Thursday, 24 Jul, 2025

Sports

Bangladesh's 3rd Test called off after Christchurch attack

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

Bangladesh team escape Christchurch mosque shooting

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,

Legendary Brazilian striker Coutinho passes away

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

FIFA study backs 48-team '22 WC, Qatar sharing

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

Tigers swept away by Kiwi tsunami

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

Tigers’ 50+ opening stand in 3 straight Test innings

DHAKA: Tamim Iqbal and Shadman Islam have shared a record partnership, scoring  50+ opening stand in three consecutive innings against New Zealand in their first two Tests of ongoing three-match series.  Bangladesh found a solid opening partner for Tamim as he partnered with Shadman

Tigers collect 211 runs in 1st innings against NZ

Bangladesh scored 211 runs by losing all wickets in 61 overs in their 1st innings of second Test against New Zealand in Basin Reserve of Wellington. Tamim Iqbal made his 27th half-century in Test. New Zealand left-arm enforcer Neil Wagner ended with figures of 4-28 off 13 overs and

Bangladesh beat Cambodia in one-off friendly

DHAKA: Bangladesh football team defeated Cambodia 1-0 in the one-off international friendly played in Cambodian capital city Phnom Penh Saturday (Mar 9).  Robiul Hasan pierced the Cambodian net with the lone goal at 83rd minute. A 23-men squad of Bangladesh booters, led by Coach

Maradona accepts paternity of three children in Cuba

Argentina football legend Diego Maradona is to acknowledge paternity of three Cuban children, his lawyer says. This means the 58-year-old World Cup winner, who once denied any children other than with his former wife, is now the official father of eight children. Maradona will

2nd straight day of Bangladesh-New Zealand 2nd Test washed out

The second day in a row of the second Test between Bangladesh and New Zealand was called off without even the toss taking place at the Basin Reserve Stadium in Wellington on Saturday (March 9). With more showers forecast on day three on Sunday, play is scheduled to get under way 30

Rain washes out day-1 of NZ-BD Wellington Test 

DHAKA: Heavy rain has washed out all of the first day's play between Bangladesh and New Zealand in their second Test in Wellington. The umpires called off play at 3:09 pm - roughly half an hour before the scheduled tea break. None of the players from either side turned up at the

Five major changes to football rules from Jun

Football is set to change from June 1, 2019, with an IFAB meeting deciding on the rules that will be altered from the summer onwards. Some are minor, while others are a lot more dramatic. Here, we take a look at the major five changes. 1. There will be no rebounds from penalties

Football team off to Cambodia

DHAKA: Bangladesh national football team left here Wednesday (Mar 6) for Cambodia to play a friendly ending five-month absence from any international match.  A Thai Airlines flight, carrying the 23-men squad led by Coach Jamie Day, took off from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport

Mushfiq unlikely for 2nd Test against Kiwi

DHAKA: Mushfiqur Rahim is unlikely to return to the Bangladesh side for the second Test against New Zealand in Wellington, slated to begin from Friday (March 8). He has been suffering from a wrist injury, as well as a flare-up of a rib problem since the beginning of New Zealand tour,

Cricket to make Asian Games return in 2022 edition

Cricket is set for a return at the Asian Games after the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Sunday included it in the sports programme for the 2022 edition in Hangzhou. The decision was taken at the OCA’s General Assembly in Bangkok. “Yes, cricket has been included in the sports

Somya, Riyad tons fail to avert Tigers from innings defeat

DHAKA: Bangladesh lost the first Test of three-Test series against New Zealand by an innings and 51 runs in Hamilton. Somya Sarkar and Mahmudullah Riyad couldn’t even come into rescue by their heavy tons. On day-4, Bangladesh started the second innings with 174 runs of 4 wickets

Somya equals fastest Test hundred of Tamim

Somya Sarkar recorded his maiden century in Test cricket on day-4 of the Tigers’ first Test against New Zealand. He reached the three figures, making 149 off 171 balls in Hamilton, to touch Tamim Iqbal’s nine-year-old record of fastest Test century.  Somya reached 100 off 94

National hockey team ex player Mohsin passes away

DHAKA: Bangladesh national hockey team former player Md Mohsin has died while undergoing treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Medical University (BSMMU) on Saturday (Mar 2). He breathed last around 4:30am. He was 71. National sports award winning hockey player Mohsin

Bangladeshi girls move to final round beating Myanmar

DHAKA:  Defeating hosts Myanmar 1-0 goal, Bangladesh moved into the final round in their 2nd Group B Qualifying Round-2 match of the AFC U-16 Women’s Championships. The match began at the Mandalar Thiri Stadium in Mandalay city of Myanmar at 5:30pm (Bangladesh time) on Friday (March

NZ take 217-run lead at stumps on Day-2

DHAKA: New Zealand, leading Bangladesh by 217 runs, were 451/4 in their first innings at stumps on the second day of the first Test in Hamilton on Friday (March 1). Kiwi lost JA Raval (132), TWM Latham (161), LRPL Taylor (4) and HM Nicholls (53) at  The opening stand put together