Friday, 01 Nov, 2024

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Bashundhara Kings to receive BPL trophy today

Bashundhara Kings, who clinched their fifth title of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) last week, will receive the trophy after their 16th match of the  ongoing ABG Bashundhara BPL 2023-24 against Police Football Club today. The match will take place at Kings’ home --

Bangladesh team to rest after reaching Houston

Bangladesh national cricket team arrived in Houston, Texas in USA on Friday ahead of their three-match Twenty20 International series against the hosts, slated to begin on Tuesday (May 21). The squad reached USA following a flight of around 28 hours and travelled over 8,000 kilometres.

I warmed up by stretching in a jail cell - Scheffler

Scottie Scheffler warmed up for his second round at the US PGA Championship by "stretching in a jail cell" after being arrested on Friday morning. The world number one was charged with second-degree assault of a police officer, third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving

Swiatek beats Gauff to reach Italian Open final

Iga Swiatek beat Coco Gauff 6-4 6-3 to secure her place in the Italian Open final in Rome. Gauff went up by an early break, but world number one Swiatek quickly retrieved the deficit before going on to take the opening set. Swiatek broke the American's serve in the fifth game of

Slot confirms he will become Liverpool manager

Feyenoord coach Arne Slot has confirmed he will replace Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool manager. Klopp has been in charge of the Reds since October 2015 but is leaving at the end of the season after a reign that has seen him win the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and two EFL Cups.

Lucknow eliminated despite beating Mumbai

Rohit Sharma delivered his best performance of the season in a valiant effort, scoring a blistering 68 off 38 balls, but it wasn't enough to prevent Mumbai Indians (MI) from ending their IPL 2024 campaign on a low note. MI suffered an 18-run defeat to Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at

FIFA to seek legal advice on a proposal to suspend Israel from football 

FIFA will seek independent legal advice before holding an extraordinary council meeting by July 25 to make a decision on a Palestinian proposal to suspend Israel from international football due to human rights abuses in the Palestine. FIFA president Gianni Infantino outlined the plan

India to play Bangladesh in T20 WC warm-up match on June 1

India will take on Bangladesh in their T20 World Cup warm-up fixture in the USA on June 1, the International Cricket Council announced on Friday. The venue and time of Indias fixture is yet to be announced.Seventeen of the 20 teams will play warm-up games slated from May 27 till June 1

Former Nepal cricket captain acquitted of rape on appeal

Former Nepali cricket captain Sandeep Lamic­hhane had his conviction and eight-year sentence for rape quashed on appeal on Wednesday and was cleared to resume his sporting career despite the cloud cast by the case. Lamichhane was accused of raping a young woman in a Kathmandu hotel

Sabalenka cruises through to Italian Open semi-finals

World number two Aryna Sabalenka cruised through to the semi-finals of the Italian Open with victory over ninth seed Jelena Ostapenko. The Belarusian needed just one hour and 13 minutes to dispatch Latvian Ostapenko 6-2 6-4. Two-time Grand Slam champion Sabalenka will face Danielle

Curran's unbeaten 63 helps Kings beat Royals 

Punjab Kings skipper Sam Curran starred with 63 as they defeated an already qualified Rajasthan Royals by 5 wickets at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on Wednesday.  With that, Rajasthan’s finish in the Top 2 remained uncertain with Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai

'No fears' over New York T20 World Cup pitches

International Cricket Council (ICC) officials have "no fears" over the pitches being used at a temporary stadium in New York for the men's T20 World Cup. The finishing touches are being applied to the 34,000-seat stadium in Eisenhower Park in Nassau County, east of

Bangladesh considering top-order switch at T20 World Cup

Bangladesh are tossing up whether to use veteran all-rounder Shakib Al-Hasan in their top-order during next month's ICC T20 World Cup. Shakib has batted mainly at No.5 or No.6 at T20I level in recent times, but has performed well when coming in at first drop for Bangladesh in the

Donald Lu visits Bashundhara Sporting Club Complex

Visiting US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu has wished his best for the Bangladesh cricket team. Lu visited Bashundhara Sporting Club Complex and took part in a friendly match with Bangladesh women's national cricket team on Wednesday

Bellingham scores 19th goal as Real Madrid thrash Alaves

Jude Bellingham scored his 19th La Liga goal as champions Real Madrid thrashed Alaves at the Santiago Bernabeu. The England international opened the scoring in Madrid's first game since securing the title when he guided Toni Kroos' 10th-minute cross over Jesus Owono.

Pakistan beat Ireland to secure T20 series victory

Babar Azam hit a superb 75 as Pakistan beat Ireland by six wickets to clinch a 2-1 win in the T20 series at Clontarf. Ireland posted 178-7 with Lorcan Tucker (73) and Andrew Balbirnie (35) putting on 85 for the second wicket. A partnership of 139 between Babar and Muhammad Rizwan

Bashundhara Kings storm into Federation Cup final

Bashundhara Kings stormed into the final of the ongoing ABG Bashundhara Federation Cup 2023-24 after they beat Abahani Limited Dhaka by 3-0 goals in a high-voltage second semifinal at the Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium in Gopalganj on Tuesday. Kings’ Brazilian skipper Robson

Haaland double puts Man City on brink of Premier League history

Erling Haaland scored twice to settle Manchester City’s nerves as the Premier League champions beat Tottenham 2-0 to take a giant step toward a historic fourth consecutive English title on Tuesday. The Norwegian forward tapped home a pinpoint Kevin De Bruyne cross early in the

Bangladesh show faith in Taskin but not in Saifuddin for ICC T20 WC 

Bangladesh is sure fast bowler Taskin Ahmed will be fit in time for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in less than three weeks after sustaining a side strain last weekend. Taskin was made the vice-captain of the squad on Tuesday. “BCB’s medical team was confident that Taskin

15-men Bangladesh squad for T20I World Cup announced

On the back of a solid 4-1 win over Zimbabwe in the recently-concluded T20I home series, Bangladesh announced their 15-member squad for next month's marquee event. The squad also features experienced all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, who returned to T20I cricket after a gap of nearly a