BERLIN – Germany’s top clubs managed to mostly avoid each other in Sunday’s German Cup, last 16 draw with just two all-Bundesliga ties in Schalke away to Wolfsburg and Stuttgart hosting Moenchengladbach. Should European champions and German Cup holders Bayern…
SYDNEY – India’s team and support staff all tested negative to Covid-19 after five players apparently breached their bio-security bubble, officials said Monday, as capacity at the Sydney Cricket Ground was slashed over coronavirus concerns. The quintet — Rohit Sharma,…
DHAKA –The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) today announced the preliminary ODI and Test squads for the home series against West Indies. Veteran pacer Mashrafe Bin Mortaza who was the part of ODI team in Bangladesh’s last International series against Zimbabwe…
DHAKA – The intensive plan to build a team for the 2023 World Cup is the prime reason for Mashrafe Bin Mortaza’s axe from ODI squad, said chief national selector Minhazul Abedin Nannu. Mashrafe will approach towards his 40 when…
DHAKA – The semifinals line-up of the Federation Cup Football now completed when title aspirant Abahani Limited, Dhaka registered a hard-fought solitary goal victory over Uttar Baridhara Club in the fourth and last quarterfinal match held today at Bangabandhu National…
KOLKATA – Indian cricket chief Sourav Ganguly was under observation in hospital Sunday after a successful heart operation, doctors said, as well wishes continued to pour in for the former star and captain. The 48-year-old, who heads the country’s powerful…
DHAKA — Shakib Al Hasan cleared the air finally, announcing that he is going to be the father for the third time for which he is extremely excited. On the first day of 2021, Shakib posted a photo on his…
DHAKA — All of the women cricketers and supporting staff who were called up for the intensive training at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium were tested negative for the coronavirus, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) women’s wing said. A total…
DHAKA —Bangladesh spin coach Daniel Vettori will be unavailable in the side’s home series against West Indies. The New Zealand legend signed a contract with the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) in 2019 which was due to expire at the ICC…
DHAKA —Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is set to return to the country from USA tomorrow through a Qatar Airways flight, a Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) official said. He will be accompanied by his mother Shirin Reza. The premier…
DHAKA —Tigers head coach Russell Domingo is set to return to Bangladesh next Friday, just two days before the national team starts its training session for the upcoming home series against West Indies. Domingo left the country after the Bangabandhu…
DHAKA – Star-studded Bashundhara Kings take on Lieutenant Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in the third quarterfinal of the Federation Cup Football scheduled to be held tomorrow (Sunday) at Bangabandhu National Stadium here. The match kicks off at 4 pm. The…
DHAKA – Country’s most dependable batsman Mushfiqur Rahim began his individual training session at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) here today. It is however a usual scene in the Bangladesh cricket that Mushfiqur starts practice session, much before than his…
DHAKA – The Bangladesh cricket is likely to see a new tournament in its calendar in the form of Bangabandhu T20 Cup, which was held for the first time in the last year. The Bangabandhu T20 Cup organized in November-December…
DHAKA – Chattogram Abahani Limited as the first team stormed into the semifinal of the Federation Cup Football beating Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra by 2-0 goals in the first quarterfinal held today at Bangabandhu National Stadium here. In the day’s…
DHAKA – ‘Mujib Barsho’ Trust Bank 18th Senior/ Junior Taekwondo Competition concluded today at National Sports Council Gymnasium, said a Bangladesh Taekwondo Federation (BTF) press release. On the last day of four-day meet, Bangladesh Army emerged champions in senior men’s…
DHAKA —Bangladesh Test skipper Mominul Haque was unfazed by the 10 West Indies players’ decision to pull out of the upcoming tour, stating that they will play with the same vigor as it was planned initially. West Indies Test skipper…
DHAKA – The country’s women cricketers are elated at the prospect of playing cricket again as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is set to arrange some home and away tours for them. The training session of the women cricketers for…
DHAKA -Dhaka Abahani Limited confirmed their quarterfinal spot as group champions in the Federation Cup Football beating Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra by 2–1 goals in their last group D match held today at Bangabandhu National Stadium here. With the…
DHAKA —The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is unlikely to provide NOC to most of the players to take part in the T-10 tournament in Abu Dhabi in UAE. As many as six players from Bangladesh– Mosaddek Hossain Saikat, Taskin Ahmed,…
DHAKA—The Bangladesh’s tour to Sri Lanka for a Test series, which was postponed twice due to the Covid-19 pandemic, is highly likely to be held in April, a top official of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said. BCB CEO Nizam…
DHAKA -Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra will play their crucial second and last group D match against Abahani Limited, Dhaka scheduled to be held tomorrow at Bangabandhu National Stadium. The match kicks off at 3.15 pm. It will be a…
MELBOURNE – The third Test between Australia and India will remain in Sydney, cricket chiefs said Tuesday despite a coronavirus outbreak in the city, with Brisbane holding the final clash as scheduled. A Covid-19 cluster emerged in Sydney earlier this…
DUBAI – India captain Virat Kohli was named the ICC’s male cricketer of the decade on Monday as Australia all-rounder Ellyse Perry swept the top women’s awards. Kohli and Perry were the big winners in the International Cricket Council’s Awards…
DHAKA—Emboldened by their experience of organizing two tournaments, keeping a huge number of players and stakeholders in bio-bubble, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) remains upbeat to successfully host the West Indies in next January-February. With the series against the Caribbean…
DHAKA – The South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) has decided to hold the Bangabandhu SAFF Football Championship in September next year in Dhaka, said a SAFF press release today. The decision was taken at a virtual meeting of SAFF’s executive…
DHAKA -Star-studded Bashundhara Kings continued their domination as they emerged group C champions of the Federation Cup Football beating Chattogram Abahani Limited by a solitary goal in their last group C match held today at Bangabandhu National Stadium here. With…
CENTURION, South Africa – Dasun Shanaka hit an aggressive 66 not out before Sri Lanka were bowled out for 396 on the second day of the first Test against South Africa at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Sunday. Shanaka, 29,…
DHAKA – ‘Mujib Barsho’ Trust Bank 18th Senior/ Junior Taekwondo Competition has begun from today (Sunday) at National Sports Council Gymnasium, said a Bangladesh Taekwondo Federation (BTF) press release. Major General Mohammad Enayet Ullah, the current adjutant general of Bangladesh…
DHAKA – A three-day ‘Bangabandhu Tour-de-CHT Mountain Bike Competition-2020’ will begin tomorrow with the participation of 100 cyclists. The competitors will cover a distance of about 300kms from Sajek, Rangamati to Thanchi, Bandarban from December 28 to 30. The Ministry…