DHAKA: Bangladesh and India are set to kick-off the main round of the Asia Cup at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in city’s Mirpur area on Wednesday (February 24).The match of the first-ever Twenty20 format tournament is scheduled to begin 7:30pm (Bangladesh Time).Big PictureBangladesh's

DHAKA: Lionel Messi effectively condemned Arsenal to a sixth successive exit at the last-16 stage of the Champions League with two decisive goals at Emirates Stadium.Arsenal battled gallantly to give themselves a chance going into the second leg at the Nou Camp in three weeks' time - but

DHAKA: Few observers, analysts and experts consider India as runaway favorite for winning the Asia Cup 2016 for their current red hot form in T20 version of the game. India in recent past has won T20 series against mighty Australia in Australia and then went on winning the series against

DHAKA: A tribunal in Dhaka on Monday (February 22) framed charges against cricketer Shahadat Hossain and his wife Jesmin Jahan alias Nitya in a case for torturing child house help Happy.Dhaka fifth Women and Children Oppression Prevention Tribunal Judge Tanjina Ismail also set March 20

DHAKA: Bangladesh national cricket ODI captain Mashrafe bin Mortaza has been appointed as Untied Nations (UN) goodwill ambassador in sports.Bangladesh, led by Mashrafe, has overseen an unprecedented run of success for the side, starting in November 2014.During the time, Bangladesh won ODI

Asia Cup Cricket Tournament 2016 has already commenced with the launching of the qualifying round of ICC associates. The business session is set to start in Dhaka from February 24 with host Bangladesh playing favorites India in the very first match. Had it been played in 50 overs ODI

DHAKA: Manuel Pellegrini caused a stir with his team selection for Manchester City's FA Cup fifth-round tie with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.Chelsea booked their place in the FA Cup quarter-finals with a 5-1 win over a young Man City side, reports the skysports.comThe City boss'

DHAKA: Mohammad Shahzad and Muhammad Usman star in United Arab Emirates’ win over Hong Kong the fourth qualifiers of Asia Cup at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah on Sunday (February 21).Chasing the 147-run target, Mohammad Shahzad (52 off 75 balls) and Muhammad Usman ( 41 off 45

Australia 57 for 1 (Burns 18*) trail New Zealand 370 (McCullum 145, Anderson 72, Watling 58, Lyon 3-61) by 313 runsDHAKA: Brendon McCullum blasted into history with the fastest Test hundred to leave Australia speechless and grant New Zealand a first-innings foothold on an unforgettable

DHAKA: United Arab Emirates (UAE) beat Afghanistan by 16-run in the 1st Match of Qualifying Group of Asia Cup at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Outer Stadium at Fatullah of Narayanganj on Friday (February 19).Earlier, UAE captain Amjad Javed won the toss and elected to bat first in the match that

DHAKA: United Arab Emirates (UAE) scored 176-run losing four wickets from their 20-over quota against Afghanistan in the 1st Match of Qualifying Group of Asia Cup at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Outer Stadium at Fatullah of Narayanganj on Friday (February 19).Earlier, UAE captain Amjad Javed won

DHAKA: United Arab Emirates (UAE) are facing the bowlers of Afghanistan in the 1st Match of Qualifying Group of Asia Cup at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Outer Stadium at Fatullah of Narayanganj on Friday (February 19).UAE captain Amjad Javed won the toss and elected to bat first in the match

DHAKA: Sachin Tendulkar might have bid adieu to cricket but the Master Blaster continues to make records. His autobiography 'Playing It My Way' has entered the Limca Book of Records for being the best-selling adult hardback across both fiction and non-fiction categories, reports the

DHAKA: Afghanistan will take on United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the first qualifier of the upcoming Asia Cup 2016 at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadum (KSOAS) in Fatullah on Friday (February 19).The 20-over match will begin at 1:30pm. Afghanistan, Hong Kong, Oman and UAE will compete for the

DHAKA: Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team finishing third among 16 participating teams in the very successfully organized ICC U-19 World Cup cricket tournament has widened the vision of Bangladesh in world cricket.The flawless tournament has also brightened the image of Bangladesh as one of

DHAKA: The President of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Zaheer Abbas on Monday (February 15) praised Bangladesh for hosting the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup tournament successfully.He said, “Bangladesh has once again proved as a worthy host.” The ICC president was addressing a

DHAKA: West Indies is the new Champion of Under-19 World Cup. Playing wonderfully entertaining cricket West Indies Under-19 shocked favorite Indians in the low scoring final of ICC Under-19 World Cup.Winning the toss under heavy sky and on a greenish wicket West Indies without any

DHAKA: At the beginning of the tournament, the team looked fragile and weaker than other teams. Besides they struggled to reach quarterfinals. None thought they can win trophy, but they did it.Yes, it is West Indies, which just have won their first ICC U-19 World Cup trophy beating India

DHAKA: With a strong hope and possibility to win the trophy of ICC U-19 World Cup-2016, West Indies batsmen are chasing 146-run target, set by India in final match of the tournament. India lost all wickets to score 145 runs at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in city’s Mirpur area on

DHAKA: India lost three wickets with a score of 27 runs at seventh over in the ICC Under-19 World Cup Final in Dhaka on Sunday (February 14). West Indies bowlers struck Indian batsmen and took early three wickets at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur.Till filing of the report, India,