Dhaka – Touring Bangladesh, who have already reached the final of the Tri-Nation Series with unbeaten record along with West Indies, will play hosts Ireland in a dead rubber in Dublin on Wednesday, having some opportunities to experiment in their…
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Afroz’s hat-trick brings victory to East End Club
Dhaka – A hat-trick on Tuesday by Mohammad Afroz helped East End Club to beat Shantinagar Club by 3-1 goals in the Dhaka Metropolis Second Division Football League at Bir Shrestha Shaheed Shipahi M Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur. Mohammad…
BCL Football: Uttar Baridhara plays 1-1 draw with Wari Club
Dhaka – Uttar Baridhara Club shared points with Wari Club after playing a 1-1 draw in the ongoing Bangladesh Championship League (BCL) Football match at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Shipahi Mohammad Mustafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur on Tuesday. In day’s…
Tri-Nation Series: Bangladesh storm final in style
Dhaka, May 13 (UNB) – Bangladesh reached the final of the ongoing tri-nation series in Ireland with a comprehensive five-wicket victory over West Indies on Monday at The Village, Dublin. The two teams will lock horns again in the final…
BCL Football: Uttar Baridhara, T&T Club win
Dhaka – Uttar Baridhara Club and Motijheel T&T Club won their respective matches in the Bangladesh Championship League (BCL) Football at the Bir Shrestha Shaheed Shipahi Mohammad Mustafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur on Tuesday. Uttar Baridhara Club beat Bangladesh Police…
Cricket: Sheikh Rasel, BKSP win
Dhaka, May 12 (UNB) – Sheikh Rasel Sports Development Academy and Bangladesh Krira Shikka Protishtan (BKSP) won their respective matches in the Dhaka Premier Division Women’s Cricket League at two separate venues of BKSP on Sunday. Venue: BKSP-3 Team: Gulshan…
Watson’s 80 goes in vain, Mumbai wins IPL final by 1 run
India, May 13 (AP/UNB) — Mumbai Indians won the IPL final on the very last ball for a sensational one-run victory against Chennai Super Kings on Sunday. Shane Watson’s 80 off 59 balls nearly took MS Dhoni’s team home, but…
Tri-Nation Series: Bangladesh face West Indies Monday
Dhaka, May 12 (UNB) – In their third match of the ongoing tri-nation series, Bangladesh are set to face West Indies on Monday at 3:45pm in The Village, Dublin. Before heading to the match, West Indies won twice against Ireland.…
World Cup archery: Bangladesh misfire in bronze medal tie
Dhaka, May 12 (UNB)- Bangladesh archers missed bronze medal as they lost to South Korea by 2-6 sets in men’s recurve team event in the ongoing Stage-2 of World Cup Archery 2019 in Shanghai on Sunday. The team comprised of…
Taskin under consideration for WC team: BCB chief
Dhaka – Right-arm pacer Taskin Ahmed is at the centre of contention now to be selected for the Bangladesh World Cup squad, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan said on Saturday. Earlier, Taskin was overlooked when the BCB announced…
Tigers’ Sri Lanka tour uncertain
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is planning to cancel Tigers’ ensuing tour to Sri Lanka in July next following the recent terrorist attacks in the island nation, BCB president Nazmul Hassan Papon said on Saturday. The tour was originally…
BFF to celebrate AFC Grassroots Football Day May 15
Dhaka – Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) will celebrate the Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s Grassroots Football Day on May 15 with the participation of Under-12 Boys and Under-13 Girls at the BFF artificial turf in Motijheel here. The BFF will celebrate…
Mustafizur will come back, believes Steve Rhodes
Dhaka – Bangladesh head coach Steve Rhodes said Mustafizur Rahman will return to his best form soon if he gets his pace back. In his last two ODIs, Mustafizur conceded 93 and 84 runs against New Zealand and West Indies…
Shana, Beauty disappoint in recurve mixed team event
Dhaka – Bangladesh team comprised of Roman Shana and Beauty Ray put up a disappointing show in the recurve mixed team event in Shanghai on Friday. They lost to Tan Ya-Ting and Tang Chih-Chun of Chinese Taipei by 6-0 sets…
BPL Football: Saif SC start with 2-1win over Rahmatganj MFS
Dhaka- Saif Sporting Club started their 2nd phase matches of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football beating Rahmatganj MFS by 2-1 goals at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Friday.Despite the day’s win, Saif SC remained at 4th place with 26…
Women’s Cricket: Abahani Ltd beat Bangladesh Ansar by 4 wkts
Dhaka – Dhaka Abahani Limited earned four-wicket victory over Bangladesh Ansar in the Dhaka Premier Division Women’s Cricket League at the BKSP ground-3 in Savar on Friday.In the day’s other league match, Rupali Bank Club defeated Dhaka Mohammedan SC by…
Tri-Nation Series: Bangladesh, Ireland share points as rain spoils match
Dhaka – Bangladesh and Ireland shared points as the third match of the ongoing Tri-Nation Series between them was abandoned at Dublin, Ireland on Thursday due to persistent rain. After the final inspection at local time 2:12pm, umpires called the…
BPL Football: Rafael helps Sheikh Russel beat Arambagh KS 2-1
Dhaka – Two late strikes by Brazilian forward Alex Rafael guided Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra to beat Arambagh Krira Sangha by 2-1 goals in their opening 2nd phase match of the 13-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football at the Sylhet…
Bangladesh eyes to dominate against Ireland
Dhaka – After a thumping win against West Indies on Tuesday, Bangladesh eyes to display better performance against Ireland as well. The Tigers will take on the hosts Ireland on Thursday in their second game of the ongoing tri-nation series.…
World Cup Archery: Roman Shana, Hakim Rubel advance to round of 16
Dhaka – Country’s famed archer Mohammad Roman Shana and Mohammad Hakim Ahmed Rubel on Wednesday advanced to the round of 16 in the men’s recurve singles of Stage-2 of the Archery World Cup 2019 at the Chinese city of Shanghai.…
Women’s Cricket League: Ansar & VDP, Sheikh Rasel, BKSP win
Dhaka – Bangladesh Ansar & VDP, Sheikh Rasel Sports Development Academy and BKSP won their respective matches in the Dhaka Premier Division Women’s Cricket League 2018-19 at three BKSP grounds in Savar on Wednesday. Results of the day’s matches: Venue:…
Bangladesh beat West Indies by 8 wickets in Irish tri-series
Dublin,(AP/UNB) – Bangladesh made light work of chasing down 262 to beat West Indies with five overs to spare in their one-day international tri-series match on Tuesday. Bangladesh made 264-2 after limiting West Indies to 261-9. The West Indies was…
Liverpool ousts Barca in historic Champions League comeback
Liverpool (AP/UNB) – Liverpool’s players had their hands on their heads, seemingly unable to comprehend their achievement. One of them, James Milner, was in tears. When he wasn’t punching the air, Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp stood in front of The…
Sharapova withdraws from Rome with lingering shoulder injury
Rome (AP/UNB) – Three-time champion Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from the upcoming Italian Open as she continues to recover from a right shoulder injury. Rome organizers announced Wednesday that Sharapova’s spot in the draw for the May 13-19 tournament will…
Bangamata Football: Bangladesh on the brink of title
Dhaka- Title-aspirants Bangladesh are confident over winning the first Bangamata U-19 Women’s International Gold Cup Football title on Friday. The hosts are ready for final Laos test at 6 pm on Monday at Bangabandhu National Stadium where the President Abdul…
2nd phase BPL football from Monday
Dhaka – The 2nd phase of the 13-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) football will begin on Monday (May 6). The Professional Football League Committee of Bangladesh Football Federation finalised the date at a meeting at the BFF House on Wednesday.…
Razzak, Nafees join BCB’s Level-One Coaching Course
Dhaka – Abdur Razzak and Shahriar Nafees have joined a Level-One Coaching Course organized by the Cricket Development department of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). The course started on Thursday (May 2) and will continue till Monday (May 6). Razzak and…
Van de Beek gives Ajax 1-0 lead vs Tottenham in CL semifinal
London (AP/UNB) – Even with a first Champions League final in 23 years in sight, Ajax has some regrets.The way Ajax overpowered Tottenham at the start of their Champions League semifinal on Tuesday left the visitors feeling frustrated to only…
Tigers upbeat ahead of World Cup assault
Dhaka- The Bangladesh national cricket team left the country on Wednesday for a tri-series in Ireland and the World Cup assault. While leaving the country, most of the members of the Bangladesh team expressed their confidence ahead of the challenging…
Criticism forces BCB to change design of Tigers’ jersey
Dhaka – Following huge criticism in social media, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has changed the design of Bangladesh National Cricket Team’s green jersey for the upcoming ICC World Cup in England and Wales. The BCB uncovered the national team jersey…