Dhaka – Hosts Bangladesh Under-19 Cricket team are leading by 137 runs with 2 wickets remaining against Sri Lanka Under-19 team on the 2ndday of the 2nd four-day Youth Test at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna on Sunday. Bangladesh…
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Bangladesh U-19 team to fly for Bahrain Monday
Dhaka – A 30-member Bangladesh Under-19 Men’s Football team will leave Dhaka for Bahrain on Monday (Nov 4) morning at 9:50 am to play in the qualification round of the AFC U-19 Championship’2020 beginning on Wednesday (November 6) . Bangladesh,…
Jahir Rayhan clinches gold in 400-metre run
Dhaka, Nov 3 (UNB)- Md Jahir Rayhan of Bangladesh Navy clinched gold for Bangladesh in the boys’ 400-metre run with a timing of 47.34 seconds in the ongoing 35th Indian National Junior (U-20) Athletics Championships’2019 at Acharya Nagarjuna University in…
Bangladesh bowl first against India in T20 series opener
Dhaka, Nov 3 (UNB) — Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bowl first in the first match of three-match T20 series against India on Sunday at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi with Mohammad Naim making his T20I debut.…
Mehedi guides Khulna to take lead against Rangpur Div
Dhaka — Mehedi Hasan guided Khulna Division to take a nine–run lead against Rangpur Division scoring a tremendous century in the National Cricket League (NCL) on Sunday.
BNP against appointing administrators to GP, Robi
Dhaka – An unbeaten knock of 162 runs by Shadman Islam guided Dhaka Metro to 357 for 4 in 90 overs in the 4th round Tier-2 match of the National Cricket League (NCL) against Chattogram Division on the 1st day…
Dhaka Metro post 357/4 against Chattogram on Day-1
Dhaka – An unbeaten knock of 162 runs by Shadman Islam guided Dhaka Metro to 357 for 4 in 90 overs in the 4th round Tier-2 match of the National Cricket League (NCL) against Chattogram Division on the 1st day…
Bangladesh suffer 29-run defeat against hosts Pakistan
Dhaka -After being whitewashed in the three-match T20 series 0-3, touring Bangladesh Women’s Cricket team also made a frustrating start in the two-match ODI series losing to hosts Pakistan by 29-run in the first match at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore…
Razzak first Bangladeshi to take 600 wickets
Dhaka – Veteran left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak of Khulna Division has become the first Bangladesh bowler to take 600 first class crickets. He reached the milestone bagging seven wickets conceding 69 runs against Rangpur Division on day-1 of the 4th…
Bangladesh U-19 trail by 113 runs against Sri Lanka U-19
Dhaka – Hosts Bangladesh Under-19 Cricket team were trailed by 113 runs against Sri Lanka Under-19 Cricket team on first day of the 2nd four-day Youth Test match that began at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna on Saturday. On…
NCL to resume from Saturday
Dhaka – The 21st edition of the National Cricket League (NCL), the country’s most prestigious first-class cricket, will resume from Saturday. The fourth round of the event is set to take place at four different venues across the country.In tier-one…
High jumper suspended for doping 1 month after worlds
Monaco (AP/UNB) — The Athletics Integrity Unit says Belarusian high jumper Dzmitry Nabokau has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for a diuretic that helps hide the use of other drugs. The 23-year-old Nabokau competed at the world track championships…
Bangladesh U-19 to play Sri Lanka in 2nd four-dayer Saturday
Dhaka – Hosts Bangladesh Under-19 Cricket team will play against Sri Lanka Under-19 Cricket team in the second match of two-match four-dayer Youth Test series beginning on Saturday (Nov 2) in Khulna. The match will kick-off at 9:30 am at…
Winning sixth title would be “pretty unreal”, says Hamilton
Washington,(Xinhua/UNB) — An eighth-place finish or higher is all Lewis Hamilton requires at this weekend’s Formula One United States Grand Prix to secure a sixth world title that he reckons would be “pretty unreal”. “I never thought I would have…
Shakib’s absence creates chance for young players: Domingo
Dhaka — Bangladesh head coach Russell Domingo believes that the absence of Shakib Al Hasan has created a good opportunity for the young players.
5 Bangladeshi athletes leave for India
Dhaka – Five Bangladeshi athletes, including a woman, left the capital for India on Thursday to take part in the 35th Indian National Junior (U-20) Athletics Championships’2019 scheduled for November 2-6 at Acharya Nagarjuna University in Andhra Pradesh.
Tigers start gearing up in India
Dhaka – Leaving all the off-field controversies behind, Bangladesh national cricket team have started gearing up in India ahead of their three-match T20I and two-match Test series against the hosts.
Air pollution: Liton wears mask during practice in Delhi
Dhaka — Bangladesh top-order batsman Liton Das was seen wearing a mask during the practice session of touring Bangladesh national cricket team at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Thursday. The air pollution level of Delhi has fallen into the…
Terengganu FC emerge new champions
Chattogram – Terengganu Football Club of Malaysia emerged as champions in the Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup Football Tournament beating hosts Chattogram Abahani 2-1 in the final at floodlit MA Aziz Stadium here on Thursday. Midfielder Hairiey Hakim Bin Mamat…
Australia beats Sri Lanka by 9 wickets to clinch T20 series
Brisbane,(AP/UNB) — Steve Smith and David Warner steered Australia to a nine-wicket victory over Sri Lanka and a 2-0 Twenty20 series win on Wednesday.
Ctg Abahani determined to regain title against Terengganu FC
Chattogram – Former champions and hosts Chattogram Abahani will play Terengganu FC of Malaysia in the final of the 3rd edition of the Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup Football on Thursday (October 31) eyeing their opportunity to regain the title.…
We should play well for Shakib: Mushfiqur
Dhaka – Bangladesh stalwart Mushfiqur Rahim has said the Tigers should play well for Shakib Al Hasan, who was handed a two-year ban from cricketing activities by the ICC for not reporting corrupt approaches. Bangladesh cricket fraternity left shattered on…
Narsingdi Sonali Otit Club beat Duars Veteran Club 1-0
Narsingdi – Narsingdi Sonali Otit Club beat touring Duars Greenland Veteran Club of Jalpaiguri (India) by 1-0 goal in a friendly football match at the Moslehuddin Bhuiyan Stadium here on Wednesday. Taijul scored the match-winner for Nazmul Hasan Dickens-led Sonali…
Rajshahi , Chittagong Divisions win
Dhaka – Rajshahi Division beat Rangpur Division by 6 runs on the 4th and last day of the four-day 3rd round Tier-1 match of the National Cricket League (NCL) at Academy ground of the Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium in…
Mahmudullah to lead in T20Is, Mominul in Tests
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Tuesday announced the revised squads for the Tigers’ tour to India to play three-match T20 and two-match Test series
Will come back stronger: Shakib
Dhaka – Bangladesh superstar Shakib Al Hasan, who has been banned from all forms of cricket for two years by the International Cricket Council (ICC), with one year of that sentence suspended, for failing to report a corrupt approach, on…
‘Dodgy’: Conversations that brought down a superstar
Dhaka – Following is a summary of conversations Shakib Al Hasan had with ICC-blacklisted bookie Deepak Aggarwal over a period of six months from mid-November 2017 to late-April 2018, as provided to the ICC’s ACU investigators. In November 2017, he…
IBBL holds business conference
Dhaka – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) has held a conference on ‘Business Innovation for Inclusive Development’.
Eid-e-Miladunnabi Nov 10
Dhaka – Eid-e-Miladunnabi, the day of birth and demise of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (SM), will be observed in the country on November 10 (Sunday) as the moon of Rabiul Awal was sighted in Bangladesh sky on Tuesday.
PM slams BNP for calling anti-drive mere eyewash
Dhaka – Taking a swipe at BNP leaders for terming eyewash the ongoing anti-corruption drive, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said time will say whether it is eyewash or anything else. “They keep calling it as eyewash; wait and…