Tuesday, 19 Nov, 2024

Sports

Peru reaches semis beating Bolivia

DHAKA: Peru coach Ricardo Gareca was forced to defend Guerrero's goalscoring record pre-match, with the striker goalless in all three group games in Chile, leaving him with just two international goals since 2012.Guerrero, however, proved his worth with his second Copa America hat-trick

Int’l Rating Chess Tournament from Saturday

DHAKA: The Walton International Rating Chess Tournament will start from 27 June Saturday at 11:30 am at Bangladesh Chess Federation hall-room. The eight-day long event is going to be organized by Bangladesh Chess Federation and sponsored by R B Group.On the occasion, a press conference

Shakib No. 1 all-rounder again

DHAKA: Once more time, Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan became the top all-rounder in all formats of cricket.He achieved the top spot in Test, ODI (One Day International) and Twenty20 formats at the same time, according to International Cricket Council (ICC) latest rankings.The

Pride redeemed, Respect restored

India Vs Bangladesh Third ODI Played at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on June 24, 2015India 317/6 (S Dhawan 75, MS Dhoni 69, A Rayadu 44, S Raina 38, R Sharma 29, Mashrafe 3/76, Mustafiz 2/57)  beat Bangladesh 240 All Out (Sabbir Rahman 43, Soumya Sarkar 40, Litton Das 34, Nasir

Zaheer Abbas new ICC President

DHAKA: Former Pakistan captain Zaheer Abbas assumed the role of the ICC President on day three of the ICC Annual Conference week in Barbados.Zaheer began his one-year term and thanked the ICC Board and the Full Council for confirming his nomination. He said: "I feel truly honoured and

Bangladesh clinch 2-1 win

DHAKA: Bangladesh sealed the maiden series victory over India by 2-1 after the visitors beat the hosts in the third game of the three-match ODI series in Dhaka on Wednesday.India defeated Bangladesh by 77 runs in the third match at Sher-e-bangla Stadium after the Tigers beat the second

Tigers’ target 318 against India

DHAKA: Bangladesh are chasing India-set 318-run target in the last match of three match series at Sher-e-bangla Stadium on Wednesday afternoon.Chasing the target, Bangladesh scored 21 for one after the end of the fourth over till the filling of this report.Tamim Iqbal opened the Tigers’

India 200/3 (35.2 ov)

DHAKA: India are on the way to build a good target for Bangladesh in the last and final match of three match series at Sher-e-bangla Stadium on Wednesday.India scored 200 for three in 35.2 overs till the filling of this report.Like previous two matches, Mustafizur Rahman hit first in

India facing Bangladesh bowlers

DHAKA: Visiting India are facing the Bangladesh bowling attacks in the last match of three match series at Sher-e-bangla Stadium on Wednesday afternoon.India scored 11 for no loss in 2.1 overs till the filling of this report.Opening batsman Rohit Sharma began batting with Shikhar Dhawan

Bangladesh win toss, opt to bowl

DHAKA: Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza won the toss and decided to bowl first in the last match of three match series at Sher-e-bangla Stadium on Wednesday.The match is scheduled to begin at 3:00pm local time.Bangladesh have added the legspinner Jubair Hossain to their squad for the

Winning Habits

DHAKA: Success breeds success is an old saying. This is true in all walks of life. When successes start coming on a consistent basis it becomes a winning habit. Bangladesh Cricket team under dynamic and inspiring leadership of one of their finest athlete Mashrafe Bin Mortaza has developed

Needs Mentoring Only

A boy of 19 from a remote village of Sathkhira, Bangladesh has already turned a sensation in world cricket. The boy wonder, Mustafizur Rahman is a talk of cricket world. Some are talking about Wasim Akram, others telling about Mohammad Amir, few about mentioned Chaminda Vaas. But none

Bangladesh no pushovers, Proteas warned

DHAKA: Eyebrows would not be raised were the Proteas to take a weakened ODI squad to Bangladesh, especially on the back of the hosts' poor results against big teams.That, however, would be a mistake as Chandika Hathurusingha's charges have suddenly looked unbeatable, with sub-continental

White Wash in view

DHAKA: Bangladesh has already won the ongoing three-match ODI series against India winning the first two comprehensively. Whatever happens in the third match on Wednesday, the outcome of the series is done and dusted. The only interest left is whether Bangladesh can achieve the third

Cricket world tweets on Mustafizur

DHAKA: Young left-arm paceman Mustafizur Rahman is now being hailed across the cricket world in Twitter as he set the world record in ODI taking 11 wickets in two consecutive matches at Sher-e-Bangla Stadium.Mustafiz is, of course, the hero as his career-best figures of six for 43 in the

Bangladesh, No More 'Kids' of World Cricket

DHAKA: Immediately after the historical series win over India, former Indian Cricket captain Sunil Gavaskar said Bangladesh, no more the 'Kids' of World Cricket. On Sunday, Bangladesh achieved new landmark of winning its first ODI series against India with another match remaining.

What cricket achievements mean to Bangladesh?

In international arena, Bangladesh is known for its consistent economic growth and its consistent development in cricket. Our Shakib Al Hasan is the top ICC ranked all-rounder in all formats, our Salma Khatun is the top ranked all-rounder in women cricket, our little bird Mominul Huq is

Bangladesh’s win over India shows WC exploits were no fluke

DHAKA: Bangladesh made history on Sunday night when they beat India by six wickets in Dhaka. It was their first-ever bilateral series win over their neighbours and their 10th ODI win on the trot on home soil. Since their exploits in the World Cup, everyone has kept a beady eye on

Brazil into Copa America quarters

DHAKA: Brazil shrugged off the absence of suspended captain Neymar to reach the Copa America quarterfinals with a 2-1 victory over Venezuela.Goals in each half from Paris Saint-Germain star Thiago Silva and Bundesliga-based striker Roberto Firmino clinched a win, which ensured Brazil

Tigers greeted after series win over India

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and Nobel laureate Dr Mohammad Yunus greeted Bangladesh Cricket Team for sealing first-ever ODI series against India on Sunday.In the congratulation message, Sheikh Hasina said Bangladesh team has achieved prestigious