Dhaka – Amber Sporting Club notched a huge 10-wicket victory against Matuail Cricket Academy in the curtailed 34-over-a-side match of the Dhaka 2nd Division Cricket League at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP) Ground 3 on Monday.
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Asian Handball: Bangladesh concede 4th successive defeat
Dhaka – Bangladesh suffered 4th successive defeat in the 18th Asian Men’s Handball Championship losing to Australia by 22-35 goals in the Korean city of Suwon on Monday.
US women open year with 5-1 win over Denmark
San Diego,(AP/UNB) – Mallory Pugh scored a pair of second-half goals, and the U.S. women’s national team opened the year with a 5-1 victory over Denmark on Sunday.
Messi, Suarez score twice as Barcelona extends league lead
Seville, (AP/UNB) – Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez scored twice as Barcelona won 5-0 at Real Betis on Sunday with five second-half goals to increase its Spanish league lead.
BCL: East Zone scores 332 for 3 against Central Zone on Day-1
Dhaka- Islami Bank East Zone scored 332 for 3 in 90 overs in the first innings against Walton Central Zone on the first day of the four-day 3rd round match of the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) at the Shaheed Kamruzzaman…
Women’s Cricket: Sheikh Rassel SDA beat Indira Road CA by 57 runs
Dhaka – Sheikh Russel Sports Development Academy earned a comfortable 57-run victory over Indira Road Cricket Academy in the Dhaka First Division Women’s Cricket League at City Club ground here on Sunday.Batting first after winning the toss, Sheikh Russel SDA…
Chennai Chess: Mahbub Afzal shares point with Dahale Atul
Dhaka – Kazi M Mahbub Afzal of Bangladesh shared points with Dahale Atul of India in the 5th round match of the 10th Chennai Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament held in Chennai, India on Sunday.
Tri-series:Lankans stay afloat with 5 wkt win against Zimbabwe
Dhaka – Sri Lanka notched up a five-wicket victory withThisara Perera’s all-round performanceagainst Zimbabwe and kept afloat their hope for a berth in the final of the seven-match Tri-nation series.
TC Sports Club of Maldives arrives here Sunday to play AFC Cup
Dhaka – The Maldives premier league runners-up TC Sports Club arrived in the capital on Sunday to play in the pre play-off match of the AFC Cup 2018 Qualifiers against Saif Sporting Club of Bangladesh.TC Sports Club, which won the…
Aguero lifts Man City as Chelsea, Arsenal turn on goal power
London,(AP/UNB) – Who needs Alexis Sanchez? That may have been the message Sergio Aguero was trying to deliver as he inspired runaway leader Manchester City to a 3-1 home victory over Newcastle on Saturday.City pulled out of the race to…
Atletico, Valencia stumble in pursuit of leader Barcelona
Barcelona,(AP/UNB) – Barcelona can add to its already commanding lead of the Spanish league after both Atletico Madrid and Valencia stumbled in the title race on Saturday.
De Preville scores as Bordeaux upsets Nantes 1-0
Paris, (AP/UNB) – Firing coach Jocelyn Gourvennec had an immediate impact on Bordeaux, which moved four points away from the relegation zone with a 1-0 win at Nantes in the French league on Saturday.
ICC U-19 WC: England crushes Canada, BD in quarterfinal
Dhaka – England emerged Group C champions with all-win record to qualify for the quarterfinal of the 16-team ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup crushing Canada by a huge 282 runs in the last group match at the Queenstown Events Centre…
Tri-series: Zimbabwe face Sri Lanka Sunday
Dhaka – Having an advantage of one win, Zimbabwe will take Sri Lanka again in their 2nd match of the seven-match Tri-nation series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
Franchises get icon players for Premier Div Cricket
Dhaka – All the 12 participating team’s franchises of the upcoming Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League picked up their players from the draft on Saturday.
3rd round of Bangladesh Cricket League begins Sunday
Dhaka – The 3rd round of the four-day first class cricket, Bangladesh Cricket league (BCL), will begin on Sunday at two separate in Khulna and Rajshahi.
Tigers to play Nidahas Trophy marking Lankans 70th independence
Dhaka – Bangladesh will play in the Nidahas Trophy in Sri Lanka to mark the island nation’s 70th year of independence. Sri Lanka freed from British rule on February 4 in 1948.The 13-day Twenty20 tri-nation series will begin with hosts…
Dortmund drops Aubameyang again for Hertha Berlin game
Berlin,(AP/UNB) – Borussia Dortmund left star striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang out of its squad for the second Bundesliga match in a row on Friday.The Gabon player, who was dropped from the squad for Dortmund’s 0-0 draw with Wolfsburg last Sunday, was…
Tigers earn biggest ODI victory in Tri-nation series
Bangladesh reached the final of the Tri-nation series with two successive victory crushing Sri Lanka by 163 runs at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Friday. The Tigers restricted Sri Lanka on 157/10 in 32.2 overs after posting a strong figure…
Prime Bank Cup Golf inaugurates on Friday
Dhaka – The Prime Bank Cup Gold Tournament 2018 began on Friday at the Kurmitola Golf Course here.Director General of Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) Major General AKM Abdur Rahman inaugurated the three-day gold tournament in the…
IC Football: Sheikh Russel KC moves to quarterfinal
Dhaka – Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra moved into quarterfinal of the Independence Cup Football Tournament eliminating all-losers Team BJMC by 2-1 goals at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Friday.
Tri-Nation Series: Bangladesh squad for 3rd, 4th ODI announced
DHAKA – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Friday announced a 15-member squad for the 3rd and 4th match of the ongoing Rocket Bangladesh-Sri Lanka-Zimbabwe Tri-Nation ODI series dropping top order batsman Imrul Kayes.
Joint Olympic flag deal angers conservatives in S Korea
Seoul, Jan 19 (AP/UNB) — When athletes from the rival Koreas paraded together behind a single flag for the first time at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Sydney Olympics, it was a highly emotional event that came on a…
Tennis: Hopman Cup a hit as kids come first for Federer
MELBOURNE, (BSS/AFP) – Roger Federer says he plans to keep the Hopman Cup on his playing schedule leading into the season-opening Australian Open Grand Slam as it suits his children best.The Swiss star, who teamed with Belinda Bencic to win…
Pakistan peg back New Zealand, despite Guptill ton
WELLINGTON, (BSS/AFP) – Martin Guptill scored a century as Pakistan limited New Zealand to a modest 271 for seven in the fifth one-day international in Wellington on Friday.Guptill and Colin Munro gave the hosts a flying start before Rumman Raees…
Turning up the heat: Sharapova into 3rd round, Konta out
Melbourne,(AP/UNB) – Maria Sharapova ticked off more items on her “to-do” list at the Australian Open, returning to center court and accounting for the only person who has beaten her at a Grand Slam since her comeback from a doping…
Neymar scores 4 in PSG rout yet still leaves field unhappy
Paris,(AP/UNB) – Neymar scored four goals and set up two in a dazzling performance as Paris Saint-Germain beat Dijon 8-0 on Wednesday, yet still the Brazil star left the field bitterly shaking his head in disappointment.Perhaps it was hearing some…
ICC U-19 WC: Bangladesh suffer seven-wicket defeat against England
Dhaka- A captain knock of unbeaten 102 runs by Harry Brook guided England to earn a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh in their 2nd Group C match of the 16-team ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup at the Queenstown Events Centre…
Tri-series: Tigers vs Sri Lanka 1st battle Friday
Dhaka – Bangladesh will face visiting Sri Lanka in their second ODI encounter of the Tri-nation series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) in Mirpur on Friday.The 3rd match of the seven-match series will begin at 12pm (Bangladesh time).…
Asian Handball: Bangladesh concede 20-46 goals defeat against S Korea
Dhaka – Bangladesh National Handball team, in their first appearance in the heavyweight Asian meet, conceded a 20-46 goals defeat against hosts and Olympic champions South Korea in one of the six-opening day matches of the 18th Asian Men’s Championship…