The hosts needed a little more than an hour on the final day to reduce England, who won the series 2-1, from 52 for three to 101 all out with Rabada returning match figures of 13-159 to drive home his…
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Bangladesh face South Africa in ICC U-19 WC tomorrow
Motivated Bangladesh under-19 team will start their ICC U-19 World Cup (WC) campaign when they face their South African counterpart in their opening group A encounter scheduled to be held tomorrow (Wednesday) at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong.In…
FIFA confirms final five for presidential vote
FIFA on Tuesday confirmed the final five candidates for the presidency of the world body one month from the vote.FIFA’s electoral committee said that Prince Ali bin al Hussein, Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim al Khalifa, Gianni Infantino, Tokyo Sexwale and…
India wins the 1st T20
India drew first blood in the three-match Twenty20 series when they beat Australia by 37 runs at the Adelaide Oval on Tuesday.After Australian captain Aaron Finch won the toss and sent the visitors in to bat on both countries’ national…
Higuain hits 21st goal, Juve, Roma locked in racism row
Gonzalo Higuain struck his 21st goal of the season to help Napoli tighten their grip on Serie A with a 4-2 win at Sampdoria on Sunday as Juventus’s 1-0 win over Roma threatened to be overshadowed by a racism row.As…
Court to decide to accept chargesheet against Shahadat
Special Correspondent The Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-5 of Dhaka on Monday fixed February 4 to decide on whether the charge sheet against cricketer Shahadat Hossain and his wife Jesmin Jahan alias Nitya would be taken into cognizance or…
55 yr old British explorer dies crossing Antarctic
British explorer Henry Worsley has died attempting to be the first person to cross the Antarctic unaided, in an epic charity mission inspired by Ernest Shackleton.
Barca’s Suarez flying before second leg of Bilbao Cup clash
The combative Uruguay international was suspended for Barca’s last two Cup games for his part in a fracas after the last 16, first leg against Espanyol but his enforced absence has done little to tarnish his impressive statistics for the…
ICC U-19 WC: B’desh makes a perfect practice beating England by 97 runs
Bangladesh Under-19 Cricket team made a perfect practice ahead of their ICC U-19 World Cup campaign outplaying England Under-19 side a huge 97 runs at the at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Monday.With the day’s feat, the…
Van Gaal admits United fury getting worse
Louis van Gaal admitted the furious reaction of Manchester United supporters to their side’s dismal 1-0 defeat against Southampton was the worst he has experienced in an increasingly turbulent season.Van Gaal’s side failed to score at Old Trafford for the…
Djokovic wins Simon epic to reach quarters
World number one Novak Djokovic needed five sets before putting away Frenchman Gilles Simon to reach his 27th consecutive Grand Slam quarter-final at the Australian Open on Sunday.The 10-time Grand Slam champion fought for four hours, 32 minutes before winning…
Real coach Zidane backs Rodriguez
Real Madrid playmaker James Rodriguez is working hard to get back to top form and remains a key member of the team, coach Zinedine Zidane said on Saturday.Rodriguez was sidelined by a thigh injury while on duty with Colombia in…
ICC U19 WC warm-up: England, Sri Lanka, Pakistan seal win
England, Sri Lanka and Pakistan sealed win in their warm-up matches of the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup at three venues across the country on Saturday. England beat Namibia by 155 runs at MA Zziz Stadium in Chittagong; Sri Lanka…
India opt to bowl in 5th ODI against Australia
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and chose to bowl in the fifth and final one-day international against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday.India made two changes to the side that lost to Australia in Canberra…
Barca back on top after Messi stunner
Munir El Haddadi, deployed up front in place of the injured Neymar, fired Barca ahead in the second minute at the Rosaleda Stadium on the south coast after smart work from Luis Suarez.However, the visitors were unable to exert their…
Pandey century helps India avoid whitewash
Manish Pandey scored a brilliant unbeaten 104 as India beat Australia by six wickets in a thrilling one-day international at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday.After Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and decided to bowl, Australia scored…
Real top money league again as club revenues surge
Real topped the list published on Thursday, with an annual revenue of 577 million euros (443 million pounds) as the combined figure for the top 20 Money League clubs rose by eight percent to a record high of 6.6 billion…
Bangladesh face resurgent Zimbabwe in 4th T20I Friday
Bangladesh will play against the visiting Zimbabwe in their last match of the four-match T20I series with an advantage of a 2-1 lead at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium (SANS) in Khulna on Friday. The match will begin at 3:00pm,…
2nd Division Kabaddi League will begin Sunday
The 2nd Division Kabaddi League will begin Sunday at the Kabaddi Stadium.A total of eight teams,split into two groups, will take part in the league, organised by Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation (BKF).
BCB announces preliminary squad for Asia Cup, ICC World T20
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Thursday announced a 25-member preliminary squad for the upcoming Asia Cup and the ICC World Twenty20.The selected players will take part in a nearly month-long preparation camp in Khulna and Chittagong.
Messi and Suarez to miss Barca’s Cup game at Bilbao
Messi had to come off at halftime in Sunday’s 6-0 demolition of the Basque club in La Liga and while tests on Monday ruled out a hamstring strain the Argentina captain has been rested as a precaution.Suarez was given a…
3rd T20I: Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh by 31 runs
Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh by 31 runs in their 3rd match of the four-match T20I series at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium (SANS) on Wednesday.With this win Zimbabwe reduced the series lead 1-2. The fourth and last match of the series will…
Dominant Serena powers into Open third round
Dominant world number one and defending champion Serena Williams powered into the Australian Open third round Wednesday with a straight-sets demolition of Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei.The six-time Melbourne Park winner, who is gunning to equal Steffi Graf’s Open-era record of 22…
Shakib touches 400-wkt milestone
World famed all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan touched 400 wickets milestone as the first Bangladesh player in international cricket. Shakib reached the milestone during the third match of the four-match T20I series against Zimbabwe at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna…
Sublime Verdasco sends Nadal to early Melbourne exit
The first-round exit was the 2009 champion’s first at Melbourne Park and only his second at such an early stage in a grand slam.Down 2-0 in the final set, world number 45 Verdasco dragged himself off the canvas with a…
Federer wants names in match-fixing allegations
The opening day of the Australian Open was overshadowed by reports in the BBC and online BuzzFeed News accusing tennis authorities of failing to deal with 16 players repeatedly flagged up to the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) over suspicions of…
Five-tier security for ICC U-19 World Cup: DMP
Five-tier security will be provided to ensure foolproof security at the ICC Under-19 World Cup’ 2016 venues in Bangladesh scheduled for January 27 to February 14.Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner M Asaduzzaman Mia came up with the remark after inspecting the…
Nepal in final in Bangabandhu Gold Cup
Nawayug Shrestha slammed a brilliant hat-trick saw Nepal stormed into the final of Bangabandhu Gold Cup International Football tournament beating the Maldives by 4-1 goals in the second semifinal held on Tuesday at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here. They will…
World tennis has been ripe for match-fixing: Experts
Tennis was rocked on Monday by allegations that the game’s authorities have failed to deal with widespread match-fixing, just as the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, kicked off in Melbourne.Multiple sources told Reuters that the…
Ledecky smashes 800m free world record
Katie Ledecky crushed her own women’s 800m freestyle world record on Sunday, clocking a stunning 8min 6.68sec to win at the Pro Swim meeting in Austin, Texas.The 18-year-old American obliterated the previous record of 8:07.39 that she set at the…