Sunday, 19 Jan, 2025

Sports

Saudha brings Int'l Jibanananda festival virtually on Feb 17-18

Saudha Society of Poetry and Indian music, a Leeds based UK's leading Indian classical music promoters is hosting International Jibanananda festival through virtual platform this year.  The festival of literature, music and dance that aims predominately to introduce the works

Werner ends goal drought as Chelsea beat Newcastle to go fourth 

Timo Werner scored and assisted as he ended a 14-game goal drought to help Chelsea to victory over Newcastle in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge. Werner's cross rebounded out to Olivier Giroud to net Chelsea's opener in the first half, after the France striker replaced the

Australian Open: Nadal and Medvedev cruise through 

Former champion Rafael Nadal and fourth seed Daniil Medvedev both cruised into the Australian Open quarter-finals. Spaniard Nadal, the 2009 winner and number two seed, gained a routine 6-3 6-4 6-2 win over Italy's 16th seed Fabio Fognini at Melbourne Park. Nadal will face

World number one Barty into quarters

World number one Ashleigh Barty only needed 71 minutes to defeat American Shelby Rogers and move into the Australian Open quarter-finals. Barty, who is aiming to become the first Australian to win the women's singles since 1978, triumphed 6-3 6-4. American Jessica Pegula

Real Madrid win to move second in La Liga 

Karim Benzema scored his 17th goal of the season as Real Madrid claimed a comfortable win over Valencia to return to second in La Liga. The hosts dominated the first half and deservedly took an early lead when Benzema curled in a precise finish. Toni Kroos then added a second before

Cricketer Nasir ties the knot with Tamima

Bangladesh national cricket team's all-rounder Nasir Hossain has tied the knot with Tamima Tammy. The marriage ceremony was held at a restaurant in Uttara in the capital on Sunday on the occasion of Valentine’s Day. Family members and close relatives were present on the

West Indies Made Valentine Day Sour For Bangladesh 

ICC Test Championship  Bangabandhu Test Series  Bangladesh VS West Indies  2nd Match Played at SBNCS Dhaka  Brief Scorecard at Stumps Day Four   West Indies First Innings:  409 All Out in 142.2 overs (Joshua Da Silva 92, Nkrumah Bonner 90, Alzarri

Bangladesh need 231 to win as West Indies all-out for 117

Taijul Islam bagged four wickets and Nayeem Hasan picked three as Bangladesh bowled out West Indies for mere 117 in second innings in the second Test at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Sunday. The visitors have set modest 231-run target for Bangladesh with 1.5 day remaining

Messi scores twice as Barca extend run

Lionel Messi and Francisco Trincao scored twice as Barcelona beat Alaves for a seventh consecutive La Liga win. Trincao opened the scoring from a pass by Ilaix Moriba - both players were making their first La Liga starts - and Messi doubled the lead via the inside of the post from

Team Tigers In Tight Leash

On February 14, Valentines day when Bangladesh Cricket team appears in uneven contest at SBNCS, there would not be red roses rolled out to them as token of love. Red-hot Caribbean cricketers would first endeavor batting Bangladesh out of the game and then crashing them to another

Liton and Meraj Batting Sensibly Avoided Humiliation

ICC Test Championship  Bangabandhu Test Series  Bangladesh VS West Indies  2nd Match Played at SBNCS Dhaka  Brief Scorecard at Stumps Day-3: West Indies First Innings:  409 All Out in 142.2 overs (Joshua Da Silva 92, Nkrumah Bonner 90, Alzarri Josef 82,

Can Bangladesh Avoid Humiliation? 

ICC Test Championship  Bangabandhu Test Series  Bangladesh VS West Indies  2nd Match Played at SBNCS Dhaka  Brief Scorecard at Stumps Day Two  West Indies First Innings 409 All Out in 142.2 overs (Joshua Da Silva 92, Nkrumah Bonner 90, Aljari Josef 82,

Can Bangladesh Avoid Humiliation 

ICC Test Championship  Bangabandhu Test Series  Bangladesh VS West Indies  2nd Match Played at SBNCS Dhaka  Brief Scorecard at Stumps Day Two  West Indies First Innings 409 All Out in 142.2 overs (Joshua Da Silva 92, Nkrumah Bonner 90, Aljari Josef 82,

Tokyo Olympics chief steps down over sexism row

The head of the Tokyo Olympics organising committee has resigned after he was criticised for making "inappropriate" remarks about women. Yoshiro Mori, 83, was quoted as saying women talk too much and that meetings with many female board directors would "take a lot of

Mouth Watering Contest Expected 

We are aware that COVID 19 impacts causing suspension of scheduled Australia South Africa test series has made in progress India England Series the deciding factor. England winning the first test surprisingly by 227 runs has gained some advantage. Circumstance favoured New Zealand

Pakistan Wins A Photo Finish Against South Africa

Pakistan VS South Africa T20 International Series 2021 1st Match Played at Lahore on 11 February 2021 Pakistan 169/6 in 20 Overs (Mohammad Rizwan 104, Haidar Ali 19, Hussain Talat 15, Andile Phehehlukwaya 2/33) beat  South Africa 166/5 In 20 overs (Reza Hendricks 54, Janneman

Honors Even At Stumps On Day One

ICC Test Championship  Bangabandhu Test Series  Bangladesh VS West Indies  2nd Match Played at SBNCS Dhaka  West Indies First Innings 225/5 in 90 overs (Nrumah Bonner 74*, Kraig Braithwaite 47, John Campbell 36, Jermaine Blackwood 28, Abu Jayed Rahi 2/46, Taijul

Horses For The Courses 

For salvaging pride Bangladesh has to have horses for the courses for all important Dhaka test today. There is no further scope for experiment.   Bangladesh must play with the best available resources, players of proven past records of playing longer version cricket. Of Course,

West Indies score 84-1 at lunch in 2nd Test vs Bangladesh

The visiting West Indies are making a steady progress on the first day of the second and final Test at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the capital on Thursday. The visitors scored 84 for one at lunch, with captain Kraigg Brathwaite batting on 39 alongside Shayne Moseley on 6.

Rakitic scores against old club as Sevilla beat Barcelona 

Sevilla's Jules Kounde scored a fine goal and Ivan Rakitic struck against his old side as Barcelona lost their Copa del Rey semi-final first leg. Kounde ran from his own penalty area, beat four Barca players and confidently fired past Marc-Andre ter Stegen. Rakitic - who left