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Bangladesh lose toss, bat first against Zimbabwe

Bangladesh lose toss, bat first against Zimbabwe

-- 2019-09-18 18:21:26

Zimbabwe have won the toss and opted to field first against Bangladesh in the fourth T20 of the tri-nation series in Chattogram. The teams are set to take the field at 6:30pm (local time) on Wednesda...

Cristiano Ronaldo says he deserves to win more Ballon d’Or awards than Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo says he deserves to win more Ballon d’Or awards than Lionel Messi

-- 2019-09-18 18:18:07

"I would love [more], and I think I deserve it," the Juventus forward told ITV's Piers Morgan in an intreview.The 34-year-old said, "Messi's in the history of football - but I think I have to have six...

Beijing unveils mascot for 2022 Winter Olympic

Beijing unveils mascot for 2022 Winter Olympic

-- 2019-09-18 16:51:32

An animated giant panda named "Bing Dwen Dwen" and a red lantern baby called "Shuey Rhon Rhon" have been unveiled as the two mascots for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. The masc...

Stunting: A sport where your partner is your bike

Stunting: A sport where your partner is your bike

FE Online Desk 2019-09-17 17:47:03

Suddenly letting go off the motorcycle handle bars and standing on top of it while driving or bumping brakes and elevating the back part of the bike off the ground by clutching or using the power of t...

Veteran coach Nazmul resigns from BCB

Veteran coach Nazmul resigns from BCB

-- 2019-09-17 14:58:44

Veteran cricket coach Nazmul Abedeen Fahim resigned from his post at Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) citing personal reason.  Nazmul joined BCB in October 2005. Since the last 14 years, he had be...

Archery team return home

Archery team return home

-- 2019-09-16 17:32:26

The Bangladesh archery team returned home on Monday afternoon after taking part in the Asia Cup Archery: Stage 3 that concluded recently in Philippines. State Minister for Youth and Sports Zahid Ahsa...

Two new faces in Bangladesh T20 squad

Two new faces in Bangladesh T20 squad

-- 2019-09-16 12:11:47

Bangladesh have included two new faces — Mohammed Naim Sheikh, Aminul Islam Biplob — in their T20 squad for the ongoing tri-nation series. Rubel Hossain and Shafiul Islam and Nazmul Hossa...

Afghanistan beats BD by 25 runs

Afghanistan beats BD by 25 runs

-- 2019-09-15 22:27:27

Bangladesh have conceded a 25-run defeat to Afghanistan in the third T20 of the tri-nation series after losing a one-off Test match, reports bdnews24.com. Mujeeb Ur Rahman’s 4-wicket haul helpe...

Tigers to chase 165 runs against Afghanistan

Tigers to chase 165 runs against Afghanistan

-- 2019-09-15 20:34:11

Afghanistan set a target of 165 runs for Bangladesh in their second match of T20 tri-nation series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on Sunday. According to bdnews24.com, Bangladesh...

Afghanistan win toss, opt to bat first against Bangladesh

Afghanistan win toss, opt to bat first against Bangladesh

UNB 2019-09-15 18:44:04

Afghanistan won the toss against Bangladesh and opted to bat first in their second game of the ongoing Tri-series T20 on Sunday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. Afghanistan have made no cha...

16-year-old Fati leads Barca thrashing of Valencia

16-year-old Fati leads Barca thrashing of Valencia

-- 2019-09-15 14:16:02

Barcelona’s 16-year-old forward Ansu Fati continued his explosive start to life in the first team by scoring and providing an assist as the La Liga champions thrashed Valencia 5-2 on Saturday (l...

Bangladesh lose nail-biting final against India

Bangladesh lose nail-biting final against India

UNB 2019-09-14 20:12:22

Bangladesh Youth Cricket team narrowly missed their maiden Asia Cup U-19 Cricket title losing to India by five runs in the nail-biting final at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Saturday. This is...

Afif’s fifty leads Bangladesh to improbable win over Zimbabwe

Afif’s fifty leads Bangladesh to improbable win over Zimbabwe

-- 2019-09-14 10:21:03

Afif Hossain’s maiden half-century in his second Twenty20 International has propelled Bangladesh to a hard-fought 3-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the tri-nation series opener. The 19-year-old sma...

Bangladesh win toss, choose to field first against Zimbabwe

Bangladesh win toss, choose to field first against Zimbabwe

-- 2019-09-13 20:23:26

Bangladesh have won the toss and opted to bat first in the Tri-nation T20 series opener, delayed and shortened by rains, against Zimbabwe on Friday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. The matc...

Bangladesh's Ruman Shana clinches gold in Asia Cup Archery

Bangladesh's Ruman Shana clinches gold in Asia Cup Archery

-- 2019-09-13 14:41:29

Bangladeshi archer Ruman Shana has clinched the gold medal in the men's singles recurve category at the Asia Cup-World Ranking Tournament (Stage 3). The veteran marksman defeated China's Zhenqi Shi b...

BPL T20 to be named  'Bangabandhu BPL'

BPL T20 to be named 'Bangabandhu BPL'

-- 2019-09-11 22:27:51

The upcoming Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) season will be named 'Bangabandhu BPL' to be organised by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), reports agencies. As a result, there will be no franchisee f...

BD women's hockey team clinch first victory in int’l match

BD women's hockey team clinch first victory in int’l match

-- 2019-09-11 16:58:59

Bangladesh Women’s Juniors Hockey team registered their first win in an international match on Tuesday when they beat Sri Lanka by 2-0 goals in Singapore, reports UNB.  The teams faced eac...

Argentina hammer Mexico 4-0 thanks to Martinez hat-trick

Argentina hammer Mexico 4-0 thanks to Martinez hat-trick

-- 2019-09-11 13:32:54

Lautaro Martinez netted a hat-trick in just 40 minutes as Argentina blitzed Mexico 4-0 win in a friendly in San Antonio on Tuesday. The Internazionale striker took advantage of shocking defending to...

Pakistan minister blames India for Sri Lanka players’ tour boycott

Pakistan minister blames India for Sri Lanka players’ tour boycott

-- 2019-09-10 20:02:05

A Pakistan Minister on Tuesday made an outrageous claim after 10 Sri Lankan players decided to opt out of an upcoming Pakistan tour. Science and Technology Minister Fawad Hussain Chaudhry said India t...

Four national players included in BCB XI to face Zimbabwe

Four national players included in BCB XI to face Zimbabwe

-- 2019-09-10 19:41:00

Four national players have been included in the BCB XI to face Zimbabwe in the lone practice game on Wednesday at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah, reports UNB. Along with some young lads wh...

Asia Cup Archery: Shana clinches silver in qualification round

Asia Cup Archery: Shana clinches silver in qualification round

-- 2019-09-10 18:06:37

Bangladeshi archer Mohammad Ruman Shana clinched silver in the qualification round of men’s Recurve singles at the ongoing Asia Cup-World Ranking Archery Tournament (Stage-3) at the Clark City i...

Ex-England captains Strauss, Boycott receive knighthoods

Ex-England captains Strauss, Boycott receive knighthoods

-- 2019-09-10 15:52:38

Former England cricket captains Andrew Strauss and Geoffrey Boycott have been given knighthoods in former Prime Minister Theresa May’s resignation honours list, reports AP. The two opening bats...

10 top Lankan cricketers opt out of Pak tour

10 top Lankan cricketers opt out of Pak tour

-- 2019-09-10 15:39:59

Ten top Sri Lanka cricketers opted out of a tour to Pakistan this month citing security concerns, reports AP. Players picked in a preliminary squad were summoned for a discussion before the final squ...

BCB announces 13-member T20 squad

BCB announces 13-member T20 squad

-- 2019-09-10 13:25:12

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Monday announced a 13-member T20 squad for first two matches of the upcoming Tri-nation T20 series also involving Afghanistan and Zimbabwe, reports UNB. In the just-...

B’desh suffer defeat against hosts  S’pore in Women’s AHF Cup

B’desh suffer defeat against hosts S’pore in Women’s AHF Cup

-- 2019-09-10 13:16:43

Bangladesh Women’s Juniors Hockey team suffered a 0-3 goals defeat against hosts Singapore in their opening match of the six-nation Women’s Juniors (U-21) AHF Cup Hockey Qualifiers in the...

Nadal wins 19th Grand Slam title

Nadal wins 19th Grand Slam title

-- 2019-09-09 20:58:07

Rafael Nadal won his 19th Grand Slam title after holding off Russian Daniil Medvedev's exhilarating fightback in one of the greatest US Open finals. Spain's Nadal, 33, won 7-5 6-3 5-7 4-6 6-4 against...

Afghan cricketers get historic win against Bangladesh

Afghan cricketers get historic win against Bangladesh

-- 2019-09-09 19:14:06

Afghanistan have overcome the elements to seal an emphatic 224-run win against Bangladesh in the one-off Test match in Chattogram. As rain threatened to wash out the final day, the Afghans were given...

Andreescu stuns Williams to win US Open

Andreescu stuns Williams to win US Open

-- 2019-09-08 13:52:38

Teenager Bianca Andreescu stunned Serena Williams in a gripping US Open final to claim a first Grand Slam title and deny the American a 24th major. Williams, 37, did not cope with the 19-year-old's q...

Williams dismantles Svitolina to reach US Open final

Williams dismantles Svitolina to reach US Open final

Reuters 2019-09-06 16:07:06

A rampaging Serena Williams moved to the brink of a record equalling 24th career Grand Slam title on Thursday storming past Elina Svitolina 6-3 6-1 to book her spot in the US Open final. Since return...

Afghanistan post challenging 342 in first innings

Afghanistan post challenging 342 in first innings

-- 2019-09-06 12:39:39

Resuming the overnight score 271 for five, Afghanistan ended their first innings at 342 all-out in 117 overs on Friday at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram. This is Afghanistan’s high...