Monday, 23 Dec, 2024

Sports

Messi & Neymar dispatch Eibar

DHAKA: Lionel Messi edged one closer to La Liga's all-time goalscoring record as Barcelona easily beat Eibar 3-0 at Camp Nou on Saturday. The Argentina international went into the match needing just two goals to go level on 251 top-flight strikes with Athletic Bilbao legend Telmo Zarra,

Ronaldo scores twice in Blancos stroll

DHAKA: Cristiano Ronaldo maintained his blistering scoring form with two goals as Real Madrid strolled to an impressive 5-0 victory over Levante in La Liga on Saturday. The forward has 15 netted times in the first eight league games and Real move up to second in the table, a point behind

Anamul, Nasir to miss Zimbabwe test

DHAKA: Anamul Haque and Nasir Hossain will be unavailable for the first Test against Zimbabwe, after they were both picked in a BCB XI side that will take part in the Acharya Memorial Trophy in Kolkata from October 25 to celebrate 150 years of the Eden Gardens.  Both players were part

Zimbabwe Team arrive in afternoon

DHAKA: The Zimbabwe Cricket Team has arrived in Bangladesh on Friday afternoon for a three-Test and five-ODI series.The squad reached at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 5:30pm.During the tour, Zimbabwe will play three Test matches and five one day internationals between October

Time for BCB Waking Up

Everyone is realizing that Bangladesh Cricket is on a rough ride now. For the last several months team has performed very poorly in all formats of international cricket raising credibility questions about its existence in ICC top league. The same team was doing so well in most part of

Late Ronaldo strike rescues Portugal

DHAKA: Fernando Santos' men looked set to drop points yet again in their quest to reach Euro 2016, until the Real Madrid forward headed home in the final minute of added time.Cristiano Ronaldo's 95th-minute header earned Portugal a dramatic 1-0 Group I Euro 2016 qualifying win in Denmark

Argentina’s easy win against Hong Kong

DHAKA: A host of fringe Argentina players laid their claim to a spot in Gerardo Martino's plans after waltzing to a 7-0 win over Hong Kong.Brazil took down a strong Argentina side 2-0 in Beijing at the weekend, but a string of replacements had a comfortable outing against a side

Brazil beat Japan as Neymar scores 4

DHAKA: Neymar scored four goals as the Barcelona forward starred in Brazil's 4-0 rout of Japan in their international football friendly at the Singapore Sports Hub on Tuesday night. The 22-year-old was the best player by a mile, as he tormented the Japanese defence throughout the match

Suarez scores twice in Uruguay win

DHAKA: Ex-Liverpool striker Luis Suarez scored his first Uruguay goals since the World Cup finals and his suspension for biting in a 3-0 friendly win over Oman. Suarez, 27, is serving a nine-match international ban from competitive games after biting Italy's Giorgio Chiellini, but can

Sachin in city

DHAKA: Sachin Tendulkar arrived at the city Tuesday morning on a day-visit upon the invitation of private sports club ‘Legends of Rupganj’ formerly known as Gazi Tank Cricketers. A special fight, carrying the little baluster, landed on Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at

Why Bangladesh Need Comprehensive Wins?

Bangladesh will soon host Zimbabwe in Tests, ODIs and T20. Given the present standing of Bangladesh in ICC ranking in different format of the game. Bangladesh must spare nothing unturned to win comprehensively Test and ODI series to elevate its standing at it now stands at the bottom of

Australia white washed Pakistan

DHAKA: Australia beat Pakistan in Third ODI by one run and clinched the series by 3-0 at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Dubai of United Arab Emirates. Smith top-scored with 77 in Australia's 9 for 231 before Pakistan was bowled out for 230 after losing 2 for 0 in the 50th over in Abu

The Selecaos Outclassed the La Albiceleste

The yellow army of Neymar sparked like the “Charges of the Light Brigade” and hopped over Messi Squad at birds nest in Beijing much to the delight of their adoring fans all over the world. Two majestic goals from Diego Tardelli, his first and second in Brazil color got better of

Brazil 2-0 Argentina

DHAKA: Brazil have won against their arch-rival Argentina scoring two goals to nil in the friendly match at the famous birds nest stadium Beijing Saturday.The Selecao are victorious in the Superclasico de las Americas thanks to a Diego Tardelli double.Argentina lacked tempo in possession

Mushfiq’s ‘Boubhat’ held

BOGRA: Bangladesh national cricket team skipper Mushfiqur Rahim’s post-wedding reception was held at his residence in Matidali area of the district Sadar on Friday night. Family sources said that around 2,000 guest were invited in the wedding reception party traditionally called

Can West Indies Demonstrate Consistency?

West Indies shocked an awed India in the first of the five matches ODI series at Kochi a couple of days back. India is reigning world cup champion and were hot favorites to knock over not too consistent West Indies forced to appear without two of their key players Chris Gayle and

Australia Too Good For Pakistan

Australia 217/5 [G J Maxwell 76, DA Warner 29, GJ Bailey 28, Zulfiqar Babar 2/52] beat Pakistan 215 All out [ Sarfraz Ahmed 65, Ahmed Shehzad 61, Asad Shafiq 29, Fawad Alam 20*, MG Johnson]  by 5 wickets.Man of The Match: GJ Maxwell Should we say formidable Australia is too good for

Brazil-Argentina Derby At Birds Nest Stadium

Two of the most popular soccer teams of the world, two traditional South American rivals Argentina and Brazil will lock horns on a friendly match at the famous birds nest stadium Beijing, China tomorrow 11 October 2014. It does not matter where the match is played, it does not matter

West Indies Humbled India

West Indies 321/6 [ MN Samuels 126* , D Ramdin 61,DR Smith 46, Mohammad Sami 4/66 ] beat India 197 All out [ S Dhawan 68,RA Jadeja 33*,MN Samuels 2/10 ,DJ Bravo 2/28 ,R Rampaul 2/48] by 124 Runs. Man of The Match: MN Samuels  Spirited West Indies shocked and awed complacent India with

Cricket around the World

Countries those will feature in ICC World Cup 2015 in Australia and New Zealand have already started their build up. Host Australia is in UAE facing the challenges of Pakistan. One of all-time favorites South Africa will locks horns soon with the other host New Zealand before proceeding