Dhaka -The Bangladesh Women’s Juniors Hockey squad reached Singapore on Wednesday afternoon to participate in the Women’s Juniors (U-21) AHF Cup Hockey Qualifiers to be held September 9–15 in the city-state.
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FIFA, AFC Football: Booters realize need to pull up their socks
Dhaka – Bangladesh National Football team, now in the Tajikistan to particsipate in their away match for the joint qualifiers of the FIFA and AFC meets against Afghanistan, will play their 2nd preparatory match with Tajik Club CSKA Pamir at…
US Open: Serena Williams in semi-finals beating Wang Qiang
Serena Williams underlined her tag as the favourite for the US Open with a brutal quarter-final win over China’s Wang Qiang in just 44 minutes. The 37-year-old American broke serve five times and hit 25 winners as she eased to…
Bangladesh to fly to Thailand on Thursday
Dhaka – Bangladesh Under-16 Women’s National Football team will fly to Thailand on Thursday to participate in the eight-team AFC U-16 Women’s Championship 2019.
Hockey players Association wishes Women’s Hockey team good luck
Dhaka – Bangladesh Hockey Players Welfare Association wished Bangladesh Women’s Hockey team a good luck over their maiden participation in the Women’s Junior (U-21) AHF Cup Hockey Qualifiers scheduled to be held from September 9–15 in Singapore. Bangladesh Women’s Hockey…
Women’s T20 WCQ: Bangladesh make hay before rain
Dhaka-Bangladesh Women’s team scored 104 for 4 in 17 overs, before rain interrupted their third and last group match of the ongoing ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifiers against hosts Scotland, at Forthill in Dundee on Tuesday.
Neymar looks set to stay at PSG as transfer window nears end
New York (AP/UNB) – Neymar looks set to stay at Paris Saint-Germain as the clock ticks down on the French league’s transfer window, which closes at midnight Monday. Much publicized talks with Barcelona have seemingly led to very little, in…
Afghanistan-BCB XI practice match ends in draw
Dhaka – The two-day practice match between touring Afghanistan and hosts BCB Eleven ended in a draw on the 2nd and final day at MA Aziz Stadium in Chattogram on Monday amid a huge threat by Afghan spinners ahead of…
Bangladesh earn 2nd successive win beating PNG by 6 runs
Dhaka- Bangladesh Women’s team earned 2nd successive victory in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifiers defeating Papua New Guinea (PNG) by 6 runs in their postponed match in Dundee, Scotland on Monday. The first match between two teams was…
Bangladesh football team reaches Tajikistan
Dhaka – Bangladesh National Football team reached Tajikistan Monday for an 8-day preparation camp ahead of their first-leg away match for the joint Qualification (Round-1) of the FIFA World Cup 2022 and AFC Asian Cup 2023 against Afghanistan on Sept…
Mike Bryan fined $10,000 for gun gesture at US Open
American doubles player Mike Bryan was fined $10,000 by the US Open on Sunday for his using racquet his to make a shooting gesture at a line judge. Bryan, playing alongside twin brother Bob, held his racquet upside down and…
Malinga sets T20 bowling record, Sri Lanka loses to NZ
Sri Lanka pacer Lasith Malinga became the outright highest wicket-taker in Twenty20 internationals as his team lost to New Zealand by five wickets in their series opener on Sunday. Malinga (2-23) reached 99 wickets in his 74th game when he…
BHF announces final squad for Women’s Junior AHF Cup’2019
Dhaka – Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) on Sunday announced a 22-member final squad of the Women’s Hockey team to participate in the Women’s Junior (U-21) AHF Cup Hockey Qualifiers scheduled to be held from September 9–15 in Singapore. Bangladesh team…
FIFA, AFC Qualifiers: Bangladesh off to Tajikistan
Dhaka – A 32-member Bangladesh National Football team left here for Tajikistan on Sunday morning to play their first-leg away match for the joint Qualification (Round-1) of the FIFA World Cup 2022 and AFC Asian Cup 2023 against Afghanistan on…
National cricketer Rubel Hossain becomes a father
Dhaka — National cricketer Rubel Hossain has become a proud father to a baby boy, after his wife Dola Hossain gave birth at a hospital in the capital on Sunday morning.
T20 World Cup Qualifiers: Bangladesh thump USA
Dhaka – Bangladesh women national team thumped their USA counterparts by eight wickets on Sunday in the ongoing Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifiers at Arbroath in Scotland.
George Headley: A forgotten hero
In the bowels of the southern stand at Sabina Park, a bunch of kids are idling away near a rusty statue of a batsman, frozen in his imperious follow through after an on-drive . Time and neglect have eroded its…
SAARC Snooker Championship to begin on Monday
Dhaka- The first edition of Sheikh Kamal Memorial SAARC Snooker Championship, organised by Bangladesh Billiard and Snooker Federation (BBSF), will start at Dhaka Club in Ramna area on Monday.
BCB announces u-19 squad for Asia Cup
Dhaka — Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the 15-member squad of the under-19 national team who will take part in the upcoming edition of Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Asia Cup in Sri Lanka. The Asia Cup U-19 will be held…
Bangladesh’s first game goes into reserve day
Dhaka — Bangladesh’s first game of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier against Papua New Guinea in Dundee, Scotland was hit by rain on Saturday, and will now be played on the reserve day set aside for it on Monday.…
Bangladesh Navy emerge champions bagging 19 gold medals
Dhaka, Aug 31 (UNB)- Bangladesh Navy have emerged as champions in the Trust Bank 15th National Summer Athletics Competition 2019 bagging 19 gold, 15 silver and 12 bronze medals. The 2-day long meet, organised by Bangladesh Athletics Federation (BAF), ended…
Federer, Serena breeze into US Open last 16; Nishikori out
Roger Federer and Serena Williams, the all-time leaders in Grand Slam titles, cruised into the fourth round of the US Open on Friday while 2014 US Open runner-up Kei Nishikori was ousted by Australian Alex de Minaur. Federer routed Britain’s…
Afghanistan team arrive in Chattogram
Dhaka — Afghanistan national cricket team arrived in Chattogram on August 30. Rashid Khan-led Afghanistan team landed in Shah Amanat International Airport at 12:45pm here and flew to Chattogram. In this tour, Afghanistan will play a Test against Bangladesh at…
BD-Sri Lanka first four-day unofficial Test ended in draw
Dhaka – The first four-day unofficial Test match between touring Sri Lanka Emerging Cricket team and Bangladesh Emerging Cricket ended in a draw on the 4th and final day at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna on Friday.
Mahmudullah tunes up bat with a timely ton
Dhaka — Mahmudullah Riyad hits a ton in the inter-squad practice game on Friday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.
FIFA, AFC Qualifiers: Bangladesh to fly for Tajikistan on Sunday
Dhaka – Bangladesh National Football team will fly for Tajikistan Sunday (September 1) to play their first-leg away match for the joint qualification (Round-1) for the FIFA World Cup 2022 and AFC Asian Cup 2023 against Afghanistan on September 10…
Bangladesh beat Netherlands by 10 wickets in warm-up match
Dhaka – Bangladesh Women’s Cricket team, now in Scotland to play the qualifying round of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, defeated the Netherlands Women’s Cricket team by 10 wickets in an warm-up match at Arbroath in Scotland on Thursday.…
Venus Williams goes from great 1st Open match to loss in 2nd
It took all of five minutes in the U.S. Open’s second round for Venus Williams to drop twice as many games as she had in her opening match a couple of days earlier.
Tigresses in Scotland to play T20 WC Qualifiers
Dhaka — Bangladesh women’s cricket team, led by Salma Khatun, reached Scotland on Tuesday (Aug 27) to take part in the qualifying round of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup’2020.
Bangladesh to play hosts India in do-or-die match
Dhaka – Defending champions Bangladesh will play their giant neighbor India in a do or die match to stay in the final race of the five-nation SAFF Under-15 Championship in the last league match on Thursday at 3:30 pm at…