Friday, 27 Dec, 2024

Sports

Sayem Sobhan chairman of Sheikh Russel new committee

DHAKA: Bashundhara Group Managing Director and Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra President Sayem Sobhan Anvir authorised Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra Football Standing Committee 2018-2019 for upcoming season of Bangladesh Premier League.  In a statement released on Sunday, Sheikh Russel

Egypt to host 2019 Africa Cup of Nations

Egypt will host the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, the Confederation of African Football (Caf) has announced. Egypt beat South Africa, the only other nation to bid, by 16 votes to one with one abstention at a Caf executive committee vote in Senegal. Original host nation Cameroon was

Rangpur Riders beat Comilla Victorians by 9 wickets

DHAKA:  Captain Mashrafe Mortaza’s four-wicket haul helped Rangpur Riders secure the second win in the BPL season at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Tuesday (Jan 8). Riders beat Comilla Victorians by nine wickets with 48 balls remaining. Victorians lost all

Dynamites beat Titans by 105 runs

DHAKA: Dhaka Dynamites have beaten Khulna Titans by 105 runs in the sixth season of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) on Tuesday (Jan 8). Titans Captain Mahmudullah Riyad won the toss and let the Dynamites bat first, at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS). Dynamites

India register maiden Test series victory in Australia

A dominant India won their first-ever Test series in Australia by a margin of 2-1 after play in the fourth and final Test in Sydney was abandoned due to rain on Monday.  Australia were still trailing by 316 runs when the match was called off as a draw, ending India's 71-year wait

BPL: Rangpur Riders beat Khulna Titans by 8 runs

DHAKA: Defending BPL champions Rangpur Riders clinched the maiden win in their 2nd match of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) beating Khulna Titans by 8 runs on Sunday (January 6).   South African Rilee Rossouw’s impressive not out 76 off 52 balls helped Riders set a 170-runs target

Rangpur Riders set Khulna Titans 170-run target

DHAKA:  Rangpur Riders have set a 170-run target for Khulna Titans in the fourth match of the sixth edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 Cricket at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Sunday(Jan 6). Rilee Rossouw’s highest 76 runs off 52 balls and Ravi

Comilla Victorians beat Sylhet Sixers by 4-wkt

DHAKA: Comilla Victorians has started Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) campaign by a four-wicket win over Sylhet Sixers, at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) in Mirpur on Sunday (Jan 6). Shahid Afridi played a big role for Victorians as he scored unbeaten 39 off 25 balls in

Sylhet Sixers set Victorians 128-run target

DHAKA:  Sylhet Sixers have set a 128-run target for Comilla Victorians in the third  match of the sixth edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) on Sunday (Jan 6).  N Pooran’s highest 41 runs off 26 balls helped the team of David Warner score 127 runs for eight wickets in their

Dynamites start BPL with 83-run win over Kings

DHAKA: Dhaka Dynamites has started the BPL season six with large 83-run win over Rajshahi Kings, in the opening day of the premier league’s 2019 edition. The match was played at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) in Mirpur on Saturday (Jan 5).   Kings Captain Mehidy

Low score marks Ashraful’s BPL comeback

DHAKA: The runs Mohammad Ashraful scored didn’t match his expectation in his comeback match in Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) after long five years of absence.     The ex skipper of national cricket team added only 3 runs off 5 balls to his franchise Chittagong Vikings. He was

Ctg Vikings win BPL-6 opener by 3 wickets

DHAKA:  Chittagong Vikings won the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) opener against the defending champions Rangpur Riders by three wickets at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. They scored 101 runs for seven with five balls remaining in response to reach the Rangpur Riders’ set

Rangpur Riders set Ctg Vikings 99-run target

DHAKA:  Rangpur Riders have set a 99-run target for Chittagong Vikings in the opening match of the sixth edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) began on Saturday (Friday 5).  Ravi Bopara’s highest 44 runs off 47 balls helped the team of Mashrafe Bin Mortaza score 98 runs for

Pujara, Pant deflate Australia in Sydney

A marathon century by Cheteshwar Pujara and a swashbuckling ton from Rishabh Pant all but ended Australia's hopes of saving the series Friday as India built a massive 622 for seven declared in the final Sydney test. India began the second day at 303 for four and proceeded to twist

Mashrafe back to practice for Rangpur Riders

DHAKA:  Bangladesh ODI captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza returned to Dhaka for practice ahead Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) set to begin from January 5. Mashrafe joined practice around 1 pm at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Wednesday (January 2). Mashrafe, a

Somya, Mushfiq, Mash and others welcome New Year

DHAKA: Bangladesh national team cricketers have welcomed 2019 in warm gestures with new schedule for the New Year already in hand. Fans didn’t stop commenting to the Tigers’ first posts of 2019 on social media pages early Tuesday (Jan 1). “As the year comes to an end, I pray

Bashundhara Kings win Swadhinata Cup title

DHAKA: Bashundhara Kings clinched their first domestic title defeating Sheikh Russel KC by 2-1 goal in the final of Swadhinata Cup. The match held at Bangabandhu National Stadium in the capital Wednesday (Dec 26). For Bashundhara, Marcos Vinicius and Motin Mia scored the two goals.

Poor Umpiring Disgraced Bangladesh

These were not mistakes, these  were  ranked poor umpiring decisions, may be deliberate attempt for favoring home side  those disgraced Bangladesh Cricket yesterday in the last T20 International match between West Indies and Bangladesh.  Two wrong decisions in the same over of West

Real Madrid win Club World Cup

For the fourth time in five years, Real Madrid have claimed the FIFA Club World Cup and in doing so both made history and claimed bragging rights over their rivals Barcelona. Luka Modric opened the scoring for the European Champions against Al Ain in the final, scoring his first-ever

Lewis and the bowlers salvaged pride for Windies

UCB T20 series powered by Walton  West Indies Vs Bangladesh 3rd T20 International Match Played at SBNCS Dhaka  West Indies 190 ( Elvin Lewis 89 , Pooran 29 , SD Hope 19, Mahmudullah Riad 3/18 , Mustafizur Rahman 3/33 , Shakib al Hasan 3/39) beat Bangladesh 140 All Out ( Liton K