Dhaka — Hosts India completed day-1 of the ICC World Test Championship on high note after Bangladesh suffered a horrible batting collapse to bundle out cheaply for 150 run in Holkar Cricket Stadium in the Indian city of Indore on…
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Bangladesh make flying start beating Hong Kong by 9 wkts
Dhaka – Hosts Bangladesh made a flying start in the eight-nation ACC Emerging Teams Cup’2019 beating Hong Kong by nine wickets in one of the four opening day’s matches at BKSP ground-4 in Savar on Thursday. In the other opening…
13 killed in multiple-vehicle crash in southwest Nigeria
At least 13 people were killed and 10 others injured on Wednesday when a speeding truck suffered a tyre burst along a busy highway in southwest Nigeria, an official said Thursday. Clement Oladele, commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps…
Nepal emerge champions with all-win record
Dhaka – Nepal clinched the five-nation first Bangamata Asian Senior Women’s Central Zone International Volleyball title with all-win record beating the Maldives by straight 3-0 sets in the final at the Shaheed Suhrawardi National Indoor Stadium in Mirpur on Thursday.…
Panasonic Open: Siddikur shares 11th slot after first round
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s premier golfer and two-time Asian Tour winner Siddikur Rahman shared the 11th slot with eight other golfers in the Panasonic Open (Golf) carding three-under par 69 after the first round in Gurgaon, India on Thursday. The last-time…
Maruf Hasan elected as new General Secretary of BFCA
Dhaka – Additional IGP Sheikh Mohammad Maruf Hasan, also an official of Bangladesh Police Football Club, has been elected as new general secretary of the Bangladesh Football Club Association (BFCA). The BFCA members raised their hands to support Maruf Hasan…
ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup begins on Thursday
Dhaka – The eight-nation ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup’2019 begins on Thursday (Nov 14) at four different venues in Cox’s Bazar, Dhaka and Savar with hosts Bangladesh taking on Hong Kong in one of the four opening day’s matches at…
Bernardo Silva banned by FA over tweet to Man City teammate
London (AP/UNB) — Bernardo Silva will miss Manchester City’s trip to Chelsea after being banned for one game for posting a tweet which compared teammate Benjamin Mendy to the character on a packet of Conguitos chocolates. The midfielder admitted to…
Bangladesh to play hosts Oman on Thursday
Dhaka – Bangladesh will play Oman on Thursday in their fixture of the joint qualification round for the FIFA World Cup 2022 and AFC Asia Cup 2023 (November 14) at the Seeb Sports Stadium in Al Seeb city of Oman.…
FIFA hires Arsene Wenger for global soccer development role
Zurich, (AP/UNB) — FIFA says it has hired Arsene Wenger in a full-time role leading its global work developing soccer. The former Arsenal manager accepted FIFA’s offer more than two months after it was first reported, and one week after…
Bangladesh eliminated after 2nd defeat
Dhaka – Hosts Bangladesh were eliminated from the first Bangamata Asian Senior Women’s Central Zone International Volleyball Championship after conceding 2nd defeat losing to Nepal by 0-3 sets (7-25, 6-25, 6-25 points) in their 3rd match at Shaheed Suhrawardy National…
ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup begins on Thursday
Dhaka – The eight-nation ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup’2019 will begin on Thursday (Nov 14) at three different venues in Cox’s Bazar, Savar and Mirpur. Bangladesh have been placed in Group B along with runners-up India, Hong Kong and Nepal…
Sheikh Russel Int’l Club Cup Tennis begins Wednesday in Khulna
Khulna – The maiden Sheikh Russel International Club Cup Tennis Tournament’2019, jointly organised by Khulna District Administration and Khulna Officers Club, begins on Wednesday at Circuit House tennis court here. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the six-day meet through…
Mustafizur’s good show just around the corner: Domingo
Bangladesh head coach Russell Domingo said he believes the underperforming pacer Mustafizur Rahman is close to delivering a good show with the ball.
Pran-DRU Media Cricket begins on Thursday
Dhaka – The Pran-DRU Media Cricket Tournament, organized by Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU), begins Thursday (Nov 14) morning at the Maulana Bhashani Hockey Stadium here. Forty four teams, split into eight groups, will compete in the week long meet on…
Youth ODIs: Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka by 5 wkts in 2nd match
Dhaka- Bangladesh Under-19 Cricket team took a 1-0 lead in the five-match Youth ODI series against Sri Lanka beating the tourists by 5 wickets in the 2nd match at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna on Monday. The first game…
Bangladesh makes flying start beating Afghanistan 84-11
Dhaka – Bangladesh Junior Kabaddi team got off a flying start in the First Junior Kabaddi World Cup’2019 beating Afghanistan by 84-11 points in a Group C match at Kish Island National Stadium in Iran on Monday.
Bangladesh Badminton team to fly for Nepal on Tuesday
Dhaka – A 10-member Bangladesh Badminton team including eight shuttlers and two officials will fly for Nepal Tuesday morning to participate in the first Yonex Sunrise Nepal International Challenge’2019 The competition will be held from November 13 to 17 at…
Poor batting costs Bangladesh series against India
Due to poor batting display during the crunch moment, Bangladesh lost the T20I series 2-1 to India with a 30-run defeat in the third game on Sunday in Nagpur.
Messi hat-trick helps Barca to 4-1 win over Celta
Leo Messi scored a hat-trick of two free kicks and a penalty as FC Barcelona retained their place at the top of the Liga Santander with a 4-1 win at home to Celta on Saturday night.
AFC U-19 Qualifiers: Bangladesh to play Bhutan on Sunday
Dhaka – Bangladesh Under-19 men’s football team will play against Bhutan Under-19 men’s football team in their third and last group match of AFC U-19 Championship’2020 Qualifiers on Sunday. The match will kick-off at 7:15 pm (BST) at the Khalifa…
Tigers ready to roar in series-decider against India on Sunday
Dhaka — Despite losing the chance of winning the series in the 2nd T20 match in Rajkot last Thursday, Tigers are ready to take another chance in Nagpur to seal the three-match T20I series against India. The 3rd and final…
City Group to provide Tk 2.41 crore for 2019-20
Dhaka – City Group, which signed a five-year deal with Bangladesh Archery Federation for improvement of the game with slogan of “Teer Go for Gold” announced a budget of Tk 2.41 crore for the 3rd year (2019-2020). Earlier, the City…
Bangladesh finishes 4th securing 7 gold medals
Dhaka – Bangladesh Karate team finished 4th in the five-nation South Asian Karate Championship’2019 securing seven gold, 28 silver and 24 bronze medals that concluded at the Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Indoor Stadium here on Saturday. Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen…
8 cricketers off to Nagpur to join Bangladesh squad
Dhaka – Eight players left Dhaka on Friday to join Bangladesh squad in Nagpur where Tigers will play the T20 series decider against India. However, these players will play only in the two-match Test series. The players are – Saif…
Bangladesh men’s junior team win gold
Dhaka – Bangladesh men’s junior team clinched gold in the team’s Kata event on the opening day of South Asian Karate Championship 2019 at the Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Indoor Stadium on Friday. Bangladesh’s Bijoy, Proshanto and Rabbi beat India’s Ajanka,…
GM Niaz Murshed maintains solo lead in round 7
Dhaka – Grand Master Niaz Murshed of Bangladesh Ansar maintained his solo lead securing 5.5 points after the 7th round matches of the Saif Powertec 45th National Chess Championship at the SREDA auditorium of the Institute of Engineers, Bangladesh in…
US court grants Ronaldo’s bid to block accuser in rape case
Nov 08, AP/UNB – Cristiano Ronaldo’s lawyers won a courtroom bid Thursday to block a Nevada woman accusing the soccer superstar of raping her in Las Vegas in 2009 from digging into the validity of their 2010 confidentiality agreement and…
Tigers go down in 2nd T20I: India stage strong comeback
Dhaka, Nov 7 -India made a strong comeback in the three-match T20I series against Bangladesh as they won the second match by 8 wickets at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot on Thursday.
Bangladesh concede 0-3 goals defeat against Bahrain
Dhaka – Bangladesh Under-19 men’s football team started their AFC U-19 Championship’2020 Qualifiers campaign conceding 0-3 goals defeat against hosts Bahrain at the Khalifa Sports City Stadium in Manama on Wednesday night. Forward Abdul Rahman Sayed Mohamed scored twice in…