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Sharapova lawyer blasts WADA chief over income comment

Maria Sharapova's attorney John Haggerty hit out at World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) head Craig Reedie for comments he made about the Russian tennis star's earnings.
21 June 2016, 07:06 AM

Eranga banned for illegal action

Sri Lanka paceman Shaminda Eranga has been banned from bowling in international matches due to an illegal action, the International Cricket Council says.
20 June 2016, 18:00 PM

IAAF votes to keep Russia banned

World athletics' governing body decides to maintain its doping ban on all Russian athletes, Sky News reported, quoting unnamed sources.
17 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Russia in IAAF dock ahead of Rio Olympics

Scandal-hit Russia will likely discover Friday that it has not done enough to get back into world track and field's governing body, the IAAF, in time for its athletes to compete at the Rio Olympics.
17 June 2016, 05:55 AM

20 Russians thrown out

Twenty Russians including a far-right agitator are to be thrown out of France on Thursday as the city of Lens go into lockdown.
16 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Maria appeals ban in CAS

Maria Sharapova has appealed her two-year doping ban to the highest court in sports, seeking a ruling ahead of the Olympics.
14 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Pakistan coach Arthur vows to help Amir flourish on return to England

New Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur has promised to do everything in his power to help disgraced paceman Mohammad Amir realise his full potential after the bowler was granted a visa for the team's upcoming tour of England.
10 June 2016, 09:04 AM

Chandan, Nazirul suspended

Mohammedan defender Asaduzzaman Khan Chandan and Wari Club official Nazirul Islam were each handed one-match suspensions for separate incidents of unruly behaviour during their respective clubs' Premier Division Hockey League encounters recently.
5 June 2016, 18:00 PM

8 booters likely in Fed Cup

The eight footballers who were barred from taking part from any domestic football activities following writ petition are likely to be available for their respective clubs in the upcoming Federation Cup.
29 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Kabaddi fed defends ban

Bangladesh women's national kabaddi team captain Shahnaz Parvin Maleka and her teammate Shila Akter have recently been suspended for three years from taking part in any competition organised by the Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation (BKF).
24 May 2016, 18:00 PM

FIFA audit chief quits

The head of FIFA's independent audit committee Domenico Scala quit Saturday in protest at what he called attacks on reforms of the scandal-tainted world football governing body by its leadership.
14 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Perera dope test botched, cleared to play

Sri Lankan wicketkeeper Kusal Perera target a swift return Thursday to international cricket after officials admitted the analysis of a doping test which triggered his suspension had been botched.
12 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Mamunul and Sohel’s suspension lifted

The national teams committee of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) lift the suspensions on Mamunul Islam and Sohel Rana from the national football team after the midfielders sought exemption from their ban.
12 May 2016, 09:58 AM

No mask on Pahela Baishakh

The celebration of Pahela Baishakh this year will see a major change as the government has slapped a ban on wearing masks in "Mongol Shovajatra" on Dhaka University campus.
3 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Shela ban is permanent

The government has imposed a permanent ban on the plying of all types of vessels through the Shela river in the Sundarbans, amid concern over frequent incidents of vessel capsize in the river.
23 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Dummy explosives went undetected

Local screeners' failure to detect some dummy explosives, which a member of the UK monitoring team planted in baggage, was one of the reasons behind the ban on Dhaka-London air cargo and warning of more such actions.
21 March 2016, 18:00 PM

ICC calls meeting on Taskin issue

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hasan Papon said that the board was not happy with the ICC's decision to ban Taskin Ahmed from bowling in international cricket, neither was it satisfied with the report it received on Taskin's bowling action.
20 March 2016, 18:00 PM

UK team looking into security steps

An UK expert team yesterday started examining the measures taken to improve the security at the Hazrat Shahjalal International
12 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Apparel exporters fear UK's ban on air cargo

Apparel exporters are concerned over the United Kingdom’s ban on cargo flights from Dhaka and say it might adversely effect the country’s exports.
10 March 2016, 10:36 AM

Former South Africa cricketer charged with matchfixing

A former South African national player has been charged with corruption involving match-fixing, ESPNcricinfo has learned.
14 January 2016, 05:44 AM