Reigning Champion Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) opens the title defense against 2013 Champion Mumbai Indians Wednesday evening at Eden Gardens Kolkata in the grand opening match of IPL 2015. Section of Cricket enthusiasts who love movie actions and drama in cricket will remain engrossed in

DHAKA: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Monday announced the schedule for Pakistan’s Tour to Bangladesh.BCB disclosed the schedule through a media release at night. Pakistan team will arrive in Bangladesh on April 13. The first one day international match will be played at

DHAKA: Refusing to comment on N Srinivasan-Mustafa Kamal feud, all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is hopeful that India will tour Bangladesh for a short Test and limited overs series as per bilateral FTP agreement after the completion of Indian Premier League.Refusing to be drawn into

DHAKA: Novak Djokovic extended his winning streak against Britain's Andy Murray to seven matches with victory in a gruelling Miami Open final.The world number one prevailed 7-6 (7-3) 4-6 6-0 in hot and humid conditions to win his fifth Miami title.Djokovic, 27, takes his record against

DHAKA: Barcelona restored their four-point lead at the top of La Liga with a tense victory over Celta Vigo, who ended with 10 men in bizarre circumstances.It took 73 minutes for the breakthrough - Jeremy Mathieu scoring the only goal with a back-post diving header from Xavi's

DHAKA: The bowling review committee of BCCI comprising of Venkatraghavan, Javagal Srinath and AV Jayaprakash examined the bowling action of Sunil Narine after he had undergone a biomechanical assessment at the ICC accredited SRMC centre, Chennai.The committee concluded that Sunil Narine,

DHAKA: The youngest cricketer to play in a first-class match in England has retired from the sport, aged 19.Yorkshire Academy player Barney Gibson cancelled his contract with the county to pursue other career opportunities.Wicketkeeper Gibson was just 15 years and 27 days old when he made

DHAKA: The Frenchman netted just after the hour mark to give Jose Mourinho's men a vital victory over the Potters at Stamford Bridge, despite the Scot's remarkable long-range strike.A second-half Loic Remy goal gave Chelsea a 2-1 win over a battling Stoke City side on Saturday, despite a

DHAKA: The Red Devils' Champions League hopes look more solid than ever as they brushed aside the Villans at Old Trafford, the Spanish midfielder scoring at the end of each half.Manchester United put eight points between themselves and Liverpool as they saw off Aston Villa 3-1 on

DHAKA: Three goals in the space of nine minutes just before half-time put the hosts clear in front at the Emirates Stadium, the Reds having Emre Can sent off after a consolation panelty.Arsenal dealt Liverpool's hopes of a top-four finish a savage blow as a whirlwind of goals shortly

DHAKA: New Zealand have recalled batsman Martin Guptill to the Test squad for their forthcoming tour of England.Guptill, 28, has not played a Test since the 2013 tour to England, but last month hit 237 against West Indies, New Zealand have recalled batsman Martin Guptill to the Test squad

DHAKA: World number one Serena Williams thrashed Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro to win her eighth Miami Open title.The 33-year-old raced to a 6-2 6-0 victory in 56 minutes to secure her third straight title at Crandon Park.The American won the final 10 games as she outclassed Suarez

Ensuing tour of Pakistan cricket team to Bangladesh presents great opportunity to both teams to give the taste of competitive international cricket to many youngsters desperate to prove their skills. For tiger followers in Bangladesh it is another opportunity to cheer for their squad

DHAKA: From now on, Tigers will no longer carry any sign of Sahara India Parivar on their jerseys as Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) ended its contract with Aamby Valley, an affiliate of Sahara, 15 months before stipulated time.BCB had signed a 14-millioin contract with Aamby Valley in

DHAKA: Nazmul Hasan Papan has received a verbal proposal from ICC (International Cricket Council) to become its president.The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) boss made the disclosure to the journalists at his residence in the capital Dhaka on Friday afternoon.Papan said, “I received a

DHAKA: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will accord a reception to the national cricket team on April 8 or 9 for their successful mission in the just concluded World Cup in the Australia and New Zealand.BCB president Nazmul Hasan Papan confirmed the matter to reporters at his Gulshan

DHAKA: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday announced squads which will travel to Bangladesh for a tour scheduled to begin later this month.Off-spinner Saeed Ajmal will mark his comeback in all three formats of the game and will display his new modified bowling action. The PCB

DHAKA: South Africa under-19 cricket team is set to arrive in Dhaka on Friday to play a 7-match One Day International series against junior tigers.During their three-week tour, they will play seven ODIs against Bangladesh under-19 in Dhaka, Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar. Besides, they will

DHAKA: Head of Sri Lanka Cricket selector's committee, MP Sanath Jayasuriya has handed his resignation from the selector's committee to Sports Minister Navin Dissanayake.The cricketer-turned-politician in the letter to the Minister said the impending end of his tenure as the head of the

Bengal Tigers achieved huge gains but left the tournament with heart bleeding and some pains. Bangladesh came to ICC World Cup with limited ambition for qualifying for the quarter finals. They achieved it with the glory of beating a major team England. They had many more positive