Friday, 10 Jan, 2025

Sports

Olympic postponement may become 'inevitable': Japan PM

Postponing the Olympics over the coronavirus pandemic may become "inevitable", Japan's prime minister conceded on Monday, after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said a delay was being considered as pressure grows from athletes and sports bodies. The comments from Shinzo

Coronavirus: Former Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sanz dies 

Former Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sanz died on Saturday after being hospitalised with coronavirus. Sanz, 76, was president at the Bernabeu from 1995-2000, a period in which Real won the Champions League twice. "My father has just died," wrote Sanz's son Lorenzo Sanz Duran on

Wasfia Nazreen diagnosed with coronavirus in US

DHAKA: Renowned Bangladeshi mountaineer Wasfia Nazreen has tested positive for the coronavirus, she claimed in a Facebook post on Saturday (March 21).  In the Facebook status, she wrote: "I am now in quarantine (which I was already practicing after I flew into LA) with strict measures

Coronavirus: All crickets suspended in Bangladesh 

DHAKA: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Thursday (March 19) suspended all forms of cricket in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak in the country. Board president Nazmul Hassan Papon was addressing a press conference at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the capital’s Mirpur

Bangladesh postpones Pakistan tour

DHAKA: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has postponed their Pakistan’s tour in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic.  Bangladesh were scheduled to visit Pakistan in April to play one-off ODI (April 1) and one Test (April 5-9) in Karachi. Bangladesh’s tour of Pakistan

Messi self-quarantined in isolated Barcelona mansion

LIONEL MESSI sees being quarantined at home in his luxurious mansion as the perfect chance to hone his skills. The 32-year-old and his Barcelona team-mates have been forced to self isolate due to coronavirus fears as the Catalan club became the latest side hit by the outbreak. All

IPL season start delayed because of coronavirus outbreak

The start of the 2020 Indian Premier League season has been delayed from 29 March to 15 April as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said the move was a "precautionary measure". The BCCI said it was taking "all necessary steps to

Corona Virus, What Should Bangladesh Cricket Do?

It is very likely that the third phase of Bangladesh cricket tour of Pakistan may be postponed or held in stadium without spectators. Corona Virus avalanche has already impacted sporting events all over the world. Many countries have imposed travel bans.  Bangladesh has postponed

Gains from whitewashing Zimbabwe

Have noted very interesting discussions in social media basically post mortem of Bangladesh Cricket Team achieving its first comprehensive series white wash (wins in all matches of all three formats). On the backdrop of very uncertain performance of Bangladesh since CWC 2019 (losing

Ronaldo quarantined after teammate tests positive for coronavirus

Cristiano Ronaldo will not return to Italy amid the coronavirus pandemic after his Juventus teammate Daniele Rugani tested positive for COVID-19. Ronaldo, the Portugal forward, returned to his homeland to visit his mother, who recently suffered a stroke, before Rugani’s illness was

Floyd Mayweather's ex-partner found dead in car

Josie Harris, the mother to three of boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather's children, has been found dead in her car in California. The 40-year-old was found unresponsive on her driveway, a spokeswoman for the coroner told the BBC. No information has been released regarding the

Bangladesh  Whitewash  Zimbabwe In David –Goliath Dual

Bangladesh Zimbabwe T20 Series . Second Match Played at SBNCS on 12 March 2020  Brief Scorecard  Bangladesh 120/1 in 15.5 overs ( Liton Das 60* ,Mohammad Naim 33 , Soumya Sarkar 20* ) beat Zimbabwe 119/7( BRM Taylor 59, CR Evans 29, Al Amin Hossain 2/22, Mustafizur Rahman 2/29)

Bangladesh whitewash Zimbabwe in all-format series

DHAKA: Bangladesh have achieved comprehensive series whitewash across all three formats against Zimbabwe in this home season after they beat the visitors in the second and last T20 International by 9 wickets on Wednesday (March 11). Team Tigers reached the Zimbabwe-set 120–run

Mujib Borsho cricket matches postponed

The T20I series between World XI and Asia XI on the occasion of the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman has been postponed as a precautionary step to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). President of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Nazmul Hasan Papon confirmed

Reviewing Players On BCB Central Contract 

DHAKA: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has just announced lists players on central contract with the board for year 2020. This is for the first time they announced separate lists for white ball and red cherry with some common players for both categories. The lists of players are as

Looking Great For Comprehensive Series Whitewash

It does not matter whether the opponent is Australia or Zimbabwe achieving Comprehensive Series Whitewash across all three formats against and ICC full member team is always a huge achievement.  Including one off test three ODIs Bangladesh so far played 5 matches. Off these excepting

Independence Day charity Cricket Festival in Melbourne

Australia Bangladesh association of sports and education (ABASE) is organizing Independence Day charity Cricket Festival on 28th March 2020, in Mayar Park Thornbury Melbourne to commemorate the 49th Independence Day of Bangladesh. The day-long cricket festival will feature among others

Another Cake Walk For Bangladesh 

Zimbabwe Tour In Bangladesh  First T20 Match Held at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka on 9 March 2020 Bangladesh 200/3 ( Soumya Sarkar 62, Liton K Das 59, Tamim Iqbal 49 , W Madhevere 1/15, Sikandar Raza 1/31) beat Zimbabwe 152 All Out (TS Kamunhukawe 28,CT Mumba 25, SC

1st ODI: Bangladesh set Zimbabwe 201-run target

DHAKA: Tigers  have set a 201-run target for Zimbabwe in the first game of their two-match T20 series against Bangladesh at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on Monday  (March 9). Tigers managed to score 200 runs with the loss of 3 wickets in stipulated 20 overs.

Aussie Girls Roller Coasted At Majestic MCG

ICC T20 Women’s World Cup 2020 Final Played at MCG on Int'l Women’s Day March 8 Australia Vs India Australia 184 /4 ( Beth Mooney 78* , Alyssa Healy 75 Poonam Yadav 1/30, Radha Yadav 1/34) beat India 95 All Out in 19.1 overs  ( Deepti Sharma 33, Veda Kulkarni 19 , Megan Schutt