Dhaka – Major Syed Abu Arif Md Hasan Akhter (retd) clinched Mobil Cup Golf Tournament that concluded at Kurmitola Golf Course in Dhaka Cantonment on Friday. Brigadier General Md Ahsanul Haque Miah (retd) finished runner-up while Kim Hee Soon became…
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England U19 to start Bangladesh campaign with maiden T20I Sunday
Dhaka – Touring England Under-19 Cricket team will start their Bangladesh campaign with lone Youth T20I against Bangladesh on Sunday at Sheikh Kamal International Stadium in the country’s tourist town of Cox’s Bazar. This will be first international T20 match…
Charles drives Kings to 198
Dhaka – Chittagong Vikings failed to impress with their bowling department once again conceding 198 runs in 20 overs against Rajshahi Kings on Saturday at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. Johnson Charles struck a half century. Kings had an imperious start…
England routed for 77 on 2nd day of 1st test vs West Indies
Barbados,(AP/UNB) – England was routed by West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach as the tourists were bowled out for 77 on Thursday, with 18 wickets falling on day two of a remarkable first test. West Indies finished the day 339…
Sixers outplay Kings by 76 runs
Dhaka -Rajshahi Kings were outplayed by Sylhet Sixers on Friday at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium by 76 runs. Fazle Mahmud Rabbi’s first fifty of the sixth season of Bangladesh Premier League went in vain as the Pakistani-duo- Sohail Tanvir and…
Riders post record total as Hales, Rossouw hit tons
Dhaka – Rangpur Riders post a mammoth total of 239 runs for four in 20 overs on Friday against Chittagong Vikings in Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in the port city which is the highest-ever team total in the history of…
BPL Football: Saif SC earn 2nd successive win
Dhaka – Saif Sporting Club registered their 2nd successive victory in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football beating Team BJMC by a solitary goal at the Shaheed Bhulu Stadium in Noakhali on Thursday afternoon. Denis scored the match-winning goal for…
6 yrs into marriage, Shakib pays maiden visit to in-laws’ Narsingdi house
Dhaka – Bangladesh Test and T20 skipper Shakib Al Hasan visited the house of his in-laws in Monohardi upazila in Narsingdi Thursday for the first time after his marriage with Umme Ahmed Shishir six years back. Shakib and his wife…
Mustafizur named in ICC’s ODI team of 2018
The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the Test and ODI XI of the year 2018 on Tuesday. Indian captain Virat Kohli has been named as the skipper in both teams. Kohli, in 2018, scored 1,322 runs in 13 test matches…
2nd phase Dhaka-leg matches of BPL begins Monday
Dhaka- The 2nd phase Dhaka-leg matches of the 6th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Cricket begins on Monday (Jan 21) at the home of Bangladesh Cricket-Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur. Former champions Comilla Victorians will play lowly Rajshahi Kings at…
1st Div Hockey: Dilkusha SC, PWD SC register win
Dhaka – Dilkusha Sporting Club and Public Works Department (PWD) Sporting Club made a good start in the Green Delta Insurance Metropolis First Division Hockey League winning their respective opening matches at the Maulana Bhasani National Stadium here on Sunday.
BPL Football: Dhaka Mohammedan earn 2-1 victory over Team BJMC
Dhaka – A stoppage-time goal by Nigerian booter Nkwocha Kingsley enabled Dhaka Mohammedan SC to get off to a good start in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football beating Team BJMC by 2-1 goals at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here…
England U-19 Team in Cox’s Bazar for Bangladesh series
Dhaka – The England Under-19 Cricket team arrived in Bangladesh on Sunday noon on a month-long tour to Bangladesh to play one Youth T20I and three-match Youth ODI series against the Bangladesh Under -19 team in Cox’s Bazar.
Rangpur register record win over Sylhet
Dhaka – Rangpur Riders, the defending champions of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), beat Sylhet Sixers by four wickets on Saturday, chasing the highest total of the season.
BPL Football: Ctg Abahani, Saif SC make good start
Dhaka – Chattogram Abahani Limited and Saif Sporting Club made good start in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football, beating their rivals in two separate venues on Saturday.
Vikings post record 214 against Titans
Dhaka – Chittagong Vikings posted 214/4 against Khulna Titans in their fifth match of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at Sylhet International Stadium on Saturday, which is the highest total of the season.
Laila Alam Int’l Rating Women’s Chess begins Jan 27
Dhaka -The Begum Lala Alam 10th International Rating Women’s Chess Tournament under the auspices of Bangladesh Chess Federation and sponsored by former national woman chess player Laila Alam will begin on January 27 at the Bangladesh Chess Federation hall-room.
Shakib overshadows Warner as Dynamites decimate Sixers
Dhaka – Shakib Al Hasan’s unbeaten knock of 61 helped Dhaka Dynamites overpower Sylhet Sixers in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) on Friday.
David Warner guides Sixers to 158 against Dynamites
Dhaka – Sylhet Sixers captain David Warner starred with the bat again, hitting 63 off 43 balls, to guide his side post a challenging 158/8 against Dhaka Dynamites on Friday at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.
BPL: Sunny shines with ball as Dhaka taste first loss
Dhaka – Rajshahi Kings beat Dhaka Dynamites by 20 runs on Wednesday in Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. Left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny helped Rajshahi defend a small total of 136, taking three scalps for eight runs.
Liton, Warner guide Sixers to 187/5 against Riders
Dhaka – Sylhet Sixers posted a challenging total of 187/5 on Wednesday at their home venue Sylhet International Stadium against defending champions of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Rangpur Riders. Liton Das and David Warner hit fifties for the Sixers.
Taijul, Junaid star with ball as Titans register first win in BPL
Dhaka – Khulna Titans’ losing streak finally ended on Tuesday after they beat Rajshahi Kings by 25 runs at Sylhet International Stadium in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).
National Women’s Handball: Six matches decided on opening day
Dhaka – The Exim Bank 29th National Women’s Handball Championship began at the Shaheed Capt (retd) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium here on Tuesday with six matches decided on the opening day.
Bangamata U-19 Women’s Int’l Gold Cup in Apr; Sk Kamal Int’l Club Cup in Oct
Dhaka – The six-team Bangamata U-19 Women’s International Gold Cup Football under the auspices of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) and sponsored by K-Sports will be held in April next.
Mahedi helps Victorians restrict Sixers to 68
Dhaka – Sylhet Sixers disappointed their home crowd with a poor batting show against Comilla Victorians in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) on Tuesday.
Delhi Chess: Bangladeshi GM Ziaur Rahman maintains 3rd slot
Dhaka – Bangladesh Grand Master Ziaur Rahman of Saif SC maintained his 3rd slot in the 17th Delhi International Open Grandmaster Chess Tournament’2019 with 18 other players securing 6.5 points after the 9th and penultimate round held in the Indian…
Sylhet phase BPL begins Tuesday
Dhaka – The Sylhet phase of the 6th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) begins on Tuesday with Khulna Titans taking on Rajshahi Kings at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium at 1:30pm.
Orion 34th Bangladesh Amateur Golf inaugurated
Dhaka – The ‘Orion 34th Bangladesh Amateur (Golf) Championship’ 2019, under the supervision of Bangladesh Golf Federation (BGF), was inaugurated Monday afternoon at Kurmitola Golf Club. This is the third time that Orion Group is sponsoring the prestigious tournament since…
England U-19 Cricket team due Jan 20
Dhaka – The England Under-19 Cricket team will arrive here on January 20 to play one Youth T20I, three-match Youth ODI and two-match four-day Youth Test series against their Bangladesh counterparts in Cox’s Bazar and Chattogram.
Asian U-14 Tennis: All Bangladeshi players advance to 2nd round
Dhaka- All Bangladeshi participants advanced to the 2nd round in Division-2 matches of the ITF Asian U-14 Development Tennis Championship after winning their respective first round games in Thailand’s capital Bangkok on Monday.