face Swansea in the second leg of their English League Cup semi-final today. Full storyGerrard eyes Beckham’s record
England captain Steven Gerrard is aiming to break David Beckham’s international appearance record and believes winning the World Cup in Brazil next year could yet be possible for Roy Hodgson’s men. Full storySneijder arrives at Galatasaray
Van Persie rues missed chances
