DHAKA: Mohammad Hafeez, the Pakistan allrounder who bowls offspin, has been suspended from bowling in international cricket after he failed a test on his action conducted at an ICC accredited centre in Loughborough, England. The analysis, an ICC statement said, found the flex in his

DHAKA: Cristiano Ronaldo scored a record-breaking 23rd Primera Division hat trick while Real Madrid equalled the Spanish record of 18 successive victories after beating Celta Vigo 3-0 on a memorable night at the Bernabeu. Ronaldo opened the scoring with a controversially-awarded penalty

DHAKA: Bangladeshi cricket star Shakib Al Hasan has regained the top position of T20 all-rounder ranking. Shakib currently holding position No.1 with 378 rating while Pakistani cricketers Mohammad Hafiz and Shahid Afridi are next to him with 364 and 327 rating respectively. In the

DHAKA: Bashundhara Group Sports Fiesta 2014 was kicked off through a ceremony on Saturday at the premises of East West Media Group Limited (EWMGL) Mediaplex in city’s Bashundhara Residential area.Bashundhara Group Additional Managing Director Safwan Sobhan inaugurated the sports

DHAKA: Bashundhara Group Sports Fiesta 2014 was kicked off through a ceremony on Saturday at the premises of East West Media Group Limited (EWMGL) Mediaplex in city’s Bashundhara Residential area.Bashundhara Group Additional Managing Director Safwan Sobhan inaugurated the sports

DHAKA: Number one all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan foresaw the ICC World Cup 2015 will be a tough journey for Bangladesh. He also emphasized on early arrival in New Zeeland and Australia prior to the tournament for the tigers’ well adjustment with the conditions of Australia and New Zealand

DHAKA: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced the primary squad for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 scheduled to be held in Australia and New Zealand. Chairman of BCB National Selection Panel Faruque Ahmed said the 30-man squad is an accurate reflection of the resources on hand. He

DHAKA: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will announce a 30-man primary squad for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 on Sunday. Broad selectors submitted a list of 30 players to the BCB on Friday. Chief Selector Faruk Ahmed told banglanews, there will be no surprise in the primary squad; the

DHAKA: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Thursday lifted the embargo on Shakib Al Hasan from playing overseas cricket.  BCB sources confirmed the matter to banglanews. Earlier on Wednesday, BCB president Nazmul Hassan told reporters, “We have given Shakib the assurance that his

DHAKA: Bangladesh beat Oman by 7-0 in the Men’s Junior AHF (Asian Hockey Federation) Cup at Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium on Thursday. Koushik, Milon, Khorshedur Rahman, Skipper Sarwar and Rabbi Salehin scored the goals for Bangladesh. Bangladesh took the lead with their

DHAKA: The decision to overturn the embargo on Shakib Al Hasan's No-Objection Certificate (NOC) will be made official on Thursday.  BCB president Nazmul Hassan told reporters, “We have given Shakib the assurance that his embargo on playing overseas leagues will be lifted in the next

DHAKA: Sourav Ganguly, the former India skipper and current joint secretary of Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), is in the frame of schemes of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) for the position of batting consultant of their national side.  Earlier in 2014, during the ICC T20 World Cup,

DHAKA: Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club clinched King’s Cup by beating Indian team Pune FC 1-0 in final game at Changlimithang Stadium in Bhutan’s capital Thimphu on Tuesday.Jamal’s defender Yeasin Khan scored the winning goal for the team with a brilliant header after getting Wedson

DHAKA: Immediately after the Test series against Zimbabwe, Bangladesh have again whitewashed the visitors in the 5-match Bashundhara Cement ODI series in capital’s Mirpur on Monday.Tigers win the consecutive fifth and final match against Zimbabwe by five wickets at Sher-e-Bangla

DHAKA: Taijul Islam scored a hat-trick on his debut ODI in the fifth of 5-match series helping to wrap up Zimbabwe in 128 runs in 30-over at Sher-e-Bangla Stadium, Dhaka on Monday.Masakadza, Sibanda scored 52 and 37 runs respectively while Taijul bagged four and Shakib took three

DHAKA: Visiting Zimbabwe facing bowling action of Bangladesh in the fifth and final match of the ODI series at Sher-e-Bangla Stadium, Dhaka on Monday.Earlier, winning the toss, Zimbabwe chose to bat first while Tigers are leading the Bashundhara Cement ODI series by 4-0. Having won the

DHAKA: Winning the toss, visiting Zimbabwe chose to bat first against Bangladesh in the fifth and final match of the series at Sher-e-Bangla Stadium, Dhaka on Monday. Tigers are leading the Bashundhara Cement ODI series by 4-0. Having won the test cricket series, Bangladesh wants to

DHAKA: Having won the test cricket series, Bangladesh wants to compound Zimbabwe’s misery by achieving 5-0 ODI whitewash as the last match starts at 12:30pm Monday.Though Zimbabwe lose a game, fight back harder in the next, but Bangladesh somehow just strive to stay on top. With

DHAKA: Sergio Busquets broke Valencia hearts with a goal deep into stoppage time to steal a 1-0 win for Barcelona on Sunday.Luis Enrique's team appeared set to lose further ground on La Liga leaders Real Madrid, who chalked up a club-record 16th consecutive win across all competitions

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday is expected to be present at the fifth and final One Day International (ODI) cricket match of ‘Bashundhara Cement Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe Cricket Series’.The PM will arrive at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the