Wednesday, 09 Jul, 2025

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Bangladesh reach Under-19 World Cup final

DHAKA: Bangladesh have reached the first ever final of ICC Under-19 World Cup after beating New Zealand by 6 wickets in Semi-Final at Potchefstroom on Thursday (February 6). More to follow.. BDST: 2132 HRS, FEB 06, 2020 SMS/AH  

Abidal is to keep Barcelona role despite Messi criticism 

Barcelona sporting director Eric Abidal is to keep his job at the club despite being criticised by star forward Lionel Messi. Six-time Ballon d'Or winner Messi spoke out against Abidal after he had said players were not working hard under former coach Ernesto Valverde. Valverde

Black Caps Got Over The Drought 

News Zealand India ODI Series First Match Played at Hamilton  New Zealand 348/6 (Ross Taylor 109*, Henry Nichols 78 ,Tom Latham 69,Kuldeep Yadav 2/84,Mohammad Shami 1/63,SN Thakur 1/80) beat India 347/4 (SS Iyer 103, KL Rahul 88*, Virat Kohli 51, Tim Southee 2/85, IS Sodhi 1/27 and C

New Zealand beat India by 4 wickets

Shreyas Iyer's maiden 50-over hundred was eclipsed by veteran Ross Taylor's assault on Indian bowlers as New Zealand held nerves to chase down their biggest ever target for a four-wicket triumph in the first ODI on Wednesday. Iyer showed just why he is considered the next big

Hernan Barcos arrives in Dhaka to join Bashundhara Kings

DHAKA: Argentine forward Hernan Barcos arrived in Dhaka to join Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) football champions Bashundhara Kings on Wednesday morning ahead of their maiden AFC Cup campaign. He will represent Bashundhara Kings in the AFC Cup and the 2nd leg of BPL. However, he will

Tigers leave for Pakistan to play 1st Test

DHAKA: Team Bangladesh left here on Tuesday for Rawalpindi to face Pakistan in their first Test scheduled to begin on February 7. Two flights of Qatar Airways carrying team members took off from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport this evening for their second phase of Pakistan

Messi, Fati lift Barcelona to win over Levante in La Liga

Barcelona eased to a 2-1 win at home to Levante on Sunday to cut Real Madrid's lead in La Liga back to three points.   Ansu Fati broke the deadlock after 30 minutes before netting again shortly after, with both goals assisted by Lionel Messi. Levante pulled one back in injury

Djokovic fights back to win eight Australian open

Novak Djokovic defended his Australian Open crown and won a 17th Grand Slam after digging deep into his physical and mental reserves to beat Dominic Thiem in a gripping five-set final. The Serbian second seed won 6-4 4-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 for a record-extending eighth title at Melbourne

Tamim’s 334 sets first-class cricket record

DHAKA: Opener Tamim Iqbal registered the highest individual score in Bangladesh's first-class cricket with an unbeaten 334 runs on Sunday (Feb 2), the third day of the BCL first round. He became the second Bangladeshi batsman to score the triple hundred at Mirpur's

Benzema goal decides Madrid derby

Karim Benzema scored the only goal as Real beat Atletico in the Madrid derby to go six points clear at the top of La Liga. The French striker converted Ferland Mendy's cross from six yards out to give Real a deserved win. Fifth-placed Atletico, who have not won in five games,

Bangladesh Would Start As Underdog In Test Series

Bangladesh are set to play first of their two matches test series against Pakistan at Rawalpindi from 6 February in the three phased cricket mission to Pakistan. They already completed the first phase of the tour of 3 matches T20 series losing the first two and third getting washed out.

Australian Open: Kenin lifts first grand slam title

Sofia Kenin bounced back from losing the first set to defeat Garbiñe Muguruza in the Australian Open final in Melbourne. Muguruza took the first set 6-4 against the 21-year-old American, playing in her first major final.  Kenin acquitted herself well against the Spaniard early on

Novak Djokovic beats Roger Federer to reach Australian Open final

Novak Djokovic moved a step closer to retaining the Australian Open title with a straight-set semi-final win over injury-hit rival Roger Federer. Serbia's Djokovic was 4-1 and 40-0 down in the opening set before recovering to win the tie-break. That laid the platform for the

Team India Looking Invincible

India New Zealand T20 International Series 3rd Match Played at Hamilton. India 179/5 ( Rohit Sharma 65, Virat Kohli 38,HK Bennet 3/54 ) beat New Zealand 179/6 ( K Williamson 95, SN Thakur 2/21, Mohammad Sami 2/32). Match Tied Super Over: New Zealand 17 /0, India 20/0 Player of

Australian Open: Federer beats Tennys Sandgren to reach semis 

Roger Federer defied age and logic once again to save seven match points before beating unseeded American Tennys Sandgren in a sensational Australian Open quarter-final. The out-of-sorts Swiss fought off form and fitness concerns before winning 6-3 2-6 2-6 7-6 (10-8) 6-3. World

Bangladesh Returned From Pakistan Empty Handed

BCB tried all the tricks to avoid going to Pakistan for the pre scheduled bilateral series.  All types of excuses were given. But failing convince PCB or ICC a three phased tour was agreed. A completely unprepared team was sent for play 3 matches T20 series against ICC top ranked

Sayem Sobhan opens Bashundhara Group Bankers Championship

Bashundhara Group Bankers Championship inaugurated Senior Correspondent  DHAKA: The inaugural ceremony of the first edition of Bankers Championship Trophy 2020 was held at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in the capital on Monday. Bashundhara Group Managing Director Sayem Sobhan

Basketball legend dies in helicopter crash

Bryant, 41, was travelling in a private helicopter when it came down and burst into flames. The LA county sheriff said there were no survivors. Bryant, a five-time NBA champion, played for the LA Lakers throughout his career and is considered one of the greatest players in the

PM cooks food and sends to Shakib

DHAKA:  World No. 1 all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan remains on the heart of the cricket lovers of the country, although he has been on ICC ban now. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is also on the list of his well-wishers. She cooked food by herself and sent those to Shakib as a token of deep

Team Tigers Get Swept Away

Bangladesh Vs Pakistan Second T20 International Played at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore on 25 January 2019  Pakistan 137/1 in 16.4 Overs  (Mohammad Hafiz 67* , Babar Azam 66* ) beat Bangladesh 136/6 in 20 0vers( Tamim Iqbal 66 , Afiff Hossain 21, Mohammad Hasnain 2/20 ) by 9 wickets