DHAKA: Nepal beat Afghanistan by 9 runs in the qualifying round of Group A of ICC World T20 on Thursday.                       Afghanistan scored 132 runs in 20-over for 8 in reply to Nepal’s 141 for five wickets.                   Afghanistan

DHAKA:  Afghanistan are now chasing Nepal-set 142-run target to win the ninth match of Group A in the ICC World T20.         Earlier, Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong.                Nepal lost 5 wickets to

DHAKA: Host Bangladesh are set to meet Hong Kong in their last qualifying match of ICC World T20 in Chittagong on Thursday evening.The last match of group A will kick-off at 7:30pm at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.The Tigers will obviously play to defeat the debutant to secure the direct

DHAKA: Ireland are chasing UAE-set 124-run target to win the 8th match of the World T20 first round at Sylhet Stadium on Wednesday.    Earlier, Ireland won the toss and elected to field at Sylhet   International Cricket Stadium.         Ireland have a 100 percent win record

DHAKA: ICC full member Zimbabwe beat Netherlands by five wickets in the qualifying round of Group B of ICC World T20 on Wednesday.                 Zimbabwe scored 146 runs in reply to Netherlands’ 140 for five.                Batsman Brendan Taylor scored

DHAKA: Two warm-up matches of ICC World T20, 2014 will be held at two separate venues on Wednesday evening.Pakistan is scheduled to battle against South Africa at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah of Narayanganj at 7:30pm.Pakistan TeamAhmed Shehzad, Bilawal Bhatti, Junaid Khan,

Dhaka: Two warm-up matches of ICC World Twenty20, 2014 will be held at two venues in Mirpur and Fatullah of Narayanganj on Wednesday afternoon.Sri Lanka and West Indies will face-off at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur of the city at 3:30pm.Sri Lanka Team: LD Chandimal*, TM Dilshan,

DHAKA: Match 40 of the Pepsi Indian Premier League featuring Kolkata Knight Riders and defending champions Mumbai Indians, which was scheduled to take place at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on May 14, has now been shifted to Cuttack's Barabati Stadium. The decision to change the venue was

DHAKA: Real Madrid will take a narrow lead to Germany for the second leg of their Champions League semi-final thanks to a first-half goal from Karim Benzema.Benzema scored against the run of play as Madrid extended their unbeaten home record in the competition to 18 games.No side has

DHAKA: Ravindra Jadeja produced a brilliant all-round display after Dwayne Smith`s fine batting show as Chennai Super Kings defended a modest total to beat Rajasthan Royals by seven runs in their IPL match here on Wednesday. Put into bat, Chennai scored 140 for six, thanks mainly to

DHAKA: Manny Pacquiao won a 12-round unanimous decision over Timothy Bradley on Saturday to avenge his controversial 2012 loss to the previously unbeaten American.The Filipino ring icon improved to 56-5 with two drawn and 38 wins inside the distance as he regained the World Boxing

Dhaka: Ireland and United Arab Emirate will face each other in the fourth match of Group B in a battle to qualify for the Super Ten round of ICC World T20, 2014 on Wednesday evening.The match will begin at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet at 7:30pm local time.The Irish has a

DHAKA: Host Bangladesh beat Nepal by 8 wickets with 27 balls remaining in the 6th match of the World T20 first round in Chittagong on Tuesday.           Bangladesh scored 132 runs while Nepal scored 126 in 20-over.                      Opener Anamul Haque 42

DHAKA: Afghanistan beat Hong Kong by 7 wickets in the qualifying round of ICC World Cup T-20 at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium of Chittagong on Tuesday.        Opener Mohammad Shahzad scored 68 runs off 53 balls that helped Afghanistan to reach 154-runs winning target set by Hong

Dhaka: Top Sri Lankan batsman Mahela Jayawardene said on Monday he would retire from international Twenty20 cricket after the World T20, 2014 in Bangladesh, days after a similar announcement from teammate Kumar Sangakkara.In comments posted on the International Cricket Council website,

DHAKA: Afghans will face Hong Kong in the qualifying round match of ICC World T20, 2014 at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium of Chittagong on Tuesday afternoon.The match will start at 3:30pm local time.Afghans were defeated to Bangladesh by 9-wicket on the opening day of the tournament and

DHAKA: Host Bangladesh will face Nepal in a must win qualifying round game at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium of the port city Chittagong at 7:30pm Tuesday.Second game of Group A, against Nepal, will be a chance for Tigers to reinstate the confidence within the team, and ensure a smooth

DHAKA: ICC Twenty20 top ranked Sri Lanka set a target of 154-run in their first warm up match of super 10 round of the ICC World T-20, 2014 against India on Monday evening.Sri Lanka, the latest Asia Cup champion, started the game to gear their confidence ahead of the tournament by keeping

Dhaka: Ireland beat Zimbabwe by 3 wickets in the qualifying round of ICC World T20 on Monday at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.Opener PR Stirling’s 60 runs off 34 balls helped Ireland reach 164-run winning target set by Zimbabwe. Captain WTS Porterfield scored responsible 31-run.T

Dhaka: ICC Twenty20 ranked no. 1 Sri Lanka will face the ranked no. 2 India in their first warm up match ahead of super 10 round of the ICC World T20, 2014 on Monday evening.Sri Lanka, the latest Asia Cup champion, would play to gear their confidence ahead of the tournament by keeping