DHAKA —Bangladesh fast bowler Rubel Hossain has set his target to make a comeback in the longer version format during the side’s three-match Test series in Sri Lanka. Despite establishing him one of the best bowlers of the country in…
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BCB looking for a batting coach for all format of cricket
DHAKA —The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has planned to appoint a batting coach for the national team for a long term and for all formats of cricket. The post of the batting coach went vacant after the resignation of Neil…
State Minister for Sports inaugurates skill aid of Bangladesh program
DHAKA – The State Minister for Youth and Sports Mohammad Zahid Ahsan Russell MP inaugurated a virtual skill aid of Bangladesh program on Saturday evening, a Ministry of Youth and Sports press release said today. Skill Aid works to increase…
PSG, a club transformed, allow Qatar to bask in limelight of Champions League final
LISBON – If Paris Saint-Germain beat Bayern Munich in Sunday’s Champions League final in Lisbon, the pictures will probably be of Neymar’s tears of joy or wild scenes of celebration in the French capital, but basking in the glory of…
BHF to sit Tuesday to discuss with premier league
DHAKA – Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) will again sit on Tuesday (Aug.25) to discuss about the Premier League issue. “We have decided to sit again on Tuesday to discuss with the premier league …… we informally ourselves sat on Thursday…
Rubel joins as fourth phase of individual training begins
DHAKA -Fast bowler Rubel Hossain got down to his original business as the fourth phase of the individual training programme, organized by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) began on Saturday at different venues across the country. The fast bowler, who…
Tigers coaching staff due in Dhaka in first week of September
DHAKA – All of the coaching staff including the head coach Russell Domingo will return to the Bangladesh in the first week of September as the national cricket team gears up for the tour in Sri Lanka. The coaching staff…
Conte’s demands drive Inter back to the big time
COLOGNE, Germany – Antonio Conte may not welcome comparisons with Jose Mourinho given the bad blood between the two, but for the first time since the Portuguese’s departure, Conte has made Inter Milan a force to be reckoned with. Friday’s…
Settled at last, Neymar ready to deliver for PSG on biggest stage
LISBON– Paris Saint-Germain’s fortunes in the Champions League in recent years have been inextricably linked to those of Neymar, even before they bought the Brazilian for a world record fee, and if he maintains his recent form in Sunday’s final…
Azhar confident he can regain form with Pakistan’s 10-year run under threat
SOUTHAMPTON, United Kingdom – Pakistan captain Azhar Ali believes he can put a low run of scores behind him as his side head into Friday’s third Test at Southampton facing a first series defeat against England in 10 years. The…
Asian Champions Trophy Hockey rescheduled for March in Dhaka
Dhaka – The sixth version of the six-nation Men’s Asian Champions Trophy Hockey’2020 rescheduled for March 11 to 19 next year in Bangladesh. The Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) made this announcement on Thursday (Aug 21) after after getting the positive…
Neil McKenzie steps down as Bangladesh batting coach
Dhaka – The former South African batsman Neil McKenzie has stepped down as the batting coach of Bangladesh National Cricket team. The South Africa batting coach had recently completed two years with the Bangladesh National Team after joining the Tigers…
Pakistan’s 10-year run under threat in final Test
SOUTHAMPTON, United Kingdom – Pakistan head into Friday’s third Test at Southampton facing a first series defeat against England in 10 years. The tourists are 1-0 down in a three-match campaign after a three-wicket defeat in the first Test at…
Discarded by Spain and Real Madrid, Lopetegui finds salvation at Sevilla
COLOGNE, Germany – Two years on from the embarrassment of being sacked as coach of his country on the eve of a World Cup, Julen Lopetegui has rebuilt his reputation to take Sevilla back to a sixth Europa League final…
Khawaja must oust Smith or Warner to earn Aussie recall: Langer
SYDNEY – Dropped Usman Khawaja will need to oust either Steve Smith or David Warner to get back into Australia’s white-ball side, coach Justin Langer said Thursday. The 33-year-old, Australia’s senior batsman while Smith and Warner served one-year bans for…
38 cricketers to undergo COVID-19 test thrice before SL tour
DHAKA—All of the 38 players, who will be in the preliminary squad for the Sri Lanka bound national team must undergo COVID-19 test thrice before heading to the Island nation, said the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). The squad though will…
Gillespie to leave Sussex for South Australia role at end of season
LONDON – Former Australia bowler Jason Gillespie will leave his role as Sussex coach at the end of the ongoing 2020 season, the English county announced Tuesday. A statement from the south coast club said Gillespie would be returning to…
FIFA cancels next round of internationals outside Europe
LAUSANNE – FIFA on Tuesday announced international matches will only be played in Europe in the window that opens at the end of August to reduce travel for players. FIFA said in a statement it was replacing the period scheduled…
BHF to host Asian Champions Trophy in March next year
DHAKA – The Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) will host the sixth edition of Men’s Asian Champions Trophy Hockey scheduled to be held from March 11-19 next year. Talking to BSS today, the BHF acting general secretary Mohammad Yousuf said the…
BFF’s election schedule to be announced Sept.3
DHAKA – The election schedule of the much-talked Bangladesh Football Federation will be announced on September 3, one month before the congress. The BFF chief election commissioner Mebah Uddin after the meeting through a video message today said :””We’ll sit…
Motiur emerges champions in Online Blitz Chess
DHAKA – Motiur Rahman Mamun emerged champion in the 57th UCCC Online Chess Tournament securing 7.5 points from nine matches. Meguel of Portugal became runners-up with seven points from the same number of matches after the championship was decided in…
Indian gaming firm Dream11 named IPL main sponsor
NEW DELHI – The Indian Premier League on Tuesday named Indian fantasy gaming company Dream11 as its lead sponsor, replacing China’s Vivo which was dumped following a deadly border clash between the countries in June. IPL chairman Brijesh Patel told…
Bangabandhu introduces revolutionary changes in sports: Russell
DHAKA – State Minister for Youth and Sports Zahid Ahsan Russell MP today said the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman introduced the revolutionary changes in country’s sports field through the timely steps to take the country’s sports…
Bangladesh Boys Club observe Bangabandhu’s 45th death anniversary
DHAKA – The Bangladesh Boys Club observed the 45th death anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family members at the club premises today, a press release said. In the day-long program, the Bangladesh Boys…
Sri Lanka tour: Cricketers to undergo Covid-19 test
Dhaka — Members of the Bangladesh national cricket team will be tested for Covid-19 soon, Akram Khan, the chairman of the cricket operations department of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), confirmed to the media on Tuesday. Bangladesh are all set for…
Barca officials to hold Monday board meeting
MADRID – Top Barcelona officials will hold an emergency board meeting on Monday following the team’s humiliating 8-2 Champions League quarter-final defeat by Bayern Munich, a club source told AFP on Sunday. “The president (Josep Maria Bartomeu) has called an…
‘You’ll always be my captain’ – Kohli hails mentor Dhoni
NEW DELHI – India skipper Virat Kohli told Mahendra Singh Dhoni “you will always be my captain” as he hailed the influence of the cricketing great, who has called time on his international career. Kohli, who made his India debut…
Tamim pleased with his fitness and form
DHAKA—Bangladesh ODI skipper Tamim Iqbal felt his fitness and form is at good stead despite being confined to the room for almost five months due to the COVID-19, a deadly virus that left the world stranded. Tamim, who started his…
No exit talks between Barca and Messi – club source
MADRID – Barcelona insisted they had not heard from Lionel Messi that he wants to leave the club, as an emergency board meeting was being held at Camp Nou on Monday. Barca officials, including under-fire president Josep Maria Bartomeu, were…
State Minister for Sports mourns death of former hockey star Ehtesham
DHAKA -State Minister for Youth and Sports Mohammad Zahid Ahsan Russell MP expressed deep shock at the death of former national hockey star and Coach Ehtesham Sultan who breathed his last at a city hospital in Mirpur this morning at…