Saturday, 27 Apr, 2024

Sports

Taskin undergoes bowling action re-test in Australia

DHAKA: Bangladeshi fast bowler Taskin Ahmed has undergone the re-test of his bowling action at Brisbane National Cricket Centre lab in Australia Thursday morning (September 8). He sought blessing from all by posting a photo with a caption “Just finished the exams… waiting for the

Taskin, Sunny leave for Australia for test

DHAKA: Bangladesh fast bowler Taskin Ahmed and left arm spinner Arafat Sunny will leave the country on Monday night (September 5) to appear in a bowling action test at National Cricket Centre lab in Brisbane of Australia. Their tests have been scheduled on September 8. Taskin’s test

Bangladesh beat Chinese Taipei, qualify for AFC Championship

DHAKA: Bangladesh qualified for the AFC U-16 Women's Championship 2017 beating Chinese Taipei by 4-2 goals in their group C encounter held on Saturday at Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka.     In the 11th minute of the match, Taipei took the lead as their captain Su Yu

Taming of English Lions

MELBOURNE (AUSTRALIA): After the initial bit of uncertainty, England Cricket team is set to visit Bangladesh to play two tests and three-ODI-match containing much awaited series on schedule. The visit had some concerns of taking place after the terrorist attacks in Dhaka and

BCB appoints Samaraweera as batting consultant

DHAKA: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has appointed the former Sri Lanka batsman Thilan Samaraweera as Bangladesh batting consultant for the forthcoming home series against England. Besides, current fielding coach Richard Halsall has been made assistant coach. BCB president Nazmul

Courtney Walsh due Saturday

DHAKA: Bangladesh national cricket team’s newly appointed bowling coach Courtney Walsh is expected to reach Dhaka on Saturday (September 3). Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hasan Papon confirmed this to press on Friday, right after his arrival from Singapore. “We

Neymar-Jesus scored Brazil’s win

DHAKA: Neymar and Gabriel Jesus led Brazil to a long-awaited qualifying win in Quito, securing a 3-0 victory over Ecuador. The recent performance was not good of Seleka’s before World Cup qualifying matches. In last two Copa America including century old Copa America they were being

Walsh signs as Bangladesh pace bowling coach

DHAKA: Former West Indies fast bowler Courtney Walsh has signed a three-year deal as the new fast bowling coach of the Tigers. Walsh completed his assignment as a selector for the West Indies in August, a post he occupied for the last two years, and will take up his new position from

Banglanews wins 2nd match in DRU cup

DHAKA: Banglanews24.com beat Samakal in the tie-breaker to claim their second consecutive victory in Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) Media Cup Football on Tuesday (August 30). The game at Shaheed (Captain) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium in city’s Bangabandhu National Stadium went

Banglanews starts with victory in DRU Cup

DHAKA: Banglanews24.com beat ‘Khola Kagoj’ with a clear margin of 2-0 in their opening game in Dhaka Reporter’s Unity (DRU) Media Cup Football Tournament on Monday (August 29). Output Editor (English) Syed Mohammad Salahuddin scored the goals for banglanews. The victory came

Afghanistan to Tour Bangladesh before England

DHAKA: Bangladesh will host Afghanistan for three one day international match series, the first ever, to be played at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium from September 25 to 30 before the tour of England. The two teams contested in two 50-over with Bangladesh, Afghanistan have won

DRU Media Cup Football’ kicks off

DHAKA: DRU Media Cup Football Tournament hosted by Dhaka Reporter’s Unity (DRU) kicked off at Shahid (Captain) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium inside city’s Bangabandhu National Stadium on Sunday morning (August 28). The final is scheduled to be held on September 1. A

West Indies beats India by 1 run

DHAKA: Defending T20 champion West Indies managed to clinch a 1 run victory over India in a power-hitting match to claim their lead in the two match series. Records seemed cheap on American soil in the first T20, 489 runs were scored making it the highest scoring T20 ever, two-times

England claims 2nd victory against Pakistan

DHAKA: England triumphed against Pakistan the second One Day International as well to claim their 2-0 lead in the five match series on Saturday (August 27). Their four wicked victory was eased by Joe Root’s fourth consecutive fifty plus score overshadowing Sarfraz’s ton.

Brazil cop charges US swimmer Ryan Lochte

DHAKA: US swimming star Ryan Lochte was charged by Brazilian police for reporting a crime falsely on Thursday (August 25), BBC reports. Police chief has requested a letter to be sent to Lochte explaining the legal procedures related to the charges, said a department statement.

Walk for sound health: Mashrafe

DHAKA: “Walking is an excellent option to obtain desired sound health. We can be inspired by the morning joggers to make this habit.” Bangladesh Cricket Team captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza made the remarks while inaugurating ‘Pran Drinking Water- Walkathon’ at International

Bangladesh to host SAFF cup 2017

DHAKA: Bangladesh will host the 12th edition of South Asian Football Federation Cup (SAFF) championship which is set to begin on December 25, 2017. The decision came from a meeting of South Asian Football Feberation (SAFF) in Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo. Earlier, Bangladesh hosted

England’s tour of Bangladesh to go ahead

DHAKA: The England and Wales Cricket Board has confirmed that England will tour Bangladesh in October despite security concerns. The ECB carried out a security review in the country following a series of deadly attacks, and consulted with players and officials on Thursday. England

Brazil wins volleyball gold on final day

DHAKA: Brazil made up for defeats in the last two Olympic men’s volleyball finals and gave the home crowd a gold medal to celebrate as they beat Italy for gold on the closing day of the Games. The home side won 3-0 in a raucous atmosphere to secure Brazil’s seventh gold medal in

Mustafiz returns home

DHAKA: Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman returned home on Monday morning (August 22) after a successful surgery in London. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) media committee chairman Jalal Yunus earlier confirmed the date of Mustafiz’s arrival though he was scheduled to return on