Friday, 29 Nov, 2024

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Tigers eye to avoid ODI series defeat to New Zealand

Aiming to avoid their first home ODI series defeat to New Zealand in 13 years, Bangladesh will take on the visitors in the third and final match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Tuesday (September 26). The match is scheduled to start at 2 pm (BST) and will be telecast

Gymnastics Ireland ‘deeply sorry’ to Black girl ignored at medal ceremony

Ireland’s gymnastics federation has apologised for the allegedly racist treatment of a young Black gymnast who was skipped by an official handing out medals to a row of girls last year. Footage posted on social media last week of an event in Dublin in 2022 showed the official

Spain can now focus on football - Aitana Bonmati

Spain's women's team are now able to "focus on football" after weeks of controversy since their World Cup win, says midfielder Aitana Bonmati. Former Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales kissed forward Jenni Hermoso following Spain's win over

Which Country Wins ICC World Cup 2023?

Nine days from now on 5 October 2023, the 13th Cricket World Cup starts at Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium. Ahmedabad, India. Reigning Champions England takes on reigning Runners Up New Zealand. Ten countries including one ICC associate member country Netherlands will play against one

Asian Games: Bangladesh beat Pakistan to win bronze medal

19th Asian Games in Hangzhou: Brief Score   Pakistan women 64/9 (Shorna 3/16, Sanjida 2/11) lost to Bangladesh women 65/5 in 18.2 overs (Shorna 14*, Shamima 13) by five wickets. Bangladesh women’s cricket team defeated Pakistan by five wickets in a match to chinch the

India beat Australia to clinch ODI series 2-0

India beat Australia by 99 runs (DLS Method) in the second ODI at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore on Sunday (September 24).  With the win, the Men in Blue claimed the series 2-0 with one match remaining. Most importantly, India will now go into the World Cup 2023 as the No.1

Mbappe injured as PSG hit four against Marseille 

Kylian Mbappe went off with a suspected ankle injury as Paris St-Germain returned to winning ways in Ligue 1 with an easy victory over Marseille. PSG's star forward tried to carry on after an early challenge with Leonardo Balerdi but went off before half-time. Mbappe could be a

Nunez helps fire Liverpool to win over West Ham 

Darwin Nunez scored a fine goal as Liverpool saw off West Ham to extend their unbeaten run to 18 games in all competitions. Mohamed Salah gave Liverpool the lead against the run of play with a penalty after he was brought down by Nayef Aguerd. Jarrod Bowen levelled for West Ham with

Morata scores twice as Atletico beat rivals Real Madrid 

Alvaro Morata scored twice as Atletico Madrid ended Real Madrid's 100% start to the La Liga season with a fine victory over their city rivals. They led inside four minutes when former Real forward Morata converted Samuel Lino's dangerous cross. Antoine Griezmann then made it

Can Team Tigers Escape Series Loss?

Before the start of the series, there was a stake that a series whitewash could have earned Bangladesh a promotion in the ICC ODI ranking to 6th position. That could give a boost to the sagging morale of the team tigers after not too successful Asia Cup mission.  The first match

Bangladesh earn creditable draw against China 

Bangladesh Olympic football team earned a creditable draw against host China after the score line ended goalless in their last group A match of 19th Asian Games men's football held at Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium on Sunday.  Perhaps even head coach Javier Cabrera could not

Shanto to lead Bangladesh in 3rd New Zealand ODI

Batter Najmul Hossain Shanto will lead the Bangladesh side in third and final match of the series against New Zealand at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. The New Zealand team are 1-0 up in the series after their 86-run win in the second ODI. The first match was washed

Burnley 0-1 Man Utd: Fernandes goal draws shades of Robin van Persie

It was a goal worthy of winning any game of football. There did not seem to be any danger when Jonny Evans had the ball at his feet close to the centre circle but what followed was a magnificent piece of individual brilliance. Evans' chipped pass dropped in behind Burnley

Barcelona beat Celta Vigo after dramatic comeback

Joao Cancelo snatched a late win for Barcelona as they returned to the top of La Liga with a fightback against Celta Vigo. Celta were 2-0 up with nine minutes remaining after goals from Jorgen Strand Larsen and Tasos Douvikas. But two clinical finishes in the space of just four

Black Caps Tiger Bashing

Bangladesh VS New Zealand ODI Series 2nd Match Played at SBNCS, Meerpoor, Dhaka, Bangladesh on 23 September 2023 New Zealand 254 All Out in 49.2 Overs (Tom Blundell 68, Henry Nicholls 49. Ish Sodhi 35, Cole McConchie 20, Kyle Jamieson 20, Mahedi Hasan 3/45, Khaled Ahmed 3/60. Mustafizur

China's Xi declares biggest-ever Asian Games open

Chinese President Xi Jinping has opened the COVID-19 delayed 19th Asian Games on Saturday in the Eastern city of Hangzhou during a shiny and at times, raucous opening ceremony. Spectators in the city’s 80,000-capacity stadium let out a huge roar on Saturday as Xi was introduced

New Zealand beat Bangladesh by 86 runs in Mirpur

Bangladesh suffered a massive defeat by 86 runs against New Zealand in the second game of the three-match ODI series. On Saturday, the hosts were bowled out for 168 runs in 41.1 overs in chasing the 255-run target set by New Zealand at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur of the

New Zealand set 255-run target for Bangladesh in 2nd ODI

New Zealand set a 255-run target for Bangladesh in the second one-day international (ODI) against Bangladesh in Dhaka on Saturday (September 23). Blundell, who smashed six fours and a six in his second ODI half-century, helped New Zealand recover from 36-3 after stand-in captain Lockie

2nd ODI: New Zealand facing Bangladesh bowlers in Mirpur

New Zealand captain Lockie Ferguson are facing Bangladesh bowlers as they chose to bat first after winning the toss in the second ODI of the three-match series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur today (September 23). New Zealand have already lost three top-order

India now Number one in all cricket formats

India have become only the second team in men's cricket history to occupy the number one spot across all three formats after defeating Australia in the first ODI on Friday. The Indian team moved past arch-rivals Pakistan to take the top position in the one-day rankings as a result