Monday, 25 Nov, 2024

Sports

FIFA releases World Cup Theme Song

DHAKA: Federation International of Football Association announced its official Theme Song for the FIFA World Cup-2014."We Are One (Ole Ola)" – titled this song has been sung in both English and Spanish where Rapper Pitbull, Cláudia Leitte and Jennifer Lopez teamed up for the official

Chelsea, Real in Champions League semis

DHAKA: Demba Ba scored in the 87th minute to cap a comeback from a two-goal aggregate deficit, and Chelsea defeated Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 tonight to reach the Champions League semi-finals on away goals.After a 3-1 Chelsea loss in the French capital last Wednesday, Andre Schuerrle began

Salma in Women’s World T20 Team

DHAKA: Salma Khatun, captain of Bangladesh women team’s captain, has been listed in the ICC World Twenty20 women’s team for her excellent performance in just-concluded Women World T20 in Bangladesh.ICC World Twenty20, 2014 was debut for Bangladesh women’s Team. Host Bangladesh

No BD players in World T20 team

DHAKA: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the men’s team for the World Twenty20, where no Bangladeshi player was listed. The list of team was made considering the performance in the last ICC World T20, held in Bangladesh and Indian Cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni will

Sri Lanka win World T20-2014 title

DHAKA: Sri Lanka has won the trophy of ICC World T20 beating India by six wickets in the final match of the tournament at Mirpur Shere Bangla Stadium, Dhaka Sunday.Chasing 131-run target, set by India, Sri Lanka reached the target scoring 132-run in 17.5 over losing four wickets.Earlier,

Soul Searching

Bangladesh cricket at home condition is matured enough of competing against all opposition at least in limited version of the game. Over the last few years Bangladesh has developed infrastructures, playing facilities, players incentives almost to highest standards. Though the domestic

India set 131-run target

DHAKA: India set a target of 131-run for Sri Lankan batsmen in the final match of ICC World T20 in the capital on Sunday evening.India scored 130-run losing four wickets in their stipulated 20-over.Virat Kohli scored 77-run while RG Sharma gathered 29-run.KMDN Kulasekara, AD Mathews and

India-Lanka fight for trophy 7pm

DHAKA: In the battle of snatching the ICC World T20 trophy, India will face Sri Lanka in the final match in the capital on Sunday evening.The match will kick off at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium of Mirpur at 7:00pm.India might be coming in as the stronger side into the final, but Sri

Hat trick trophy for Aussies

DHAKA: Australia women are now the hat-trick champion of World T20 as they beat English by 6 wickets in the final match of Women World T-20, 2014 in Dhaka Sunday.Earlier, Australia Women won the toss and invited England to bat first at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in the capital.

‘Controversies are part of Indian cricket’

DHAKA: Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was at his pragmatic best on the eve of the World T20 final against Sri Lanka as he said ‘controversies are big part in Indian cricket’ and his name was associated with almost every good or bad thing that happens in Indian cricket.‘Over the

BCB asks concerned to explain

DHAKA: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has asked management and coach of Bangladesh cricket team to report within one week explaining reasons for poor performance in ICC World T20.BCB President Nazmul Hasan Papon came up with this assertion after an urgent meeting of the board on Saturday

Qatar denies buying World Cup hosting rights

DHAKA: The head of Qatar’s World Cup organizing committee has categorically denied the country bought the 2022 tournament.Hassan Al Thawadi broke his silence following a Daily Telegraph investigation that uncovered the first hard evidence that the Qatar’s most senior football official

India-Sri Lanka final Sunday

DHAKA: Two Asian giants Indian and Sri Lanka will fight for ICC World T20-2014 trophy at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National stadium at 7:00pm Sunday.On Friday night, former champions India upstaged South Africa by six wickets in the second semi-final in Dhaka to cruise into the final. Chasing

India smash SA to reach final

DHAKA: India beat South Africa by six wickets remaining 5 balls in the second semi-final game to reach final of the ICC World Twenty20 on Friday.   They will face another Asian giant Sri Lanka in the final fight for trophy on Sunday.India scored 176 runs in reply to South Africa’s 172

South Africa facing India

DHAKA: South African batsmen are facing India bowlers in the second semi-final game to reach final of the ICC World Twenty20 on Friday evening.         Earlier, South Africa won the toss and elected to bat at Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in

‘Barcelona transfer ban an injustice’

DHAKA: Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu says the transfer ban handed to the Spanish club by Fifa is an "injustice".The Catalan club cannot buy players until the summer of 2015 after the world governing body found them guilty of repeatedly breaching transfer regulations in signing

India-SA battle for final at 7pm

DHAKA: India and South Africa are set to go head to head each other in the second semi-final game to reach final of the ICC World Twenty20 on Friday evening.The match will kick off at 7:00pm local time at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.This time India seem to chase behind World

Anatomy of Below Par Performance

ICC World T20 has left behind many questions for Bangladesh cricket future. However, it is not that only performance of Bangladesh is being questioned. Much more fancied teams Australia and England are also being seriously under scrutiny in their home countries. T20 is a format where the

SL beat Windies by D/L method

DHAKA: Sri Lanka beat West Indies by 27 runs (D/L method) in the first semifinal of the ICC World T20 at Mirpur in the capital on Thursday night.            Earlier, Lankans won the toss and elected to bat first at Sher-e-Bangla Stadium.   Sri Lanka lost 6 wickets to score

Target was to enter T20 Super 10

DHAKA: The highest tournament of short version cricket ICC World Twenty20 is taking place in Bangladesh. But the Tigers’ mission has ended in failure through a defeat with the Aussie on Tuesday.Tigers’ performance has come under analysis and criticism from different people in