Friday, 27 Dec, 2024

Sports

Tigers bowled out for 232

DHAKA: Bangladesh managed to score 232 runs agaisnt New Zealand in the 1st ODI in Napier city of New Zealand's North Island on Wednesday (February 13). Tigers were bowled out in 48.5 overs. Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat first. New Zealand: 1 Martin Guptill, 2

Tigers opt to bat against New Zealand in 1st ODI

DHAKA: Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bat first agaisnt New Zealand in the first one-day international in Napier city of New Zealand's North Island on Wednesday (February 13). Tigers have scored 209 runs with loss of 7 wickets in 44 overs. Mithun scored 54 runs and

Refugee footballer returns to Australia after Thai detention

Refugee Bahraini footballer Hakeem al-Araibi landed in Melbourne on Tuesday after spending more than two months in detention in Thailand as his home country sought his extradition. He landed at around 1 p.m. and was greeted by a large crowd of cheering supporters outside the airport

Tigers lose to NZ XI in practice match

Bangladesh suffered a loss to New Zealand XI in the one-off practice match at Bert Sutcliffe Oval in Lincoln Sunday (Feb 10). New Zealand won the toss and let the visitors bat first. The Tigers captained by Mehidy Hasan Miraz collected 247 runs losing all wickets in 46.1 overs.

Guptill returns as NZ announce ODI squad against Bangladesh

New Zealand has named a 14-member squad for ODI series against Bangladesh on Friday (Feb 8). The three-match ODI series will start on Feb 13. Martin Guptill, who sustained injuries on his back during the India series, was named in the squad after recovery. All-rounder Mitchell

Shakib ruled out of NZ tour

DHAKA: Tigers’ Test team skipper Shakib Al Hasan was ruled out of Bangladesh’s upcoming tour to New Zealand, due to injury on a finger. He was diagnosed with a fracture on a left hand finger after the final match of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Friday (Feb 8). Now, he will

Comilla Victorians clinch BPL-6 title

DHAKA: Taming Iqbal's unbeaten 141 helped  Comilla Victorians clinch the title of the sixth season of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL)  for the second time. They beat Dhaka Dynamites by 17 runs at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Friday (Feb 8). Earlier Dynamites won the toss

ICC chairman pays tributes to war martyrs

SAVAR (DHAKA): Chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Shashank Manohar paid homage to the Liberation War martyrs at the National Mausoleum on Thursday (Feb 7). A helicopter, carrying Shashank Manohar and his entourage members, landed in Savar, on outskirts of the capital

Dhaka Dynamites reach BPL 2019 final

DHAKA: Dhaka Dynamites reached the final of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2019 defeating defending champions Rangpur Riders by five wickets in the second qualifier. The match was played at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Wednesday (Feb 6). Rangpur Riders set a target of

ICC Chairman Shashank Manohar in Dhaka

DHAKA: International Cricket Council (ICC) Chairman Shashank Manohar has arrived in Dhaka at the invitation of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul Hasan Papon. Shashank Manohar, who acted as president of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) two times, reached here

Neymar celebrates birthday in style and on crutches

Neymar celebrated his 27th birthday with a glittering party in Paris on Monday (Feb 4) evening joined by family, Paris Saint-Germain teammates and a smattering of celebrities. DJ Bob Sinclair, Brazilian singer Wesley Safadao and world surf champion Gabriel Medina were among the 200

Dhaka Dynamites beat Chittagong Vikings in BPL eliminator

DHAKA: Dhaka Dynamites have won by six wickets against Chittagong Vikings with 20 balls remaining in the eliminator of the sixth season of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) on Monday (Feb 4).  Sunil Narine's whirlwind 31 and Upal Tharanga's half-century shut the door early on

Vikings choose to bat against Dynamites

DHAKA: After winning the toss, Chittagong Vikings have decided to bat first against Dhaka Dynamites in the eliminator of the sixth season of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) on Monday (Feb 4). The match is scheduled to begin at Sher-e-bangla National Cricket Stadium around 1:30pm. 

Emiliano Sala plane wreckage found in English Channel

The plane that was carrying the missing Cardiff striker Emiliano Sala has been found and his family has been told of the discovery. A search boat located the wreckage on the seabed of the English Channel at 9am on Sunday, following a search led by David Mearns, a marine explorer who

Seabed search for Sala, pilot begins

An underwater search for the missing plane carrying footballer Emiliano Sala and his pilot begins on Sunday. Cardiff City's new signing disappeared with pilot David Ibbotson over the English Channel on 21 January. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said its Geo Ocean

Taskin ruled out of NZ tour

DHAKA: Pacer Taskin Ahmed was ruled out of Bangladesh’s upcoming tour to New Zealand, due to injury on his leg. His left ankle ligament slightly got torn during Saturday’s match against Chittagong Vikings. Now, he will have to stay outside field for three weeks, to recover.

Advanced tech in BPL creates universal appeal

DHAKA: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has changed the way cricket was viewed in the cricket-crazy country introducing a plethora of technological advancements by incorporating the use of several state-of-the-art gadgets on the field. The ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2019 is

T20 World Cup fixtures revealed, Bangladesh have to qualify

DHAKA: The fixtures for the ICC T20 World Cup Australia 2020 were revealed in Sydney, Australia on Tuesday (Jan 29) morning (Australian Time). For the first time, the women’s and men’s T20 World Cups will be held as standalone events in the same year and in the same country, said

Hardik Pandya returns after Koffee with Karan row

Hardik Pandya made an immediate return to India's playing XI, replacing Vijay Shankar in the third One-Day International (ODI) of the five-match series against New Zealand at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on Monday.  Meanwhile, an injured MS Dhoni missed out as India made two

Novak Djokovic defeats Nadal for his 7th Australian open title

Novak Djokovic of Serbia cemented his position atop men’s tennis with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 win over his longtime rival Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open on Sunday. Djokovic not only became the first man to win the title here seven times, but he also won a third consecutive Grand Slam