Newly-appointed Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal continues to offer a surprise to the fans through his social media live show featuring local and international cricket stars. In the latest episode of his show, which is set to be aired tonight…
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Ronaldo back training at Juventus after two months
TURIN, Italy – Cristiano Ronaldo returned to training with Juventus in Turin on Tuesday after an absence of over two months because of the coronavirus pandemic. The 35-year-old drove himself into the Juventus Training Centre in a Jeep with tinted…
Temperature checks, empty terraces as Union host Bayern
BERLIN – Union Berlin could normally expect their Alten Foersterei ground to be packed for the visit of defending Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich, yet the terraces stood empty for Sunday’s 2-0 home defeat. The Bundesliga returned this weekend after a…
Mashrafe needs not part away with his bracelet
DHAKA – Mashrafe Bin Mortaza won’t have to part away from his precious bracelet despite the belonging, which has been a part of his memorable moments for the last 18 years, was sold for whopping at an incredible price of…
Lance Klusener appointed Bangla Tigers team director
Former South African cricketer and current coach Lance Klusener has been appointed as the team director of Bangla Tigers, a Bangladesh-based team of Abu Dhabi T-10 League. The fourth season of the league is slated to be played in upcoming…
Bangladesh Premier Football League abandoned
DHAKA – Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has finally abandoned this season’s Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) in view of the coronavirus epidemic, putting an end to all speculations in this regard. The BFF took the decision unanimously at a virtual emergency…
Tamim behind Soumya Sarkar’s career resurgence
DHAKA -Soumya Sarkar showed his gratitude towards his senior teammate Tamim Iqbal for the resurgence in his career as he almost faded away after having a tremendous start to the International cricket. During the 2015 World Cup, Soumya Sarkar showed…
Kohli is Tamim’s next Facebook Live gues
After opener Rohit Sharma, Indian captain Virat Kohli will be Tamim Iqbal’s next guest on Monday night’s Facebook ‘adda’. The live session will start from 10:30pm. Kohli will go live for the first time on social media on the Tamim’s…
Preventing diseases through sport: WHO, IOC team up
Dhaka, May 17 – The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have agreed to work together to promote health through sport and physical activity with a special focus on preventing noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) through sport.
Afridi picks up Mushfiqur’s historic bat for Tk 17 lakh
The historic bat with which Mushfiqur Rahim scored the country’s first double-century in Test cricket and recently put up for auction to raise funds for Coronavirus relief fetched a cool Tk 1.7 million (17 lakh) in an online auction Thursday…
Referee Nesar gives cash among poor football working staffs
DHAKA- Ibrahim Nesar, deputy chairman of football referee’s standing committee of Bangladesh Football Federation, come forward to help the poor under privileged football working staff, who have been living hardship due to lock down for Covid-19 Nesar donated cash among…
Messi accepts ‘risk’ of possible La Liga return
MADRID – Lionel Messi says he is comfortable with footballers returning to play again as La Liga prepares to restart the season in Spain next month. La Liga president Javier Tebas has circled June 12 as the ideal date for…
Four Sampdoria players given virus all-clear
Four Sampdoria players who had contracted the coronavirus have recovered from the disease, the Serie A club announced on Friday.
FIFA president congratulates former FIFA referee Tayeb
DHAKA – FIFA president Gianni Infantino today congratulated the former FIFA referee Tayeb Hasan who recently sold his jersey through action to raise fund to help the people hit hard by coronavirus pandemic. The congratulatory letter read that: “I heard…
Rohit Sharma slated to be Tamim’s next live guest Friday
Dhaka- Indian world famed opening batsman Rohit Sharma will be Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal’s next guest on his live social media broadcast. The two celebrated cricketers from two neighboring countries will go live for the first time on social…
Faf du Plessis expresses his interest to play in BPL
Dhaka — Captain of South Africa cricket team Faf du Plessis expressed his interest to take part in Bangladesh’s premium T20 league- Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). During a Facebook Live show with Tamim Iqbal on Wednesday night, Faf said he…
Ashraful not auctioning his bat
Former Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful’s historic bat is not going under the hammer as the cricketer says the procedure of auction is not clear to him. Ashraful had announced to put the bat he used to hit his first ODI…
Former U19 pacer Asik tests positive for Covid-19
DHAKA – Former Under-19 fast bowler Ashikur Rahman Mojumder was admitted into the hospital after being tested positive for Covid-19. A lanky pacer Ashikur played Under-19 World Cup in 2002 but a back pain cut short his promising career. “I…
National booters continue relief for Covid-19 cases
DHAKA – The national booters continued their great job as they have distributed today relief of one week of food wage bag among the 150 under privileged poor family affected by COVID-19. The Bangladesh national football team players Topu Borman,…
28-year-old sumo wrestler dies in Japan from coronavirus
A 28-year-old sumo wrestler died on Wednesday from the coronavirus.
Archer says Smith blow made him think of Hughes
Jofra Archer said memories of the late Phillip Hughes came into his mind after he bowled a 92 mph bouncer that concussed Australia star Steve Smith during last year’s Ashes.
Mushfiqur’s historic bat’s price climbs to Tk. 41 lakh
DHAKA – The historical bat of Mushfiqur Rahim, which he used to hit country’s maiden double century in Test cricket, has caught the attention of many in the auction. With two days remaining to finish the auction, the price of…
Premier League gets green light for June re-start
Premier League clubs received a boost to their hopes of completing the season on Tuesday as the government published a “roadmap” that could see the return of elite sport in England from June 1.
European leagues move at different speeds toward restart
As European leagues prepare to return from the enforced coronavirus break, screening tests are revealing cases in various championships, although, as yet, not calling into question plans to resume playing.
BHF chief to hand over Intensive package for hockey player
DHAKA – The Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) president and Bangladesh Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal Masihuzzaman Serniabat will hand over the intensive package tomorrow (Monday) in order to help the victim hockey players due to COVID-19 situation. The president…
BCB to provide one-time monetary support to 1600 cricketers
DHAKA -The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon decided to provide one-time monetary assistance to country’s cricketers at different level before the Eid-uf-Fitr. This time the BCB would provide the monetary assistance in larger scale as they would…
BCB provides support to people in need
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has provided 15,000 relief packs containing essential grocery items and soaps to the people in need across the country. The Media and Communication Committee of BCB informed this through a press release. BCB Director and MP…
Bangladesh sees a blessing in delayed T20 World Cup
DHAKA – With the future of ICC T20 World Cup in Australia in next October-November is at stake, Bangladesh found some blessings in this as they would get the service of the ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan if the third…
Mushfiqur pairs up with Shakib’s Foundation to help poor people
Bangladesh former captain Mushfiqur Rahim paired up with the foundation of Shakib Al Hasan to help the poor people of Bogura, Mushfiqur’s native town. In a video message published by Shakib Al Hasan’s Facebook page, Musfhqiur Rahim said, “Shakib and…
Barca return to training as La Liga eyes restart
Barcelona returned to training on Friday after the La Liga champions allowed their stars to enter their facility to prepare for a potential restart to football in Spain. Lionel Messi and company took the fields at Joan Gamper training centre…