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Salahuddin re-elected BFF president

Salahuddin re-elected BFF president

-- 2020-10-03 21:21:52

Kazi Salahuddin has been re-elected as president of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) for the fourth consecutive term. Chief Election Commissioner Mejbah Uddin Ahmed announced the results on Satur...

Liverpool forward Mane contracts coronavirus

Liverpool forward Mane contracts coronavirus

Reuters 2020-10-03 15:17:00

Liverpool forward Sadio Mane has become the second player from the English Premier League champions to test positive for Covid-19 this week. The club said in a statement on Friday that the Senegalese...

Russell Domingo emphasises playing domestic cricket 

Russell Domingo emphasises playing domestic cricket 

-- 2020-10-02 18:50:39

Head coach of Bangladesh national cricket team Russell Domingo has emphasised playing domestic cricket when there is no assignment in the international circuit. Domingo said this when he joined a vir...

All cricketers test negative for Covid-19

All cricketers test negative for Covid-19

-- 2020-10-01 17:26:56

All of the cricketers and support staff returned negative in the recent Covid-19 test, conducted by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). Players like Saif Hassan, Abu Jayed Rahi became positive in ear...

Bangladesh’s Sri Lanka tour postponed: BCB

Bangladesh’s Sri Lanka tour postponed: BCB

-- 2020-09-28 16:35:19

Bangladesh’s Sri Lanka tour for a three-match Test series has been postponed, BCB President Nazmul Hassan said Monday. “We’re not touring Sri Lanka now. We can't follow the conditio...

Fati grateful for Messi’s advice after firing Barcelona to victory

Fati grateful for Messi’s advice after firing Barcelona to victory

-- 2020-09-28 13:16:09

Barcelona wonderkid Ansu Fati said he is learning from Lionel Messi after firing his side to a 4-0 win over Villarreal in their first game of the La Liga season on Sunday. With all the pre-match buil...

Tigers' SL tour facing postponement over BCB's unreasonable demand

Tigers' SL tour facing postponement over BCB's unreasonable demand

UNB 2020-09-25 20:06:24

Bangladesh's proposed Sri Lanka tour for a three-match Test series may have to be rescheduled once again as Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) CEO Ashley Silva informed they are bound to abide by the regulations...

Former Australia batsman Dean Jones dies in India aged 59

Former Australia batsman Dean Jones dies in India aged 59

AP 2020-09-24 19:37:04

Former Australian cricketer Dean Jones died of an apparent heart attack while in India to commentate on the Indian Premier League. He was 59. Cricket Australia and Indian television network Star Spor...

FIFA president meets Trump to discuss 2026 World Cup

FIFA president meets Trump to discuss 2026 World Cup

Reuters 2020-09-17 21:16:50

FIFA boss Gianni Infantino has met United States president Donald Trump to discuss preparations for the 2026 World Cup which the country will co-host with Mexico and Canada, the global football body...

Former cricketer ASM Faruque dies at 75

Former cricketer ASM Faruque dies at 75

-- 2020-09-17 15:12:50

Former Bangladesh cricketer, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) member and councillor ASM Faruque died on Wednesday in Dhaka after a cardiac arrest. He was 75. In a condolence letter, BCB has extended de...

Carey, Maxwell tons seal Australia's series win over England

Carey, Maxwell tons seal Australia's series win over England

Reuters 2020-09-17 12:03:09

Superb centuries from Alex Carey and Glenn Maxwell inspired Australia to a dramatic three-wicket victory over England on Wednesday as the touring side clinched the one-day international series 2-1. T...

Messi still remains world's richest football player

Messi still remains world's richest football player

-- 2020-09-15 17:26:57

Lionel Messi was denied a potentially money-spinning move away from Barcelona this month after a contract-dispute but the Argentine maestro remains the world’s richest soccer player. According...

Sri Lanka tour not possible at the moment, says BCB chief

Sri Lanka tour not possible at the moment, says BCB chief

-- 2020-09-14 18:22:47

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul Hasan said the series against Sri Lanka for three Tests is not possible if the hosts do not allow Bangladesh a shorter quarantine period and other facil...

Down two sets, Thiem fights back to claim US Open title

Down two sets, Thiem fights back to claim US Open title

Reuters 2020-09-14 13:08:17

Austria’s Dominic Thiem finally claimed his maiden Grand Slam title with a stunning comeback to beat Germany’s Alexander Zverev 2-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-6(6) in a nerve-jangling battle of wills i...

England level ODI series after Australia collapse

England level ODI series after Australia collapse

-- 2020-09-14 11:25:05

England won the second ODI by 24 runs to level their three-match series against Australia after the visitors, chasing a modest target of 232, suffered a dramatic collapse on Sunday. Australia appeare...

Bangladesh-Sri Lanka Test series in doubt

Bangladesh-Sri Lanka Test series in doubt

-- 2020-09-13 19:47:41

The proposed three-match Test series between Bangladesh and hosts Sri Lanka is in jeopardy as the government of Sri Lanka seems to be reluctant to provide with the facilities that the Bangladesh Crick...

Australia beat world champions England in first ODI

Australia beat world champions England in first ODI

Reuters 2020-09-12 10:46:43

A century stand between Mitchell Marsh and Glenn Maxwell and four wickets for spinner Adam Zampa helped Australia down world champions England by 19 runs in the opening clash of the three-match ODI se...

Ronaldo becomes second male player to score 100 int’l goals

Ronaldo becomes second male player to score 100 int’l goals

-- 2020-09-09 11:25:22

Cristiano Ronaldo netted his 100th goal for Portugal in their Nations League clash away to Sweden on Tuesday, joining Iran’s Ali Daei as the only male players to score 100 goals or more in inter...

PSG forward Mbappe tests positive for COVID-19

PSG forward Mbappe tests positive for COVID-19

Goal 2020-09-08 19:38:29

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and France attacker Kylian Mbappe has tested positive for Covid-19. The forward, who is asymptomatic, has left the national team squad and will not feature for Les Bleus in...

Cricketer Saif tests positive for Covid-19

Cricketer Saif tests positive for Covid-19

-- 2020-09-08 19:23:49

Bangladesh national team cricketer Saif Hassan has tested positive for Covid-19, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed it on Tuesday. His test samples were collected on Monday along with 24 indivi...

Tigers to undergo Covid-19 test four times

Tigers to undergo Covid-19 test four times

-- 2020-09-07 19:19:38

Members of Bangladesh national cricket team are undergoing a Covid-19 test. They will have to undergo this test three times more ahead of the three-match Test series against Sri Lanka which will comme...

Djokovic out of US Open after hitting lineswoman with tennis ball

Djokovic out of US Open after hitting lineswoman with tennis ball

Reuters 2020-09-07 11:09:53

A petulant swipe at the ball after having his serve broken brought a sensational end to Novak Djokovic’s US Open on Sunday after the world number one was disqualified for striking a line judge i...

England storm back to choke Australia's chase

England storm back to choke Australia's chase

-- 2020-09-05 14:59:28

England pulled off a remarkable fightback to beat Australia by two runs in a thrilling first Twenty20 at the Ageas Bowl. Chasing 163, Australia were cruising to victory, needing just 39 from 38 balls...

Mustafizur denied NOC by BCB

Mustafizur denied NOC by BCB

-- 2020-09-05 13:43:16

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has refused to give No-Objection Certificate (NOC) to pacer Mustafizur Rahman after he was approached by IPL franchises, in view of the national...

Messi says he will stay at Barcelona after all

Messi says he will stay at Barcelona after all

Reuters 2020-09-04 22:52:05

Lionel Messi ended intense speculation about his future on Friday by saying he will remain with Barcelona for another year. The Argentine six-time world player of the year had told the club last mont...

England start Australia rivalry with T20 series

England start Australia rivalry with T20 series

AP 2020-09-04 13:56:20

Denied a Twenty20 World Cup this year because of the coronavirus outbreak, cricket fans might have the next best thing in the upcoming days. A series between England and Australia. They are the top...

Staying at Barca will be difficult for Messi, says his father

Staying at Barca will be difficult for Messi, says his father

-- 2020-09-02 18:44:43

It will be difficult for Lionel Messi to remain at Barcelona after he made public his desire to leave the Spanish club, his father and agent Jorge Messi said on Wednesday as he arrived in the city to...

Hafeez shines as Pakistan claim thrilling T20 win over England

Hafeez shines as Pakistan claim thrilling T20 win over England

-- 2020-09-02 10:14:22

Mohammad Hafeez scored a scintillating unbeaten 86 as Pakistan held their nerve to defeat England by five runs in the third and final Twenty20 International at Old Trafford on Tuesday to tie the serie...

Chattogram playgrounds lie in utter neglect

Chattogram playgrounds lie in utter neglect

-- 2020-08-31 14:20:50

Many playgrounds in Chattogram are now a shadow of what they used to be due to years of neglect and lack of maintenance. It is difficult to imagine that the Outer Stadium, adjacent to MA Aziz Stadium...

Messi can only leave Barca if €700m release clause is met

Messi can only leave Barca if €700m release clause is met

Goal 2020-08-30 19:50:19

Lionel Messi can only leave Barcelona if his €700 million (£624m/$823m) release clause is met, La Liga confirmed on Sunday. Messi handed in a transfer request to the Barca board last week,...