DHAKA: Defending T20 champion West Indies managed to clinch a 1 run victory over India in a power-hitting match to claim their lead in the two match series. Records seemed cheap on American soil in the first T20, 489 runs were scored making it the highest scoring T20 ever, two-times

DHAKA: England triumphed against Pakistan the second One Day International as well to claim their 2-0 lead in the five match series on Saturday (August 27). Their four wicked victory was eased by Joe Root’s fourth consecutive fifty plus score overshadowing Sarfraz’s ton.

DHAKA: US swimming star Ryan Lochte was charged by Brazilian police for reporting a crime falsely on Thursday (August 25), BBC reports. Police chief has requested a letter to be sent to Lochte explaining the legal procedures related to the charges, said a department statement.

DHAKA: “Walking is an excellent option to obtain desired sound health. We can be inspired by the morning joggers to make this habit.” Bangladesh Cricket Team captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza made the remarks while inaugurating ‘Pran Drinking Water- Walkathon’ at International

DHAKA: Bangladesh will host the 12th edition of South Asian Football Federation Cup (SAFF) championship which is set to begin on December 25, 2017. The decision came from a meeting of South Asian Football Feberation (SAFF) in Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo. Earlier, Bangladesh hosted

DHAKA: The England and Wales Cricket Board has confirmed that England will tour Bangladesh in October despite security concerns. The ECB carried out a security review in the country following a series of deadly attacks, and consulted with players and officials on Thursday. England

DHAKA: Brazil made up for defeats in the last two Olympic men’s volleyball finals and gave the home crowd a gold medal to celebrate as they beat Italy for gold on the closing day of the Games. The home side won 3-0 in a raucous atmosphere to secure Brazil’s seventh gold medal in

DHAKA: Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman returned home on Monday morning (August 22) after a successful surgery in London. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) media committee chairman Jalal Yunus earlier confirmed the date of Mustafiz’s arrival though he was scheduled to return on

DHAKA: The Rio Olympics ended with a spectacular carnival-inspired closing ceremony, and the official handover to 2020 hosts Tokyo. The colourful ceremony, lasting almost three hours, celebrated Brazil’s arts and was held in a wet Maracana, reports the BBC. Among the highlights

DHAKA: Bangladesh-origin Russian Margarita Mamun won gold in rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around at the Rio Olympic Arena. Margarita’s performance outscored the three-time world champion and fellow Russian Yana Kudryavtseva with score of 76.483. The result gave Russia its

DHAKA: Neymar scored the winning penalty as hosts Brazil beat Germany 5-4 on penalties in Rio to win their first men’s Olympic football gold medal. The game finished 1-1 after extra time, with Neymar’s first-half free-kick cancelled out by Max Meyer’s strike. In the shootout,

DHAKA: Great Britain’s Mo Farah won his fourth Olympic gold medal as he became only the second man in history to retain the 5,000m and 10,000m titles. The 33-year-old triumphed in the 5,000m final in Rio to extend his tally as Britain’s most successful Olympic track and field

DHAKA: Usain Bolt ended his Olympic career by claiming an unprecedented “triple triple” and his ninth gold as Jamaica won the 4x100m relay final in Rio. Bolt, 29, had won the 100m and 200m in Rio and is the only man to win all three sprint events at three Games. He combined with

DHAKA: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) sacked Ruwan Kalpage, the assistant coach of Bangladesh cricket team, after he had failed to report to work by August 16 (Tuesday). Confirming the matter, BCB Media committee chairman Jalal Yunus said “We had sent him a letter asking to return to

DHAKA: US swimmers Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger have flown out of Rio de Janeiro after being questioned by police over an incident at a petrol station, the US Olympic Committee (USOC) has confirmed. They were taken off a plane as they tried to leave Brazil on Wednesday. The pair and

DHAKA: Usain Bolt won the men’s 200m to claim his second gold medal at Rio 2016, his eighth at an Olympics, and keep alive his hopes of a ‘treble treble’. The Jamaican ran 19.78 seconds to come home ahead of Canada’s Andre de Grasse and France’s Christophe Lemaitre.

DHAKA: Bangladesh government has assured the visiting England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) security delegation saying that widespread security measures will be taken for the safety of England Cricket Team during their Bangladesh tour. Home ministry senior secretary Dr Mohammad

DHAKA: The Brazilian authorities have stopped two US swimmers -- Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger -- from boarding a flight at Rio de Janeiro airport. Quoting the US Olympic Committee, the BBC reports the matter. The two men were taken off a plane, bound for the US, for questioning late

DHAKA: Former Fifa president Joao Havelange has died at the age of 100. The Brazilian was predecessor to Sepp Blatter at world football's governing body, serving from 1974 to 1998, reports the BBC. He resigned as Fifa’s honorary president in April 2013 following an

DHAKA: There are dramatic marriage proposals - and then there's proposing during the biggest sporting competition in the world. Chinese diver He Zi had just received a silver medal for the women's three-metre springboard at the Rio Olympics on Sunday. But she ended up with