Saturday, 11 Jan, 2025

Sports

All Guns Blazing Chattogram Shocked and Awed Dhaka 

Bangabandhu T20 Tournament 2020. 4th Match Gazi Group Chottogram VS Beximco Dhaka  Played at SBNCS, Dhaka on 26th November 2020  Gazi Group Chottogram 91/1 in 10.5 Overs (Soumya Sarkar 44*, Liton Das 34) beat Beximco Dhaka 88 All Out in 16.2 Overs (Mohammad Naim 40, Akbar

Diego Maradona laid to rest as Argentina grieves

Football legend Diego Maradona has been buried in a private ceremony after a day of emotional scenes in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires. Only around two dozen relatives and close friends attended the final ceremony on Thursday. But earlier huge crowds turned out to pay their

Tournament Dark Horse Rajshahi Out Guns Big Guns Khulna

Bangabandhu T20 Tournament 2020  3rd Match: Minister Group Rajshahi VS Jemcon Khulna  Played at SBNCS Dhaka  Minister Group Rajshahi 147/4 in 17.2 Overs (Najmul Hossain Shanto 55, Rony Talukdar 26, Mohammad Ashraful 25*, Fazle Mahmud 24, Rishad Hossain 2/34) beat Jemcon

Football God Diego Recalled By The God Of The Heaven 

ICONS never die, they take eternal rest and live forever through legacy they create during their days in the earth. Diego Armando Maradona, arguably the best footballer gracing the sporting world has just expired.  Born in 1960 he was just 60 when he breathed his last from cardiac

BFF president Kazi Salahuddin tests positive for Covid-19

Kazi Salahuddin, president of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF), tested positive for COVID-19. BFF Secretary General Abu Naim Sohag confirmed the matter to media on Thursday morning. The former Swadhin Bangla Football Team forward gave his sample on Tuesday and the results came

Diego Maradona dies: 3-day of mourning begin in Argentina

Today's football superstars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo "could not even dream" of being admired as much as Diego Maradona was, says his former Argentina team-mate Ossie Ardiles. Three days of national mourning have begun in Argentina after Maradona died on

PM Hasina mourns death of Diego Maradona

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday expressed her profound shock and sorrow at the death of Argentine football legend Diego Armando Maradona. In a condolence message, she said, “This Argentine player, one of the best in the history of football, will always be remembered in

Diego Maradona: Argentina legend dies aged 60

Football legend Diego Maradona, one of the greatest players of all time, has died at the age of 60. The former Argentina attacking midfielder and manager suffered a heart attack at his Buenos Aires home. He had successful surgery on a brain blood clot earlier in November and was to

J&K Sports Council, former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina sign MoU to nurture budding talent in UT

Jammu and Kashmir Sports Council on Tuesday entered into Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with cricketer Suresh Raina's Cricket Academy to nurture budding talent across the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. To tap immense sports potential and to realise vision of Lieutenant

New Zealand’s Greg Barclay elected ICC chairman ​​​​​​​

Greg Barclay, an Auckland-based commercial lawyer and director of New Zealand Cricket (NZC) since 2012, has been elected as the new chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC). "It is an honour to be elected as the chair of the International Cricket Council and I would

Ariful Cameo Powered Khulna Over Strong Barisal.

Bangabandhu T20 Tournament  2nd Match: Jemcon Khulna VS Fortune Barisal Played at SBNCS on 24 November 2020. Jemcon Khulna 155/6 In 19.5 Overs (Ariful Haq 48*, Shamim Hossain 26, Sumon Khan 2/21, Taskin Ahmed 2/33) Beat Fortune Barisal 152/9 (Pervez Emon 51, Tawhid Hridoy 27,

Mehedi Hasan Starred In Nail Biting Rajshahi Win

Bangabandhu T20 Tournament  1st Match; Minister Group Rajshahi VS Beximco Dhaka Played at SBNCS, Dhaka on 24 November 2020  Minister Group Rajshahi 169/9 (Mehedi Hasan 50, Nurul Hasan 39, Anisul Islam Emon 35, Mukhtar Ali 3/22, Mehedi Hasan Rana 1/31, Nayeem Hasan 1/32) beat

Expecting Mouth Watering Contest In Bangabandhu T20 Tournament 

After a while Bangladesh cricket will witness intense contest of five evenly matched franchises in Bangabandhu T20 tournament organized by BCB on the occasion of birth centenary of the father of the nation.  Not exactly in the BPL mold but also not much different this T20

Liverpool go second with convincing win over Leicester

Liverpool moved level on points with Premier League leaders Tottenham Hotspur and thwarted Leicester City's hopes of going top with an outstanding performance and victory at Anfield. Jurgen Klopp's side remain behind Spurs on goal difference but the manner of the win sounded an

Ronaldo double gives Juventus victory 

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in four minutes as Serie A champions Juventus beat Cagliari and climbed to second in the table. Ronaldo found the net in the 38th and 42nd minutes to lift Juve from eighth place, putting them a point behind leaders Milan, who have a game in hand. The

Mayor Atiqul made board member of Asian Volleyball Confederation

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam has been made a member of board of administration of Asian Volleyball Confederation. DNCC issued a press release in this regard on Saturday morning. Atiqul, who is also the president of Bangladesh Volleyball Federation, was

I want Messi to stay at Barca: Guardiola 

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he wants Lionel Messi to finish his career at Barcelona. Guardiola signed a two-year contract extension with City on Thursday and was immediately linked with his ex-player, who came close to moving last summer. Messi's contract ends

What Can Bangladesh Expect From Football Team?

All are aware that Bangladesh is languishing in the bottom layer of FIFA and AFC ranking. The position even at SAF level is also not encouraging. Teams like Maldieves, Bhutan and Nepal, which in 1980s and 1990s were no way near Bangladesh, have advanced ahead of Bangladesh.  

ATP Finals 2020: Novak Djokovic loses to Daniil Medvedev

An error-prone Novak Djokovic was beaten for only the fourth time this year as Daniil Medvedev reached the semi-finals at the ATP Finals. The Serb hit 24 unforced errors and five double faults in a 6-3 6-3 loss to fourth seed Medvedev in London. World number one Djokovic, 33, can

Bangladesh win series against Nepal in FIFA friendly

Bangladesh won series against Nepal in FIFA friendly matches although the second match ended in a 0-0 draw on Tuesday. The final match was held at Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka. The home side earlier won the first game comfortably 2-0 at the same venue on Friday. With