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Bangladesh clinch SAFF U-15 championship title

DHAKA: Bangladesh won the SAFF Under-15 championship beating Pakistan by 4-3 goals in the final match. Bangladesh and Pakistan faced each other at the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) complex in Nepal capital Katmandu on Saturday afternoon (November 3). Earlier on Thursday (Nov

Rajin Saleh retires from cricket

SYLHET: Former Bangladesh national team skipper Rajin Saleh has made formal announcement to retire from all forms of cricket.  He made the disclosure during the opening of Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe first Test at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, on Saturday (Nov 3). Rajin attended

Sylhet Int’l Stadium makes its Test debut

SYLHET: Sylhet International Cricket Stadium starts hosting Test match with Tigers taking on visiting Zimbabwe in their first Test of two Test match series on Saturday (Nov 3). Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Director who captained the national team to win ICC Trophy in 1997 Akram Khan,

Chameli brought to Dhaka for treatment

RAJSHAHI: Chameli Khatun, former all-rounder of Bangladesh National Women Cricket Team, has been brought to Dhaka for better treatment as per directive of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Chameli Khatun was brought to Dhaka through a flight from Shah Makhdum Airport in Rajshahi at noon on

Bangladesh beat India to reach SAFF U-15 final

DHAKA: Bangladesh U-15 team defeated India by 4-2 in tiebreaker to reach the final of SAFF Championship 2018. The match, held at Anfa Complex of Nepal, was drawn 1-1 in stipulated time. Afterwards, Bangladeshi boys penetrated the Indian net 4 times in tiebreaker.  The shot of

BCB XI-Zimbabwe Test warm-up match halted

CHITTAGONG: Poor weather led to cancellation of the first day of the practice match of BCB XI versus Zimbabwe. Match referee Rakibul Hasan called-off the game upon holding discussion with both the squads, following heavy rainfall in Chittagong. The 3-day pre-test match was scheduled

Leicester City owner among 5 dead in helicopter crash

The owner of Leicester City FC died when his helicopter crashed outside the stadium, the club has confirmed. Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, two members of his staff, the pilot and a passenger were killed when the aircraft crashed at about 20:30 BST on Saturday. Witnesses said the

Thai cave boys watch Man Utd match at Old Trafford

The 12 young footballers who spent two weeks trapped in a cave in Thailand have now achieved their dream of watching Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday. The story of the boys and their coach, who were finally rescued by a team of divers, gripped the world in July. They were

Total players’ list of 7 teams in BPL 6

DHAKA: The players’ draft of Bangladesh Premier League took place amid much excitement at Radisson hotel in Dhaka Sunday (Oct 28). Mushfiqur Rahim has been included in Chittagong Vikings under ‘A+’ category. The Vikings also has recruited Bangladesh national team former

Ashraful makes BPL comeback with Vikings

DHAKA: Bangladesh national team former skipper Mohammad Ashraful is all set to return to BPL as Chittagong Vikings has recruited him for the 2019 edition of the franchise-based T20 tournament. Chittagong Vikings took Ashraful under category-B during the Bangladesh Premier League

BPL 2019: Mushfiq signs up with Vikings

DHAKA: Tiger batsman-wicket keeper Mushfiqur Rahim has signed up for Chittagong Vikings in the sixth edition of BPL.  The players’ draft of Bangladesh Premier League is being held at Radisson hotel on Sunday (Oct 28). The franchise from the port city has placed ‘Mr

Leicester City owner's helicopter crashes outside stadium

The Leicester City owner's helicopter has crashed in a car park outside the club's ground as it left the stadium following a Premier League match. Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was in the helicopter when it came down at about 20:30 BST on Saturday, a source close to the family has

ODI series win over Zimbabwe dedicated to Mushfiq Jr

DHAKA: Teammates of Tiger batsman-wicket keeper Mushfiqur Rahim have dedicated the ODI series win to his son Shahroz Rahim Mayaan after whitewashing Zimbabwe. Mushfiq took to Facebook to share the amazing present. “Alhamdulillah and thanks to all my team mates for this wonderful

Tigers whitewash Zimbabwe

DHAKA: Bangladesh whitewashed touring Zimbabwe by 7 wickets in the third ODI match of the series in Chittagong on Friday (October 26). Bangladesh scored 288 runs losing only 3 wickets in 41. 1 overs.  On the other hand, Zimbabwe lost 5 wickets to score 287 runs in their stipulated 50

BPL 2019: 86 England, 72 Pakistani players in draft

DHAKA: As many as 373 foreign cricketers have been named for the players’ draft of Bangladesh Premier League season-6. The players’ draft of Bangladesh’s must-hyped T20 tournament is scheduled to be held on Sunday (Oct 27). The 373 foreign players have been categorized into

Zimbabwe set Bangladesh 287-run target in 3rd ODI

DHAKA: The touring Zimbabwe set a 287-run target for Bangladesh in their third and final ODI of the series on Friday (October 26).  Zimbabwe lost 5 wickests to score 287 runs in their stipulated 50 overs. Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza chose to field first after

Mashrafe prescribes another chance for Rabbi

CHITTAGONG: Bangladesh national team new batting inclusion Fazle Rabbi was dismissed for a duck in his debutant against visiting Zimbabwe in Mirpur. In the next match, he scored the same. As the low performance has started fading Fazle Rabbi with heaps of criticism, Mashrafe has

Dwayne Bravo retires from international cricket

West Indies allrounder Dwayne Bravo has called time on his international career.  He, however, will continue to play franchise T20 cricket across the world. The 35-year-old made his debut in 2004, and played 40 Tests, 164 ODIs and 66 T20Is, although his last international

Shahadat named in BCB XI to face Zimbabwe

DHAKA: Tiger pacer Shahadat Hossain has finally received a call from the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to play a three-day practice match against visiting Zimbabwe. The 12-player BCB XI squad has been announced Wednesday (Oct 24).  Shahadat was last seen playing for the national

Bangladesh on the Verge of Achieving another Banglawash

Bangladesh Vs Zimabawe ODI Played at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium Chattogram  Brief Score Bangladesh 250/3 (Imrul Kayes 90, Liton K Das 83, Mushfiqur Rahim 40*, Mohammad Mithun 23, Sikandar Raza 3/43) beat Zimababwe 246/7 (Brendan Taylor 75, Sikandar Raza 49, SC Williams 47 ,