DHAKA: Dipu Chakma bagged first gold medal for Bangladesh in the 13th South Asian Games in the taekwondo poomsae event 29-plus-year category at Satdobato, Lalitpur on Monday (Dec 02). Dipu scored 16.24 points, beating competitors from Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan and Nepal to clinch

DHAKA: Humaira Akther Antara bagged first medal, bronze, for Bangladesh in the 13th South Asian Games finishing third in the women's individual kata event in karate at Satdobato Sports Complex in Kathmandu, Nepal on Monday (Dec 02). Antara will compete in the women's 61kg

Lionel Messi scored a sublime late winner as champions Barcelona defeated Atletico Madrid to return to the top of La Liga. Messi curled sweetly into the corner of Jan Oblak's goal from the edge of the penalty box with four minutes remaining for his 11th goal in 10 games.

David Warner has hit just the eighth test triple century by an Australian, waltzing his way to the highest ever test score at the Adelaide Oval. In the most dominant innings of his career, Warner brought up the mark off just 389 balls in the pink-ball test when he pulled Mohammad Abbas

Lionel Messi scored on his 700th Barcelona appearance as they reached the knockout stages of the Champions League with a win over Borussia Dortmund. The Argentine, who has now scored 114 goals in the competition, was the catalyst for Barcelona's best work throughout. His deft

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is all set to organize BPL 2019 in a new format in next month December in a remodeled version dedicating it to Bangabandhu on his birth centenary to be observed in Bangladesh with due fervor and festivity. There is no doubt that the dreamer and architect

DHAKA: A delegation of English giant football club Manchester United arrived in Dhaka as part of an initiative to play a friendly match in 2020 to celebrate the year as ‘Mujib Year’ marking birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The four-member team comprises

Even after humiliating and abysmal performance in two tests against India Sourav Ganguly, Virat Kohli and Sunil Gavaskar did not think Bangladesh Cricketers lack skills. But what they all thought that Bangladesh lacks experience and exposure to playing against quality bowling on sporting

Bangladesh gained ICC full membership in 2000 played its first test against India at Bangabandhu Stadium Dhaka in November 2000. Bangladesh competed very well in the first innings setting few milestones. Bangladesh eventually lost the test for lack of experience of required for enduring

England were crushed by New Zealand as the tourists lost the first Test by an innings and 65 runs at the Bay Oval. Resuming on 55-3, England needed to bat through the day to save the Test but were bowled out for 197 with 21.4 overs remaining in Mount Maunganui. Joe Denly made 35

Bangladesh -India Day Night Pink Ball Test Match at Eden Gardens, Kolkata Brief Score Card Bangladesh:  1st Innings 106 all out in 33.3 overs ( Shadman Islam 29, Liton K Das 24 , Naeem Hasan 19, Ishant Sharma 5/22 , Umesh Yadav 3/29 , Mohammad Shami 2/36) and Second Innings 195

India beat Bangladesh in the iconic day-night Test by an innings and 46 runs inside three days and claim the two-match series 2-0 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday. With the win, India became the first side in Test history to register four consecutive victories by an innings.

Bangladesh -India Day Night Pink Ball Test Match at Eden Gardens, Kolkata  Brief Score Card at Stumps Day Two: Bangladesh:  1st Innings 106 all out in 33.3 overs (Shadman Islam 29, Liton K Das 24, Naeem Hasan 19, Ishant Sharma 5/22, Umesh Yadav 3/29, Mohammad Shami 2/36) and

DHAKA: Pakistan have set a 302-run target for Bangladesh in the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Saturday (Nov 23). Pakistan scored 301 runs for 6 in stipulated 50 overs. Rohail Nazir was the top scorer with 113 runs off 111 balls while

Former five-weight boxing world champion Floyd Mayweather says he is "coming out of retirement in 2020". Mayweather, 42, made the announcement on social media after an earlier message that he was in talks with UFC president Dana White. "Dana White and I are working together again to

Bangladesh -India Day Night Pink Ball Test Match at Eden Gardens, Kolkata Brief Score Card at Stumps Day One: Bangladesh 106 all out in 33.3 overs ( Shadman Islam 29, Liton K Das 24, Naeem Hasan 19, Ishant Sharma 5/22, Umesh Yadav 3/29, Mohammad Shami 2/36), India 174/3 ( Virat

Tigers were bowled out for 106 in the historic day-night Test against India at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday (November 22). Ishant Sharma returned figures of 5-22, while he was supported by his fellow colleagues Umesh Yadav 3-29 and Mohammed Shami 2-36. ‘Pink ball’ is used

Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat first in the historic day-night Test against India at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday (November 22). Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque said the pitch is good to bat on because of the surface which is dry. So far, Bangladesh scored 60 runs

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee rang bell for the second cricket Test of the two-match Test series between Bangladesh and India at Eden Gardens. They rang the bell at 12:55pm (local time) on Friday (November 22). At the

It is a billion dollar question now whether the day night pink ball test match at alluring Eden Gardens would last beyond three days? Given the reality that both India and Bangladesh would experience their first taste of pink ball and day night test on what is expected  to be a green top