DHAKA – With an aim to play the final of the BCB President’s Cup, Tamim XI will take on Nazmul XI in the sixth and last group match of the tournament at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Wednesday. The match…
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Mushfiqur advises Shukkur to show character
DHAKA – Youngster Irfan Shukkur is determined to show his character after getting crucial advice from the senior batsman Mushfiqur Rahim. “Mushfiqur Bhai tells me to show the character,” Shukkur who shot into the limelight by showing some good performance…
Bangladesh U19 team to visit England next year
DHAKA – The Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team is set to visit England next year to play a tri-nation series against the youth team of England and Australia. According to the schedule, the series will be played in August 2021. The…
Salma, Jahanara vows to show good performance in Women’s IPL
DHAKA — The two Bangladesh female cricketers—Salma Khatun and Jahanara Alam who got picked up for Women’s T20 Challenge, considered as Women’s IPL vowed to contributed in their team’s victory. The tournament is being organized by the Board of Control…
PSG look to go one better in Champions League but doubts remain
PARIS – Paris Saint-Germain came so close to winning the prize they crave more than anything in last season’s Champions League and are hoping to go one better this time, but there are concerns that the Qatar-owned club might actually…
Sassuolo move second in Serie A, Dzeko lifts five-goal Roma
MILAN – Sassuolo moved second in Serie A on Sunday behind leaders AC Milan after a thrilling 4-3 win at Bologna as Roma also staged a 5-2 comeback against promoted Benevento. Roberto de Zerbi’s Sassuolo had been trailing 3-1 after…
Tamim XI bats first against Mahmudullah XI, eying final
DHAKA – Tamim XI’s captain Tamim Iqbal won the toss and decided to bat first against Mahmudullah XI in the fifth match of the BCB President’s Cup at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Monday. Mahmudullah XI was in cornered situation…
BCB mulling to start DPL in January next year
DHAKA — The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is contemplating to kick-start the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) in January next year sans any national player who will be busy with International commitment. West Indies will visit Bangladesh in January, effectively keeping…
T20 tournament likely to be held without foreign players
DHAKA —The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) didn’t find any star foreign players available in November to play the T20 tournament to be held in Bangladesh. The BCB is adamant that it will organize a T20 tournament here in mid November…
‘Still hungry’: Ibrahimovic double pulls AC Milan top, 10-man Juve held at Crotone
MILAN – Zlatan Ibrahimovic struck twice in his first match back from coronavirus on Saturday as AC Milan beat city rivals Inter Milan 2-1 to take top spot in Serie A ahead of Atalanta who slumped 4-1 at Napoli. But…
Thauvin guides Marseille to Bordeaux win ahead of Champions League return
PARIS – Florian Thauvin’s early wonder strike helped Marseille to their first home win of the season as they beat Bordeaux 3-1 on Saturday ahead of next week’s return to the Champions League. Thauvin’s effort was followed by Jordan Amavi’s…
Cricketers give samples for corona test again
DHAKA – The cricketers and other stakeholders who are involved with the BCB President’s Cup underwent for Covid-19 test once again on Sunday. The result of the test will be available tomorrow (Monday). The players and other staff have now…
HP coach Radford finally allowed to join work
DHAKA – Toby Radford has finally joined the High Performance (HP) Unit as their coach after he returned negative for Covid-19. Radford boarded the Bangladesh flight from the United Kingdom with a Covid-19 negative certificate. Arriving in Bangladesh, the English…
Tamim XI considers match against Mahmudullah XI as final
DHAKA – Tamim XI’s young pacer Shoriful Islam insisted that they should come all guns blazing as their return leg match against Mahmudullah XI will be more crucial than the final. The match starts at 1.30 PM tomorrow (Sunday) at…
Pakistan’s ‘Gul-dozer’ calls time on topsy-turvy journey
RAWALPINDI – Pakistan bowler Umar Gul, who earned the nickname ‘Gul-dozer’ for his rattling of stumps, has called time on his 17-year cricket career. With no crowds to bid farewell to the national hero because of coronavirus restrictions, the Twenty20…
Bowlers outshine batsmen at first leg of BCB President’s Cup
DHAKA – The bowlers’ performance in the ongoing BCB President’s Cup was encouraging, specially when it was predicted that they would feel rust because of the Covid-19 that left them stranded at home for much of the time in the…
Government to take steps to bring back golden past of shooting: Russell
DHAKA – State Minister for Youth and Sports Mohammad Zahid Ahsan Russell MP today said the government will take all steps to bring back the golden past of shooting. He was speaking as the chief guest during the inauguration ceremony…
BCB to find players capable for national team
DHAKA – The BCB President’s Cup is the platform for the players to justify their capability to adapt to different roles for the national team, said chief selector Minhajul Abdein Nannu. He said the players should emphasize on the tournament…
BCB President’s Cup: Nazmul XI sniffs final after demolishing Mahmudullah XI
DHAKA – Youngster Afif Hossain played a scintillating 98-run knock as Nazmul XI demolished Mahmudullah XI by 131 runs to make a giant stride towards of the final of the BCB President’s Cup. In reply of Nazmul XI’s 264-8, Mahmudullah…
Milan derby, Kramaric, Barcelona – what to look out for in Europe this weekend
PARIS – A resurgent AC Milan are looking to reclaim local bragging rights, while Hoffenheim target another big scalp in the Bundesliga and an awkward assignment awaits Barcelona. AFP Sport picks out some of the standout action in Europe this…
Ronaldo ‘violated’ Covid protocol, says Italy’s sports minister
MILAN – Cristiano Ronaldo could have violated Italian coronavirus measures by returning to Turin from Portugal after testing positive, Italy’s sports minister Vincenzo Spadafora said on Thursday. “Yes, I think so, if there were no specific authorisations from the health…
Handball referee talent hunt program begins tomorrow
DHAKA – The handball referee talent hunt programme begins from tomorrow (Saturday) in Jamalpur district aiming to create an international standard handball referee, said a Bangladesh Handball Federation press release here today. President of Bangladesh Handball Referees Association’s (BHRA) Nurul…
Tamim XI beats Nazmul XI by 42 runs despite Mushfiqur’s ton
DHAKA — Mushfiqur Rahim shrugged off his bad patch with a scintillating century but it was not enough to save his side Nazmul XI from a 42-run defeat to Tamim XI in the rain-interrupted third game of BCB President’s Cup…
Bangladesh women’s cricketers return Covid-19 negative
DHAKA—All of the Bangladesh Women cricketers who gave samples for Covid-19 test, returned negative, much to the relief of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). Seven cricketers of the Bangladesh women’s cricket team gave samples for the Coronavirus test before going…
Aggressive Mahedi guides Tamim XI to 221-9 against Nazmul XI
DHAKA — Young all-rounder Mahedi Hasan struck a 57 ball-82 as Tamim XI posted a respectable 221-9 against Nazmul XI in the rain-interrupted third game of the BCB President’s Cup at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Thursday. It’s the first…
Federation Cup to begin December 19
DHAKA – The Federation Cup football will begin from December 19, the decision was taken in a Professional Football League Committee’s (PFLC) meeting held at BFF Bhaban today. It was the first meeting of the standing committee of Bangladesh Football…
Nazmul XI takes on Tamim XI to keep up winning spree
DHAKA – A high flying Nazmul XI will face off Tamim XI in the third match of the BCB President’s Cup at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Thursday with an aim to keep up the winning spree. The match…
Bangabandhu Federation Cup Basketball final tomorrow
DHAKA- Bangladesh Navy take on Bangladesh Air Force in the grand final of Bangabandhu Federation Cup Basketball scheduled to be held Thursday in Dhanmondi Basketball gymnasium at 11 am. State Minister for Youth and Sports Zahid Ahsan Russell is expected…
Impeccable Rubel steals the show
DHAKA – The long hiatus from cricket, forced by the Covid-19 couldn’t hamper the bowling skill of Rubel Hossain, who proved him to be more accurate and dangerous in the ongoing BCB President’s Cup. He went wicket-less in the first…
PFLC’s meeting tomorrow
DHAKA – The professional Football League Committee (PFLC) of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) will sit tomorrow (Thursday) to finalize some issues which included players’ payment and upcoming season of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). PFLC‘s chairman and BFF senior vice-president Abdus…