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Brazil has been going through a difficult time of late. A bitter political crisis and continued recession has left deep scars on the psyche of its people.

The tension was palpable, yet the resolution supreme. Here was a man bent on righting the wrongs of his post-2012 past;

If you thought the picture with this story was taken from inside a football stadium, you couldn't have been further from the

Up till 40 shots of the qualification round of the 10m air rifle event -- that is two-thirds as it is a sequence of six series of

Kosuke Hagino was just 17 when he beat both Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte, two of the world's all-time best swimmers, to

Bangladesh's premier shooter Abdullah Hel Baki is not making any big promises regarding his chances in his pet event of

The opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympics on Friday night did not feature any of the tech gimmicks or futuristic visual

Friday started in a frenzy in Rio. Brilliant sunshine had people swarming all over the sidewalks and beaches. Long tailbacks

Getting your way around in Rio is an exhausting experience in itself. Here people hardly speak English, which makes your job

Brazilians do love their football. And it seems they do love to hate Argentina, or at least Argentine football teams.

The football event of the Rio Olympics 2016 may have already kicked off, but the real deal starts in earnest on Friday when the

There is something amiss about Rio de Janeiro at the moment. With less than 24 hours to the opening ceremony of the 2016

While the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympic Games is still close to 48 hours away, the games officially got underway yesterday through the women's football match between Sweden and South Africa.

The nightscape of Rio de Janeiro is quite brilliant. From up above at night-time, this sprawling city of close to 500 square

Bangladesh lose their second-leg of the Asian Cup qualifying playoff against Tajikistan 1-0 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium today to suffer a 6-0 aggregate defeat.

Ever since Muhammad Ali's historic visit to Bangladesh 37 years ago, there has been this occasional speculation in local media as to what happened to the piece of land in Cox's Bazar which was promised to the legendary boxer.

He went close to creating history by winning the Mauritius Open on the European Tour before relinquishing his pole position because of one bad shot. Even so, he stands on the cusp of being the first Bangladeshi to directly qualify for the Olympics.

Struggle, struggle, surprise, disappointment. This seems to have become a pattern for Siddikur Rahman these days. Past his heady

He has the same swagger as Cristiano Ronaldo; he even has the same hairstyle and the same shirt number as his idol. And like the Portuguese striker, he is the most valuable player of his side.

Bangladesh ended their nightmarish SAFF Suzuki Cup campaign with a face-saving 3-0 victory over 10-man Bhutan at the Greenfield Stadium in Trivandrum yesterday. Topu Barman gave the men in red the lead with a header in the 8th minute before Shakhawat Hossain Rony scored on either side of the break as Bangladesh won their first points after defeats against holders Afghanistan (4-0) and Maldives (3-1).