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U-19 WC Final: Bangladesh restricts India to 177

U-19 WC Final: Bangladesh restricts India to 177

-- 2020-02-09 18:00:27

Bangladesh has restricted India to a modest total of 177 for all in the final of the ICC Under-19 World Cup at Potchefstroom in South Africa. After winning the toss and opting to bowl on Sunday, the...

It’s my wish to see Messi finish his career at Barcelona: Guardiola

It’s my wish to see Messi finish his career at Barcelona: Guardiola

-- 2020-02-08 13:03:56

Pep Guardiola poured cold water on the idea of Manchester City signing Barcelona’s Lionel Messi in the close season on Friday, saying he would prefer the Argentine forward to finish his career a...

Rawalpindi Test: BD tumble for 233 on Day 1

Rawalpindi Test: BD tumble for 233 on Day 1

UNB 2020-02-07 19:48:17

Bangladesh tumbled for 233 runs in 82.5 overs while batting first in the first Test of the two-match series against Pakistan that commenced on Friday at Rawalpindi. Mohammad Mithun was the highest sc...

Bangladesh beats NZ, reaches U-19 World Cup final

Bangladesh beats NZ, reaches U-19 World Cup final

-- 2020-02-06 21:32:19

Bangladesh reached the final of the U-19 World Cup beating New Zealand by six wickets in the second seminal of the ongoing ICC Under-19 World Cup at Senwes Park in Potchefstroom on Thursday. Chasing...

ICC under-19 World Cup: Bangladesh chasing target of 212 against NZ

ICC under-19 World Cup: Bangladesh chasing target of 212 against NZ

-- 2020-02-06 20:08:31

Bangladesh restricted New Zealand to 211 runs for 8 in 50 overs in the 2nd semifinal of the ongoing ICC Under-19 World Cup at Senwes Park in Potchefstroom on Thursday, reports UNB.  If Banglades...

Mushfiq, Imrul fit to play

Mushfiq, Imrul fit to play

-- 2020-02-05 00:30:14

Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim has been passed fit by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB)'s chief physician Dr Debashis Roy, following a hamstring injury. He will be available for the...

Tamim second Bangladeshi to hit triple century in first class cricket

Tamim second Bangladeshi to hit triple century in first class cricket

-- 2020-02-02 14:39:29

Tamim Iqbal has become the second Bangladeshi batsman to score a triple century in first class cricket. The left-handed opener reached the milestone while batting for East Zone against Central Zone...

No objection to tour Pakistan for Test series, says BCB chief

No objection to tour Pakistan for Test series, says BCB chief

UNB 2020-01-29 20:20:55

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul Hassan Papon has said the security arrangement of Pakistan during the T20 International series was satisfactory and Bangladesh have no objection to tour...

Basketball legend Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash

Basketball legend Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash

Reuters 2020-01-27 09:55:23

Kobe Bryant, one of the NBA’s all-time greatest players whose international stardom transcended basketball, was killed at age 41 on Sunday (local time) in a helicopter crash near Los Angeles alo...

Olympic football qualifiers moved to Sydney from China

Olympic football qualifiers moved to Sydney from China

-- 2020-01-26 20:02:14

The Chinese Football Association (CFA) confirmed on Sunday that next month's Tokyo Olympic women's football qualifying matches would be moved from China to Sydney, Australia, amid concerns over the on...

Shakib receives food cooked by PM

Shakib receives food cooked by PM

UNB 2020-01-26 18:02:50

Country’s top all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has expressed his joy and surprise through a Facebook post as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday sent food cooked by herself to the cricket star&rsq...

Bangladesh lose T20 series

Bangladesh lose T20 series

-- 2020-01-25 18:43:06

Bangladesh has conceded a huge loss in the second Twenty20 as Pakistan cruised to a comfortable home series victory with fifties by Babar Azam and Mohammad Hafeez. The hosts reached the below-par tar...

Palestine beats Burundi to retain Bangabandhu Gold Cup title

Palestine beats Burundi to retain Bangabandhu Gold Cup title

-- 2020-01-25 18:32:16

Palestine retained the title of Bangabandhu Gold Cup International Football tournament beating Burundi by 3-1 goals in the final today at Bangabandhu National Stadium. In the day’s match, Khale...

Bangladesh set 137-run target against Pakistan

Bangladesh set 137-run target against Pakistan

-- 2020-01-25 17:16:02

Bangladesh set a 137-run target against Pakistan in the second Twenty20 match of the three-match series against Pakistan being in Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium on Saturday. The visitors are staring at def...

Bangladesh tour of Pakistan: Visitors lose first T20

Bangladesh tour of Pakistan: Visitors lose first T20

-- 2020-01-24 18:54:21

A crafty half century by veteran batsman Shoaib Malik has steered Pakistan to a comfortable 5-wicket victory against Bangladesh in the T20 series opener in Lahore on Friday. Chasing a target of 142,...

15-year-old Gauff stuns defending champion Osaka at AO

15-year-old Gauff stuns defending champion Osaka at AO

-- 2020-01-24 18:46:25

American teenager Coco Gauff stunned defending champion Naomi Osaka in straight sets on Friday to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open. The 15-year-old excelled at the Rod Laver Arena and ea...

Tigers post 141 against Pakistan in first T20

Tigers post 141 against Pakistan in first T20

-- 2020-01-24 17:08:26

Bangladesh have set Pakistan a target of 142 on the heels of Mohammad Naim's 43 in the T20 series opener in Lahore on Friday. Opting to bat first, the Tigers got off to a bright start with openers Ta...

Bangladesh meet Burundi  in semifinal today

Bangladesh meet Burundi in semifinal today

-- 2020-01-23 00:20:16

Hosts Bangladesh will face upper-ranked Burundi in the tough second semifinal of the six-team Bangabandhu International Gold Cup on Thursday eyeing a win, reports UNB.   The match will kick...

Federer launches Melbourne campaign with sublime win

Federer launches Melbourne campaign with sublime win

-- 2020-01-20 12:46:15

Roger Federer showed no signs of rust from his lack of match practice ahead of the Australian Open as the third seed launched his campaign for a record 21st Grand Slam title by hammering American St...

Bangladesh reaches Bangabandhu Gold Cup semifinals

Bangladesh reaches Bangabandhu Gold Cup semifinals

-- 2020-01-19 21:14:16

Bangladesh have booked their place in the semifinals of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup after a comfortable 3-0 win against Sri Lanka in their final match of the group stages on Sunday. A two-goal salvo fro...

Bangladesh eye victory in must-win match against Sri Lanka

Bangladesh eye victory in must-win match against Sri Lanka

UNB 2020-01-18 19:36:20

Hosts Bangladesh will seek a victory when they meet Sri Lanka in their 2nd and last Group A match on Sunday to reach the semifinals of the six-team Bangabandhu International Gold Cup Football Tourname...

Bangladesh announce T20 squad for Pakistan tour

Bangladesh announce T20 squad for Pakistan tour

-- 2020-01-18 16:10:49

Bangladesh has announced a 15-man squad for upcoming T20 series in Pakistan and Pacer Hasan Mahmud has got his first call-up to the national team. Mahmudullah will captain the side on the first leg o...

Rajshahi Royals lift maiden Bangabandhu BPL trophy

Rajshahi Royals lift maiden Bangabandhu BPL trophy

-- 2020-01-18 10:40:56

Rajshahi Royals put up a clinical performance to lift the title of the special edition of BPL, dedicated to the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to mark his birth centenary, afte...

Mushfiqur unwilling to tour Pak for T20s

Mushfiqur unwilling to tour Pak for T20s

-- 2020-01-17 21:00:52

Bangladesh stalwart Mushfiqur Rahim has asked Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to leave him out of the squad that will tour Pakistan for a three-match T20Is series in January. BCB chief selector Minha...

Khulna Tigers opt to bowl first in Bangabandhu BPL final

Khulna Tigers opt to bowl first in Bangabandhu BPL final

UNB 2020-01-17 19:37:21

Khulna Tigers have won the toss of the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) final against Rajshahi Royals and opted to bowl first. Mushfiqur Rahim is leading Khulna Tigers in the final while A...

Tigers' tour to Pakistan confirmed

Tigers' tour to Pakistan confirmed

-- 2020-01-14 22:09:22

After weeks of confusions and uncertainties, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have finally reached an agreement about the Bangladesh cricket team’s upcoming tour o...

Barca fire coach Valverde

Barca fire coach Valverde

Reuters 2020-01-14 10:46:00

Barcelona have sacked coach Ernesto Valverde and named former Real Betis coach Quique Setien as his replacement, the club said in a statement on Monday. “FC Barcelona and Quique Setien have rea...

Chattogram stay in BBPL title race

Chattogram stay in BBPL title race

-- 2020-01-13 21:32:51

A hurricane innings of 34 runs off 14 balls by captain Mahmudullah Riyad enabled Chattogram Challengers to stay in the title race of the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BBPL) eliminating Mashra...

Real beat Atletico on penalties to clinch Super Cup

Real beat Atletico on penalties to clinch Super Cup

-- 2020-01-13 13:18:20

Real Madrid were crowned winners of the first edition of the revamped Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, beating city rivals Atletico Madrid 4-1 in a penalty shootout following a goalless dr...

Serena Williams wins first title in three years

Serena Williams wins first title in three years

-- 2020-01-12 14:37:27

Serena Williams won her first title in three years and first since becoming a mother with victory over Jessica Pegula at the Auckland Classic. The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion beat her fellow...