Former world number one Victoria Azarenka won her first title since 2013 by beating Angelique Kerber in the Brisbane International final.The unseeded Belarusian, who has been plagued by injuries in recent years, beat the fourth-seeded German 6-3 6-1.World number 22…
Bangladesh have given their 2016 Bangabandhu Gold Cup campaign a flying start with a resounding win over Sri Lanka in the opening match.The hosts thrashed the islanders 4-2 at the Shamsul Huda Stadium in Jessore on Friday.Mamunul Islam and his…
Pakistan Super League franchise Lahore Qalandars had picked Mustafizur Rahman from the gold category, where he was supposed to be paid a fee of USD 50,000. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is considering holding back Mustafizur Rahman from playing in…
Dhaka – A local court in Andhra Pradesh’s district of Anantapur has issued a non-bailable warrant against India’s limited-overs captain MS Dhoni, reports ESPNcricinfo. The case relates to a morphed picture of Dhoni that appeared on the cover of a…
Bangladesh got off to a flying start in the 4th Bangabandhu Gold Cup International Football Tournament crushing Sri Lanka by 4-2 goals in the opener at the Shams-Ul-Huda Stadium in Jessore on Friday. Shakhawat Hossain Rony scored two goals for…
Country’s leading sponsors come forward to stand beside the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) with their bounty effort to make prestigious Bangabandhu Gold Cup International Football a success one.AB Bank continued their support to BFF as they become presenting sponsors of…
New Zealand won the first Twenty20 against Sri Lanka by three runs at Mount Maunganui on Thursday,New Zealand made 182-4 with Martin Guptill 58 and Kane Williamson 53. Sri Lanka were 179-9 after their 20 overs.
Bangladesh Cricket Board is considering holding back Mustafizur Rahman from playing in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) to keep the young pacer’s bowling technique a secret.The board may choose to compensate him in order to keep him from going to…
The Sylhet International Cricket Stadium is ready to host the ICC for its U19 Cricket World Cup matches.Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will hand over the responsibility of the venue to International Cricket Council on Thursday, BCB grounds committee chairman Hanif…
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) recently sent an invitation letter to Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) to play of a number of bilateral ODIs in Bangladesh after the World Twenty20, 2016.In that invitation letter BCB also invited Sri Lankan Cricket for one…
Pakistan’s cricket chief said Wednesday Australia should be fined after they pulled out of the junior World Cup over security fears in host country Bangladesh, blasting officials for creating a potentially “anarchic” situation in world cricket.On Tuesday Australia withdrew from…
FC Barcelona coach Luis Enrique has been named the World’s Best Club Coach in 2015 by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) while Argentine star Lionel Messi was chosen the World Playmaker of the Year.Enrique, who won…
New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 36 runs in the final one-day international at Mount Maunganui to wrap up the series 3-1 on Tuesday.New Zealand made 294-5 with Martin Guptill making 102 and both Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor out…
Benitez, experienced but unpopular, was abruptly dismissed on Monday less than halfway through the season after an indifferent run of results left the club trailing leaders Atletico Madrid and second-placed Barcelona in La Liga. Fan hero Zidane, an elegant figure…
Maharashtra schoolboy Pranav Dhanawade rewrote the record books on Tuesday, hammering an epic 1009 not out in an inter-school cricket tournament to register the highest individual score in an innings in any form of the game. Print Friendly and PDF …
Cricket Australia postponed a Test tour of Bangladesh in October for similar reasons and chief executive James Sutherland said the situation had not improved.”Regrettably, the advice from our government suggests that the security threat to Australians travelling to Bangladesh remains…
World number one Serena Williams suffered an early season injury setback on Monday as she withdrew from her opening Hopman Cup tie with inflammation in her knee.Williams, 34, was scheduled to play Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina in the women’s singles on…
The West Indies were 207 for six at the close after winning the toss on the opening day of the third Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday.At stumps, Denesh Ramdin was not out 23 with Carlos Brathwaite on…
An inter-ministerial meeting was held on Sunday at the Youth and Sports Ministry conference room for successfully hosting Asia Cup T20-2016 qualifying in Dhaka and Narayanganj.Afghanistan, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Hong Kong will take part in the qualifying…
GM Ziaur Rahman of Bangladesh Navy and Uten are jointly leading the Prime Bank 18th International Rating Chess Tournament securing full five points after the 5th round matches at Bangladesh Chess Federation hall-room on Sunday.IM Abu Sufian Shakil of Golden…
DHAKA, Jan 1, 2016 (BSS)- Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Bangladesh Army emerged champions in the Victory Day Men’s and Women’s Section Wrestling competition that concluded on Friday at the National Sports Council Gymnasium. BGB of men’s section won the…
Sri Lanka won the toss and put New Zealand into bat in the rain-delayed fourth one-day international at Saxton Oval in Nelson on Saturday.The match has been reduced to 24 overs each after a lengthy delay because of the weather.
Bangladesh will host the next South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Men’s Championship in December 2017.The decision was taken in a meeting of the executive committee of South SAFF in Kerala, India, Saturday afternoon.
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and bowling sensation Mustafizur Rahaman have been included in the ESPN Cricinfo’s ODI team of year for 2015.Apart from Shakib and Mostafiz, skipper Brendon McCullum, opener Martin Guptill, Kane Williamson and left-arm-seam bowler Trent Boult…
The clash between the division’s two top-scoring sides provided plenty of entertaining moments but keepers Kasper Schmeichel and Joe Hart were equal to everything thrown at them at the King Power Stadium.Jamie Vardy, the league’s joint leading scorer with 15…
Dean Elgar carried his bat for a fighting century but could not stop England from taking an 89-run first innings lead on the third day of the first Test against South Africa at Kingsmead on Monday.Opening batsman Elgar made 118…
The draw ceremony of the prestigious Bangabandhu Gold Cup International Football Tournament was held today (Tuesday) in the city’s local hotel.Finance Minister and chairman of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup International Football organizing committee AMA Muhith was present as the chief…
Legendary Pakistan allrounder Imran Khan on Monday said he backs convicted spot-fixer Mohammad Amir’s return to international cricket, urging sceptical players and fans to support the tainted paceman.The 23-year-old Amir, who completed his five-year ban earlier this year, caused a…
Pakistan’s leg-spinner Yasir Shah was on Sunday provisionally suspended for failing a dope test by the International Cricket Council (ICC).”Shah has been charged with an anti-doping rule violation on a sample he provided in an in-competition test,” an ICC statement…
National cricketer Sabbir Rahman has come under attack from fanatics for posting Christmas greetings alongside Eid-e-Miladunnabi wishes on his Facebook page.His teammates Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das, too, had endured similar attacks on the social media after they greeted their…