DHAKA — The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced a three-team 50-over completion on Tuesday in a bid to bring back competitive cricket in the country after a gap of six months. The competition features national cricketers, players from the High…
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FIFA, AFC president greets Salahuddin
DHAKA – FIFA president Gianni Infantino and Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa in a separate letters greeted Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) president Kazi Mohammad Salahuddin who was re-elected as president of BFF, said a BFF…
Mashrafe to return cricket with Corporate T20 League
DHAKA—Former skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza is set to return cricket with Corporate T20 league, which the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will organize in November. Mashrafe’s name was not included in the three-team 50-over competition that raised a question whether he…
Djokovic eyes Paris payback for Khachanov as Kenin aims higher
PARIS – Novak Djokovic continues his quest to become the first man in half a century to win all four Grand Slam titles twice at the French Open on Monday while Sofia Kenin and Petra Kvitova are the top seeds…
Six-goal humiliation leaves Man Utd mired in crisis again
LONDON – Manchester United slumped to their worst defeat in nine years on Sunday as Tottenham’s 6-1 rout at Old Trafford plunged the Red Devils back into a familiar state of crisis. United have not contended for the Premier League…
Marseille and Lyon’s struggles continue in draw, Rennes stay top
PARIS – Marseille and Lyon continued their shaky starts to the season on Sunday with a 1-1 draw that leaves both sides languishing in mid-table in Ligue 1. Marseille are 10th on nine points following the draw at the Groupama…
Dad’s Army: old soldiers Watson and du Plessis fire up Chennai
DUBAI – Veterans Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis rewarded Chennai Super Kings’ faith in sticking with their old guard after leading their team to a thumping 10-wicket Indian Premier League win. Watson, aged 39, struck form with an attacking…
Youth hockey team’s preparation camp to begin Oct. 16
DHAKA – The youth hockey team will start their preparation camp from October 16 at the Moulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium ahead of the Bangabandhu U-21 men’s Junior Asia Cup Hockey. Talking to BSS today, Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) acting…
Salahuddin wants to work with everyone for football’s development
DHAKA – Kazi Mohammad Salahuddin, who was reelected as the president of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) for the fourth successive terms, said he wants to work with everyone for the development of country’s football. After declaring the final results of…
IPL info leak attempt sparks corruption probe: watchdog
DUBAI – A player taking part in the ongoing Indian Premier League tournament said he was asked to leak information about his team, the country’s cricket anti-corruption chief told AFP Sunday. The world’s richest cricket league, long plagued by corruption,…
BSPA congrats BFF president, EC
DHAKA – The Bangladesh Sports Press Association (BSPA), the country’s oldest sports organisation, congratulated Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) president and it’s honorary member Kazi Mohammad Salahuddin, who has re-elected of BFF president for the fourth consecutive term in the BFF…
Tamim joins as Tigers to play second intra-squad match tomorrow
DHAKA—Opener Tamim Iqbal was declared fit to play the second two-day intra-squad match, which will be held tomorrow (Monday) at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium here. Tamim was included in the Ryan Cook XI, led by Test skipper Mominul Haque.…
Taekwondo Int’l Poomsae concluded
DHAKA – Bangladesh won eight gold, equal number of silver and twelve bronze medals in the junior division of the first-ever Bangladesh Taekwondo International Poomsae Live Championship that concluded today. The host country also secured one gold, two silver and…
Ben Stokes set to join IPL side Royals
DUBAI – England all-rounder Ben Stokes is set to join his Indian Premier League side Rajasthan Royals after missing the first two weeks of the Twenty20 tournament, the team said on Saturday. Royals tweeted a picture of their star player…
Domestic cricket imperative for International return: Domingo
DHAKA – Bangladesh head coach Russell Domingo insisted on domestic cricket, which he believes would make the transition to International cricket easier for the Tigers. “Going from friendly to international cricket is a big step up. So it is important…
Mominul hits ton in intrasquad game
DHAKA —Test skipper Mominul Haque struck a brilliant century in a two-day intra-squad warm-up game that predictably ended in a draw at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Saturday. The players split into two groups with a name of Ryan…
FIFA president wishes luck all candidates off BFF polls
DHAKA – FIFA president Gianni Infantino today wished luck to all the candidates of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) election which is currently undergoing at the Pan pacific Sonargaon Hotel at the city today. In a video message today the FIFA…
Kazi Salahuddin elected BFF president for fourth term
DHAKA – Kazi Mohammad Salahuddin has retained the top job of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) after being elected for a fourth successive term in a row. According to an unofficial announcement of BFF secretariat, the former celebrated footballer has secured…
Relentless Liverpool raise bar for title rivals
LONDON – Liverpool are only three games into their Premier League title defence but their stuttering rivals must get their acts together if they are going to prevent an Anfield procession. Jurgen Klopp’s side have answered any questions about their…
Untested Nadal expects tougher task as Halep eyes French Open revenge
PARIS – Rafael Nadal anticipates a stiffer challenge at the French Open on Friday after strolling through the first two rounds while top seed Simona Halep faces a rematch with Amanda Anisimova, the American teenager who knocked her out of…
Messi and Fati inspire 10-man Barca to victory over Celta
MADRID – Barcelona’s new double-act delivered again as Lionel Messi and Ansu Fati led them to a 3-0 victory at Celta Vigo in La Liga on Thursday, despite Clement Lenglet being sent off in the first half. After scoring twice…
First ever Taekwondo Int’l Poomsae Championship begins tomorrow
DHAKA – The first ever Bangladesh Taekwondo International Poomsae Live Championship begins from tomorrow ( Saturday), said Bangladesh Taekwondo Federation (BTF) press release today. A total of 350 players from hundred taekwondo clubs of thirty countries including Great Britain, Russia,…
Domingo backs BCB’s decision to postpone SL tour
DHAKA – Bangladesh head coach Russell Domingo expressed his disappointment over the postponement of his side’s Sri Lanka tour but still was quite happy not to visit the Island nation, stating that being locked up in the room for 14…
Neymar has 34 million euro Spanish tax debt
MADRID – Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar owes more unpaid tax than any other individual on a Spanish authorities’ blacklist with debts of 34.6 million euros ($40.5 million), according to an official document published Wednesday. The Brazilian, who played for Barcelona…
No cricketers return positive in corona test
DHAKA —All of the cricketers and support staff returned negative in the recent COVID-19 test, conducted by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). Players like Saif Hassan, Abu Jayed Rahi became positive in earlier tests. “The good news is that we…
Taekwondo Int’l Poomsae Championship begins Saturday
DHAKA- The 1st Bangladesh Taekwondo International Poomsae Live Championship begins from Saturday (Oct. 3), said Bangladesh Taekwondo Federation (BTF) general secretary Mahmudul Hasan Rana to BSS today. A total of 320 players from forty five countries will compete in the…
Mushfiqur gifts masks to his colleagues
DHAKA—Bangladesh’s dependable batsman Mushfiqur Rahim gifted special masks to all fellow cricketers, coaches, supporting staff and groundsmen on Thursday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. The gift came from his ‘MR’ (Mushfiqur Rahim) Foundation, which is Mushfiqur Rahim-owned. Wearing that…
Long-term work-planning for football in Somonnoy Parishad’s manifesto
DHAKA – The “Somonnoy Parishad” panel, which will contest the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) October 3 polls, today announced their election manifesto which included a long-term realistic, work-planning for the development of the country’s football. In order to bring the…
Messi says he wants to ‘put an end’ to Barcelona feuding
BARCELONA – Lionel Messi called for “an end” to arguments at Barcelona as he urged unity at the club he tried to leave before the season. The Barcelona captain spoke to Barcelona newspaper Sport in an interview published online late…
Suarez and Costa ‘can play together’ says Simeone
MADRID – Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone on Tuesday dismissed suggestions that he would not play Diego Costa and Luis Suarez together. The 33-year-old forward Suarez joined Atletico after six seasons at Barcelona with Costa, 31, saying he welcomed the…