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Finger won’t be fully cured: Shakib Al Hasan

DHAKA: Tension gripped Bangladesh cricket fans as the national team’s skipper for Test and T20 Shakib Al Hasan said the injured finger he has been surviving with won’t be recovered hundred percent anymore. On Friday (Oct 5), Shakib was talking to the reporters prior to leaving for

Ahmed Shehzad gets 4-month doping ban

Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad has been banned for four months for violating anti-doping regulations, after testing positive for a prohibited substance. The 26-year-old has played 13 Tests, 81 ODIs and 57 T20s and was tested in May at the Pakistan Cup domestic event. He was

U-18 girls to face Nepal in final  

Dhaka: Bangladesh has reached final of the SAFF U-18 Women’s Championship after defeating Bhutan 4-0 in semi-final.   The semi-final match held at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu, Bhutan on Friday evening (Oct 5). Sanjida Akter, Misrat Jahan Mousumi, Krishna Rani Sarker and

Amateur Champions Trophy Season II from Oct 13

DHAKA: The second season of ‘Amateur Champions Trophy’ is all set to kick-off in Dhaka on October 13. BPL defending champion Rangpur Riders is organizing the T20 cricket tournament for the second consecutive time. Bashundhara Group Vice-Chairman and Rangpur Riders Managing

Bangabandhu Gold Cup: Bangladesh advance to semi-finals

SYLHET: Laos’ 3-1 goal defeat to Philippines cleared the route of Bangladesh to semi-finals in Bangabandhu Gold Cup 2018. On Wednesday (Oct 3) evening, Philippines ruled Laos out of the tournament, in the third match under group phase.    Equation was that if if Laos secures

Cristiano Ronaldo denies rape allegations

Cristiano Ronaldo has again denied accusations he raped a woman in a Las Vegas hotel in 2009. The soccer star doubled down on his innocence in a series of tweets Wednesday, saying "Rape is an abominable crime that goes against everything that I am and believe in." He also added he

Sylhet takes Liton Das as BPL Icon player

DHAKA: Tiger opener Liton Das has been named as an icon player in his BPL franchise squad of Sylhet Sixers. “Welcoming our new ICON - The amazing Litton Kumer Das, to the Sylhet Sixers family! #LaagleBaariBoundaari #SylhetSixers” Sylher Sixers thus captioned an image of Liton at

SAFF U-18 Women’s: Bangladesh beat Nepal 2-1 to top group

Bangladesh girls beat Nepal by 2-1 goals to emerge as Group A champion in SAFF Under-18 Women’s Football Championship. The second match of Group A started around 7:00pm at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu on Tuesday (Oct 2). Bangladesh’s Sirat Jahan Shopna and Srimati

Bangladesh beats Hong Kong in Under-19 Asia Cup

DHAKA: Bangladesh defeated Hong Kong by five wickets in Under-19 Asia Cup. With this victory at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram, young Tigers kept their hopes for semifinal alive.  In Group B fixture, Hong Kong scored only 91 runs having lost all wickets. The start was

Chittagong Vikings may miss BPL season-VI

DHAKA: Chittagong Vikings most probably won’t be seen playing in the sixth season of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) scheduled on January 2019. BPL officials said they are trying utmost to make the franchise return to the tournament. “Yes, they have mailed us informing of not

Cristiano Ronaldo sued over rape allegation

A woman has accused Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the world's biggest football stars, of raping her in a Las Vegas hotel room in 2009. Kathryn Mayorga says the Portuguese footballer, who now plays for Italian club Juventus, raped her while she repeatedly screamed no, according to a

BCCI vs PCB: ICC hearing starts on Oct 1

The Indian and Pakistan cricket boards gear up for three days of intense legal wrangling as the ICC Dispute Resolutions Committee act as the arbitrator in proceedings that will commence in Dubai on Monday. The dispute started when the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and

SAFF U-18 Women’s: Bangladesh reach semifinal beating Pakistan 17-0

Bangladesh U-18 Women’s team reach the semifinal of the SAFF U-18 Women’s Championship from Group B beating Pakistan by 17-0 goals. The match held at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu, Bhutan on Sunday evening (Sep 30). They led the first half by 8-0 goals. In the second

Imrul Kayes, Taskin become fathers

DHAKA: Paternal instincts of two Bangladesh cricketers have been fulfilled in a matter of few hours. Like Taskin Ahmed, left-hand batsman Imrul Kayes has become father of a baby boy. Rubaiya Islam, wife of Imrul Kayes, gave birth to a baby boy at city’s Square Hospital on Sunday

Defeated but Not Disgraced

Unimoni Asia Cup 2018 Final Played At Dubai, UAE  India Vs Bangladesh  Brief Score Card  India 223/7 (Rohit Sharma 48, KD Karthik 37, MS Dhoni 36, R Jadeja 23, KM Jhadhav 23*, Rubel Hossain 2/26, Mustafizur Rahman 2/38) beat Bangladesh 222 All Out (Liton K Das 121, Soumya

Tigers set 222-run target for India

Bangladesh set 222-run target for India in the final match of Asia Cup 2018 at Dubai International Stadium on Friday (Sep 30).  The match kicked off at 5.30pm (BST) in Dubai.    Liton Das and Mehidy Hasan made 120 in 125 balls.  Bangladesh scored 222 runs out of 48.3 over.

India opt to bowl in the final

India won the toss and elected to field first against Bangladesh in the final match of Asia Cup 2018 at Dubai International Stadium on Friday (Sep 30).  India:1 Shikhar Dhawan, 2 Rohit Sharma (capt), 3 Ambati Rayudu, 4 Dinesh Karthik, 5 MS Dhoni (wk), 6 Kedar Jadhav, 7 Ravindra

Shakib undergoes treatment at Apollo hospital

DHAKA: Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was admitted to city’s Apollo hospital on Thursday night (September 27) due to injury to his left little finger. 70 mg of pus was extracted from the finger as got infected. The injury forced him to leave the Asia Cup tournament-2018

Difficult, Not Impossible Mission for Team Tigers

India even without its top of the world Captain Virat Kohli is now a very strong all round team in all formats of the game. India now possesses the strongest batting, very effective all round bowling attack (pace, swing, seam and spin), matured and experienced.  Bangladesh the

Roaring Tigers crush Pakistan to reach Asia Cup final

Unimoni Asia Cup 2018 Bangladesh 239 All Out (Mushfiqur Rahim 99, Mohammad Mithun 66, Mohamadullah 26, Junaid Khan 4/19, Shaheen Shah Afridi 2/47, Hasan Ali 2 / 60) Beat Pakistan 202/9 (Imam Ul Huq 83, Asif Ali 31,Shoaib Malik 30, Mustafiz 4/46, Mehidy Miraj 2/28) by 37 runs