Dhaka – Thirty years after Diego Maradona’s goal of the century, West Ham winger Dimitri Payet wound back the clock with a brilliantly executed solo goal on Saturday evoking memories of the Argentina great.Unlike Maradona’s 1986 World Cup strike ,…
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PM Hasina, Khaleda congratulate Tigers
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday congratulated Bangladesh cricket team for their 100th win in the ODI cricket, UNB news agency reported.
Tamim ton helps Tigers’ ODI series victory over Afghans
Dhaka – Bangladesh registered the three-match ODI series victory by 2-1 margin against Afghanistan with a massive 141 runs win in the 3rd match of their first-ever bilateral series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Saturday. Bangladesh took the series…
CJKS Premier Div Volleyball League begins
Dhaka – The Liberty Group CJKS Premier Division Volleyball League, organised by Chattagram Jila Krira Sangstha (CJKS), began on Saturday at CJKS training ground here.Chittagong City Mayor AJM Nasiruudin inaugurated the league in the afternoon as chief guest. Managing Director…
Ctg Abahani advance to 3rd slot beating BJMC 3-1
Dhaka – Chittagong Abahani Limited advanced to the 3rd slot in the 12-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football beating Team BJMC by 3-1 goals at Sylhet District Stadium Sylhet on Saturday.With the day’s well-merited victory, star-studded Chittagong Abahani Ltd have secured…
Tamim propels Tigers to 279/8
Dhaka – Dashing opening batsman Tamim Iqbal’s century propelled Bangladesh to 279 against Afghanistan in the 3rd ODI of the three-match series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Saturday.The Tigers posted the total playing 50 overs riding on the 2nd…
Tamim hits 7th ODI century in 3rd match against Afghans
Dhaka – Bangladesh cricket team’s dashing opener Tamim Iqbal hit his 7th ODI century during the 3rd match of a three-match series against Afghanistan at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium here on Saturday.Tamim completed his century mission with a single runs…
Pakistan thumps West Indies by 111 runs in 1st ODI
Dhaka – Left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz’s 4-42 backed up Babar Azam’s maiden one-day international century as Pakistan crushed the West Indies by 111 runs in the first of their three-match series on Friday.Azam smashed 120 off 131 balls, hitting eight…
England cricket team to arrive Dhaka Friday
Dhaka – The England cricket team is scheduled to arrive here on Friday evening to play a three-match ODI and a two-match Test series against Bangladesh in Dhaka and Chittagong.Jos Buttler will lead the English one-day side in the event as…
Bangladesh squad for 3rd ODI against Afghanistan announced
Dhaka- Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Thursday announced a 14-member Bangladesh squad including left arm spinner Mosharraf Hossain in place of pacer Rubel Hossain for the 3rd match of the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan on Saturday at the Sher-e-Bangla National…
Bangladesh reaches final eliminating Taipei 6-1
Dhaka- Hosts Bangladesh smartly reached the final of the seven-nation Beximco 4th Boys’ Under-18 Asia Cup Hockey’2016 with all-win record eliminating Chinese Taipei by 6-1 goals in the first semifinal at Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium on Thursday.Bangladesh will play…
Barcelona beats Moenchengladbach 2-1 without Lionel Messi
Dhaka – Barcelona overcame the absence of Lionel Messi to come from behind and beat Borussia Moenchengladbach 2-1 in the Champions League on WednesdayGerard Piquet stabbed home the winner in the 74th minute after a corner from Neymar was met…
Reid returns to lead New Zealand for US, Mexico games
Dhaka – West Ham defender Winston Reid will return to lead New Zealand in away football friendlies against Mexico and the United States next month.Reid missed New Zealand’s matches in the Oceania Nations Cup in June but was selected as…
Afghans level series 1-1 beating Tigers in 2nd ODI
Dhaka – ICC associate nation Afghanistan levelled the three-match series 1-1 beating full member Bangladesh by 2 wickets in the keenly contested 2nd ODI at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) on Wednesday. Dawlat Zadran (4) sealed the victory hammering a…
Ronaldo scores but Dortmund rallies in latest Madrid setback
Dhaka – Borussia Dortmund scored a late equalizer to earn a 2-2 draw against Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday, the latest setback for the 11-time winners.After two consecutive draws in the Spanish league, Cristiano Ronaldo appeared to…
Pakistan routs West Indies by 8 wickets to sweep series 3-0
Dhaka – Pakistan eased to an eight-wicket victory against the West Indies in their third and final Twenty20 international on Tuesday, completing a clean sweep of the series against the world champions.The West Indies’ top order stuttered for the third successive…
Tigers manage 208/10 against Afghans in 2nd ODI
Dhaka – Debutant Mosaddek Hossain’s team highest unbeaten 45 helped Bangladesh score 208 for all in 49.2 overs against visiting Afghanistan in the 2nd match of the three-match ODI series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Wednesday,UNB news agency reported.
Bangladesh to play Taipei in first semis on Thursday
Dhaka – High flying Bangladesh will play Chinese Taipei in the first semifinal of the Beximco 4th Boys’ Under-18 Asia Cup Hockey’2016 at Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium on Thursday.The match will kick-off at 12:30 pm Bangladesh time. Favorite Pakistan will…
Seven icon players in 4th BPL
Dhaka – The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Cricket Committee has finalised seven icon players for the ensuing 4th version of franchise-based heavyweight T20 league beginning on November 4.The seven icon cricketers are Mashrafe Bin Mortza, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim,…
100th ODI victory beckons Tigers
Dhaka – With an advantage of 1-0 lead in their first-ever bilateral series, Bangladesh will face Afghanistan in the 2nd ODI of the three-match series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.Mashrafe Bin Mortaza-led Bangladesh team also have an opportunity…
Bangladesh enter semis as group champion
Dhaka – Hosts Bangladesh reached the semifinals of the Beximco 4th Boys’ Under-18 Asia Cup Hockey-2016 as Pool A champion with all-win record crushing all-loser Oman by 10-0 goals at Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium on Tuesday.Bangladesh will play the…
Surprising Alaves beats Granada 2-1 in Spanish league
Dhaka – Promoted Alaves continued its surprising campaign back in the first division, beating Granada 3-1 on Monday to stay in the top half of the Spanish league standings.Edgar Mendez scored in the 52nd minute, Victor Camarasa added another in…
Bangladesh beat Maldives 2-1 in Volleyball
Dhaka – Bangladesh beat the Maldives by 2-1 sets in the 5th Asian Beach Games Men’s Volleyball held in Da Nang city of Vietnam on Monday,UNB News Agency Reported.
Inter-College Women’s Handball begins
Dhaka – The Treat Inter-College Women’s Handball Tournament, organised by Bangladesh Handball Federation (BHF), got underway on Monday at Shaheed (Capt) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium here.State Minister for Youth and Sports Dr Biren Sikder inaugurated the four-day meet…
Bangladesh to play Oman on Tuesday
Dhaka – High flying Bangladesh will play Oman in the last Pool A match of the Beximco 4th Boys’ Under-18 Asia Cup Hockey’ 2016 at Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium on Tuesday to assure the group title.The match will kick-off…
Muktijoddha SKC advances to 3rd slot beating Uttar Baridhara
Dhaka – Muktijoddha Sangsad KC advanced to the 3rd slot in the JB Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football beating lowly Uttar Baridhara Club by a solitary goal in the 8th round match at Sylhet District Stadium Monday afternoon.With the day’s…
Sabbir fined for breaching Code of Conduct
Dhaka – Bangladesh batsman Sabbir Rahman has been fined 30 percent of his match fee and handed over two demerit points for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct (Level-1) during Tigers’ seven-run victory against Afghanistan in the 1st match of…
Pouille beats Thiem to win Moselle Open and 1st title
Dhaka – Lucas Pouille clinched his first career title on Sunday, beating top-seeded Dominic Thiem of Austria 7-6 (5), 6-2 to win the Moselle Open final.The third-seeded Frenchman, a U.S. Open quarterfinalist earlier this month, clipped a neat volley for…
Shakib top wickettaker, Tamim top runscorer of Bangladesh
Shakib Al Hasan has stamped his name on a number of first-ever feats for Bangladesh cricket but this time the Tigers’ talisman has again scaled uncharted heights. Tamim Iqbal has become the first Bangladeshi batsman to go past 9000 international…
Arnold Palmer, ‘The King’ of golf, dies at 87
Arnold Palmer, the gentleman golfer from Latrobe, Pa., whose thrilling, go-for-broke style made him the first television superstar of his sport and earned him generations of devoted fans, has died, according to Golf Digest. He was 87. The beloved Palmer,…