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Tigresses qualify for 2020  T20 World Cup for 4th time

Tigresses qualify for 2020 T20 World Cup for 4th time

-- 2019-09-05 21:24:28

Bangladesh Women's Cricket team have qualified for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2020 in Australia as they reached the final of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifiers, reports UNB. They beat Irelan...

Nadal powers past Schwartzman to reach semis

Nadal powers past Schwartzman to reach semis

-- 2019-09-05 11:42:31

Diego Schwartzman may have been the smallest player in 25 years to reach the US Open quarter-finals but gave Rafa Nadal a big fight and forced the Spaniard to grind out a 6-4 7-5 6-2 win on Wednesday...

Bangladesh bowl first in one-off Test against Afghanistan

Bangladesh bowl first in one-off Test against Afghanistan

-- 2019-09-05 10:59:48

Afghanistan have won the toss and opted to bat first in the one-off Test match against Bangladesh in Chattogram. Bangladesh are playing without a recognised seamer on a wicket that is expected to fav...

Tigers eye victory as they take on  Afghanistan in one-off Test today

Tigers eye victory as they take on Afghanistan in one-off Test today

-- 2019-09-04 22:02:11

Tigers are set to face a new Test foe as the one-off Test against Afghanistan begins today (Thursday) at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram, reports UNB. It will be Bangladesh's 115th Test a...

'Baby Fed' Dimitrov comes of age to upset Federer

'Baby Fed' Dimitrov comes of age to upset Federer

-- 2019-09-04 11:40:28

Grigor Dimitrov stepped out of Roger Federer’s shadow on Tuesday (US local time) to claim a spot in the US Open semi-finals with a shock 3-6 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-2 win over the wounded Swiss. Coming i...

Relentless Rafa knocks Cilic out of US Open

Relentless Rafa knocks Cilic out of US Open

Reuters 2019-09-03 10:52:46

Rafa Nadal faced his stiffest challenge yet at the US Open but raised his game to beat Marin Cilic 6-3 3-6 6-1 6-2 on Monday and continue his quest for a fourth Flushing Meadows title. The second-see...

Afghanistan-BCB XI practice match ends in draw

Afghanistan-BCB XI practice match ends in draw

-- 2019-09-02 21:29:41

The two-day practice match between touring Afghanistan and hosts BCB Eleven ended in a draw on the 2nd and final day at MA Aziz Stadium in Chattogram on Monday, reports UNB. It was a huge threat by A...

Lukaku faces racial abuse after scoring

Lukaku faces racial abuse after scoring

-- 2019-09-02 12:36:09

Inter Milan’s Belgium international Romelu Lukaku was subjected to racist abuse as he scored a second-half penalty to earn his new side a 2-1 victory at Cagliari in Serie A on Sunday. The forme...

Bale sees red after brace as Real held at Villarreal

Bale sees red after brace as Real held at Villarreal

Reuters 2019-09-02 11:28:26

Gareth Bale twice came to Real Madrid’s rescue to salvage a 2-2 draw at Villarreal in La Liga on Sunday but the Wales forward ended the night in despair as he was sent off in added time for rece...

Djokovic exits US Open after retiring injured

Djokovic exits US Open after retiring injured

Reuters 2019-09-02 10:49:03

Novak Djokovic’s US Open title defence came to a halt on Sunday (local time) when the Serb retired from his fourth-round match against Stan Wawrinka due to a shoulder injury. Wawrinka was leadi...

Federer, Djokovic cruise into US Open last 16

Federer, Djokovic cruise into US Open last 16

-- 2019-08-31 12:18:44

Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic were at their dominant best at the US Open on Friday as both cruised into the round of 16 with straight-sets victories. After making sluggish starts in his previous t...

Shakib, Taskin return to BD squad

Shakib, Taskin return to BD squad

-- 2019-08-30 19:06:55

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced a 15-strong squad for the one-off Test match against Afghanistan on Sept 5. Three changes have been made to the squad from the last series against New...

Liverpool’s Van Dijk picks up UEFA POTY award

Liverpool’s Van Dijk picks up UEFA POTY award

Reuters 2019-08-30 10:43:30

Liverpool’s Dutch Champions League-winning defender Virgil van Dijk was named UEFA’s Men’s Player of the Year on Thursday with England and Olympique Lyonnais defender Lucy Bronze pic...

Fitness key to playing  longer: Farhad Reza

Fitness key to playing longer: Farhad Reza

-- 2019-08-28 22:09:37

Bangladesh all-rounder Farhad Reza on Wednesday said the good quality of fitness is the key to playing longer in professional cricket, reports UNB. He is currently busy with the fitness and condition...

Griezmann glitters as Barca thump Betis

Griezmann glitters as Barca thump Betis

-- 2019-08-26 11:14:24

An Antoine Griezmann double allowed Barcelona to return to winning ways with an emphatic 5-2 La Liga win over Real Betis on Sunday. After the champions were surprisingly beaten 1-0 by Athletic Bilbao...

Liverpool outclass Arsenal

Liverpool outclass Arsenal

-- 2019-08-25 22:14:26

Mohamed Salah converted a penalty before scoring a sublime solo goal as Liverpool beat Arsenal 3-1 to open up a three-point gap at the top of the Premier League on Saturday, reports AP. After Joel Ma...

Real stumble to draw against Valladolid

Real stumble to draw against Valladolid

-- 2019-08-25 11:44:28

Real Madrid’s early optimism was punctured by an 88th-minute equaliser from Real Valladolid’s Sergi Guardiola as Zinedine Zidane’s side stumbled to a 1-1 draw in their first home gam...

Three young cricketers  injured in road accident

Three young cricketers injured in road accident

-- 2019-08-22 22:21:06

Three members of Bangladesh emerging team playing against Sri Lanka were injured in a road accident on their way to Dhaka from BKSP in Savar on Wednesday evening, reports UNB. Mehedi Hasan Rana, Zaki...

Bayern signs Coutinho on loan with option to buy

Bayern signs Coutinho on loan with option to buy

-- 2019-08-19 17:48:12

Bayern Munich have signed attacking midfielder Philippe Coutinho from Barcelona on a season-long loan deal which includes an option to buy. Barcelona say the German side will pay 8.5 million euros (&...

BCB calls 35 cricketers to join conditioning camp

BCB calls 35 cricketers to join conditioning camp

-- 2019-08-17 20:49:27

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) called 35 cricketers to join conditioning camp beginning on Monday (August 19) under National Team Strength and Conditioning Coach Mario Villavarayen. Selected players...

BCB appoints Russell Domingo as head coach

BCB appoints Russell Domingo as head coach

-- 2019-08-17 17:39:20

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has named Russell Domingo, a former coach of South Africa, as the head coach of the national team. BCB President Nazmul Hassan announced the decision at a media briefin...

Bilbao stun Barca in La Liga opener

Bilbao stun Barca in La Liga opener

-- 2019-08-17 12:07:15

La Liga champions Barcelona fell to their first opening day defeat of the season in 11 years when they were beaten 1-0 at Athletic Bilbao thanks to a sensational late overhead kick from veteran strike...

Six names in running for India national cricket coach job

Six names in running for India national cricket coach job

-- 2019-08-13 13:45:17

Ravi Shastri, India’s current head coach, and five other candidates have been shortlisted for Team India’s head coach job, news agency PTI reported. Apart from Shastri, who is currently o...

Murray rules out US Open singles after losing to Gasquet

Murray rules out US Open singles after losing to Gasquet

-- 2019-08-13 13:27:25

Former world number one Andy Murray says he will not play singles at the US Open later this month, reports BBC. On Monday Murray played his first singles match since career-saving hip surgery in Janu...

Adventurer finishes 4,000-mile  river Yangtze trek in a year

Adventurer finishes 4,000-mile river Yangtze trek in a year

-- 2019-08-12 20:41:16

A Welsh adventurer has become the first person to walk the length of the river Yangtze solo after a year of trekking through China. Ash Dykes, from Old Colwyn, Conwy, began his journey at the sourc...

Serena retires because of injury as Andreescu wins Rogers

Serena retires because of injury as Andreescu wins Rogers

-- 2019-08-12 14:07:16

Bianca Andreescu became the first Canadian to win the Rogers Cup in 50 years when Serena Williams retired because of an injury Sunday, reports AP. Andreescu was up 3-1 in the first set when Williams...

Nadal retains Rogers Cup title

Nadal retains Rogers Cup title

-- 2019-08-12 12:05:32

Rafael Nadal retained his Rogers Cup title with a dominant victory over Russia’s Daniil Medvedev, reports BBC. Spaniard Nadal, an 18-time Grand Slam champion, wrapped up a 6-3 6-0 win in one ho...

Gayle first WI player to play 300 one-dayers   

Gayle first WI player to play 300 one-dayers  

-- 2019-08-12 10:57:38

West Indies opener Chris Gayle on Sunday became the only West Indies cricketer to play 300 One Day Internationals (ODIs) when he took the field to play the second ODI against India at Port of Spain....

Nadal, Medvedev advance to Rogers Cup final

Nadal, Medvedev advance to Rogers Cup final

-- 2019-08-11 15:52:24

Top-seeded defending champion Rafael Nadal of Spain advanced to the Rogers Cup final Saturday night when Gael Monfils of France withdrew before their semifinal, reports AP. Nadal will face eighth-see...

Rain forces Gayle to  break one but miss  another record

Rain forces Gayle to break one but miss another record

-- 2019-08-10 00:00:00

In a rain affected-match, West Indies Opener Chris Gayle registered a new feat in his glorious career by surpassing former West Indies legend Brian Lara who had played 295 ODI games for the Caribbeans...