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The president of the German Football Association (DFB) has resigned over a Fifa payment that has resulted in a tax evasion investigation, BBC reports. Wolfgang Niersbach said he was taking “political responsibility” for a 6.7m euro payment to Fifa. The sum was allegedly used to bribe officials of world football’s governing body to vote for Germany’s 2006 World Cup bid. ...

Misbah-ul-Haq has been signed by Rangpur to play in the third edition of the Bangladesh Premier League which begins from November 22, reports ESPNcricinfo. Misbah has not played international T20 cricket since he stepped down as Pakistan captain in 2012, but he has been a consistent feature in domestic T20s and foreign leagues. Misbah, 41, recently led Pakistan to No. ...

All-rounder Shakib-Al-Hasan declared the news of their new born baby officially via his official facebook page and seeks prayers for the child. He shared a photo from his official facebook page and said – “On this beautiful Sunday, the 8th of November, 2015, Shishir and I have been blessed by the Almighty with a piece of heaven…Shishir and our little ...

N Srinivasan, an Indian industrialist and also the former president of Indian cricket’s governing body, has been removed from his post of ICC chairman. According to several international news outlets, this decision was taken by the Indian board during its AGM in Mumbai on Monday. Shashank Manohar’s name has been proposed by the Indian board to take over from the Tamil ...

Bangladesh A team now touring Zimbabwe were all out for 268 runs in 83.3 overs against hosts Zimbabwe A on the first day of the four-day first unofficial Test match at the Harare Sport Club ground on Monday. Two down Mosaddek Hossain hammered 66 runs off 99 balls including seven fours and two sixes, lower order Saqlain Sajib contributed an ...

The Leader of the House of Commons, Chris Grayling MP, attended as Chief Guest at the packed out London Tigers Annual Awards Ceremony in Porchester Hall London with over 500 people on Wednesday 28th October 2015. The event celebrated the achievements of London Tigers members, coaches, volunteers and staff, with over 100 awards given out on the day to a ...

Bangla Mirror Desk :: London Tigers is an Award winning Organisation delivering wide range projects including Sports, Education, Employment Training, Health and Volunteer development for the community across London, UK and Abroad.  The heart of the organisation is the London Tigers Football Club, which is very highly recognised throughout the UK Asian Community and Mainstream football in UK and Bangladesh. ...

India legspinner Amit Mishra has been arrested, and subsequently released on bail, in Bangalore, capital city of India’s southern Karnataka state, in connection with the case of assault filed against him by a woman on October 20. Mishra, who had been asked to report to the police within seven days, was charged under Indian Penal Code sections 323 (voluntarily causing ...

Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton won a thrilling United States Grand Prix to seal his third World Championship, reports BBC. Hamilton pressured team-mate Nico Rosberg into a mistake during a frantic last 10 laps after a safety car and swept by to take his 10th win of 2015. It was an exciting climax to a race of fluctuating fortunes, lead changes and ...

The long days of crisis in the country’s hockey arena finally came to an end after the federation’s Khaja Rahmatullah officially resigned from the general secretary’s post yesterday. The eldest vice president of Bangladesh Hockey Federation, Abdus Sadek, became the new general secretary while Rahmatullah will now be serving as the new vice president. The changes, that were decided during ...