Wednesday, 27 Nov, 2024

Sports

Scots' profligacy punished in chastening Dutch defeat

Scotland's winless run stretched to six games as their wastefulness in front of goal was compounded by a late collapse against the Netherlands in Amsterdam. Steve Clarke's side impressed for long durations against the Dutch, and spurned a succession of glorious chances, but

Munoz scores as Colombia beat Spain in London

Crystal Palace defender Daniel Munoz scored the only goal as Colombia beat Spain in a friendly at West Ham's London Stadium. The January signing from Genk scored an acrobatic volley after fantastic play on the left wing by Liverpool's Luis Diaz. It was Spain's first

Chennai beat Bangalore in IPL opener as Mustafiz stars

Mustafizur Rahman steered Chennai Super Kings to victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the first game of the 2024 Indian Premier League. Chennai's Bangladesh pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman finished with 4-29. Bangalore were reduced to 78-5, with Virat Kohli making 21,

Bangladesh pack Sri Lanka out for 280 in 1st innings

A disciplined bowling effort enabled Bangladesh dismiss Sri Lanka for 280 in its first innings of the first cricket Test despite centuries from skipper Dhananajaya de Silva and Kamindu Mendis. Fast bowlers Syed Khaled Ahmed and Nahid Rana, who made his debut in this match, wrecked

Bangladesh suffer defeat to Palestine in WC Qualifiers

Palestine thrashed Bangladesh by 5-0 goals in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier match held at the Jabir Al-Ahmad International Stadium in Kuwait early today (March 22). Forward Oday Dabbagh slammed a hat-trick with three goals while Shaheb Qunbar supported him with two goals for

Nahida becomes Bangladesh's leading wicket-taker

Slow left-arm spinner Nahida Akter overtook Salma Khatun's record of 52 wickets in the first ODI against Australia in Mirpur today on 21 March.  Nahida Akter's haul of 2/27 against Australia in Mirpur on Thursday, which included the wickets of Tahlia McGrath and Ashleigh

Bangladesh win toss, opt to bowl in first Test against Sri Lanka

Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bowl in the first Test of the two-match series against Sri Lanka played at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Friday (March 22). The Sri Lanka tour of Bangladesh 2024 is currently poised at an intriguing phase as both sides have claimed

Australia beats Bangladesh by 118 runs in first women's ODI 

Australia has beaten Bangladesh in the opening match of a six-game white-ball tour, winning by 118 runs at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka.  The tourists scored 7-213 off their 50 overs, before the Tigresses were bowled out for 95 on the last ball of the

Migrant worker deaths spark concerns over Saudi World Cup

An ambulance is weaving through the chaos of the cargo depot at Dhaka’s international airport, navigating a careful route through trolleys stacked high with boxes, men hauling rolls of cloth and trucks reversing into loading bays.  It stops and, shortly afterwards, from

Bangladesh call up Hridoy for Mushfiqur in Sri Lanka test

Bangladesh on Wednesday handed batsman Towhid Hridoy his maiden test call-up, replacing injured Mushfiqur Rahim in the two-match series against Sri Lanka, beginning on Friday in Sylhet. Batting mainstay Mushfiqur was ruled out of the series due to a thumb injury he sustained in the

Bangladesh women send Australia to bat first in 1st ODI

Bangladesh women's cricket team captain Nigar Sultana decided to filed first after winning the toss against Australia in the first ODI at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka today (March 21) Australia and Bangladesh are meeting in a bilateral series for the first

Warner misses out in The Hundred draft

David Warner was among a number of big names to miss out on selection at The Hundred draft. But former Australia captain Meg Lanning will appear in the women's competition for the first time after being drafted by London Spirit. Andrew Flintoff's Northern Superchargers took

Dani Alves to be freed on €1m bail after rape conviction

A Spanish court has ruled that ex-Barcelona and Brazil footballer Dani Alves can be conditionally released from jail after serving about a quarter of his sentence for rape. Alves, who was sentenced to four and a half years in prison last month, will be released on a €1m

Australia's tour of Bangladesh left off TV guide

Australia's all-conquering women's cricketers will have a tour left off TV for the first time this decade after networks were unable to secure the broadcast rights to their Bangladesh tour. Alyssa Healy's side will play Bangladesh in the first of three one-day

Bangladesh lose Mushfiq to injury before Sri Lanka Tests

Mushfiqur Rahim has been ruled out of the upcoming two-Test series against Sri Lanka due to a thumb injury. Bangladesh received a huge blow ahead of the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka, when 36-year-old Mushfiqur was ruled out. The experienced player sustained a thumb injury

Vinicius Jr: Real Madrid file complaint after referee omits racist abuse allegations from report

Real Madrid have filed a complaint against the referee who took charge of Saturday's win at Osasuna for omitting alleged racist abuse towards forward Vinicius Jr from his match report. The club say the "insults and vexatious shouts" were "deliberately" not

Hasaranga suspended for Bangladesh Tests

Sri Lanka all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga has been suspended for Bangladesh's two-Test series against Bangladesh, shortly after announcing his decision to return to Test cricket having retired from the format last year. During the third ODI in the recently-concluded series against

England beat New Zealand in T20 series opener

England cruised to a comfortable 27-run victory over New Zealand in the first T20 in Dunedin. Captain Heather Knight's classy 63 from just 39 balls led the visitors to 160-4 after losing the toss, supported by Maia Bouchier's unbeaten 43. White Ferns skipper Suzie Bates

Australia withdraw from Afghanistan T20 series

Australia have withdrawn from their men's T20 series against Afghanistan in August because of continued restrictions on women and girls in the country under the ruling Taliban. The three-match series was scheduled to take place in the United Arab Emirates. Cricket Australia (CA)

Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka in 3rd ODI by 4 wickets to win series

Bangladesh won the 3-match ODI series after beating Sri Lanka in the third and final match by four wickets in Chattogram today (March 18). Earlier the visitors were all out for 235 runs at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. in response, the Tigers reached 237 for 6 while