DHAKA: Injured skipper of Bangladesh national cricket team Test and T20 squads Shakib Al Hasan has left a hospital in Melbourne, Australia after undergoing treatment for five days. Now Shakib will continue the recovery process in Melbourne and therefore isn’t returning Dhaka soon.

DHAKA: Bangladesh Cricket Board on Thursday (Oct 11) announced a 15-member squad led-by Mashrafee bin Murtaza for the forthcoming three-match one-day international (ODI) series against Zimbabwe, scheduled from Oct 21. All-round Fazle Rabbi was picked up for the first time in the

Hong Kong's left-arm spinner Nadeem Ahmed and seam-bowling all-rounders Haseeb Amjad and Irfan Ahmed have been provisionally suspended for breaching the Anti Corruption Code for a total of 19 counts, the ICC said in a statement on Monday (October 8). Nine charges have been levelled

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has pledged to take initiative for making homes for the girls who won the SAFF Under-18 Women’s Championship title. The premier came up with the announcement during a cabinet meeting at Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on Monday (October 8).

DHAKA: Bangladesh clinched SAFF Under-18 Women’s Championship title by defeating Nepal 1-0 in the final at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu of Bhutan Sunday (October 7). In first half of the extremely competitive match, neither team could post a goal despite efforts. Though

DHAKA: In a latest move, BPL franchise Chittagong Vikings has confirmed its participation in the sixth season of the T20 tournament in January next year. Earlier, management of the team emailed the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) governing body, stating they won’t play in the

DHAKA: Tension gripped Bangladesh cricket fans as the national team’s skipper for Test and T20 Shakib Al Hasan said the injured finger he has been surviving with won’t be recovered hundred percent anymore. On Friday (Oct 5), Shakib was talking to the reporters prior to leaving for

Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad has been banned for four months for violating anti-doping regulations, after testing positive for a prohibited substance. The 26-year-old has played 13 Tests, 81 ODIs and 57 T20s and was tested in May at the Pakistan Cup domestic event. He was

Dhaka: Bangladesh has reached final of the SAFF U-18 Women’s Championship after defeating Bhutan 4-0 in semi-final.   The semi-final match held at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu, Bhutan on Friday evening (Oct 5). Sanjida Akter, Misrat Jahan Mousumi, Krishna Rani Sarker and

DHAKA: The second season of ‘Amateur Champions Trophy’ is all set to kick-off in Dhaka on October 13. BPL defending champion Rangpur Riders is organizing the T20 cricket tournament for the second consecutive time. Bashundhara Group Vice-Chairman and Rangpur Riders Managing

SYLHET: Laos’ 3-1 goal defeat to Philippines cleared the route of Bangladesh to semi-finals in Bangabandhu Gold Cup 2018. On Wednesday (Oct 3) evening, Philippines ruled Laos out of the tournament, in the third match under group phase.    Equation was that if if Laos secures

Cristiano Ronaldo has again denied accusations he raped a woman in a Las Vegas hotel in 2009. The soccer star doubled down on his innocence in a series of tweets Wednesday, saying "Rape is an abominable crime that goes against everything that I am and believe in." He also added he

DHAKA: Tiger opener Liton Das has been named as an icon player in his BPL franchise squad of Sylhet Sixers. “Welcoming our new ICON - The amazing Litton Kumer Das, to the Sylhet Sixers family! #LaagleBaariBoundaari #SylhetSixers” Sylher Sixers thus captioned an image of Liton at

Bangladesh girls beat Nepal by 2-1 goals to emerge as Group A champion in SAFF Under-18 Women’s Football Championship. The second match of Group A started around 7:00pm at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu on Tuesday (Oct 2). Bangladesh’s Sirat Jahan Shopna and Srimati

DHAKA: Bangladesh defeated Hong Kong by five wickets in Under-19 Asia Cup. With this victory at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram, young Tigers kept their hopes for semifinal alive.  In Group B fixture, Hong Kong scored only 91 runs having lost all wickets. The start was

DHAKA: Chittagong Vikings most probably won’t be seen playing in the sixth season of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) scheduled on January 2019. BPL officials said they are trying utmost to make the franchise return to the tournament. “Yes, they have mailed us informing of not

A woman has accused Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the world's biggest football stars, of raping her in a Las Vegas hotel room in 2009. Kathryn Mayorga says the Portuguese footballer, who now plays for Italian club Juventus, raped her while she repeatedly screamed no, according to a

The Indian and Pakistan cricket boards gear up for three days of intense legal wrangling as the ICC Dispute Resolutions Committee act as the arbitrator in proceedings that will commence in Dubai on Monday. The dispute started when the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and

Bangladesh U-18 Women’s team reach the semifinal of the SAFF U-18 Women’s Championship from Group B beating Pakistan by 17-0 goals. The match held at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu, Bhutan on Sunday evening (Sep 30). They led the first half by 8-0 goals. In the second

DHAKA: Paternal instincts of two Bangladesh cricketers have been fulfilled in a matter of few hours. Like Taskin Ahmed, left-hand batsman Imrul Kayes has become father of a baby boy. Rubaiya Islam, wife of Imrul Kayes, gave birth to a baby boy at city’s Square Hospital on Sunday