KHULNA: Former Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful has finally been entered the High Performance (HP) squad of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), to play a four-day game. This is the first time that Ashraful is playing for Bangladesh A team after serving the overlong ban.  BCB HP Red

India survived a scare before beating Hong Kong by 26 runs in their Group A match of the Asia Cup. Chasing 286 for an upset win Hong Kong were restricted for 259 in their 50 overs. Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field against India in the fourth match of the 14th edition of the

In an abject surrender to Afghanistan, Sri Lanka lost a must-win game by 91 runs to be ousted from the Asia Cup on Monday (September 17). Set a target of 250, Sri Lanka were blown away by a collective bowling display by Afghanistan to be bowled out for 158. Sri Lanka have found

DHAKA: The Tigers will be missing ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan for Thursday's game against the Afghans. Sources said Shakib has been ruled out of the match as his toddler daughter Alayna Hasan Aubrey suddenly has fallen ill. Alyana and her mother Shishir had earlier flown to

DHAKA: As admire pour in from whole cricket world to Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal for his valiant efforts of playing with a fractured wrist against Sri Lanka, Tiger Captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza too came up to praise his ‘courageous’ colleague.   “I think the word for Tamim is

After being hit on the left wrist by Sri Lankan pacer Suranga Lakmal in the second over of the 2018 Asia Cup opener, Tamim Iqbal‘s Asia Cup campaign was cut short when scans revealed that he had fractured his wrist. He has been ruled out of the reminder of the tournament and would be

Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka by 137 runs in the opening match of the Asia Cup 2018. After winning the toss, Bangladesh chose to bat first and collected 261 runs off 49.3 overs. To chase the target, Sri Lanka lost all wickets on 124 runs off 35.2 overs. Mushfiqur Rahim became the

DHAKA: Opting to bat first, tigers set a 262-run target for Sri Lanka in the opening match of 14th Asia Cup Cricket at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on Saturday (Sep 15). In an outstanding performance, Mushfiqur Rahim scored 144 runs off 150 balls while Mithun scored 63

Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza won the toss and decided to bat first against Sri Lanka in the opening match of 14th Asia Cup Cricket on Saturday (Sep 15). Tigers are facing the Lankan team at 5:30 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. In the first group contest,

NILPHAMARI: Bashundhara Kings is all set to play an international friendly against Maldivian ‘Champion New Radiant Club’. The match will be held at Bashundhara’s home ground—Sheikh Kamal Stadium in the northern district of Nilphamari, at 3pm, September 21. The game has been

MUNSHIGANJ: Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Gold Cup Football Tournament U-17 kicked off at Munshiganj District Stadium Saturday (September 15) amid much festivity. Munshiganj municipality, Lohajang, Sreenagar and Sirajdikhan upazila teams will play the games.

Former England all-rounder Paul Collingwood has announced he will retire from all cricket at the end of the season after a glittering career for England and Durham. The star all-rounder, 42, won three Ashes series during his illustrious career and is still the only player to lead

Sri Lanka opening batsman Dhanushka Gunathilaka suffered a back injury and was ruled out of the upcoming Asia Cup tournament on Thursday, dealing a major blow to the islanders. Sri Lanka Cricket said the 27-year-old left-hand batsman will return home from Dubai where he suffered a

England Vs India Test Series 5th Test Played at Oval, London  England 332 (Jos Buttler 89, Alastair Cook 71, Moeen Ali 50, R Jadeja 4/29) and 423/8 declared (Alastair Cook 147, Joe Root 125, Vihari 3/37) beat India 292 (Jadeja 86*, Vihari 56, Moeen 2/50) and 345 (K Rahul 149, R Pant

New PCB chairman Ehsan Mani removed the quartet of advisors, including former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, Islamabad regional head Shakeel Sheikh and two others, who were appointed by his predecessor Najam Sethi during his tenure. Although Shoaib had tweeted on Thursday claiming he had

Japan is celebrating its first ever Grand Slam tennis win after Naomi Osaka's US Open win over Serena Williams 6-2 6-4 at Flushing Meadows. Ms Osaka stayed calm as Ms Williams went into meltdown after the umpire imposed a series of penalties. She was later in tears waiting to be

DHAKA: A 2-0 defeat against Nepal at the Bangabandhu National Stadium sends Bangladesh out of the SAFF Championship 2018 on Saturday (Sept 8). The host, with huge hope to secure its position in semifinals, faced Nepal in the group match of the Suzuki SAFF championship 2018. The match

Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar was named the permanent captain of Brazil by coach Tite. The head coach scrapped his rotation policy which saw Thiago Silva, Miranda and Marcelo wear the armband during the World Cup in the summer, revealing the 26-year-old star as skipper of his

DHAKA: Bangladesh beat Pakistan by 1-0 goal in their second group A match of the SAFF Championship 2018 at Bangabandhu stadium in Dhaka on Thursday (Sep 6). While facing each other, both teams went into half time trying desperately to score a goal in the first half. Defender Tapu

DHAKA: Lifebuoy, the health soap of Unilever Bangladesh Limited, has inked a contact with Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) as title sponsor of the Tigers. On Thursday (September 6), Tigers’ Head Coach Steve Rhodes and ODI Captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza attended a press briefing wearing