Friday, 07 Mar, 2025

Sports

Women's WC: England beat Bangladesh to reach semi-finals

England will face South Africa in the semi-finals of the Women's World Cup after an efficient defeat of Bangladesh in Wellington. The 100-run success at the Basin Reserve continued a strong resurgence from the defending champions, who have won four successive matches after

Test series in South Africa: Another Opportunity For Bangladesh 

South Africa named a fresh after its board decided to let most of its top-ranked player skip the series for playing in IPL. Bangladesh on the other hand had a full squad sans star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, unavailable for staying beside his ailing next of keens.  The only

Gulshan Youth Club observes Independence Day

Gulshan Youth Club on Saturday (March 26) organised a set of events on the club ground to mark Independence Day. Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam inaugurated the programmes as the chief guest. The Club organised various sports including football, cricket,

India plans women's IPL next year

India's cricket board is planning to launch the women's edition of the Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament next year. "It has to be approved by the (annual general meeting)," Sourav Ganguly, president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) told

WC 2022 qualifiers: Egypt edge African champions Senegal in Cairo

A fourth-minute own goal by Senegal's Saliou Ciss was enough to give Egypt a 1-0 win in the first leg of their World Cup play-off in Cairo. Ciss was incredibly unlucky when a shot from Mohamed Salah was pushed on to the bar by Edouard Mendy before striking the defender and going

Messi scores on his Argentina return to take unbeaten run to 30

Lionel Messi scored on his return to the national team as Argentina stretched their world-leading unbeaten run to 30 matches with a routine 3-0 World Cup qualifying win over Venezuela on Friday.  Goals from Nicolas Gonzalez and Angel Di Maria, both created by Rodrigo De Paul, also

What Made Team Tigers Turning The Table On South Africa?

The performance of the Bangladesh Cricket team from here on would prove whether or not the historic ODI series win against South Africa is a flash in the pan. There is no doubt that winning the first match by 38 runs and the last by 9 wickets are huge achievements by team tigers

Bengal Tigers Rewrite Few Pages of Cricket History

ICC ODI Cricket League  Bangladesh VS South Africa  3rd ODI Played at Super Sports Park Centurion on 23rd March 2022   Bangladesh 157/1 (Tamim Iqbal 87*, Litton K Das 48, Shakib Al Hasan 18*) beat South Africa 154 All Out in 37 Overs(Janeman Malan 39, Keshav Maharaj 28,

Sheikh Russel likely to quit BPL amid controversial refereeing

Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra (SRKC), a leading sports club of the country, has demanded suspension of  and punishment to two referees who committed favouritism in two recent matches of Bangladesh Premier League, jeopardising its prospect. The controversial referees are Alamgir Sarker

Tigers clinch historic series win in South Africa

An indomitable Bangladesh came all guns blazing to crush South Africa by 9 wickets in the third and final match and in doing so claimed the three-match series by 2-1 at SuperSport Park in Centurion today. This was unarguably the biggest event in the country’s cricket history since

World No.1 Ashleigh Barty announces shock retirement

World number one Ashleigh Barty has shocked the sporting world by announcing she will retire from professional tennis at just 25. The Australian made the announcement on social media on Wednesday, saying she was leaving to "chase other dreams". She said she was

Will History Beacon Bangladesh? 

Bangladesh is on the threshold for adding a new page in cricket history. A repeat of their performance today at Super Sports Park, Centurion would earn them an ODI series win against South Africa in South Africa which no team has done in the recent past. That would be a huge achievement

ICC Women's WC: India thrash Bangladesh by 110 runs

India registered a 110-run victory against Bangladesh for their third win in the tournament in Hamilton.  Spinner Sneh Rana proved too good to handle for Bangladesh batters as she ended with a four-wicket haul.  Chasing 230 runs for victory, Bangladesh never really got

BFF admits financial limitations over appointing foreign referees

The transparency of the country’s top-tier football league, Bangladesh Premier League, was paled away when some prominent outfits of the country raised questions over local referees and their various controversial decisions in the ongoing season. The situation heated up when

Deciding Test Evenly Poised 

Benaud - Qadir Test Series: Australia VS Pakistan  3rd Test Played at Lahore ( 21-25 March 2022)  Brief Score at Stumps Day One  Australia 232/5 in 88 Overs (Usman Khawaja 91, Steve Smith 59, Travis Head 26 , Cameroon Green 20* , Naseem Shah 2/36, Shahin Shah Afridi 2/36

Man City see off Southampton to reach semis 

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says not many players in world football could have scored Phil Foden's goal in the 4-1 win at Southampton. The Saints were in contention for more than an hour in a tight encounter at St Mary's after Aymeric Laporte's own goal on the stroke

Taylor Fritz beat Nadal to win Indian Wells title 

Rafael Nadal says he suffered from breathing difficulties during his straight sets defeat by Taylor Fritz in the Indian Wells final. Nadal, 35, appeared out of sorts and quickly found himself 4-0 down before leaving the court for treatment. He looked more comfortable on his return

El Clasico: Reborn Barcelona rekindle magic with Real Madrid rout

If Barcelona wanted to prove their resurgence under Xavi should be taken seriously then silencing the Bernabeu and simultaneously rekindling the magic of El Clasico after a period of Real Madrid dominance was some statement. The Catalan giants have been reborn under their legendary

Viewing Either Side Of The Moon 

South Africa VS Bangladesh ODI Series  2nd Match Played at Wanderers, Johannesburg of 20 March 2022 South Africa 195/3 in 37.2 Overs (Quinton de cock 62, Verrynne 58* , Afif 1/15)  Bangladesh 194/9 (Afif Hossain 72, Mehedy Miraj 38, Kagiso Rabada 5/39) Gifted with the

Series loss Looming Large For South Africa

The possibility of a series loss looms large as in a few hours from now South Africa appears in the second match of three matches ODI series. For a pleasant change favored South Africa is on the cusp of getting whitewashed by underdog Bangladesh in the ongoing ODI series. Surprising many