Dhaka – Bangladesh managed a narrow seven-run victory over spirited Afghanistan at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur of capital Dhaka on Sunday night. The hosts collected a total of 265 all out, with Tamim Iqbal top-scoring with a…
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Sheikh Jamal takes solo lead beating Brothers Union 5-4
Dhaka – Defending champions Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club took a solo lead in the JB Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football beating Brothers Union Club by 5-4 goals in a keenly contested match at Sylhet District Stadium Sunday afternoon.With the day’s victory,…
Bangladesh all out for 265 runs against Afghanistan
Dhaka -Tamim and Mahmudullah, with their brilliant innings score 80 and 62 runs respectively, spurred hosts Bangladesh to score 265 for all in 50 overs against Afghanistan in their 1st match of the three-match ODI series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket…
Siddikur finishes joint 44th in Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup
Dhaka – Siddikur Rahman has finished the US$ 1,300,000 Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup placing the joint 44th at Ibaraki Country Club, West Course, in Japan on Sunday,UNB news agency reported.
Barcelona routs Sporting 5-0 in 1st game without Messi
Dhaka – Barcelona didn’t show any signs of missing Lionel Messi on Saturday, cruising past Sporting Gijon 5-0 in its first Spanish league game without the injured playmaker.Neymar and Luis Suarez took over in Messi’s absence, and by the end of…
ODI Cricket: Bangladesh to face Afghanistan Sunday
Dhaka – Bangladesh will resume their one-day-international cricket after around a ten-month gap taking on visiting Afghanistan in the 1st match of the three-match series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) on Sunday.The day-night match of the ROCKET Bangladesh vs…
U-18 Asia Cup: Pakistan makes flying start beating Taipei 6-1
Dhaka – Favorite Pakistan made a flying start in the Beximco 4th Boys’ Under-18 Asia Cup Hockey’2016 outplaying Chinese Taipei by 6-1 goals at the Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium here on Saturday.The winners led the first half by 2-1…
Man United captain Rooney dropped by Mourinho
Dhaka – Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney was dropped for the English Premier League game against champion Leicester on Saturday.Rooney was demoted to the bench by United manager Jose Mourinho, who said Friday that the striker had not been the…
Dominant Pakistan enjoys 9-wicket win against West Indies
Dhaka – Babar Azam struck a half century and spinner Imad Wasim grabbed five wickets in Pakistan’s nine-wicket win against the West Indies in the first Twenty20 international on Friday.Azam was unbeaten on 55 from 37 balls as Pakistan chased…
Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup: Siddikur advances to 44th
Dhaka – Siddikur Rahman has made his form a bit moving to join the 44th slot from the 59th after the 3rd round of the US$ 1,300,000 Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup at Ibaraki Country Club, West Course, in Japan on Saturday.Siddikur…
8th round of BPL begins in Sylhet on Sunday
Dhaka – The 8th round of the JB Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football begins on Sunday (Sept 25) at the Sylhet District Stadium Holder Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club will play Brother Union Club in the Sylhet-leg opener at 4:30 pm…
Mashrafe to focus on performance instead of ODI ranking
Dhaka – Bangladesh national cricket team’s limited-over captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza on Saturday said he wants to focus on coming up with good performances instead of advancement in the ranking in the series Afghanistan and England.“We will show our best…
Siddikur stays in race of Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup
Dhaka – Siddikur Rahman stays in the race of the US$ 1,300,000 Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup placing jointly with 12 others at the 59th after the 2nd round at Ibaraki Country Club, West Course, in Japan on Friday.The two times Asian…
Mosaddek shines in BCB XI’s loss to Afghan
Dhaka, Sept 23 (UNB) – Although Mosaddek Hossain showed a brilliant performance, visiting Afghanistan defeated BCB XI by 66 runs in the one-day warm-up match at Khan Saheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah on Friday.Afghan all-rounder Mohammad Nabi’s 4 for…
U18 Asia Cup Hockey to kick off Saturday
Dhaka – The seven-nation 4th Boys Under-18 Asia Cup Hockey 2016 will kick off Saturday with the match between China and Hong Kong at 11:am at Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium.State Minister for Youth and Sports Dr Biren Sikder will…
Valencia earns 1st win thanks to own goal and late penalty
Dhaka- Valencia needed to win no matter what to try and change its fortune after one of its worst starts ever in the Spanish league, and it did it with the help of an own goal and a late penalty…
Sergio Busquets to stay with Barcelona at least until 2021
Dhaka – Midfielder Sergio Busquets has signed a new contract with Barcelona until 2021.The club said on Thursday the contract can be extended for two more years, “depending on games played.”Barcelona’s third captain, Busquets has 390 appearances and 12 goals…
ICC clears Taskin, Sunny’s bowling actions
Dhaka- The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday announced that the bowling actions of Bangladeshi cricketers Taskin Ahmed and Arafat Sunny were found to be legal and can appear in the international cricket from now on.The re-assessments of the duo’s…
BD-Afghan ODI: Tickets available on ‘shohoz.com’
Dhaka – The ticket sale for the three-match Bangladesh-Afghanistan ODI series started on Thursday afternoon on online marketplace ‘shohoz.com’.This is the first time cricket fans can collect their tickets online instead of going to the bank as the Bangladesh Cricket…
Asia Cup Hockey: China, Oman, Pakistan, Hong Kong now in city
Dhaka – Four more teams — China, Oman, Pakistan and Hong Kong — arrived in the capital on Thursday to participate in the seven-nation 4th Boys Under-18 Asia Cup Hockey-2016 beginning here on Saturday at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey…
‘Pran Up’ named BCB’s official soft drinks partner
Dhaka – ‘Pran Up’ has been named as the official soft drinks partner of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) for the next two years. BCB Director and Chairman of its Marketing and Commercial Committee Kazi Enam Ahmed disclosed this at a…
BCB announces 13-men squad for 1st two ODIs against Afghanistan
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Thursday announced a 13-member squad for the first two DOIs of the three-match series against Afghanistan starting in BCB announces 13-men squad for 1st two ODIs against Afghanistan on Sunday.BCB selectors picked the…
Barca’s Messi out for 3 weeks with groin injury
Dhaka – Barcelona says Lionel Messi will be out for three weeks with a groin strain in his right leg.The Argentina star walked off in the 58th minute of the Spanish league match against Atletico Madrid at Camp Nou that…
Draw leaves Real Madrid 1 win short of Liga win record
Dhaka – Villarreal held on for a 1-1 draw to shatter Real Madrid’s hopes of setting a new record for consecutive victories in the Spanish league in Barcelona on Wednesday.Zinedine Zidane’s Madrid was aiming to break Barcelona’s league record of…
1st Jesse Owens Award goes to Muhammad Ali posthumously
Colorado Springs (AP/UNB) — The first Jesse Owens Olympic Spirit Award will recognize the late Muhammad Ali.
JB BPL: Soccer Club Feni force Rahmatganj to play 1-1
Dhaka – Soccer Club Feni forced Rahmatganj Muslim Friends Society to share the match points in their 7th round match of the JB Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) football that ended in a 1-1 draw at Bangabandhu National Stadium on Wednesday.With…
Afghanistan Cricket Team arrives in Dhaka
Dhaka – A 24-member Afghanistan Cricket Team,including seven officials, arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday to play a three-match ODI series against Bangladesh.ICC Associate nation Afghanistan arrived at Shahjalal International Airport at around 4:20pm by a Jet Airways flight.The matches of…
PSG claims French league top spot with 3-0 win against Caen
Dhaka – Edinson Cavani scored his sixth league goal of the season and teammate Lucas netted his fourth as Paris Saint-Germain returned to the top of the French league with a 3-0 victory over newly-promoted Dijon on Tuesday.Following a stuttering…
Chelsea, Liverpool stay on course in English League Cup
Dhaka – With no European competitions clogging up their schedules, Chelsea and Liverpool are placing more importance on the English League Cup than usual this season.They both advanced to the last 16 on Tuesday – but took different routes.Chelsea came…
FIFA extends bans globally in 6 doping cases
Dhaka – FIFA says its disciplinary panel extended bans to apply worldwide in doping cases for six players in Africa, Asia and Europe. All the cases were previous judged at confederation or national level bodies, which imposed bans of between…