Friday, 29 Nov, 2024

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Bangladesh face Nepal in 2nd match tomorrow

Bangladesh women's football team face their Nepalese counterpart in the second and ultimate match of two-match FIFA International Women's Football Series scheduled to be held tomorrow (July 16) at Birshreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in the city's

Hosts Peeped the Tourists to the Post

Bangladesh VS Afghanistan T20 Series Saleque Sufi  1st Match Played at Sylhet National Cricket Stadium on July 14, 2023  Afghanistan 154/7 in 20 Overs (Mohammad Nabi 54, Azmatullah Omarzai 33, Nazibullah Zadran 23, Shakib Al Hasan 2/31)  Bangladesh 157/8 in 19.5

Hridoy, Shamim shine as Bangladesh prevail in a see-saw finish

Bangladesh scrapped home by two wickets in a freakish encounter against Afghanistan in the first T20I held at Sylhet on Friday (July 14). Chasing a modest target of 155, the hosts were in a spot of bother near the halfway mark of the chase with the score reading 64/4, which included

Bashundhara Kings end BPL with win over rivals Abahani

The four-time Bangladesh Premier League champions Bashundhara Kings ended the ongoing BPL 2022-23 with a hard-fought 1-0 goal win over Abahani Ltd Dhaka in their second-leg home match at the crowded-packed Bashundhara Kings Arena in the capital on Friday.  Kings earlier confirmed

Sheikh Jamal earn facile win

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club earned 3-1 goal victory over Azampur Football Club Uttara in the Bangladesh Premier League football held today (Friday) at Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium in Mymensingh. In the day's match, Saint Vincent forward Cornelius Stewart, forward Mannaf Rabby and

Bangladesh opt to bowl first against Afghanistan 1st T20I

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and elected to bowl first in the opening Twenty20 international of a two-match series against Afghanistan in Sylhet on Friday. The second match of the series will be held at the same ground on Sunday. Bangladesh won the one-off Test by

Bangladesh Eves Escaped Series Whitewash

Bangladesh Vs India Women T20 Series Indian Women: 102/9 in 20 Overs (Harmanpreet Kaur 40, Jemimah Rodrigues 28, Rabeya Khan 3/16, Sultana Khatun 2/17) Bangladesh Women: 103/6 in 18.3 Overs (Shamima Sultana 42, Devika Vaidya 2/16, Minnu Mani 2/28) Bangladesh Women Won by 4

Jabeur to face Vondrousova in Wimbledon final

Ons Jabeur produced a superb comeback to beat Aryna Sabalenka and set up a Wimbledon women's singles final against unseeded Czech Marketa Vondrousova. Jabeur's hopes were slipping away at a set and 4-2 behind but she rode a wave of momentum and raucous support to win 6-7 (5-7)

Bangladesh women win 3rd T20I; India seal series

Bangladeshi women defeated Indian women by 4 wickets to avoid a 0-3 whitewash in Dhaka. Shamima Sultana held the innings together with a solid 42 before an expensive 18th over from debutant Rashi Kanojiya opened the game for Bangladesh. At the beginning of the innings, Minnu Mani

Bangladesh women's team face Nepal today

Bangladesh's Women's Football Team is set to face off against Nepal in the opening match of a two-match FIFA International Women's Football Series today (July 13).  The match will be held at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in

Mehzeb Chowdhury appointed member of IAG for Newcastle United 

Newcastle United FC, a club in the English Premier League, has appointed Dr Mehzeb Chowdhury as member of its influential Independent Advisory Group (IAG). The inclusion of Chowdhury, a professional of Bangladeshi origin working in the UK, is a significant step for diversity in the

2023 Women's World Cup: Argentina aim for first win at global tournament

"To be honest, I cried. I cried a lot," says Vanina Correa, who is about to captain Argentina in New Zealand at the 2023 Fifa Women's World Cup. The veteran goalkeeper, who was in the squad for the 2003 edition in the United States, is talking about her emotions when the

Wimbledon 2023: Alcaraz beats Rune, Medvedev wins against Eubanks

Spanish top seed Carlos Alcaraz moved into the Wimbledon semi-finals for the first time and will face Russian third seed Daniil Medvedev in the last four. Alcaraz beat Danish sixth seed Holger Rune, another 20-year-old, 7-6 (7-3) 6-4 6-4 in his quarter-final. Unseeded Chris

Wimbledon 2023 semi-finals: Svitolina hopes to continue 'crazy' run

Ukrainian Elina Svitolina says it is "crazy" she is in the Wimbledon semi-finals nine months after giving birth and amid the mental impact of the war in her homeland. The 28-year-old faces Czech player Marketa Vondrousova on Thursday. Svitolina gave birth in October and

Preview: Bangladesh Afghanistan T20 Series 

The battleground between visiting Afghanistan and hots Bangladesh shifts from Chattogram to Sylhet for the two matches T20 series starting tomorrow (July 14).   The other match will be played at the same venue on 16 July 2023. Bangladesh could avoid getting whitewashed in three

Afghanistan-Bangladesh T20 ticket prices revealed

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the ticket prices for the two-match T20 International series against Afghanistan. Both of the matches of the series will be held at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on July 14 and 16. The lowest price of the ticket set at Tk. 200

England prepare for Ashes 'great escape' in must-win ODI series

There is something about England's cricket teams - they seem to enjoy being in must-win territory. Ben Stokes' men lost the first two Tests only to fight back at Headingley, while Australia surged ahead in the women's multi-format series with a 6-0 points lead, leaving

Wimbledon 2023: Djokovic beats Rublev to set up Sinner semi-final

Novak Djokovic came through a bruising battle with seventh seed Andrey Rublev to maintain his bid for a record-equalling eighth Wimbledon men's title. The Serb, also aiming to match Margaret Court's record of 24 major singles titles, fought back to win 4-6 6-1 6-4 6-3 in the

Cornered Tigers Bounce Back with Vengeance 

Afghanistan-Bangladesh ODI Series  3rd Match Played at ZAC Stadium, Sagarika, Chattogram  Bangladesh 129 /3 in 23.3 Overs (Litton Kumar Das 53*, Shakib Al Hasan 39, Fazal Haq Faruki 2/26)  Afghanistan 126 All Out in 45.2 Overs (Azmatullah Omarzai 56, Hashmatullah

Liton, Shoriful help Bangladesh avoid Afghanistan whitewash

Liton Das top-scored with 53 not out as Bangladesh defeated Afghanistan by seven wickets to avoid a series whitewash in Tuesday's third and final one-day international in Chittagong. The hosts raced to 129-3 in 23.3 overs after Shoriful Islam's career best 4-21 helped them bowl