DHAKA: Leg-spinner Shahid Afridi and paceman Mohammad Irfan shared six wickets as Pakistan thumped South Africa by 66 runs in the second day-night international in Dubai on Friday.Afridi took 3-26 and Irfan finished with 3-53 as Pakistan defended a low total of 209 to square the

DHAKA: Barcelona extended their lead at the top of the Liga table to four points as Alexis Sanchez grabbed a second-half goal to complete an unconvincing 1-0 victory over rivals Espanyol.A devastating through ball from Neymar found the Chilean poaching at the back post to poke home the

DHAKA: Brazilian coach Luiz Felipe Scolari Thursday named AC Milan forward Robinho for Brazil`s squad to face Honduras and Chile in friendlies next month. Robinho, who has scored 28 goals in 84 games for Brazil, was recalled after a two-year absence and will travel to North America for

DHAKA: Bangladesh won the ODI (One Day International) series against New Zealand for the second time in the home with one match to go of three-match series by 40 runs.Tiger started facing Kiwis in their second match Thursday at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur in the capital.The

DHAKA: One of the biggest tournaments in the ICC’s Associate and Affiliate Members (AM) calendars gets underway on15 November when the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier UAE 2013 (WT20Q) commences. Sixteen teams will compete for the six available places in the tournament proper, to be staged

DHAKA: South Africa staged a remarkable comeback to beat Pakistan by one run in the first day-night international in Sharjah on Wednesday, taking a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.Pakistan bowled South Africa out for 183 and were cruising along nicely at 165-4 before losing their last

DHAKA: Tiger set 248-run target for Kiwis in their second match of the 3-day ODI (One Day International) series at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur in the capital.They lost all wickets to score 247 after the over of 49.Before going back to pavilion opener Shamsur Rahman scored 25,

DHAKA: Sachin Tendulkar notched up his 115th first-class fifty in his final Ranji Trophy innings for versus Haryana on Tuesday. This is also his 19th half-century in Ranji Trophy. Walking in to a rapturous welcome at the Chaudhary Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium, Tendulkar looked slightly

DHAKA: The three-match Twenty-20 Challenge series between Bangladesh National Cricket team and Bangladesh A team will starts on Wednesday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.The series is scheduled as part of their preparations for the ICC World T20 to be hosted by

DHAKA: Anti-corruption tribunal`s preliminary hearing to look into allegations of match-fixing and spot-fixing in the Bangladesh Premier League is scheduled to begin on Sunday.Justice Mohammad Abdur Rashid, chairman of BCB`s disciplinary panel, has appointed three members to conduct the

DHAKA: Pakistan held on for a close six-run win in the second Twenty20 on Friday to end a six-game losing streak to South Africa in limited-over games.Shahid Afridi’s 3-28 backed up earlier half-centuries by Umar Akmal and captain Mohammad Hafeez as Pakistan successfully defended its

DHAKA: One of the biggest tournaments in the ICC’s Associate and Affiliate Members’ (AM) calendars gets underway Friday (November 15) when the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier UAE 2013 (WT20Q) commences.Sixteen teams will compete for the six available places in the tournament proper, to

DHAKA: Bangladeshi pacer Rubel Hossain’s six wicket haul including a hat-trick destroyed the Kiwi batting line-up as the Blackcaps were struggling to score another 46 runs from 23 balls in the first one-day-international of the three-ODI series at Sher-e Bangla Stadium in Mirpur on

DHAKA: Bangladesh scored 229 runs in 44 over losing five top order batsmen in first OID match against in Mirpur of the capital Tuesday.Naeem Islam and Mahmudullah were on the crease with 83 and 23 run respectively.TG Southee and JDS Neesham bagged two wickets each. Mushfiqur Rahim, Anamul

DHAKA: New Zealand decided to bowl first after winning the toss of first OID match against Bangladesh in Mirpur of the capital Tuesday.The match will start at 1:30pm at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.New Zealand will be out to take revenge for their 0-4 embarrassment in 2010.

DHAKA: Bangladesh is set to face visiting New Zealand in the first One Day International in the three match series (SNCS) in Mirpur of the city on Tuesday afternoon.The match will start at 1:30pm at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.Shakib`s participation is uncertain after his

DHAKA: Shakib Al Hasan, world top cricket all-rounder, is suffering from dengue fever.The cricketer also ruled out of taking rest in the New Zealand series.Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) issued a press release in this regard on Tuesday.Earlier, No-1 test all-rounder Shakib was withdrawn

DHAKA: Bangladesh fast bowler, Shafiul Islam, has been ruled out of the ODI series against New Zealand after twisting his ankle during training on Sunday, at Shere Bangla National Stadium. Al-Amin Hossain, who made his Test debut in Mirpur last week, has been named as a like-for-like

DHAKA: Bangladesh Cricket Captain Mushfiqur Rahim announced his engagement with his deputy Mahmudullah Riyad’s sister-in-law Jannatul Kifayet Mondi on Saturday.Musfiqur Rahim’s father Mahbub Hamid confirmed the matter to banglanews on Sunday night.Mushfiqur will knot to tie with

DHAKA: The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced match schedules of the ICC World Twenty20 2014, which will be staged in Bangladesh from March 16 to April 6. Defending Champions West Indies will kick start their campaign against ICC World Cup 2011 champions India. West Indies won