DHAKA: England one-day captain Eoin Morgan and opening batsman Alex Hales have opted out of October’s tour of Bangladesh because of security concerns. Jos Buttler will captain the one-day side, with the one-day and Test squads to be named on Friday, reports the BBC. Meanwhile,

DHAKA: Bangladesh women cricket team’s Rumana became the first player to claim a hat-trick for the country, securing the One Day International (ODI) series in Belfast against Ireland. The leg-spinner’s tremendous bowling made sure Bangladesh to win the second ODI by 10 runs and

DHAKA: Angelique Kerber beat Karolina Pliskova in a thriller, 6-3 4-6 6-4, to win the US Open and claim her second grand slam title of 2016. She already assured of the No. 1 ranking, reports the CNN. The 28-year-old German -- who will rise from second to first in the rankings

DHAKA: The fourth session of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Cricket will begin on November 4 and its player draft on September 30. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed the matter to media issuing a press release in this regard. A total of seven teams will participate in the BPL

DHAKA: Rajshahi and Khulna franchises are set to return in the fourth season of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), a professional Bangladeshi Twenty20 cricket league, scheduled to be held in November. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) source said that they already have ensured owners for

DHAKA: Czech 10th seed Karolina Pliskova outplayed Serena Williams to reach the US Open final and end the American's reign as world number one. Williams, 34, double faulted on match point to lose 6-2 7-6 (7-5) to Pliskova who will face Angelique Kerber or Carolina Wozniacki in the

DHAKA: Ryan Lochte has been banned from competitive swimming for 10 months for falsely claiming he and three American team-mates were robbed at gunpoint during the Rio Olympics. The 32-year-old has been suspended by United States Swimming and the US Olympic Committee until June 30,

DHAKA: Bangladeshi fast bowler Taskin Ahmed and left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny undergone the re-test of their bowling action at Brisbane National Cricket Centre lab in Australia Thursday (September 8). Taskin Ahmed’s re-test was held around 10:00am (Bangladesh Time) and later posted a

DHAKA: Bangladeshi fast bowler Taskin Ahmed has undergone the re-test of his bowling action at Brisbane National Cricket Centre lab in Australia Thursday morning (September 8). He sought blessing from all by posting a photo with a caption “Just finished the exams… waiting for the

DHAKA: Bangladesh fast bowler Taskin Ahmed and left arm spinner Arafat Sunny will leave the country on Monday night (September 5) to appear in a bowling action test at National Cricket Centre lab in Brisbane of Australia. Their tests have been scheduled on September 8. Taskin’s test

DHAKA: Bangladesh qualified for the AFC U-16 Women's Championship 2017 beating Chinese Taipei by 4-2 goals in their group C encounter held on Saturday at Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka.     In the 11th minute of the match, Taipei took the lead as their captain Su Yu

MELBOURNE (AUSTRALIA): After the initial bit of uncertainty, England Cricket team is set to visit Bangladesh to play two tests and three-ODI-match containing much awaited series on schedule. The visit had some concerns of taking place after the terrorist attacks in Dhaka and

DHAKA: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has appointed the former Sri Lanka batsman Thilan Samaraweera as Bangladesh batting consultant for the forthcoming home series against England. Besides, current fielding coach Richard Halsall has been made assistant coach. BCB president Nazmul

DHAKA: Bangladesh national cricket team’s newly appointed bowling coach Courtney Walsh is expected to reach Dhaka on Saturday (September 3). Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hasan Papon confirmed this to press on Friday, right after his arrival from Singapore. “We

DHAKA: Neymar and Gabriel Jesus led Brazil to a long-awaited qualifying win in Quito, securing a 3-0 victory over Ecuador. The recent performance was not good of Seleka’s before World Cup qualifying matches. In last two Copa America including century old Copa America they were being

DHAKA: Former West Indies fast bowler Courtney Walsh has signed a three-year deal as the new fast bowling coach of the Tigers. Walsh completed his assignment as a selector for the West Indies in August, a post he occupied for the last two years, and will take up his new position from

DHAKA: Banglanews24.com beat Samakal in the tie-breaker to claim their second consecutive victory in Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) Media Cup Football on Tuesday (August 30). The game at Shaheed (Captain) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium in city’s Bangabandhu National Stadium went

DHAKA: Banglanews24.com beat ‘Khola Kagoj’ with a clear margin of 2-0 in their opening game in Dhaka Reporter’s Unity (DRU) Media Cup Football Tournament on Monday (August 29). Output Editor (English) Syed Mohammad Salahuddin scored the goals for banglanews. The victory came

DHAKA: Bangladesh will host Afghanistan for three one day international match series, the first ever, to be played at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium from September 25 to 30 before the tour of England. The two teams contested in two 50-over with Bangladesh, Afghanistan have won

DHAKA: DRU Media Cup Football Tournament hosted by Dhaka Reporter’s Unity (DRU) kicked off at Shahid (Captain) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium inside city’s Bangabandhu National Stadium on Sunday morning (August 28). The final is scheduled to be held on September 1. A