Saturday, 11 Jan, 2025

Sports

Top Order Batsmen Put Australia To Driving Seat 

ICC Test Championship  Border Gavaskar Trophy  Australia VS India Test Series 3rd Match  Played at SCG Sydney From 7-11 January 2021  Brief Scorecard at Stumps Day One  Australia 166/2 in 55 Overs (Marnus Labuchagne 67*, William Jan Pucovski 62, Steve Smith

Can Bangladesh Salvage Pride In Tests and ODIs Against West Indies?

Team Tigers did not play any international match during the COVID -19 Pandemic during 2019. Apart from Tamim Iqbal none even played any match in any other franchise cricket anywhere. Even no longer version cricket match has been organized in Bangladesh. The only cricket matches Bangladesh

Bashundhara Kings beat Abahani to reach Fed Cup final

Bashundhara Kings qualified for the Federation Cup final defeating Abahani Limited 3-1 in the second semi-final match at Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka Thursday. Bashundhara Kings will face Saif Sporting Club in the grand finale of the season opening Federation Cup Sunday.

Sourav Ganguly discharged from hospital

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly was discharged from Woodlands Hospital on Thursday. The former Indian cricket captain, who was admitted to the hospital on January 2 after a mild heart attack, said that he was absolutely fine. “I am

Man City beat rivals Man Utd to reach EFL Cup final 

Manchester City deservedly beat Manchester United to reach the Carabao Cup final and will now face Tottenham at Wembley as they look to win the competition for a fourth straight year. Second-half goals from John Stones and Fernandinho secured their progress as City cut loose after a

Messi scores two as Barcelona go third 

Lionel Messi scored twice as Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao to go third in La Liga. Athletic took an early lead through Inaki Williams, but teenager Pedri equalised with a header soon after. Messi, who also hit the post twice, then scored when he collected Pedri's backheel and

Bangladesh slip behind Afghanistan in ICC Test rankings

Bangladesh have been slipped behind Afghanistan in the latest updates of the Test rankings by International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday. Bangladesh became the lowest-ranked team after falling to 10th in the list with a rating points of 55.  Afghanistan who won two

New Zealand whitewash Pakistan

ICC World Test Championship  New Zealand VS Pakistan  2nd Test Played at Christchurch From 3 -6 January 2021  Brief Scorecard  Pakistan 1st Innings 297 in 83.5 Overs (Azhar Ali 93, Mohammad Rizwan 61, Faheem Ashraf 48, Zafar Gohar 34, Abid Ali 25, Kyle Jamieson

Caribbean Challenge of Team Tigers 

The early 2021 Cricket Challenge of Bangladesh is against the second tier much weakened Team from Caribbean Islanders West Indies. Even the full-strength West Indies now is a shadow of its glorious past of 1970s and 1980s.  In T20 franchise cricket they have rock and roll players

Leaders Liverpool lose at Southampton 

Liverpool's Premier League title defence suffered a setback as they fell to defeat at Southampton on Monday. Danny Ings' superb second-minute lob over Reds goalkeeper Alisson, from a James Ward-Prowse free-kick, settled the contest against his former club. Jurgen Klopp's

Mashrafe not in Bangladesh squads against West Indies

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Monday announced the preliminary squads for ODIs and Tests against West Indies excluding former national ODI skipper Mashrafe bin Mortaza. Mashrafe though played in the just concluded Bangabandhu T20 Cup, authorities decided not to keep him in the

Williamson Champions Kiwis To A Position Of Comfort 

ICC World Test Championship  Pakistan VS New Zealand 2nd Test Played at Christchurch form January 3-7, 2021 Brief Scorecard at Stumps Day two   Pakistan 1st Innings 291 All Out in 297 in 83.5 Overs (Azhar Ali 93, Mohammad Rizwan 61, Faheem Ashraf 48, Zafar Gohar 34, Abid

Suarez helps Atletico win at Alves to retake La Liga lead

A 90th-minute goal from ex-Barcelona striker Luis Suarez gave Atletico Madrid a 2-1 victory at Alaves as they returned to the top of La Liga. The 33-year-old, who joined Atletico in September, pounced from close range. He had earlier teed up a deflected shot from Marcos Llorente to

Messi returns to set up winner for Barcelona 

Barcelona got back to winning ways as Lionel Messi returned to the side to set up the winning goal in a narrow victory over bottom side Huesca. Messi, playing in his 750th match for Barcelona and 500th in La Liga, lifted the ball to Frenkie de Jong, who coolly diverted it past the

Ronaldo scores twice in Juventus win 

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice and created another goal as Juventus thrashed Udinese in Serie A. Ronaldo opened the scoring with a trademark drive, after Aaron Ramsey's pass, before threading a through ball for Federico Chiesa to score. Ronaldo's second goal took his tally

Bashundhara Kings storm into semis

Defending champions Bashundhara Kings earned a comfortable 2-0 win over Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited in the third quarter-final and sealed their place in the semis of the ongoing Walton Federation Cup at Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) on Sunday. Argentine-born Chilean

Near 300 First Innings Of Pakistan Cannot Ensure Safety 

ICC World Test Championship  Pakistan VS New Zealand 2nd Test Played at Christchurch form January 3-7, 2021 Brief Scorecard at Stumps Day One  Pakistan 1st Innings 291 All Out in 297 in 83.5 Overs (Azhar Ali 93, Mohammad Rizwan 61, Faheem Ashraf 48, Zafar Gohar 34, Abid

Real Madrid beat Celta Vigo to go top of La Liga

Real Madrid went top of La Liga with a comfortable win against in-form Celta Vigo at the Bernabeu. The visitors arrived in Madrid unbeaten since 21 November, but were behind after six minutes when Lucas Vazquez headed home Marco Asensio's cross. Asensio got on the scoresheet

Shakib returns home from USA

All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan along with his mother Shirin Reza has returned home from the USA to join the national team ahead of the upcoming home series against West Indies. They arrived at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 10:00am on Sunday by a Qatar Airways flight.

Sourav Ganguly in ICU in Kolkata, undergoing primary angioplasty

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly has been hospitalised in Kolkata and is undergoing primary angioplasty after suffering "chest discomfort while doing tread mill at his home gym".  The former India captain reached the Woodlands