CHATTOGRAM: Slow left-arm orthodox bowler Taijul Islam has become the third Bangladeshi to scalp 100 Test wickets as he completed the milestone after dismissing Afghanistan's Ihsanulah Janat in the one-off Test in Chattogram Thursday (September 5).  It was Taijul's 25th

CHATTOGRAM: Visiting Afghanistan won the toss and sent Bangladesh to bowl first in the one-off Test in Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium here Thursday (September 5). Bangladesh last played at the same stadium against West Indies around ten months ago where the Tigers secured victory.

DHAKA: Former captain Misbah ul Haq has been appointed as the new head coach of the Pakistan cricket team in all three formats on a three-year contract, while Waqar Younis will be the team's bowling coach.  According to a press release by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Misbah

DHAKA: The official logo of the 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup 2022 was unveiled Tuesday as FIFA and host country Qatar reached another major milestone on the road to the world’s greatest football showpiece. The official unveiling took place in Qatar’s capital, Doha, on

Mithali Raj, India's former Twenty20 International captain, has announced her retirement from the shortest format of the game on Tuesday, 3 September. Mithali made her T20I debut in 2006 and represented India in 89 matches, scoring 2,364 runs at an average of 37.52, including 17

India produced a top-notch bowling performance in a clinical 257-run demolition of the West Indies in the second Test as a 2-0 series victory put them on top of ICC World Test Championship points table.  The victory was 28th in Tests for Virat Kohli making him the most successful

DHAKA: Rafael Nadal is through the US Open quarter-finals after an impressive win over Marin Cilic. Nadal stamped his authority on the match early on by breaking Cilic to lead 3-1 but although the Croatian hit back straight away, the second seed broke again to lead 4-2 and he went on

DHAKA: Sri Lanka captain Lasith Malinga on Sunday became the leading wicket-taker in T20 Internationals, surpassing former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi’s tally of 98 wickets. Sri Lanka pacer Malinga, who took 2 wickets for 23 runs in his four overs during the first T20I against New

DHAKA: Fast-bowler Rubel Hossain has become father of a son, according to a post on his verified Facebook account where he shared two photos.  His wife and newly-born son are seen in the photos. He wrote in caption which could be translated as praise be to Allah. I have begotten a

DHAKA: Rafael Nadal powered past Chung Hyeon into the US Open fourth round, capitalising on the extra rest he enjoyed before facing the South Korean. The Spanish second seed, who had a walkover in the previous round, had not played since Tuesday and it showed in a dominant 6-3 6-4 6-2

DHAKA: Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) announced a 23-men squad to play against Afghanistan in the first match of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier. The team will leave for Tajikistan on September 1.  They will play warm-up matches with two clubs of Tajikistan-- FC Kuktosh and

Steve Smith continued his buildup for the fourth Ashes Test by heading straight to the practice nets after being dismissed in Australia's tour match against Derbyshire on Thursday. Smith missed Australia's one-wicket loss to England in the third Test at Leeds after he was

Ireland will host a Tri-Nations series of Twenty20 Internationals involving Scotland and the Netherlands at Malahide Cricket Club in September The six-match series will see sides play each other twice, with free entry to all games. Starting on Sunday, September 15th with Ireland

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has just announced a 14-member squad for the one off test starting at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury stadium Chottogram from 5 August.  Some changes were expected following self exclusion of star opening batsman TamimIqbal opting to rest from the series as he was

DHAKA: Cutter master Mustafizur Rahman was dropped and paceman Taskin Ahmed included as a 15-member squad of Bangladesh cricket team was announced to play the one-off Test against visiting Afghanistan. Skipper Shakib Al Hasan, who was out of the squad following finger injury,

DHAKA: Afghanistan cricket team arrived in Dhaka Friday (August 30) morning to play lone test match against hosts Bangladesh and a tri-nation T20 series here. The other team of the series is Zimbabwe. After a short stopover at Shahjalal International Airport, the team, led by Rashid

DHAKA: Lionel Messi has been named Forward of the Season for the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League. Lionel Messi has won the Forward of the Season award for the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League campaign, according to uefa.com The 32-year-old Argentinian had another dazzling season in

DHAKA: Roger Federer came from a set down to beat Damir Dzumhur 3-6 6-2 6-3 6-4 under the Arthur Ashe Stadium roof to reach the US Open third round. The world number three hit 17 unforced errors in losing the first set, reports BBC. But the Swiss five-time champion dominated the

Serena Williams made the perfect return to the US Open after last year's controversial final by thrashing her long-time rival Maria Sharapova. Williams, 37, won 6-1 6-1 in a first-round meeting which ended up lasting just 59 minutes. Twelve months ago, Williams called the umpire

Tour Championship final-round leaderboard -18 R McIlroy (NI); -14 X Schauffele (US); -13 J Thomas (US), B Koepka (US); -9 P Casey (Eng); -8 A Scott (Aus); -7 T Finau (US); -6 C Reavie (US); -5 P Reed (US), K Kisner (US), H Matsuyama (Jpn) Selected others:-4 B DeChambeau (US), J Rahm