Wednesday, 16 Jul, 2025

Sports

BCB XI suffer warm-up loss to Zimbabwe

DHAKA: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) XI suffered defeat to visiting Zimbabwe in the only practice match ahead of the T20 tri-series.   The Tigers won the toss and set the visitors 143-run target after batting first, losing 7 wickets in stipulated 20 overs, in Khan Shaheb Osman Ali

BCB XI post 142/7 against Zimbabwe

DHAKA: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) XI set 143-run target for visiting Zimbabwe in the only practice match ahead of the T20 tri-series.  BCB XI, captained by Saif Hassan, scored 142 by losing 7 wickets in stipulated 20 overs.    Saif Hassan and Mohammad Nayeem batted as openers

Bangladesh women's hockey team record first international win

DHAKA: Bangladesh women’s hockey team registered their first victory on Tuesday (September 10), beating Sri Lanka 2-0 in AirAsia Women’s Junior (U-21) AHF Cup in Singapore.  Tarin Akter Khushi scored the first goal in the 27th minute and Fardia Akter Ratri scored the second in the

Ex England captains Geoffrey Boycott and Andrew Strauss knighted

Former England captains Geoffrey Boycott and Andrew Strauss have been given knighthoods in ex-Prime Minister Theresa May's resignation honours list. Boycott, 78, scored 8,114 runs in 108 Tests for England from 1964 to 1982 and was captain on four occasions in 1978 in place of the

Sunshine for Afghanistan, doomsday for Bangladesh

OBHAI Only Test: Afghanistan Vs Bangladesh Played at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chottogram. Appearing only on its 3rd ever test match against strong Bangladesh playing its 115th test, all guns blazing Afghanistan achieved overwhelming 224 runs victory. The tables were turned on the

Afghanistan bag historic test win against Bangladesh

DHAKA: Afghanistan clinched an epic victory beating Bangladesh by 224 runs in the one-off Test match in Chattogram on Monday (September 9).  Rashid Khan's 5-fer helped gain a lead close to 140 and that sealed the match on day-5 of the match. The Afghanistan skipper took three

Zimbabwe in Dhaka to play T20I tri-series

DHAKA: Zimbabwe national cricket team arrived here early on Monday (September 9) to play with Bangladesh and Afghanistan in the T20I tri-series – beginning from September 13. Hamilton Masakadza and his team landed in Dhaka around 2:00am. Bangladesh and Afghanistan are now playing

Rafael Nadal wins 19th Grand Slam title

Rafael Nadal won his 19th Grand Slam title after holding off Russian Daniil Medvedev's exhilarating fightback in one of the greatest US Open finals. Spain's Nadal, 33, won 7-5 6-3 5-7 4-6 6-4 against the fifth seed in New York. Nadal, seeded second, was cruising at two sets

Rain delays 5th day of Chattogram Test

DHAKA: Rain delayed the start of the fifth day of the one-off Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Test at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram Monday (September 9). Bangladesh is set to resume their 2nd innings at 136/6 on the final day, still needing 262 to win. Afghanistan collected

Australia retain the Ashes at Old Trafford

Australia have successfully retained the Ashes after bowling England out to secure victory on the final day of the fourth Test at Old Trafford. The win puts Australia 2-1 ahead in the series, with just one match to play, at the Oval next week. England could yet level the series with

Historic Afghanistan Win Will Be POETIC JUSTICE

OBHAI Only Test: Afghanistan Vs Bangladesh Played at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram. Brief Scorecard at Stumps Day-4 Afghanistan 1st Innings 341 All Out (Rahmat Shah 102, Asghar Afghan 92, Rashid Khan 51, Afsar Zazai 41, Ibrahim Zadran 21, Taijul Islam 4/116, Nayeem Hasan

T20WC: Bangladesh Women's Team in group of death

DHAKA: Qualifier roundup champion Bangladesh Women's Cricket Team is placed in Group-A, the group of death, to play the 2020 ICC T20 World Cup in Australia.  The group also features Australia, India, New Zealand and Sri Lanka as ICC issued the schedule. Bangladesh women will

Bianca Andreescu stuns Serena Williams to win US Open final

Bianca Andreescu just doesn't know how to lose a tennis match these days while Serena Williams suddenly is struggling to win a grand slam final. Andreescu became Canada's first ever grand slam singles champion and at 19, the first teen to win a major since Maria Sharapova 13

Rain delays 4th day of Chattogram Test

DHAKA: Rain delayed the start of the fourth day of the one-off Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Test at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram Sunday (September 8), with Afghanistan with 374-run lead. In first innings, Rahmat Shah's ton helped Afghanistan collect 344 runs. In

Bangladesh women's team becomes T20WC Qualifier champion

DHAKA: Bangladesh women's cricket team became champion of ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier roundup by beating Thailand women's cricket team by 70 runs. The match was played in Dundee, Scotland Saturday (September 7). Bangladesh squad: Sanjida Islam, Murshida Khatun, Nigar

Brilliant Afghans on the Threshold of History

OBHAI Only Test: Afghanistan Vs Bangladesh  Played at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram Brief Scorecard at Stumps Day-3 Afghanistan 1st Innings 341 All Out (Rahmat Shah 102, Asghar Afghan 92, Rashid Khan 51, Afsar Zazai 41, Ibrahim Zadran 21, Taijul Islam 4/116, Nayeem

Shakib’s fan arrested

CHATTOGRAM: Police arrested the Shakib Al Hasan’s fan who entered the field on the second day of the Chittagong Test and handed over flowers to the all-rounder on Friday (September 6) evening. .Officer-in-Charge of Pahartali police station Mainur Rahman said the fan was arrest on

Abdul Qadir passes away aged 63

Former Pakistan legspinner Abdul Qadir, aged 63, passed away after a cardiac arrest on Friday, September 6. Qadir represented Pakistan in 67 Tests and 104 ODIs between 1977 and 1993 and was widely recognized as the foremost legspinner of his times. Known for possessing a wide array of

Neymar scores for Brazil in first match for 3 months

The Selecao maestro got on the scoresheet in the draw in his first game of football for a quarter of a year. Neymar hit the back of the net in his first match since June as Brazil drew 2-2 with Colombia at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on Friday. The PSG superstar, who missed out

Afghanistan on drivers seat st Chattogram

Only Test Afghanistan Vs Bangladesh Played at Zahur Ahmed ChowdhuryStadium ,Chottogram Brief Scorecard at Stumps of Day Two Afghanistan 1st Innings All Out 341 ( Rahmat Shah 102, Asghar Afghan 92 ,Rashid Khan 51, AfsarZazai 41 , Taijul Islam 4/116 , NayeemHasan  2/43 , Shakib Al