Wednesday, 22 Jan, 2025

Sports

Federer reaches Indian Wells final after Nadal's withdrawal

Dominic Thiem outlasted Milos Raonic 7-6 (3), 6-7 (3), 6-4 on Saturday to reach the BNP Paribas Open final after Roger Federer advanced when Rafael Nadal withdrew because of a knee injury. A somber Nadal announced his withdrawal a couple hours before he was scheduled to take the court

Saved by the skin of the teeth

Bangladesh Cricket escaped very narrowly a catastrophic disaster at Christchurch Noor Mosque on Friday 15 March 2019. The traumatized team members have returned to the great relief of the countrymen.  However, the world remains shocked and awed by the cool headed brutal killing of the

Tigers back home from New Zealand

DHAKA: Bangladesh cricket team returned home Saturday (Mar 16) night after narrowly escaping the deadly massacre at a Christchurch mosque that shocked the world. The flight of Singapore Airlines, carrying the cricketers, landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at

BFF Women wing chairman Kiron sent to jail

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Saturday (Mar 16) sent Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Executive Committee member and Women’s Football Committee Chairman Mahfuza Akhter Kiron to jail in a case filed over derogatory comments on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.  Dhaka Metropolitan

Tigers returning home on Saturday

DHAKA: Tigers are set to leave New Zealand as Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has called off the third Test against New Zealand which was scheduled to start on Saturday (March 16). Cricketers will fly in a flight of Singapore Airlines at 6 pm (Bangladesh time) on Saturday (March 16).

‘It’s like a movie, bleeding people running out of mosque’

DHAKA: Recalling the horrific incident in Christchurch, Bangladesh team manager, Khaled Mashud, depicted the entire episode like a movie wherein people were bleeding and running out of the building to avoid the shooters. Mashud told the reporters in Christchurch, "It was like a movie,

Bangladesh's 3rd Test called off after Christchurch attack

DHAKA: Bangladesh's tour of New Zealand has been called off following an attack on a Christchurch mosque in which several people have been killed.  The shooting happened just minutes away from Hagley Oval, where the test was set to be held, and the Bangladesh cricket team narrowly

Bangladesh team escape Christchurch mosque shooting

The Bangladesh team escaped from their bus after it had gone to a mosque near the Hagley Oval where police are responding to reports of shots fired in central Christchurch. Several minutes after they were barred from getting off the bus, the players escaped and ran through Hagley Park,

Legendary Brazilian striker Coutinho passes away

Former Brazil and Santo striker Coutinho died on Monday at the age of 75. Born Antonio Wilson Vieira Honorio on June 11, 1943, the striker went on to become a legend with Santos, where he made 457 total appearances while scoring 370 goals for the Brazilian club. Coutinho remains the

FIFA study backs 48-team '22 WC, Qatar sharing

A FIFA feasibility study concluded the 2022 World Cup can expand to 48 teams by using at least one of Qatar's neighbors as an additional host, and found there is a low legal risk to changing the format and an additional $400 million in revenue could be generated. The report was

Tigers swept away by Kiwi tsunami

Second Test:  New Zealand Vs Bangladesh played at Basin Reserve, Christchurch  Brief Score :New Zealand 432/6 ( LRPL 200, HM Nichols 107, KS Williamson 74, Abu Jayed 3/94 , Taijul Islam 2/99) beat Bangladesh 211 all out ( Tamim Iqbal 74 , Liton K Das 33 , Shadman Islam 27, N Wagner

Tigers’ 50+ opening stand in 3 straight Test innings

DHAKA: Tamim Iqbal and Shadman Islam have shared a record partnership, scoring  50+ opening stand in three consecutive innings against New Zealand in their first two Tests of ongoing three-match series.  Bangladesh found a solid opening partner for Tamim as he partnered with Shadman

Tigers collect 211 runs in 1st innings against NZ

Bangladesh scored 211 runs by losing all wickets in 61 overs in their 1st innings of second Test against New Zealand in Basin Reserve of Wellington. Tamim Iqbal made his 27th half-century in Test. New Zealand left-arm enforcer Neil Wagner ended with figures of 4-28 off 13 overs and

Bangladesh beat Cambodia in one-off friendly

DHAKA: Bangladesh football team defeated Cambodia 1-0 in the one-off international friendly played in Cambodian capital city Phnom Penh Saturday (Mar 9).  Robiul Hasan pierced the Cambodian net with the lone goal at 83rd minute. A 23-men squad of Bangladesh booters, led by Coach

Maradona accepts paternity of three children in Cuba

Argentina football legend Diego Maradona is to acknowledge paternity of three Cuban children, his lawyer says. This means the 58-year-old World Cup winner, who once denied any children other than with his former wife, is now the official father of eight children. Maradona will

2nd straight day of Bangladesh-New Zealand 2nd Test washed out

The second day in a row of the second Test between Bangladesh and New Zealand was called off without even the toss taking place at the Basin Reserve Stadium in Wellington on Saturday (March 9). With more showers forecast on day three on Sunday, play is scheduled to get under way 30

Rain washes out day-1 of NZ-BD Wellington Test 

DHAKA: Heavy rain has washed out all of the first day's play between Bangladesh and New Zealand in their second Test in Wellington. The umpires called off play at 3:09 pm - roughly half an hour before the scheduled tea break. None of the players from either side turned up at the

Five major changes to football rules from Jun

Football is set to change from June 1, 2019, with an IFAB meeting deciding on the rules that will be altered from the summer onwards. Some are minor, while others are a lot more dramatic. Here, we take a look at the major five changes. 1. There will be no rebounds from penalties

Football team off to Cambodia

DHAKA: Bangladesh national football team left here Wednesday (Mar 6) for Cambodia to play a friendly ending five-month absence from any international match.  A Thai Airlines flight, carrying the 23-men squad led by Coach Jamie Day, took off from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport

Mushfiq unlikely for 2nd Test against Kiwi

DHAKA: Mushfiqur Rahim is unlikely to return to the Bangladesh side for the second Test against New Zealand in Wellington, slated to begin from Friday (March 8). He has been suffering from a wrist injury, as well as a flare-up of a rib problem since the beginning of New Zealand tour,