DHAKA: West Indies has withdrawn its youths` team from the tour of Bangladesh in the wake of ongoing pre-election political turmoil which triggered wide spread violence.The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) in a statement said the decision was taken following consideration of a report on

DHAKA: Citing security concerns, the West Indies Under-19 cricket team Sunday declined to play Bangladesh U-19 in Chittagong, 242 km southeast of capital Dhaka.The visitors expressed their reluctance after a bomb blast Saturday night in front of their hotel in the seaport city Chittagong,

DHAKA: The second One Day International cricket match between under-19 squads of Bangladesh and West Indies was postponed to Tuesday.Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) officials said that the decision was made as the West Indies team were feeling insecure after cocktails blasted near hotel

CHITTAGONG: The match between West Indies and Bangladesh Under-19 cricket teams, scheduled to hold on Sunday at Jahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, has been shifted to Monday as the visitors refused to play the match over security concern.The decision came from after a meeting of Bangladesh

DHAKA: Finally the much awaited segment of group slotting of the 32 reigning teams in the FIFA World Cup-2014 Finals had been completed.The Final Draw took place at the luxurious Costa do Sauípe in Salvador. It was conducted by FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke, assisted by Cafu,

FROM NEWCASTLE: Bangladeshi autistic players made an outstanding achievement in Special Olympics: Asia pacific games 2013 on December 6 at Newcastle in Australia.The Bangladeshi players won 43 gold, 25 silver and 10 bronze medals in seven events out of nine events which was the highest

DHAKA: A comprehensive bowling performance from Bangladesh Under-19s set up their 104-run win in the first ODI against the touring West Indies Under-19 in Chittagong.Having won the toss and elected to bat, Bangladesh were struggling at 84 for 6 in the 31st over, in danger of being

DHAKA: The seven-match Youth One-Day International cricket series between West Indies Under-19 and Bangladesh Under-19 will begin Friday night in Chittagong.The Caribbean side will be seeking revenge after it lost 4-3 to Bangladesh in a similar seven-match series played in Guyana in

DHAKA: South African batsmen and the hostility of their pacers chilled down host India in the first ODI to win by a massive 141-run margin.South Africa posts a mammoth total of 358/4 and then booked India within 217 and poised tourists a 1-nil lead in three match ODI series.  Chasing a

DHAKA: The 100-day countdown to the Twenty20 World Cup in Bangladesh to be started from March 16 next year began from first hour of Friday.Special events were held to commemorate the day in the three host cities of Chittagong, Dhaka and Sylhet simultaneously, with the unveiling of

DHAKA: The International Cricket Council says it will monitor political violence in Bangladesh ahead of next year`s ICC World Twenty20 in the troubled country but is "happy" for now with arrangements.An ICC official said there would be a "continual review" of planning for the March-April

DHAKA: Alastair Cook and MS Dhoni have been named captains of the ICC`s Test and ODI Teams of the Year. Dale Steyn was included in the Test side for the sixth successive year, while Dhoni made the ODI line-up for the sixth consecutive year as well. Performances between August 7, 2012 and

DHAKA: Barcelona slipped to a second repeated defeat for the first time in the La-Liga since April 2012 as they lost this season 1-0 away to Athletic Bilbao on Sunday.Lionel Messi less Barcelona had suffered their first defeat against Ajax in midweek and lost in La-Liga for the first time

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s ace cricketer Shakib Al Hasan recaptured the number one all-rounder slot in the fresh ranking by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday.In recent ICC rankings for ODI all-rounders, Pakistani all-rounder Mohammed Hafeez ceded his number-one position for to

DHAKA: The West Indies under-19 team will arrive in Dhaka on December 2 Tigers on a 19-day tour to play seven One Day Internationals against the Bangladesh youths.The first two One dayers will be played at Chittagong`s Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium Dec 7 and Dec 9.The third match will be

DHAKA: Former Indian cricketer Vinod Kambli was admitted to Mumbai`s Lilavati Hospital, following a heart attack on Friday.Kambli was taken ill while he was driving from Chembur to Bandra and suddenly stopped the vehicle.A policewoman on duty, Sujata Patil noticed he could not drive and

DHAKA: Bashundhara Group (BG) Corporate Cricket and Badminton Tournament-2013 kicked off on the playground of the East West Media Group Ltd on Thursday.The Managing Director of Bashundhara Group Sayem Sobhan inaugurated the tournament.Some 72 pairs and 70 single are competing for the

DHAKA: UAE joined Afghanistan, Ireland and Nepal to become the fourth team to seal a berth for the ICC World Twenty20 2014 in Bangladesh after an impressive bowling effort helped them beat the Netherlands by 10 runs at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.UAE had been

DHAKA: Nepal qualified for maiden World T20 defeating Hong Kong by 5 wickets in the quarterfinal match of ICC World T20 Qualifiers in UAE.Chasing the 144-run victory, Nepal successfully achieved the target in the last ball. Captain Paras Khadka (46) top scored for Nepal.Earlier, Hong Kong

DHAKA: Pakistan is set to face host South Africa at St George`s Park, Port Elizabeth ground at Cape Town on Wednesday.  The match will start at around 2:00pm (Bangladesh Time).Twenty two years and 16 days ago, South Africa played their first ODI. On Wednesday, they will compete in their