Bangladesh unveils new central contracts for women’s players
Atletico snatch late win at Barca to top La Liga
CHITTAGONG: Dhaka Dynamites beat Chittagong Vikings by 19 runs in the 14th match of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2016 at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Thursday (November 17). Earlier, Vikings captain Tamim Iqbal won the toss and elected to field first in the match
CHITTAGONG: Dhaka Dynamites have set a target of 149-run for Chittagong Vikings in the 14th match of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2016 at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Thursday (November 17). For the Vikings, Mosaddek Hossain, Mehedi Maruf, Nasir Hossain and K
DHAKA: Trevor Hohns will step in as the interim Chairman of Australia’s National Selection Panel following the sudden resignation of Rod Marsh on Wednesday. Besides, former Aussie captain Greg Chappell, currently Cricket Australia’s National Talent Manager, will also join the panel
CHITTAGONG: The Dhaka Dynamites batsmen are facing the bowlers of Chittagong Vikings in the 14th match of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2016 at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Thursday (November 17). Earlier, Vikings captain Tamim Iqbal won the toss and elected to
DHAKA: The first day’s play of the first test match between hosts New Zealand and visiting Pakistan at Hagley Oval, Christchurch, was washed away due to persistent rain on Thursday (November 17). The toss also could not take place due to the stop-and-go rain in the quake hit New
There is no possible outcome other than the Argentine superstar committing his future once more to Barca, the club president insists as they announce a new sponsorship deal. Barcelona firmly believe that superstar forward Lionel Messi will remain at the club until he retires, says
DHAKA: Australia’s chairman of selectors Rod Marsh quit on Wednesday with immediate effect after a run of five heavy Test defeats left the team in crisis, saying it was time for “some fresh thinking”. The former wicketkeeping great, 69, stepped down amid recriminations about the
DHAKA: The governing body of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) has made little changes in the timetable of matches to be played in Chittagong leg. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced the revised schedule in a press release on Wednesday (November 16). According to the revised
DHAKA: Visiting South Africa have beaten Australia in their backyard in the second test match by 80 runs and an innings to clinch the ongoing 3-match series at Bellerive Oval, Hobart on Tuesday (November 15). This was South Africa’s third straight Test series win in Australia. Their
DHAKA: The first Test between New Zealand and visiting Pakistan in Christchurch is set to go ahead on Thursday (November 17), after the country suffered two massive earthquakes. A 7.5-magnitude earthquake on the South Island on Monday (11:02 GMT on Sunday) - killing at least two people
DHAKA: Bangladesh bowling sensation Mustafizur Rahman will undergo a scan on his shoulder on Tuesday (November 15) after the operation in his shoulder at London’s Bupa Cromwell Hospital on August 11. Mustafiz’s physiotherapist Bayezid Islam Khan confirmed about the scan to
DHAKA: England clinched qualification for the 2017 Women’s World Cup by beating Sri Lanka by 122 runs in their second one-day international in Colombo. Lauren Winfield (51), Heather Knight (53) and Natalie Sciver (51) all hit half-centuries as the tourists were bowled out for 295 in
DHAKA: Italy earned a 4-0 World Cup qualifying win against Liechtenstein but Spain stay top of Group G on goal difference after beating Macedonia 4-0. Darko Velkoski’s own goal and strikes from Vitolo, Nacho Monreal and Aritz Aduriz secured Spain’s win. All of Italy’s goals
DHAKA: Australia have managed to score only 85-run losing all wickets against visiting South Africa in the first innings of 2nd Test on Day 1 at Bellerive Oval, Hobart on Saturday (November 12). Only Aussie captain Steve Smith (48) and Joe Mennie (10) reached in the double digit.
DHAKA: Andy Murray underlined his status as the new world number one by battling past John Isner to win the Paris Masters 1000 tournament Sunday -- his eighth title of the season. Murray, crowned king of the men’s tennis rankings Saturday after semifinal opponent Milos Raonic
DHAKA: Tennis star Maria Sharapova will be reinstated as a UN goodwill ambassador when her suspension for using a prohibited drug expires next April. A UN statement said the UN is looking forward to working with her to discuss her role “at an appropriate date”. The player
DHAKA: Neymar scored a milestone goal as Brazil piled the pressure on Argentina in World Cup qualifying with a 3-0 win on Thursday. The Barcelona star netted his 50th international goal, to go with efforts from Philippe Coutinho and Paulinho, in the comfortable win, reports goal.com.
DHAKA: Australia slipped to a fourth successive Test defeat as South Africa won the opening Test of their three-match series by 177 runs in Perth. Set a notional 539, the hosts were bowled out for 361 in the extended second session on the final day thanks to 21-year-old pace bowler
DHAKA: Bangladesh basking in glory from the historic win against touring England has announced a 22-member preliminary squad for the tour to New Zealand. Team tigers will play tests, ODIs and T20s against them. While most of the players chosen are an automatic choice, omission of
DHAKA: Britain’s Andy Murray is one win from becoming world number one following Novak Djokovic’s surprise defeat by Marin Cilic at the Paris Masters. Djokovic needed to reach the final to retain the top ranking but lost 6-4 7-6 (7-2) to Cilic in the quarter-finals. Second seed