Wellington (AP/UNB) – Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has announced his retirement from cricket at the age of 37.
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BCB still optimistic about Zim’s participation in tri-series
Dhaka – Nizam Uddin Chowdhury, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), on Tuesday said they are still optimistic about Zimbabwe’s participation in the proposed tri-series which is scheduled in September.
BCB yet to finalise Mashrafe’s farewell plan
Dhaka – Bangladesh ODI captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, one of the most popular sportspersons the country has ever produced, is close to retirement after an 18-year career frequently plagued by injuries.
Fast bowler Dale Steyn retires from test cricket
Dhaka (AP/UNB) -South Africa’s Dale Steyn retired from test cricket on Monday, ending the red-ball career of a player who was one of the world’s fiercest fast bowlers and the best in the game at his height but whose latter…
Franchises seek consistency in BPL rules
Dhaka – Amid several franchises’ move to rope in star players for their teams for the next season of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has said it has no validity as they are yet to renew…
Rating Chess: Three players share top slot
Dhaka – Three players shared the top slot in the Walton Air Conditioner International Rating Chess Tournament on Monday securing full four points from four matches at the Bangladesh Chess Federation hall room. The leaders are: FM Mehdi Hasan Parag…
Australia wins 1st Ashes test by 251 runs, Lyon takes 6-49
Birmingham (AP/UNB) – Australia won the first Ashes Test by a huge margin of 251 runs on Monday after dismissing England for 146 in its second innings on the final day.
Smith closes in on 2nd century in opening Ashes test
Birmingham (AP/UNB) – Steve Smith moved within touching distance of a second century of the match as he led Australia to a 141-run lead at lunch Sunday on the fourth day of the Ashes opener at Edgbaston.
BPL T20: BCB denies Shakib’s move to Rangpur Riders
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) denied Shakib’s move to the Rangpur Riders for the 7th season of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 Cricket without a fresh contract.
Emerging Women’s Cricket: South Africa whitewash Bangladesh 3-0
Dhaka – Hosts South African Emerging Players Women’s Cricket team whitewashed Bangladesh Emerging Players Women’s team in the three-match unofficial one-day series beating them in the one-over eliminator after the 3rd and last match between two the teams ended in…
Sri Lankan Emerging HP Team due Aug 16
Dhaka – Sri Lanka Emerging High Performance (HP) Team will arrive here on August 16 to play a three-match one-day and two-match four-day series against their Bangladesh counterparts in Khulna, Cox’s Bazar and BKSP (Savar).
Curtain falls on Bashundhara’s dominant season in BPL
Dhaka – Newly crowned Bashundhara Kings played a 1-1 draw with Chattogram Abahani Limited in the last league match of the 13-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Saturday.
3 BPL franchises confirm their star players
Dhaka – Three franchises of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), including defending champions Comilla Victorians, have so far confirmed their icon players from A-plus category.
Montu-led panel sweeps in Athletics Federation election
Dhaka – Former General Secretary of the ad-hoc committee of Bangladesh Athletics Federation Advocate Abdur Rakib Montu-led panel swept the Athletics Federation election bagging all the posts on Saturday.
Shakib to leave Dhaka tonight to perform Hajj
Dhaka – Bangladesh Test and T20 captain Shakib Al Hasan are set to leave for Saudi Arabia tonight to perform Hajj.
Saifuddin eager to be back in action
Dhaka – Within two years of his debut in international cricket, Mohammad Saifuddin was close to becoming an integral part of Bangladesh’s limited-overs set-up.
SAFF U-15 Champs: Bangladesh to face Bhutan on Aug 23
Dhaka – Bangladesh will start their SAFF Under-15 Championship 2019 campaign by facing Bhutan in the opening match on August 23 at the Kalyani Stadium in West Bengal of India.
Bashundhara Kings to play Chattogram Abahani on Saturday
Dhaka – Newly Crowned Bashundhara Kings will play against Chattogram Abahani Limited in the last league match of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Saturday.
BCB XI eliminated from Mini Ranji Trophy
Dhaka – Touring Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Eleven were eliminated from Dr (Capt) K Thimmappaiah Memorial Cricket Tournament of Karnataka losing to Chhattisgarh State Cricket Sangha (SCS) by seven wickets in the four-day semifinal that concluded on the 4th and…
Prizes of JnU Inter-Department Football distributed
Dhaka – The prize distribution ceremony of Inter-Department Football competition of Jagannath University (JnU) was held at the university premises on Tuesday.
Bangladesh suffer humiliating clean-sweep
Dhaka — Bangladesh suffered a humiliating clean-sweep in the three-match ODI series losing the last and final match to Sri Lanka by 122 runs on Wednesday at R Premadasa Cricket Stadium in Colombo.
U-19 Cricket: Bangladesh-India clash delayed for rain
Dhaka – The Tri-nation Under-19 Cricket match between Bangladesh Under-19 team and India U-19 team was delayed at Billericay in Essex, England on Tuesday, till last report received .
Chattogram honours Shakib Al Hasan with keys to the city
Chattogram – Chattogram City has honored the world’s best all-round cricketer, Bangladesh’s very own Shakib Al Hasan, by handing him the keys to the city considering his brilliant performances in the ICC World Cup 2019.
Team BJMC relegated conceding 0-2 goals defeat to Brothers Union
Dhaka – Team BJMC has been relegated from the 13-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football with one match to spare, after conceding 0-2 goals defeat to lowly Brothers Union FC at the floodlit Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Tuesday.
Dhaka Abahani finish runners-up crushing Sheikh Jamal
Dhaka- Last two times champions Dhaka Abahani Limited had to remain satisfied with runners-up position in the 13-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) crushing former champions Sheikh Jamal DC by 4-1 goals in their last league match at Bangabandhu National Stadium…
Bangladesh lose ODI series with one match to spare
Dhaka – Stand in-captain Tamim Iqbal-led Bangladesh lost the three-match ODI series 0-2 after suffering 2nd successive defeat to Sri Lanka at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday.
Magnificent Mushfiqur propels Tigers to 238 against SL
Dhaka – Despite a fragile show from the middle order once again, Mushfiqur Rahim hit unbeaten 98 to take the Tigers to 238 for 8 in 50 overs in the 2nd match of the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka…
Jamal Bhuiyan banned 1-match for breaching code of conduct
Dhaka – Captain of Bangladesh National Football team and Saif Sporting Club Jamal Bhuiyan has been banned for one match and also cautioned for breaching BFF code of conduct in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football.
Muktijoddha SKC beat Dhaka Mohammedan 2-1
Dhaka – Muktijoddha Sangsad KC beat Dhaka Mohammedan SC by 2-1 goals in the 13-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football at the floodlit Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Sunday.
BCB XI makes good start against Chhattisgarh SCS on Day-1
Dhaka – Touring Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) XI made a good start in the semifinal of the Dr (Capt) K Thimmappaiah Memorial Cricket Tournament against Chhattisgarh State Cricket Sangh (SCS) on the first-day of the four-day match at the Alur-1…