Saturday, 11 Jan, 2025

Sports

IPL: Kolkata Knight Riders buys Shakib for INR 3.2cr

Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was sold to Kolkata Knight Riders at a price of INR 3.2 crore (USD 44 lakh approx) during the auction of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in Chennai on Thursday. Shakib was one of the players in the auction, bracketed with the highest base

Perspective Planning For Bangladesh Cricket 

Bangladesh getting white washed by under strength West Indies is done and dusted. We can only learn lessons from those mistakes and vow not making those mistakes again. The team is now set to fly out to New Zealand for playing ODI and T20 series. Immediately after returning from that

Man City beat Everton to open up 10-point lead

Carlo Ancelotti believes Manchester City are hurtling towards a third Premier League title in four seasons after his Everton side were beaten by the Premier League leaders. The Everton boss said it was "almost impossible" to compete against Pep Guardiola's side, who

Tsitsipas beats Nadal in 5-set thriller to enter semi-finals

Greek star Stefanos Tsitsipas on Wednesday defeated 20-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal in a five-set thriller at the Rod Laver Arena to enter the semi-final of the Australian Open. Stefanos Tsitsipas recovered from two sets down to stun Rafael Nadal in the quarter-finals, ending

Why Bangladesh Remains at Rock Bottom?

21 years have elapsed Bangladesh has achieved test status. Apart from winning against weak oppositions and trapping teams in low slow turning wickets at home Bangladesh could not win test against most oppositions whether at home and abroad.  Bangladesh looses tests within three

Australian Open: Karolina shocks Barty to reach semi-finals

Karolina Muchova fought back to stun world number one Ashleigh Barty at the Australian Open and reach her maiden Grand Slam semi-final. The Czech 25th seed struggled with dizziness in the Melbourne Park heat but refocused after a medical time-out to beat the home favourite 1-6 6-3 6-2.

Salah, Mane set Reds on course for Champions League quarters

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says his side defied many people's expectations with their first-leg victory over RB Leipzig in the last 16 of the Champions League. Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane struck in the space of five minutes near the start of the second half in an away leg played

Team India Turned The Tide Over Short Span 

ICC Test Championship  India VS England  Second Test Played at Chennai from February 13-16,2021  India Won By 317 Runs  India 1st Innings 329 in 95.5 Overs (Rohit Sharma 161, Ajinka Rahane 67, Rishab Pant 58, Moeen Ali 4/128, Olly Stone 3/47, Jack Leach

Saudha brings Int'l Jibanananda festival virtually on Feb 17-18

Saudha Society of Poetry and Indian music, a Leeds based UK's leading Indian classical music promoters is hosting International Jibanananda festival through virtual platform this year.  The festival of literature, music and dance that aims predominately to introduce the works

Werner ends goal drought as Chelsea beat Newcastle to go fourth 

Timo Werner scored and assisted as he ended a 14-game goal drought to help Chelsea to victory over Newcastle in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge. Werner's cross rebounded out to Olivier Giroud to net Chelsea's opener in the first half, after the France striker replaced the

Australian Open: Nadal and Medvedev cruise through 

Former champion Rafael Nadal and fourth seed Daniil Medvedev both cruised into the Australian Open quarter-finals. Spaniard Nadal, the 2009 winner and number two seed, gained a routine 6-3 6-4 6-2 win over Italy's 16th seed Fabio Fognini at Melbourne Park. Nadal will face

World number one Barty into quarters

World number one Ashleigh Barty only needed 71 minutes to defeat American Shelby Rogers and move into the Australian Open quarter-finals. Barty, who is aiming to become the first Australian to win the women's singles since 1978, triumphed 6-3 6-4. American Jessica Pegula

Real Madrid win to move second in La Liga 

Karim Benzema scored his 17th goal of the season as Real Madrid claimed a comfortable win over Valencia to return to second in La Liga. The hosts dominated the first half and deservedly took an early lead when Benzema curled in a precise finish. Toni Kroos then added a second before

Cricketer Nasir ties the knot with Tamima

Bangladesh national cricket team's all-rounder Nasir Hossain has tied the knot with Tamima Tammy. The marriage ceremony was held at a restaurant in Uttara in the capital on Sunday on the occasion of Valentine’s Day. Family members and close relatives were present on the

West Indies Made Valentine Day Sour For Bangladesh 

ICC Test Championship  Bangabandhu Test Series  Bangladesh VS West Indies  2nd Match Played at SBNCS Dhaka  Brief Scorecard at Stumps Day Four   West Indies First Innings:  409 All Out in 142.2 overs (Joshua Da Silva 92, Nkrumah Bonner 90, Alzarri

Bangladesh need 231 to win as West Indies all-out for 117

Taijul Islam bagged four wickets and Nayeem Hasan picked three as Bangladesh bowled out West Indies for mere 117 in second innings in the second Test at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Sunday. The visitors have set modest 231-run target for Bangladesh with 1.5 day remaining

Messi scores twice as Barca extend run

Lionel Messi and Francisco Trincao scored twice as Barcelona beat Alaves for a seventh consecutive La Liga win. Trincao opened the scoring from a pass by Ilaix Moriba - both players were making their first La Liga starts - and Messi doubled the lead via the inside of the post from

Team Tigers In Tight Leash

On February 14, Valentines day when Bangladesh Cricket team appears in uneven contest at SBNCS, there would not be red roses rolled out to them as token of love. Red-hot Caribbean cricketers would first endeavor batting Bangladesh out of the game and then crashing them to another

Liton and Meraj Batting Sensibly Avoided Humiliation

ICC Test Championship  Bangabandhu Test Series  Bangladesh VS West Indies  2nd Match Played at SBNCS Dhaka  Brief Scorecard at Stumps Day-3: West Indies First Innings:  409 All Out in 142.2 overs (Joshua Da Silva 92, Nkrumah Bonner 90, Alzarri Josef 82,

Can Bangladesh Avoid Humiliation? 

ICC Test Championship  Bangabandhu Test Series  Bangladesh VS West Indies  2nd Match Played at SBNCS Dhaka  Brief Scorecard at Stumps Day Two  West Indies First Innings 409 All Out in 142.2 overs (Joshua Da Silva 92, Nkrumah Bonner 90, Aljari Josef 82,