DHAKA: The country’s leading business conglomerate Bashundhara Group received “Best patron for sports” award, for the year 2018, by Bangladesh Sports Press Association (BSPA).  Tamim Iqbal bagged the popular choice award while Mushfiqur Rahim was named cricketer of the year.

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu says he is determined to ensure Lionel Messi remains a "one-club man" forever and is ready to offer him a new contract. Messi, who joined Barcelona as a 13-year-old, signed a new four-year contract at the Nou Camp in November 2017 but Bartomeu

ICC World Cup 2019 mission is only about two months away. Bangladesh team will participate in a tri nation ODI series involving host Ireland and strong West Indies in about a month from now. Participating teams will have to announce squad by 18 April. New Zealand is the first team

DHAKA: The High Court stayed the elections to Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) which was scheduled to take place on April 8. The order came from an HC division on Thursday (April 4), the last date for withdrawing candidacy for the polls. The court delivered the judgment following

DHAKA: Pakistan under-16 cricket team finalized tour to here to play two three-day matches and three ODIs against Bangladesh under-16 team.  The first three-day match will be played at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium in Narayanganj on April 29. The rest of the matches will be played at

Dimuth Karunaratne, Sri Lanka’s Test captain was arrested for alleged drunk driving in Colombo on Sunday morning. As per the police, the injured driver has sustained minor injuries and Karunaratne has been granted bail, after being taken into custody at roughly 5:40 am Sri Lanka time

ICC world cup 2019 is knocking at the door. The teams competing for the championship are planning and plotting for it. All the participating teams are now engaged in bilateral series in different parts of the world.  Bangladesh like other teams is also not lagging behind in

Tsunekazu Takeda, the president of the Japanese Olympic Committee, is resigning amid a bribery scandal that investigators suspect helped Tokyo land next year's Olympics. Takeda announced Tuesday he will stand down when his term ends in June, but again denied corruption allegations

DHAKA: Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court granted bail to Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Executive Committee member and Women’s Football Committee Chairman Mahfuza Akhter Kiron in a case filed over derogatory comments on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.  

Dominic Thiem outlasted Milos Raonic 7-6 (3), 6-7 (3), 6-4 on Saturday to reach the BNP Paribas Open final after Roger Federer advanced when Rafael Nadal withdrew because of a knee injury. A somber Nadal announced his withdrawal a couple hours before he was scheduled to take the court

Bangladesh Cricket escaped very narrowly a catastrophic disaster at Christchurch Noor Mosque on Friday 15 March 2019. The traumatized team members have returned to the great relief of the countrymen.  However, the world remains shocked and awed by the cool headed brutal killing of the

DHAKA: Bangladesh cricket team returned home Saturday (Mar 16) night after narrowly escaping the deadly massacre at a Christchurch mosque that shocked the world. The flight of Singapore Airlines, carrying the cricketers, landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Saturday (Mar 16) sent Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Executive Committee member and Women’s Football Committee Chairman Mahfuza Akhter Kiron to jail in a case filed over derogatory comments on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.  Dhaka Metropolitan

DHAKA: Tigers are set to leave New Zealand as Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has called off the third Test against New Zealand which was scheduled to start on Saturday (March 16). Cricketers will fly in a flight of Singapore Airlines at 6 pm (Bangladesh time) on Saturday (March 16).

DHAKA: Recalling the horrific incident in Christchurch, Bangladesh team manager, Khaled Mashud, depicted the entire episode like a movie wherein people were bleeding and running out of the building to avoid the shooters. Mashud told the reporters in Christchurch, "It was like a movie,

DHAKA: Bangladesh's tour of New Zealand has been called off following an attack on a Christchurch mosque in which several people have been killed.  The shooting happened just minutes away from Hagley Oval, where the test was set to be held, and the Bangladesh cricket team narrowly

The Bangladesh team escaped from their bus after it had gone to a mosque near the Hagley Oval where police are responding to reports of shots fired in central Christchurch. Several minutes after they were barred from getting off the bus, the players escaped and ran through Hagley Park,

Former Brazil and Santo striker Coutinho died on Monday at the age of 75. Born Antonio Wilson Vieira Honorio on June 11, 1943, the striker went on to become a legend with Santos, where he made 457 total appearances while scoring 370 goals for the Brazilian club. Coutinho remains the

A FIFA feasibility study concluded the 2022 World Cup can expand to 48 teams by using at least one of Qatar's neighbors as an additional host, and found there is a low legal risk to changing the format and an additional $400 million in revenue could be generated. The report was

Second Test:  New Zealand Vs Bangladesh played at Basin Reserve, Christchurch  Brief Score :New Zealand 432/6 ( LRPL 200, HM Nichols 107, KS Williamson 74, Abu Jayed 3/94 , Taijul Islam 2/99) beat Bangladesh 211 all out ( Tamim Iqbal 74 , Liton K Das 33 , Shadman Islam 27, N Wagner