Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza won the toss and decided to bat first against Sri Lanka in the opening match of 14th Asia Cup Cricket on Saturday (Sep 15). Tigers are facing the Lankan team at 5:30 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. In the first group contest,

NILPHAMARI: Bashundhara Kings is all set to play an international friendly against Maldivian ‘Champion New Radiant Club’. The match will be held at Bashundhara’s home ground—Sheikh Kamal Stadium in the northern district of Nilphamari, at 3pm, September 21. The game has been

MUNSHIGANJ: Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Gold Cup Football Tournament U-17 kicked off at Munshiganj District Stadium Saturday (September 15) amid much festivity. Munshiganj municipality, Lohajang, Sreenagar and Sirajdikhan upazila teams will play the games.

Former England all-rounder Paul Collingwood has announced he will retire from all cricket at the end of the season after a glittering career for England and Durham. The star all-rounder, 42, won three Ashes series during his illustrious career and is still the only player to lead

Sri Lanka opening batsman Dhanushka Gunathilaka suffered a back injury and was ruled out of the upcoming Asia Cup tournament on Thursday, dealing a major blow to the islanders. Sri Lanka Cricket said the 27-year-old left-hand batsman will return home from Dubai where he suffered a

England Vs India Test Series 5th Test Played at Oval, London  England 332 (Jos Buttler 89, Alastair Cook 71, Moeen Ali 50, R Jadeja 4/29) and 423/8 declared (Alastair Cook 147, Joe Root 125, Vihari 3/37) beat India 292 (Jadeja 86*, Vihari 56, Moeen 2/50) and 345 (K Rahul 149, R Pant

New PCB chairman Ehsan Mani removed the quartet of advisors, including former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, Islamabad regional head Shakeel Sheikh and two others, who were appointed by his predecessor Najam Sethi during his tenure. Although Shoaib had tweeted on Thursday claiming he had

Japan is celebrating its first ever Grand Slam tennis win after Naomi Osaka's US Open win over Serena Williams 6-2 6-4 at Flushing Meadows. Ms Osaka stayed calm as Ms Williams went into meltdown after the umpire imposed a series of penalties. She was later in tears waiting to be

DHAKA: A 2-0 defeat against Nepal at the Bangabandhu National Stadium sends Bangladesh out of the SAFF Championship 2018 on Saturday (Sept 8). The host, with huge hope to secure its position in semifinals, faced Nepal in the group match of the Suzuki SAFF championship 2018. The match

Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar was named the permanent captain of Brazil by coach Tite. The head coach scrapped his rotation policy which saw Thiago Silva, Miranda and Marcelo wear the armband during the World Cup in the summer, revealing the 26-year-old star as skipper of his

DHAKA: Bangladesh beat Pakistan by 1-0 goal in their second group A match of the SAFF Championship 2018 at Bangabandhu stadium in Dhaka on Thursday (Sep 6). While facing each other, both teams went into half time trying desperately to score a goal in the first half. Defender Tapu

DHAKA: Lifebuoy, the health soap of Unilever Bangladesh Limited, has inked a contact with Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) as title sponsor of the Tigers. On Thursday (September 6), Tigers’ Head Coach Steve Rhodes and ODI Captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza attended a press briefing wearing

French teenage sensation Kylian Mbappe was suspended for three matches after his red card against Nimes last weekend, the French league announced on Wednesday (September 5). The 19-year-old, who also scored in the 4-2 win, was sent off for pushing over Teji Savanier after the Nimes

DHAKA: Bangladesh beat Bhutan by 2-0 goals in their first match of SAFF Championship 2018 at Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka on Tuesday (Sep 4). Defender Tapu Bharman posted the first goal in a penalty kick three minutes after the game started and put Bangladesh in an onward

Roger Federer has been knocked out of the US Open in the fourth round by world number 55 John Millman. The 37-year-old Swiss had prioritised winning a sixth title at Flushing Meadows but was beaten 3-6 7-5 7-6 (9-7) 7-6 (7-3) in three hours 38 minutes. It is the first time Federer

Alastair Cook has announced that he will retire from international cricket at the conclusion of England's Test series against India.  Cook, 33, is England's leading runscorer in Test history and also boasts more centuries than any other England batsman.  The Essex opener

After creating opportunities for winning at Southampton test against England on a teasing and testing wicket India could not survive the strong English attack.  Lost the fourth test and fell behind 3-1 in the 5 test series, the final test will be played at Lords would make no

With their greatest ever cricket all rounder icon Imran Khan winning the national election and elected as Prime Minister Pakistan Cricket has now wind in the sail. They have arguably the best balanced bowling attack. They also have some impact players who are so very important in the

DHAKA: The disciplinary committee of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) decided to impose a six-month ban on batsman Sabbir Rahman from playing international cricket for his alleged misconduct on Facebook.  The decision was taken at meeting of the disciplinary committee meeting held

Serena Williams raced to a 6-2 6-1 victory over sister Venus to progress to the fourth round of the US Open. There will be further tests to come that will show whether Serena is totally back to her best, but there was little to fault as she won in just 71 minutes, equalling the most