Dhaka – The Gregs Club maintained their winning run in the Uni Med and Uni Health Premier Division Basketball League beating Rangers Club by 79-77 points in a keenly contested match at Dhanmondi Wooden Floor Gymnasium here on Wednesday.The winners…
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Emerging Asia Cup: BCB announce two teams for practice matches
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Wednesday announced two teams — Green and Red — for four practices matches ahead of the one-day-format ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.Bangladesh national side limited-over captain Masrafe Bin Mortaza will lead the Team…
2nd Div Cricket: Matuail CA beat Dhaka CA by 3 wkts; Ayon hits century
Dhaka – Despite a century by Fahad Ahmed Ayon, Dhaka Cricket Academy conceded a three-wicket defeat against Matuail Cricket Academy in the Metropolis 2nd Division Cricket League at Fatullah Outer Stadium in Narayanganj on Wednesday.Batting first, Dhaka Cricket Academy scored…
Sri Lanka 238/7 at stumps vs Bangladesh on Day One
Dhaka, Mar 15 – Bangladesh bowlers showed good form in their landmark 100th Test as they restricted Sri Lanka to 238/7 in their first innings at stumps on day 1 in their 2nd and last Test of the Joy Bangla…
100th Test: Sri Lanka 38/3 as Mustafiz, Miraz strike early
Dhaka, Mar 15 – Sri Lanka faced early jolts as Cutter master Mustafizur Rahman and spinner Mehedi Hasan Miraz picked up three early wickets in the first hour of Day-1 of the 2nd match of Joy Bangla Cup series at…
Emerging Teams Asia Cup Cricket begins Mar 27
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and Asian Cricket Council (ACC) on Tuesday announced the itinerary of the Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2017 beginning in Bangladesh on March 27. Eight Asian teams, divided in two groups, will compete in the…
AFC Cup: Dhaka Abahani concedes 0-2 defeat against Maziya S&RC
Dhaka – Bangladesh Premier League champions Dhaka Abahani Limited made a frustrating start in group E match of the AFC Cup 2017 after conceding 0-2 goals defeat against Maldives champions Maziya Sports and Recreation Club (S&RC) in their home match…
U-18 Football: Feni outplay Khagrachhari 6-0
Dhaka – Host Feni District earned a comfortable 6-0 goals victory against Khagrachhari District on the 6th day of the Under-18 National Football Championship in Feni on Tuesday.Result of the day’s matches Gopalganj Venue:Bagerhat 3 (Salahuddin 3, Maruf 7, 18)…
Bangladesh look to turn the tide in landmark Test
Dhaka- Bangladesh must look to overcome its recent dismal form, through three series overseas, and particularly with the bat to make its 100th Test an occasion to celebrate against Sri Lanka starting at P Sara Oval, Colombo on Wednesday.The 2nd…
Litton Kumar ruled out of 2nd Test against Sri Lanka
Dhaka – Bangladeshi wicketkeeper Litton Kumar Das has been ruled out of the 2nd Test against Sri Lanka beginning on Wednesday at P Sara International Stadium in Colombo as he suffered an injury on Tuesday.Litton was struck by a ball…
Chelsea beats United, sets up FA Cup semifinal vs Spurs
Dhaka— Chelsea prevailed over Jose Mourinho’s forceful, spoiling tactics to end Manchester United’s FA Cup defense and set up a semifinal derby with Tottenham.On another gloomy return to Stamford Bridge for Mourinho, United’s aggressive attempts to neutralize Eden Hazard backfired…
Kerber survives 3-set marathon at hot Indian Wells
Dhaka — Poised to return to the top spot in next week’s world rankings, Angelique Kerber narrowly avoided an upset at the BNP Paribas Open on Monday.Kerber outlasted Pauline Parmentier of France 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 in the third round when…
Tigers’ Centenary Test Wednesday in Colombo
Wahid Ullah Bakul, UNB Staff Writer Dhaka, Mar 14 –Bangladesh Cricket Team will step toward a milestone of playing their historic 100th Test match in the 2nd Test of the two-match Joy Bangla Cup Series taking on hosts Sri Lanka…
AFC Cup: Dhaka Abahani to play Maziya Tuesday
Dhaka– Bangladesh Premier League champions Dhaka Abahani Limited will play Maldives champions Maziya Sports and Recreation Club in their first Group E match of the AFC Cup 2017 on Tuesday with both the teams expressing their optimism to win the…
Premier Basketball: The Gregs earn 2nd consecutive victory
Dhaka – The Gregs Club earned the 2nd consecutive victory outplaying Old DOHS SC 67-31 points in Uni Med Uni Health Premier Division Basketball League outplaying Old DOHS SC 67-31 points at Dhanmondi Basketball gymnasium on Monday.The winners led the…
BCB announces ODI squad against Sri Lanka
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Monday announced a 16-man ODI squad for the three-match series against Sri Lanka. Bangladesh will play the 1st and 2nd ODIs at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on March 25 and 28 while the…
Nadal opens bid for 4th Indian Wells title with 2-set win
Dhaka – The No. 5-seeded Nadal is in a tough section of the draw at the hard-court tournament, facing possible matchups against Roger Federer in the fourth round and Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals. All three had first-round draws and…
After win vs PSG, Barcelona loses Spanish league lead
Dhaka — Real Madrid saw Barcelona falter and then survived an awful mistake by goalkeeper Keylor Navas to regain the Spanish league lead on Sunday.Barcelona lost 2-1 at relegation-threatened Deportivo La Coruna in its first match after its amazing win…
Sri Lanaka take 1-0 series lead crushing Tigers by 259 runs
Dhaka – Sri Lanka took 1-0 lead in the two-test Joy Bangla Cup series with a huge 259-run victory against touring Bangladesh in the first match which ended on the 5th day at Galle International Stadium on Saturday.Bangladesh, which required…
Premier Basketball: Gregs beat Flame Boys by 70-56 points
Dhaka – Gregs Club earned facile 70-56 points victory over Flame Boys in the Uni Med Uni Health Premier Division Basketball League at the Dhanmondi Basketball gymnasium in the city on Sunday.They led the first half by 41-27 points.UNB agency
U-18 Football: 14 matches finalized
Dhaka – Fourteen matches of the U-18 National Football Championship were held on the 4th day of the meet at different zonal venues across country on Sunday.UNB agency
Hockey World League: Malaysia clinch title; BD finish 5th
Dhaka – Coming from behind, Malaysia clinched the eight-nation round-2 title of the 2017 Men Hockey World League beating China by 5-3 goals in penalty shootout in the final at Moulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium here on Sunday.The title-deciding match…
Hockey World League: Malaysia, China in final; B’desh crush Sri Lanka 9-0
Dhaka – Favorite Malaysia and China advanced to the final of the eight-nation round-2 matches of the Men’s Hockey World League eliminating their rivals in the semifinals at Moulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium here on Saturday.Tournament’s top seed Malaysia outplayed…
2nd Div Cricket: Gopibagh crush Kathalbagan by 9 wkts
Dhaka– Gopibagh Friends Association notched an emphatic nine-wicket victory against Kathalbagan Green Crescent Club in their Group A match of the 24-team Dhaka Second Division ODM Cricket League at Fatullah Outer Stadium in Narayanganj on Saturday.
First National Women’s Baseball begins on Sunday
Dhaka – The Walton First National Women’s Baseball Championship, organized by Bangladesh Baseball-Softball Association (BBSA), will begin at Dhanmondi Sultana Kamal Women’s Sports Complex here on Sunday.Chief of Sports and Welfare of the meet’s sponsor Walton Group FM Iqbal Bin…
Imrul Kayes leaves Dhaka for Colombo
Dhaka – Left-arm batsman left Bangladesh for Sri Lanka on Saturday afternoon to join the national camp to play the second Test against the hosts country starting on Wednesday (March 15) at P Sara International Stadium in Colombo.Dhaka in the…
16 more matches of U-18 National Football Champs held
Dhaka – Sixteen more matches of the Under-18 National Football Championship were finalised at different zonal venues across the country on Saturday.Results of the day’s matches:Gopalganj Venue:Satkhira 6 (Sumon 41, 73, 93, Habibur 1, 50, Tanvir 80) vs Narail 1…
South Africa 100-2 at lunch on day 4, 1st test vs. NZ
Dhaka – South Africa leads New Zealand by 67 runs with eight second innings wickets intact after rain and bad light disrupted the morning session Saturday on the fourth day of the first test.Trailing by 33 runs after New Zealand…
Controversial late penalty helps Juventus beat Milan 2-1
Dhaka- Fino alla fine (Until the end) is the Juventus motto and it lived up to it again as Paulo Dybala converted a penalty with the last kick of the match to beat AC Milan 2-1 and go 11 points…
Tigers need 390 runs on final day
Bangladesh need 390 runs on the final day on Saturday with all the 10 wickets in hand to register their record maiden Test victory against Sri Lanka in the first Test of Joy Bangla Cup series at Galle International Stadium.…