DHAKA: Eduardo Vargas’ stunning strike sent Chile into their first Copa America final since 1987, after a controversial red card to Peru’s Carlos Zambrano gave the tournament hosts a big advantage, reports goal.com.Referee Jose Argote expelled Zambrano in the first half, leaving Peru

DHAKA: West Indies will take part in a tri-series in Zimbabwe in August-September along with the hosts and Pakistan, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) confirmed on Sunday.It means there could be a straight contest between the two visiting sides for the eighth and last Champions Trophy

DHAKA: South Africa (SA) is scheduled to arrive in city on Tuesday for a month-long tour to play against Bangladesh.During this visit, Proteas will face the Tigers in a two-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series, a three match One Day International (ODI) series and two-match Test

Cricket and cricketers are making Bangladesh proud. Mashrafee, Mushfiqur, Shakib, Tamim, Mahamudullah, contributed Bangladesh Cricket team is making Bangladesh a self-believing nation through continued brilliant performances. They have encouraged emergence of a brilliant group of highly

DHAKA: Derlis Gonzalez was Paraguay's spot-kick hero as they earned a shootout victory over Brazil in Concepcion to set up a Copa America semi-final showdown with Argentina in three days' time. Robinho gave Brazil an early lead but Paraguay deservedly drew level late in the second half

DHAKA: Sri Lanka’s batting great Kumar Sangakkara has ended speculation about his future by confirming that he will retire during his team’s home series against India in August.“This is my time to call it a day,” the 37-year-old told reporters on the sidelines of the second Test

DHAKA: For more than a decade till recently, Bangladesh were looked at as the young kids who had wandered into an adult conversation and were thus told to sit tight until called for by the top eight Test nations. While their long-form cricket is still work in progress, when they swap

Social media and a section of Bangladesh media are now deliberating on a possibility of tri nation ODI series in Zimbabwe involving Pakistan and West Indies. Social media and press are sensing some conspiracies of backdoor entry of both Pakistan and West Indies in the 2017 ICC Champions

DHAKA: Batting powerplays have been scrapped from one-day international cricket (ODI) and field restrictions relaxed to provide some relief to bowlers, who were set upon mercilessly at the World Cup.At its annual conference in Barbados, the International Cricket Council (ICC) ratified a

DHAKA:  Argentina reached the semi-finals of the Copa America, defeating Colombia 5-4 in a penalty shoot-out after a fiercely contested match finished 0-0 at full-time.Former Juventus striker Carlos Tevez was the hero for Argentina on Friday, stepping up to ram home the decisive sudden

DHAKA: Former ICC president Mustafa Kamal has accused Narayanaswami Srinivasan for single-handedly scripting India's win over Bangladesh in the World Cup quarterfinal earlier this year in March. In an interview with CricketNext.com, Kamal narrated how the "disrespected" and "disputed"

DHAKA: New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum announced he had signed a one-year contract extension with the Black Caps today, ending speculation about his immediate international future.The 33-year-old, who led his side to a maiden World Cup final in March, has committed to the Black Caps

DHAKA: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Jagmohan Dalmiya congratulated the national cricket team of Bangladesh for the latter’s historic series win against India.Dalmiya, a former president of International Cricket Council (ICC), has sent a congratulation

DHAKA: Off-spinner Tharindu Kaushal and pacer Dhammika Prasad carved out Pakistan’s batting order, bowling the visitors out for 138 on the first day of the second Test at P Sara Oval, reports espncricinfo.Pakistan’s batting implosion took place in the second session of the day - a

DHAKA: Peru coach Ricardo Gareca was forced to defend Guerrero's goalscoring record pre-match, with the striker goalless in all three group games in Chile, leaving him with just two international goals since 2012.Guerrero, however, proved his worth with his second Copa America hat-trick

DHAKA: The Walton International Rating Chess Tournament will start from 27 June Saturday at 11:30 am at Bangladesh Chess Federation hall-room. The eight-day long event is going to be organized by Bangladesh Chess Federation and sponsored by R B Group.On the occasion, a press conference

DHAKA: Once more time, Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan became the top all-rounder in all formats of cricket.He achieved the top spot in Test, ODI (One Day International) and Twenty20 formats at the same time, according to International Cricket Council (ICC) latest rankings.The

India Vs Bangladesh Third ODI Played at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on June 24, 2015India 317/6 (S Dhawan 75, MS Dhoni 69, A Rayadu 44, S Raina 38, R Sharma 29, Mashrafe 3/76, Mustafiz 2/57)  beat Bangladesh 240 All Out (Sabbir Rahman 43, Soumya Sarkar 40, Litton Das 34, Nasir

DHAKA: Former Pakistan captain Zaheer Abbas assumed the role of the ICC President on day three of the ICC Annual Conference week in Barbados.Zaheer began his one-year term and thanked the ICC Board and the Full Council for confirming his nomination. He said: "I feel truly honoured and

DHAKA: Bangladesh sealed the maiden series victory over India by 2-1 after the visitors beat the hosts in the third game of the three-match ODI series in Dhaka on Wednesday.India defeated Bangladesh by 77 runs in the third match at Sher-e-bangla Stadium after the Tigers beat the second