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Bangladesh bat first in second ODI

Bangladesh bat first in second ODI

-- 2018-12-11 13:23:04

The visiting West Indies won the toss and decided to bowl first against Bangladesh in the second One-day International of three-match series at Mirpur's Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka...

Bangladesh's famous five set to complete a special century

Bangladesh's famous five set to complete a special century

-- 2018-12-11 00:49:30

Bangladesh's second One Day International (ODI) against West Indies today (Tuesday) is set to be the 100th international match to feature the quintet of Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal, Mashrafe Mortaza,...

River Plate claim Libertadores glory over Boca

River Plate claim Libertadores glory over Boca

-- 2018-12-10 12:13:55

River Plate beat Boca Juniors 3-1 after extra-time to win the Copa Libertadores in a match that was finally played in Madrid on Sunday after twice being postponed because of violence at the second leg...

Tigers beat West Indies by 5 wickets

Tigers beat West Indies by 5 wickets

-- 2018-12-09 20:12:21

Bangladesh beat West Indies by 5 wickets in the first match of three-match ODI series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on Sunday. Earlier on the day, the Tigers’ attack manage...

Tigers chasing target of 196 runs against West Indies

Tigers chasing target of 196 runs against West Indies

-- 2018-12-09 17:50:29

Bangladesh is chasing a total of 196 runs against the West Indies in the first ODI at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on Sunday. The Tigers’ attack managed to restrict the visit...

Messi stunners help Barca thrash Espanyol in derby

Messi stunners help Barca thrash Espanyol in derby

-- 2018-12-09 11:37:42

Lionel Messi scored two spectacular free kicks as Barcelona thrashed local rivals Espanyol 4-0 in Saturday’s Catalan derby to move three points clear at the top of La Liga. The champions, who s...

Tigers face West Indies in first ODI today

Tigers face West Indies in first ODI today

-- 2018-12-09 10:30:59

After the lopsided Test series, Bangladesh and West Indies are all set to lock horn in the three-match One Day International (ODI) day-night encounter at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur...

Mandzukic header seals Derby D’Italia win for Juve

Mandzukic header seals Derby D’Italia win for Juve

-- 2018-12-08 12:52:31

Unbeaten Juventus made it 14 victories in 15 Serie A games this season when Mario Mandzukic’s second-half header gave them a 1-0 win over Inter Milan in a breathless Derby D’Italia on Frid...

Australia trail India by 59 runs at stumps on Day 2 in 1st Test

Australia trail India by 59 runs at stumps on Day 2 in 1st Test

-- 2018-12-07 21:21:46

Travis Head scored an unbeaten half-century on his home debut to give Australia hope of reeling in India's first innings lead despite a string of batting failures on day two of the first Test on Frida...

Madrid into last 16, Eibar knocked out

Madrid into last 16, Eibar knocked out

-- 2018-12-07 21:20:55

Marco Asensio and Francisco "Isco" Alarcon were the big winners in a match that had little at stake for Real Madrid, reports Agencies. The pair made the most of their chances in a second-string Madri...

Atletico Madrid, Barca, Sevilla  advance to Copa del Rey last 16

Atletico Madrid, Barca, Sevilla advance to Copa del Rey last 16

-- 2018-12-06 21:18:32

Atletico Madrid was so poor in the first half against fourth-division visitor Sant Andreu that a shock Copa del Rey elimination wasn't a far-fetched possibility on Wednesday, reports AP. But three go...

BCB XI win practice match against WI  as Tamim, Soumya hit centuries

BCB XI win practice match against WI as Tamim, Soumya hit centuries

-- 2018-12-06 21:16:45

Soumyo Sarkar (103*) and Tamin Iqbal (107) hit centuries on Thursday as Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) XI beat the visiting West Indies by 51 runs in DLS method in the lone prequel to the three-match...

Malcom out for two weeks after ankle injury

Malcom out for two weeks after ankle injury

-- 2018-12-06 19:41:46

Malcom will be out of contention for 10 to 15 days after Barcelona confirmed he suffered an ankle problem in Wednesday's Copa del Rey meeting with Cultural Leonesa. The Brazilian sustained a sprained...

Relegation-threatened Bilbao sack Berizzo

Relegation-threatened Bilbao sack Berizzo

-- 2018-12-05 12:57:48

Athletic Bilbao sacked coach Eduardo Berizzo and replaced him with B team manager Gaizka Garitano on Tuesday after a dire run of form which has left the Basque club 18th in La Liga. Bilbao fell to a...

Modric breaks Messi-Ronaldo duopoly winning Ballon d'Or

Modric breaks Messi-Ronaldo duopoly winning Ballon d'Or

Reuters 2018-12-04 10:06:19

Real Madrid’s Croatian midfielder Luka Modric was named winner of the 2018 Ballon d’Or on Monday, breaking Cristiano Ronaldo’s and Lionel Messi’s decade-long hold on the presti...

England to face Netherlands in Nations League semi-finals

England to face Netherlands in Nations League semi-finals

-- 2018-12-03 22:27:22

England will play the Netherlands in the semi-final of the Nations League on June 6, 2019 in Portugal. The hosts face Switzerland on June 5 at Porto's Estadio do Dragao in the other semi-final, with...

PSG drops points for first time, Neymar sustains injury

PSG drops points for first time, Neymar sustains injury

-- 2018-12-03 18:40:04

Paris St-Germain dropped points for the first time in Ligue 1 this season and lost Neymar to injury as they drew with Bordeaux on Sunday. Neymar volleyed in Dani Alves' cross but later came off with...

Barca reclaim top spot in La Liga

Barca reclaim top spot in La Liga

-- 2018-12-03 12:06:36

Champions Barcelona reclaimed top spot in La Liga on Sunday by overcoming a dogged Villarreal side to win 2-0 at home with goals from stalwart defender Gerard Pique and youngster Carles Alena taking t...

Dhaka Test win a 'special' one: Shakib

Dhaka Test win a 'special' one: Shakib

-- 2018-12-02 21:21:04

Before the second Test of the two-match series against West Indies in Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Bangladesh played 111 Tests but never managed to impose a follow-on, reports UNB. But thi...

Lukaku, Herrera salvage point for MU

Lukaku, Herrera salvage point for MU

-- 2018-12-02 18:13:28

Manchester United battled back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 with Southampton on Saturday in a match that will do little to ease the pressure on either Jose Mourinho or Mark Hughes. The visitors were for...

Tigers beat Windies to claim biggest ever Test win

Tigers beat Windies to claim biggest ever Test win

-- 2018-12-02 15:12:37

Mehidy Hasan Miraz’s 12-wicket haul in the Dhaka Test has brought Bangladesh a massive win by an innings and 184 runs against the West Indies. Miraz picked up his fifth wicket of the second inn...

Real bounce back with win over Valencia

Real bounce back with win over Valencia

-- 2018-12-02 11:15:29

Real Madrid produced another unconvincing display on Saturday but rode their luck to earn a 2-0 win at home to Valencia which allowed them to climb to fifth in the La Liga standings and soothe their r...

Windies all out for 111 thanks to Mehidy magic

Windies all out for 111 thanks to Mehidy magic

-- 2018-12-02 10:47:07

A seven-wicket haul for Mehidy Hasan Miraz has given Bangladesh a domineering 397-run lead against the West Indies in the Dhaka Test. Captain Shakib Al Hasan picked up the remaining three wickets to...

Villa to team-up with ex-Barcelona teammate Iniesta at J-League

Villa to team-up with ex-Barcelona teammate Iniesta at J-League

-- 2018-12-01 20:56:28

Former Spain striker David Villa is to join Japanese top-flight club Vissel Kobe after leaving Major League Soccer side New York City FC. Villa will link-up with former Barcelona team-mate Andres Ini...

Spinners send Windies top order back to pavilion

Spinners send Windies top order back to pavilion

-- 2018-12-01 18:18:20

Shakib Al Hasan and Mehidy Hasan Miraz have bowled through the West Indies top order, taking five quick wickets and leaving the visitors in deep trouble. The Bangladeshi captain opened up proceedings...

Mahmudullah ton helps Tigers post 508

Mahmudullah ton helps Tigers post 508

-- 2018-12-01 15:30:40

Mahmudullah has scored his third Test century against the West Indies in Dhaka. He scored a career best of 136 to take the Tigers to 508 on Saturday. Bangladesh also saw half-centuries from debutant...

Mushfiqur Rahim  2nd Bangladesh  batsman to score  4000 Test runs

Mushfiqur Rahim 2nd Bangladesh batsman to score 4000 Test runs

-- 2018-11-30 22:33:10

Mushfiqur Rahim became the second Bangladesh batsman to reach 4000 Test runs, reports ESPNcricinfo. Needing only eight runs to reach the milestone, he got there against West Indies in the Dhaka Tes...

Dhaka Test: Bangladesh end first day on 259/5

Dhaka Test: Bangladesh end first day on 259/5

-- 2018-11-30 18:15:53

Bangladesh finished the first day of the second and final game of the two-match Test series scoring 259 for five in the first innings against West Indies at Sher-e-Banglanagar National Cricket Stadium...

Bangladesh bat first in Dhaka Test

Bangladesh bat first in Dhaka Test

-- 2018-11-30 11:12:38

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss in the second and final Test against vsiting West Indies and decided to bat first at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on Friday. Banglad...

Barca secures top group spot

Barca secures top group spot

-- 2018-11-29 19:22:49

The Spanish side had already qualified for the last 16 but sealed top spot with a Lionel Messi strike and Gerard Pique's clever second. Pique stabbed into the bottom corner in what looked like a plan...