Thursday, 03 Apr, 2025

Sports

Low score marks Ashraful’s BPL comeback

DHAKA: The runs Mohammad Ashraful scored didn’t match his expectation in his comeback match in Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) after long five years of absence.     The ex skipper of national cricket team added only 3 runs off 5 balls to his franchise Chittagong Vikings. He was

Ctg Vikings win BPL-6 opener by 3 wickets

DHAKA:  Chittagong Vikings won the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) opener against the defending champions Rangpur Riders by three wickets at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. They scored 101 runs for seven with five balls remaining in response to reach the Rangpur Riders’ set

Rangpur Riders set Ctg Vikings 99-run target

DHAKA:  Rangpur Riders have set a 99-run target for Chittagong Vikings in the opening match of the sixth edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) began on Saturday (Friday 5).  Ravi Bopara’s highest 44 runs off 47 balls helped the team of Mashrafe Bin Mortaza score 98 runs for

Pujara, Pant deflate Australia in Sydney

A marathon century by Cheteshwar Pujara and a swashbuckling ton from Rishabh Pant all but ended Australia's hopes of saving the series Friday as India built a massive 622 for seven declared in the final Sydney test. India began the second day at 303 for four and proceeded to twist

Mashrafe back to practice for Rangpur Riders

DHAKA:  Bangladesh ODI captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza returned to Dhaka for practice ahead Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) set to begin from January 5. Mashrafe joined practice around 1 pm at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Wednesday (January 2). Mashrafe, a

Somya, Mushfiq, Mash and others welcome New Year

DHAKA: Bangladesh national team cricketers have welcomed 2019 in warm gestures with new schedule for the New Year already in hand. Fans didn’t stop commenting to the Tigers’ first posts of 2019 on social media pages early Tuesday (Jan 1). “As the year comes to an end, I pray

Bashundhara Kings win Swadhinata Cup title

DHAKA: Bashundhara Kings clinched their first domestic title defeating Sheikh Russel KC by 2-1 goal in the final of Swadhinata Cup. The match held at Bangabandhu National Stadium in the capital Wednesday (Dec 26). For Bashundhara, Marcos Vinicius and Motin Mia scored the two goals.

Poor Umpiring Disgraced Bangladesh

These were not mistakes, these  were  ranked poor umpiring decisions, may be deliberate attempt for favoring home side  those disgraced Bangladesh Cricket yesterday in the last T20 International match between West Indies and Bangladesh.  Two wrong decisions in the same over of West

Real Madrid win Club World Cup

For the fourth time in five years, Real Madrid have claimed the FIFA Club World Cup and in doing so both made history and claimed bragging rights over their rivals Barcelona. Luka Modric opened the scoring for the European Champions against Al Ain in the final, scoring his first-ever

Lewis and the bowlers salvaged pride for Windies

UCB T20 series powered by Walton  West Indies Vs Bangladesh 3rd T20 International Match Played at SBNCS Dhaka  West Indies 190 ( Elvin Lewis 89 , Pooran 29 , SD Hope 19, Mahmudullah Riad 3/18 , Mustafizur Rahman 3/33 , Shakib al Hasan 3/39) beat Bangladesh 140 All Out ( Liton K

West Indies win T20I series over Bangladesh

DHAKA:  West Indies won the T20 International series beating Bangladesh by 50 runs in their third and final match at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur of Dhaka on Saturday (December 22). Senior players including Tamim Iqbal, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Mushfiqur Rahim (w) and

Shakib Milestone Setting Match Leveled The Series

UCB T20 International Series Powered By Walton  Bangladesh Vs West Indies Second T20 International Played at SBNCS  Bangladesh 211 /4 ( Liton K Das 62 , Mahmudullah 43* , Shakib 42* , SoumyaSarkar 32 , SS Cottrell 2/ 38    )  Beat West Indies 175 ( R Powell 50 , SD Hope 36 ,

Bangladesh beat Windies in 2nd T20I to level series

DHAKA: Bangladesh leveled the 3-match T20I series beating West Indies by 36 runs in the 2nd match on Thursday (December 20). Captain Shakib Al Hasan was adjudged the Player of the Match for his five-wicket haul and not out 42 at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. Earlier the

Tigers set 212-run target for West Indies

DHAKA: Bangladesh on Thursday (December 20) set a 212-run target for West Indies in the second T20I of the three-match series in Dhaka. Tigers lost four wickets to score 211 runs in stipulated 20 overs at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. Opener Liton Das secured highest

2nd T20I: Windies invite Bangladesh to bat

DHAKA: West Indies have won the toss and choose to field in the second T20I against Bangladesh in Mirpur on Thursday (December 20).  The match is scheduled to begin around 5:00pm at Sher-e Bangla National Stadium. West Indies and Bangladesh both have decided to go with the same XI.

Bale hat-trick sends Real Madrid into final

Gareth Bale scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid beat Kashima Antlers to set up a Club World Cup final against Al Ain, of the United Arab Emirates, on Saturday. Wales forward Bale scored the semi-final's opening goal in Abu Dhabi via the post after a one-two with Marcelo. He tapped

Manchester United appoint Solskjaer as manager

DHAKA: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been appointed as Manchester United's interim manager for the rest of the season. The former Red Devils striker, who played at Old Trafford for over a decade between 1996 and 2007, takes over on a temporary basis in the wake of Jose Mourinho's

Lionel Messi wins fifth Golden Shoe award

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi received his record fifth Golden Shoe award on Tuesday for leading all of Europe's leagues in goalscoring last season. Messi's fifth win breaks the tie he had with Juventus striker Cristiano Ronaldo. The 31-year-old scored 34 goals in La Liga

Shakib fined, earns demerit point

Bangladesh Test & T20 captain Shakib Al Hasan has been fined 15% of his match fees for showing dissent in the first T20I against West Indies in Sylhet on Monday (Dec 17).  One demerit point was also added to the disciplinary record of Shakib, for whom it was the second offence since

Puzzles of Inconsistent Bangladesh

A close look into Bangladesh performance over the past six matches on international cricket played in known accustomed surfaces and environment would evidence how inconsistent they are across different formats on different days.  Two test matches and two ODIs were won with dominating