Saturday, 30 Nov, 2024

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Bangladesh gear up for Ireland challenge

Bangladesh are looking forward to play their best cricket and keep the winning momentum going as they take on visiting Ireland in the three-match ODI series opener tomorrow (Saturday) at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. The match which starts at 2 PM will be aired live on

Ireland Will Test the Nerve of Bangladesh Cricket

The expectations of Bangladesh Cricket have soared sky high after spectacular performance of Bangladesh against world champions of both the white ball formats. None in the widest of dream envisioned Bangladesh achieving comprehensive white wash in T20 series.  Ireland, a minnow in

Man City tie down World Cup winner Alvarez to 2028

Manchester City extended Julian Alvarez's contract to 2028 on Thursday in recognition of an impressive debut season from the Argentine World Cup winner. Alvarez has largely had to play second fiddle to Erling Haaland, but has still scored 10 goals in 33 appearances in his first

Arsenal knocked out in penalty shootout defeat

Arsenal were knocked out of the Europa League at the last-16 stage in a penalty shootout defeat by Sporting Lisbon at Emirates Stadium. Gabriel Martinelli's spot-kick was saved by goalkeeper Adan before Nuno Santos netted the winner to spark celebrations among Sporting's

Gianni Infantino re-elected unopposed as FIFA president

Gianni Infantino has been re-elected as president of FIFA for four more years, after running unopposed at the congress of world football’s ruling body. The 52-year-old Swiss-Italian lawyer was confirmed in office by acclamation at the gathering in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda,

Real Madrid defeat Liverpool to reach Champions League quarterfinals

There was no historic comeback for Liverpool. Real Madrid’s title defense in the Champions League rolls into the quarterfinals. Liverpool never really came close to overcoming its three-goal deficit from the first leg against the titleholders at the Santiago Bernabéu

Cricket comes to Imran Khan’s rescue as police halt operation

When an intense two-day police operation to arrest former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan in the eastern city of Lahore came to a halt, it was cricket that came to the former cricket star’s rescue. Police had surrounded Khan’s residence in the provincial capital of

How Tigers Prevailed Over the Lions? 

Experts were in the opinion that Bangladesh a force to reckon with in ODI Cricket specially at home may win ODI series against the world Champions. But not even few found any possibility of Bangladesh winning the T20 series, not to talk even a comprehensive series whitewash.  Yet

English Lions Tamed 

Bangladesh VS England T20 Series  3rd Match Played at SBNCS Dhaka on 14 March 2023  Bangladesh 158/2 (Litton K Das 74, Nazmul Hossein Shanto 47*, Rony Talukdar 24)  England 142/6 (Dawid Malan 53, Jos Buttler 40, Taskin Ahmed 2/26)  Bangladesh won the Match by 16

Haaland hits five as Man City reach quarter-finals

Erling Haaland rewrote the record books by scoring an incredible five times as Manchester City swept RB Leipzig aside to reach the Champions League quarter-finals. Haaland becomes the fastest and youngest player to reach 30 goals in Europe's elite club competition. He is also

Inter advance after goalless draw at Porto

Inter Milan moved into the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time since 2011 as they eliminated Porto in their last-16 tie. The Italian side won 1-0 in the first leg at the San Siro and were able to frustrate their opponents in Portugal. In a frantic finish, Mehdi Taremi

Bangladesh whitewash England in T20I series

Bangladesh finally complete the historic whitewash after beating the T20 World champion England in the third and final match by 16 runs today (March 14). Chasing Bangladesh-set a 159-run target, England managed to score 142 runs for six wickets in the match at Sher-e-Bangla

3rd T20: England need 159 runs to avoid 'Banglawash' 

Bangladesh set a 159-run target for England in their third and final match of the T20I series in Mirpur of Dhaka on Tuesday (March 14). Earlier, England won the toss and opted to field first in the match at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. Tigers managed to score 158 runs in the

3rd T20I: England win toss, send Bangladesh to bat first

England won the toss and opted to field first in the third and final match of the T20I series against Bangladesh at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur of Dhaka on Tuesday. Two changes for Bangladesh, including a debut for the left-arm spinner, Tanvir Islam. Shamim also returns

T20I: Tigers eye whitewash against England

Bangladesh are eager to complete the historic whitewash by beating the T20 World champion England in the third and final match of the T20I series today (March 14). The match is scheduled to start at 03:00pm (BST) at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur of Dhaka and will be telecast

Skipper switch confirmed as Australia captain opts to miss India ODIs

Australia captain Pat Cummins will miss this month's ODI tour of India after the experienced fast bowler decided to remain home due to family reasons. Cummins' mother recently passed away due to breast cancer and the key fast bowler missed the final two matches of the recently

500 days before the Paris Olympics, the race is on

In 500 days on Tuesday, the 2024 Summer Olympics will burst into life in Paris as the teams float down the River Seine on barges in a unique opening ceremony. The Paris Olympics and Paralympics have a lot riding on them -- they involve the return of full crowds of spectators to the

Prize distribution of 5th Sheikh Kamal National Fencing Competition 2023 held

The closing ceremony and prize distribution program of 5th Sheikh Kamal National Fencing Competition 2023 were held on Sunday at Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium, Mirpur 10, Dhaka.  Bangladesh Navy won the championship title with 7 gold medals, 4 silver medals and 6 bronze

Arsenal beat Fulham to restore five-point lead

Arsenal restored their five-point advantage at the top of the Premier League in outstanding fashion with a ruthless victory at Fulham. Mikel Arteta's side responded to Manchester City's narrow victory at Crystal Palace on Saturday night by wrapping up this win by half-time as

Raphinha strike restores Barcelona's 9-point lead

Barcelona restored their nine-point lead at the top of La Liga with a narrow victory at Athletic Bilbao. Raphinha hit the winner with a drilled effort in first-half injury-time. Barca goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen made several fine stops to deny Bilbao, who had a late Inaki