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Bangladesh swimmers at Commonwealth Games delegation

Bangladesh will be participating in a record 10 disciplines at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, and included in that lineup will be a pair of swimmers. That’s fewer than the four they sent to the 2010 event in India, but they’ll hope for equally successful results. swimmingThe two swimmers will be Mahfizur Rahman (men’s 50 and 100 freestyle) and Mahfuza Khatun (women’s 50 and 100 breaststroke). The 19-year old Rahman was Bangladesh’s lone swimming representative at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, and Khatun is the lone carryover from the 2010 Commo...

Exports soar on World Cup related merchandise

Bangladesh's total goods export income in the first 11 months of the current fiscal year ending this month surged 12.56 percent year on year to 27.38 billion U.S. dollars thanks partly to Soccer World Cup 2014 in Brazil, an official said Sunday. The Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) official told Xinhua that the South Asian country earned a total of 27,376.57 million U.S. dollars from exports during July-May, compared to 24,321.90 million U.S. dollars in the same period a year earlier, reports Xinhua wc-14He said Bangladesh shipped goods worth 2,722.18 billion...

Five greats who made their names at Football World Cup

The 2014 World Cup represents Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi’s best chance of confirming his greatness at international level after he failed to scale the heights in his first two tournaments. Here, AFP Sports identifies five former greats who all secured their legacies at world football’s showpiece event: PELE (1958, 1962, 1966, 1970) maradonaThe only player to win the World Cup three times, Pele stormed onto the global scene as a 17-year-old at the 1958 World Cup in Sweden, where he scored twice in a 5-2 win over the hosts in the final. Althou...

Croatia outraged over penalty in loss to Brazil

201406121654608664365Organizers may as well give the World Cup to Brazil right now, according to Croatia’s Dejan Lovren, after the defender found himself at the center of a penalty controversy in his team’s 3-1 defeat to the host nation Thursday. Brazil striker Fred went down in the penalty area under slight contact from Lovren in the 71st minute, allowing Neymar to convert a spot kick that gave Brazil a decisive 2-1 lead in Thursday’s tournament opener. Lovren said referee Yuichi Nishimura’s decision was a “big sham...

$ 500m in export orders to sew World Cup jerseys

Bangladesh garment manufacturers bagged at least $500 million in export orders to sew World Cup jerseys for fans across the globe in a major industry boost after a string of disasters, officials said Monday. The acting head of the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) said the country's shipment of garments grew around 14 percent this year with World Cup orders playing a key role, AFP reports. [caption id="attachment_7028" align="alignleft" width="300"]neymars-jersey A copy of Brazilian footballer Neymar's je...

Qatar reviewing World Cup stadium commitment

qQatar organizers are yet to decide whether to build all 12 stadiums outlined in their successful bid to host the 2022 World Cup. The organizing committee issued a statement in response to reports Monday that only eight World Cup stadiums would be constructed, saying that it was customary for hosts to review bid plans before proposing “final host cities and stadia projects” for approval by FIFA, football’s world governing body. “This is the same process that all FIFA World Cup host nations undergo. For Qatar, the process of selecting the final propose...
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