Anbarasan Ethirajan Awudu Ibrahim thought his playing career was over when his contract was not renewed at an amateur Dutch football club seven years ago. But soon he ended up in Bangladesh and now he is one of the star…
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Finn leads England to series win
If occasionally knocking over the bowler’s end bails can be deemed a weakness, it is the only blemish against Steven Finn at the moment. His new, shorter, run up is designed to address that issue and it has taken none…
Spinner Mominul taken for Lanka Tests
Left-arm spinner Enamul Haque jnr has returned to the Bangladesh Test squad after more than three years following his selection in the 15-man squad to tour Sri Lanka next month.
United holds Madrid despite Ronaldo stunning goal
Cristiano Ronaldo scored with a spectacular header Wednesday as Real Madrid was held to a 1-1 home draw by Manchester United in the last 16 of the Champions League following a dominant performance by visiting goalkeeper David de Gea.
Watson century helps Australia to 329-7 in 3rd ODI
Shane Watson marked his comeback from injury with a dashing 122 from 111 balls Wednesday as Australia set the West Indies a target of 330 to win the third limited-overs international and keep the five-match series alive.
McKay named ODI Player of the Year
In the first surprise result of the Allan Border Medal evening, Clint McKay has been named Australia’s One-Day International Player of the Year, narrowly beating George Bailey and David Warner for the award.
WC: Kaur`s 107 in vain, India lose to England by 32 runs
Harmanpreet Kaur`s brilliant unbeaten century went in vain as India suffered a 32-run defeat against defending champions England in their group A match of the ICC Women`s World Cup here on Sunday.
BPL T2O: Dhaka Gladiators sneak 13-run win over Rajshahi
Dhaka Gladiators, showing their grit in later half of both the innings against Duronto Rajshahi, earned a 13-run victory in their 6th match of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 Season 2 at the MA Aziz Stadium here Friday.
Altidore says racism shames everyone
United States striker Jozy Altidore says he doesn’t want to hold a grudge against fans who showered him with racist abuse because “we all mistakes.”
BPL player payment and Dhaka Gladiators’ claim
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) expressed its disappointment at BPL T20 franchise Dhaka Gladiators’ claim to be unpaid 25 percent of the player fees in the recent past ahead of the extravaganza.
BPL T2O: Sylhet Royals continue winning; beat Ctg Kings by 3 wkts
Sylhet Royals retained their winning streak in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 Season 2 beating the home side Chittagong Kings by three wickets at the MA Aziz Stadium here Monday.
Australian Open 2013, men’s singles: Djokovic beats Murray to complete record hat-trick
World No.1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia defeated US Open champion Andy Murray in four sets to win his fourth and third consecutive Australian Open title here Sunday.
Azarenka denies cheating during Oz Open semifinal win
World number one Victoria Azarenka has denied claims that she deliberately manipulated the rules book when she took a medical time out with the score at 5-4 in the second set of her Australian Open semi-final win over teenager Sloane…
Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina shine as India clinch ODI series against England
A rejuvenated India clinched the one-day series against England as the hosts rode on the batting heroics of Rohit Sharma (83) and Suresh Raina (89 not out) to fashion a comfortable five-wicket victory in the penultimate game and take an…
BPL T2O: Shamsur, Nasir steer Riders to 6-wkt victory over Ctg Kings
Opener Shamsur Rahman and number five Nasir Hossain guided Rangpur Riders to their maiden win in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Season 2 in a match against the Chittagong Kings at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium here Tuesday.
Australian Open: Federer, Serena race through to quarters
Roger Federer and Serena Williams are through to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open, winning their matches comfortably here on Monday.
BPL T20: Barisal Burners beat Khulna by 8 wkts
Barisal Burners outclassed Khulna Royal Bengals by eight wickets with nine balls remaining in the 5th match of the Prime Bank Bangladesh Premier League Season 2 at the Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium here Sunday.
Australian Open 2013: Maria Sharapova sails into quarters
Second seed Maria Sharapova delivered a crushing victory over Belgium‘s Kirsten Flipkens Sunday to reach the women‘s singles quarterfinals of the Australian Open.
Pakistan must show mettle: Misbah
Pakistan need to ‘stand up and be counted’ against South Africa’s pace attack in their series with the world’s top-ranked Test nation starting next month, captain Misbah-ul-Haq said on Friday.
Sessions on fight against doping conducted during FIFA meet
Sessions on ‘fight against doping‘ and ‘supplements in doping‘ were conducted on the concluding day of the Football Medicine Regional Course, jointly organised in the capital by FIFA, AFC and the AIFF.
2nd BPL T20-2013 kicks off
The second edition of Bangladesh Premier League T20 tournament kicked off Thursday through a grand opening ceremony at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in the city.
aamra BPL’s official IT partner till 2018
aamra networks limited has received exclusive IT partnership rights for Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the biggest annual cricket event in Bangladesh.
Mushfiqur retained as captain
The Ad-hoc Executive Committee of the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Monday retained Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah as captain and vice-captain respectively for the tours of Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe in March-April 2013. Among other decisions taken at the Board’s Sher-e-Bangla…
Mushfiqur retained as captain
The Ad-hoc Executive Committee of the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Monday retained Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah as captain and vice-captain respectively for the tours of Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe in March-April 2013.
Messi leads Barca to record
Lionel Messi continued his remarkable season with yet another goal as unbeaten Barcelona secured an 11-point lead at the halfway stage of the Spanish league season on Sunday. The Argentine, who won his fourth world player of the year award…
South Africa secure series win
South Africa completed a 2-0 series win over New Zealand on Monday after thumping the visitors by an innings and 193 runs on the fourth day of the second Test.
Bangladesh consider new Pakistan schedule
Bangladesh will send a security delegation to Pakistan soon to see if its cricket team can visit the country in March and April for a short series, Bangladesh Cricket Board President Nazmul Hassan said on Saturday.
Amla hundred puts SAF on top
For significant parts of the opening day in Port Elizabeth, New Zealand pushed South Africa reasonably hard, which is much more than happened last week at Newlands.
Papon optimistic over Pakistani players in BPL
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon on Saturday said he went to Delhi for a cordial meeting with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chief.
Croft backs Serena for Aussie Open
Former British number one Annabel Croft can only see one winner of the Australian Open women’s title – Serena Williams. The American has won five times in the past 10 years at Melbourne Park and dominated the second half of…