Sri Lanka managed to score 375 runs for the loss of five wickets with a lead of 143 runs at stumps on day two of the first Test against Bangladesh in Mirpur. The tepid pace bowlers were treated with utter disdain earlier in the day by Dimuth Karunaratne and Kaushal Silva, who set the tone

DHAKA: In a late development on Monday night, the BCCI, CA and ECB wrote to the ICC asking that the discussions on the proposal referring to the restructuring of the ICC`s administration and financial distribution model be deferred.After Cricket South Africa called the proposed revamp

DHAKA: Sri Lanka scored 209 runs with loss of one wicket in 65 overs on Tuesday, the second day of first test match in Mirpur.Kaushal Silva are on the crease with 98 runs and Kumar Sangakkara 44 runs respectively.Lankan batsman Dimuth Karunaratne scored 44     runs before back to the

DHAKA: Sri Lanka scored 139 runs with loss of one wicket after   resuming their first innings trailing by 172 runs on Tuesday, the second day of first test match in Mirpur.Lankan batsman Dimuth Karunaratne scored 44     runs before back to the pavilion.Kaushal Silva are on the crease

DHAKA: Sri Lanka are at 60 without any loss at stumps on Day one of the first Test against Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.They trail by 172 runs after the host Bangladesh were bowled out for 232 in their first innings on Monday. After the over-19, the visitors

DHAKA: Bangladesh scored 177 runs for six as they started the first innings in their first match against Sri Lanka in Mirpur on Monday.Tamim Iqbal, Marshall Ayub, Shamsur Rahman, Mominul Haque, Shakib Al Hasan and Nasir Hossain returned to pavilion scoring 6, 1, 33, 8, 55 and 4 runs

DHAKA: Bangladesh have loose the toss and were invited by Sri Lanka to bat first in the first test match at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka.Bangladesh have went into the match with three pacers in the form of Robiul Islam, Rubel Hossain and Al Amin Hossain.Sri Lanka also

DHAKA: International Cricket Council Vice-president AHM Mustafa Kamal said the controversial draft position paper proposing two-tier test will be rejected in the upcoming ICC board meeting.  He made the disclosure while talking to journalist at Shahjalal International Airport Sunday when

DHAKA: Switzerland`s Stanislas Wawrinka claimed his first Grand Slam title in a remarkable style Sunday when he upset injury-troubled world number one Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final.The eighth seed roared through the first two sets and overcame the distraction of a back injury

DHAKA: Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim has opened up about his and the team`s disappointment at the proposed two-tier system in Test cricket. He has become the first international cricketer to voice his opinion about the `position paper` which is put forward by a working group of the

DHAKA: Malcolm Speed and Malcolm Gray, both former senior administrators with Cricket Australia and the ICC, have broken away from their national board`s position by undersigning a formal letter to the ICC and member nations requesting that the "big three" proposal be immediately

DHAKA: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is going to protest International Cricket Council’s proposal that would give greater control of the world cricket to England, Australia and India.BCB media committee chairman Jalal Yunus made the disclosure while talking to reporters at BCB office

DHAKA: Manchester United have confirmed they have reached a deal with Chelsea for Spanish midfielder Juan Mata, with the price thought to be £37m.United said on Friday they would pay a club-record fee,  subject to the 25-year-old passing a medical and agreeing personal terms, reports

DHAKA: Rafael Nadal extended his mastery over long-time rival Roger Federer as he stormed into an Australian Open final against Stanislas Wawrinka in straight sets on Friday.Spanish top seed Nadal defeated the 17-time Grand Slam champion 7-6 (7/4), 6-3, 6-3 in a dominant semi-final win

DHAKA: Amid special security measures, Sri Lankan Cricket team arrive Dhaka on Friday morning to play a bilateral series with Bangladesh.The flight carrying the Lankan cricketers landed at Shahjalal International Airport at 10:45am. Later, they were taken to Hotel Radisson.The team will

DHAKA: Sri Lankan Cricket team left for Bangladesh early Friday.The team will take part in two test matches, three ODI game and two T20 matches during their Bangladesh tour.Following the end of the bilateral series, the Lankans will remain in Bangladesh to take part in the Asia cup, which

DHAKA: A first-half goal from Karim Benzema guided Real Madrid to a 1-0 win at Espanyol in the first leg of their Copa del Rey quarterfinal on Tuesday. Record signing Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo started alongside Benzema in a strong Madrid line-up.Bale provided the assist for

DHAKA: Record Grand Slam champion Roger Federer ended Andy Murray`s Australian Open hopes with a dramatic win in the quarter-finals.The tennis maestro, 32, won 6-3 6-4 6-7 (6-8) 6-3 in three hours and 20 minutes to set up a semi-final against world number one Rafael Nadal, the BBC

DHAKA: India on Wednesday were dethroned as the number one  ODI team after they suffered an agonizing 15-run defeat in a rain-truncated second ODI against New Zealand, who have now taken a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. India, who desperately needed a win to retain their top spot,

DHAKA: Two-time defending champion Victoria Azarenka is out of the Australian Open after she was beaten in a thrilling quarter-final by Agnieszka Radwanska.The second seed had won her previous 12 sets against Radwanska but the Pole started superbly, racing into a 5-0 lead before taking