Monday, 18 Nov, 2024

Sports

Shakib returns to cricket

DHAKA: World top all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will be eligible to play domestic and international cricket from Tuesday as his disciplinary suspension came to an end. His next international assignment will be in Incheon, Korea when Bangladesh will take part in the Asian Games As per the

Bangladesh struggling again

DHAKA: Tigers started to struggle again in their first innings of the second Test against West Indies at Gros Islet.  West Indies seized control of the second match as 14 wickets tumbled on day two at the Beausejour Stadium. Tigers did well to restrict the West Indies to 380 all out

Another Day of Lesson Learning

West Indies 246/3 [KC Brathwaite 63, LR Johnson 66, DM Bravo 44*, S Chandrapaul 34, Mahmudullah Riad 1/25, Shafiul Islam 1/37. Taijul Islam 1/79]Bangladesh had yet another day of lesson learning from West Indian Cricketers how to play test cricket and how to bat. West Indian batsmen

West Indies 246/3 at stumps

DHAKA: West Indies are in a strong position after the first day of the second Test against Bangladesh at Gros Islet in West Indies.Tigers took just three wickets all day as the West Indians reached 246-3, with openers Kraigg Brathwaite and debutant Leon Johnson recording

Gayle to miss 2nd test against Bangladesh

DHAKA: West Indies’ swashbuckling opening batsman Chris Gayle will miss the 2nd Test match against Bangladesh starting Saturday at the Beausejour Cricket Ground due to personal reason.Leon Johnson will replace him. The upcoming second Test also marks the Windies’ 500th Test.Gayle

Suspect bowling Actions?

When Pakistani new ball bowlers Sarfaraz Newaz, Imran introduced reverse swing and Wasim –Waqar perfected English cricket community started raising hue and cry about the legitimacy of Reverse Swing. In one test Inzimam refused to continue a test match in protest When great

Opportunity Must be grabbed

Bangladesh has yet another opportunity to show its character and commitment in the second and last test of the two test series against West Indies scheduled to start tomorrow at St Lucia. This will be incidentally the 500 th test that West Indies will play after graduating to this

Pistorius guilty of culpable homicide

DHAKA: South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has been found guilty of culpable homicide after the judge found he killed his girlfriend by mistake, BBC reports. Judge Thokozile Masipa said the athlete acted "negligently" when he fired shots through a toilet door but in the "belief

WI announces 13-member squad for BD

DHAKA: The West Indies Cricket Board Selection Panel early Friday announced a 13-member West Indies squad for the second and final Dhaka Bank Test against Bangladesh.However, this will be the West Indies’ 500th match since entering Test cricket in 1928, Windies Cricket said on their

Gayle absent for 2nd Test against BD

DHAKA: West Indies will have to do without talismanic opener Chris Gayle for the second and final Test against Bangladesh starting on Saturday at the Beausejour Cricket Ground.A West Indies Cricket Board release said Gayle had been unavailable for selection for the next Test.“He has

Asian Games: Five memorable moments

DHAKA: The 2014 Asian Games, the largest sporting event in Asia, is scheduled to take place in Incheon, South Korea from September 19 to October 4, this year.However, inquirer.net ahead of the event published five memorable Asian Games moments on Thursday.Red faces over blue

Saqlain to help Ajmal correct illegal action

DHAKA: Former Pakistan off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq will help countryman Saeed Ajmal to correct his bowling action which led to his suspension from international cricket.Saqlain, 37, invented the “doosra”, a delivery which turns away from the batsman as opposed to conventional

Shakib visits autistic victims

DHAKA: The cricket all rounder of the country Shakib Al Hasan along with his wife Umme Ahmed Shishir visited the Society for the Welfare of Autistic Children (SWAC) institute on Tuesday to meet autistic children.He posted some photos with the children and also wrote about their visit

Pistorius not guilty of murdering girlfriend

DHAKA: ‘Blade Runner’ Oscar Pistorius was found not guilty of the murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Thursday as a South African judge dismissed the most serious charges against him.‘The state clearly has not proved beyond reasonable doubt that the accused is guilty of

Soul Searching

Bangladesh digested yet another huge defeat of 10 wickets by West Indies at the first of the two test match series at St Vincent Yesterday. West Indies declared their only innings on the third day at 484/7 and required scoring only 13 in the second innings without losing any wicket.

Al-Amin reported for suspect action

DHAKA: Bangladesh seamer Al-Amin Hossain has been reported for a suspect action following his team's ten-wicket loss to West Indies in the first Test in St Vincent that ended on Tuesday. Al-Amin is the sixth bowler - and the first one who isn't an offspinner - to be reported by the ICC's

Taijul ‘Walton Smart Player of the Match’

DHAKA: Taijul Islam was awarded with the ‘Walton Smart Player of the Match’ in first Test of a two match series between Bangladesh and West Indies at Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, St Vincent on Tuesday.The slow left-arm orthodox spinner took five wickets for 135 runs in the first

Brazil beat Ecuador by 1-0

DHAKA: Brazil beat Ecuador by 1-0 in New Jersey on Tuesday with a first half goal from Willian enough to give coach Dunga his second successive victory.The goal came on the half hour from a well-rehearsed free kick. Oscar hit a short pass to Neymar who lifted a curled pass over the

WI beat BAN by 10-wicket

DHAKA: West Indies took less than two hours to end Bangladesh's promise of a prolonged fifth day by bowling them out for 314 before their openers knocked off the required 13 runs in 3.4 overs. There was enough time for Mushfiqur Rahim to reach his third Test century but support was

Saeed Ajmal banned from bowling

DHAKA: Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal has been banned from bowling in international cricket by the ICC after his action was deemed to be illegal for all deliveries. The decision was taken after an ICC accredited team of bio-mechanics experts tested his action at the National Cricket