Dhaka – West Indies were left reeling at 171-4 as Pakistan pressed for victory on the fourth day of the second test after setting up a stiff target of 456 runs.Leg-spinner Yasir Shah took 2-60 while seamer Rahat Ali got…
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Leicester duo competing with Messi, Ronaldo for Ballon d’Or
Dhaka – Leicester forwards Riyad Mahrez and Jamie Vardy will try to break the domination of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in the annual Ballon d’Or award for the world’s best player.The stars of Leicester’s surprise English Premier League title…
Squad for 2nd Test against England announced
Dhaka- Bangladesh Cricket Board on Monday announced a 15-member final squad for the 2nd match of the two-match Rocket Test series against England beginning on October 28 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, recruiting all-rounder Subashis Roy for international…
Mushfiqur takes positives from Test loss
Dhaka – Bangladesh Test skipper Mushfiqur Rahim is happy over the team’s performances in the first Test that the Tigers lost to England by 22 runs on the 5th and final day at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium (ZACS) in the…
BCL Football kicks off Oct 29
Dhaka – The eight-team Marcel Bangladesh Championship League (BCL) Football, country’s 2nd string football league, will begin at Bangabandhu National Stadium on October 29.T&T Club Motijheel, Police FC, Agrani Bank SC, Victoria SC, Youngmen’ s Club, Fakirerpool, Karwan Bazaar Pragoti…
22-run win gives England 1-0 lead against Tigers
England took 1-0 lead in the two-match series with a 22-run win over Bangladesh in the thrilling 1st Test that ended on the 5th and final morning at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Monday.Requiring 33 runs on the…
Impressive Sevilla hands Atletico its 1st loss in Spain
Dhaka – Coach Jorge Sampaoli felt Sevilla needed a big win against a top opponent to establish itself as a true contender in Spain.He got just that on Sunday as his team defeated previously unbeaten Atletico Madrid 1-0 to stay…
1st Test: 22-run win give England 1-0 series lead against Tigers
Dhaka – England took 1-0 lead in the two-match series with a 22-run win over Bangladesh in the thrilling 1st Test that ended on the 5th and final morning at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Monday.Requiring 33 runs…
4th BPL: Comilla Victorians to play Rajshahi Kings in opener on Nov 4
Dhaka – Defending champions Comilla Victorians will play newcomers Rajshahi Kings in the opening match of the seven-team 4th edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 Cricket beginning here on November 4 The match will kick-off at 2:30 pm at…
Sabbir keeps maiden Test victory hope alive against England
Dhaka –Bangladesh’s debut batsman Sabbir Rahman hammered a crucial 59 at stumps in the 2nd innings that pushed the 1st Test towards the thrilling climax on the 5th day against England at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Sunday,…
Iniesta injured, Messi scores 2 as Barca beats Valencia 3-2
Dhaka – Andres Iniesta’s serious knee injury overshadowed another stellar performance by Lionel Messi on Saturday, when the Barcelona forward scored a second goal in stoppage time to earn a 3-2 win at Valencia.The hotly contested game was marred both…
1st Test: England lead by 273 runs against Bangladesh
England took a 273-run lead with two wickets in hand in the 2nd innings against Bangladesh after the 3rd day of their thrilling 1st Test at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Saturday.Chris Woakes and Stuart Broad were on…
Ariful Islam wins bronze in South Asian Swimming
Dhaka – After winning two gold medals, Bangladeshi promising swimmer Ariful Islam clinched a bronze medal in the South Asian Swimming Championship held in the Sri Lanka capital Colombo on Saturday.He took the bronze medal in the men’s 50-meter freestyle…
Metropolis School Volleyball begins Monday
Dhaka -The Pran-Frooto Dhaka Metropolis School Volleyball Tournament for Boys and Girls, organised by Bangladesh Volleyball Federation, begins on Monday at the Shaheed Suhrawardi National Indoor Stadium in Mirpur.State Minister for Youth and Sports Dr Biren Shikder will inaugurate the…
Messi returns for Argentina qualifiers vs. Brazil & Colombia
Dhaka- Having fully recovered from a groin injury, Barcelona star Lionel Messi was named on Friday in Argentina’s squad to face Brazil and Colombia in the next round of World Cup qualifiers.Messi has been in fine form for Barcelona since…
Tigers collect 221 for 5 against Englands 293 in first innings
Dhaka – A half century from Tamim Iqbal and decent contribution from the middle order batsmen have put Bangladesh in a comfortable position against England in the first Test in Chittagong. The hosts will rue losing the wicket of skipper…
1st Test: Miraz shines on debut as England struggle
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s debutant off-spinner Mehedi Hasan Miraz rocked England as he took 5/64 on day 1 of the 1st Test at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Thursday.Miraz’s exploits had England 258/7 at stumps in their first…
Guardiola leaves Aguero on the bench in loss at Barcelona
Dhaka – Pep Guardiola’s decision to leave Sergio Aguero out of his Manchester City starting lineup Wednesday backfired badly in a 4-0 loss at Barcelona in the Champions League.Premier League-leading City failed to fill the void created by the absence…
England elect to bat first against Bangladesh in 1st Test
Dhaka – Coin favoured, the English captain Alastair Cook chose to open the first innings with bat against Bangladesh in the first Test at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Thursday, UNB news agency reported. Cook joined at the…
BD v Eng Test series begin Thursday
Dhaka – Bangladesh cricket team will face giant England in the 1st Test of their two-match series starting at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium (ZACS) in Chittagong on Thursday.The test between Bangladesh, an irregular participant in the longest format of cricket,…
BPL: Dhaka Abahani clinch top slot beating Rahmatganj 2-0
Dhaka – Dhaka Abahani Limited advanced to the top slot in the 12-team JB Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football forcing Rahmatganj Muslim Friends Society to concede their first defeat by 0-2 goals at Bangabandhu National Stadium on Wednesday. With the…
Buffon stars for Juventus while Ronaldo draws a rare blank
Dhaka – Gianluigi Buffon kept the shots out while Cristiano Ronaldo failed to put them in.While Buffon starred in goal for Juventus, saving a penalty and making two remarkable saves in a 1-0 win at Lyon, it was a frustrating…
U-19’s skill camp begins tomorrow
Dhaka – The under-19 cricket team’s skill camp begins tomorrow (Wednesday) at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan (BKSP) ahead of the forthcoming Under 19 Asia Cup to be held in December in Sri Lanka.
Kabaddi WC: Bangladesh to play Argentina on Wednesday
Dhaka – Bangladesh will take on win-less Argentina in their 5th and last Group A match of the 12-team Kabaddi World Cup Wednesday night in the Indian city of Ahmedabad in Gujrat.The match will kick-off at 8:30 pm Bangladesh time.…
Pakistan holds its nerve for 56-run win despite Bravo ton
Dhaka- Pakistan held its nerve for a 56-run victory against the West Indies in their day-night first test with the pink ball on Monday after Darren Bravo made a resilient century.Bravo’s patient 116 off 249 balls kept Pakistan at bay…
Neymar to sign contract extension with Barcelona until 2021
Dhaka – Neymar will sign a three-year contract extension with Barcelona on Friday,a deal that will keep the Brazil forward with the Spanish club until 2021.Barcelona and Neymar had made the announcement of the agreement in July.The previous contract was…
Tour match: BCB XI, England XI play another draw
Dhaka- The 2nd two-day warm-up match between Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) XI and England XI also ended in draw at MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong on Monday.Replying to BCB XI’s 294 for all in the first innings, England XI resumed the…
BPL: Comilla Victorians to start training session Tuesday
Dhaka -Defending champions Comilla Victorians will start their first training session for the franchise-based Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Cricket with local players at ground 4 of Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan (BKSP) in Saver on Tuesday.Seven franchised teams–Comilla Victorians, Dhaka Dynamites, Chittagong…
Winningest UConn hockey coach, Bruce Marshall, dies at 54
Dhaka – The former longtime head coach of the Connecticut Huskies ice hockey team, who transitioned them to Division I status, has died. Bruce Marshall was 54.The University of Connecticut and New Hampshire’s Franklin Pierce University, where he was the…
ENG v BD 1st Test: Sabbir staring at debut
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Sunday announced a 14-member Bangladesh squad to play the Rocket first Test of the two-match series against England scheduled for October 20-24 at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong including batsman Sabbir…