Friday, 24 Jan, 2025

Sports

Bangladesh U-15 girls clinch JCGI Youth Football title

DHAKA: Bangladesh U-15 women's football team knocked-off Hong Kong by 6-0 goals in Jockey Club Girls' International Youth Football tournament.  Tohura Khatun scored a hat trick, helping the team to emerge as champion.  Bangladesh earlier defeated Iran by 8-1 and Malaysia

Ball Tampering or Doctoring?

In cricket ball tampering is an action in which a fielder or a bowler illegally alters the condition of the ball.  The primary motivation is to interfere with the aerodynamics of the ball to aid swing bowling.  The one side of the ball is roughened up more than the other facilitating

Smith, Warner banned for 12 months by Cricket Australia

Steve Smith and David Warner, former Australia captain and vice-captain respectively, have been banned for a 12 month period by Cricket Australia.  The verdict has come after investigation into the ball-tampering controversy. Also involved in the cheating case, Cameron Bancroft has

Smith could face lifetime ban

Australian captain Steve Smith could be facing a lifetime ban from the game following the ball tampering scandal that has overshadowed the third Test against South Africa in Cape Town. The ICC has handed Smith a one-match suspension, ruling him out of the final match of the tour,

Spirit of Cricket Compromised

For a while we, the ardent followers of the great game of cricket are witnessing the spirit of cricket being compromised in many different matches.  The players are bumping against each other, abusing using filthy languages, manipulating matches with money and ball doctoring. The

Sabina, Krishna get Indian visa to join Women’s League

DHAKA: Bangladesh national women football team captain Sabina Khatun and Bangladesh female Football team under-16 captain Krishna Rani Sarkar have finally been given Indian visa to join Indian Women’s League football matches. Both of them met High Commissioner Harsh Vardhan Shringla

Cricket Australia launches probe over ‘ball-tampering’

Cricket Australia (CA) will not make a decision about the future of Steve Smith’s captaincy until it completes a probe into stunning ball-tampering revelations that have plunged the test team into crisis, CEO James Sutherland said on Sunday (March 25). Sutherland’s comments came as

T20 Is Gamble

T20 matches in cricket are pure gambles. One good over, even the last ball of the last over of a match can turn the fate of the match upside down. These need two or three impacts players in a team to seal the fate of the match tilting the balance in favor of the team. Consequently the

Looking Back Looking Forward

Bangladesh had great opportunity for winning the top honors from just concluded Hero Nidahas triangular T20 tournament.  Losing from the last ball over boundary against the top team of the world India will always hurt and haunt Bangladesh. From the faces of the players on the ground

Karthik Last Ball Heroics Wins A Thriller For India

Hero –Nidahas Tri Nation T20 Trophy Final Match Played at Premadasa Stadium, Colombo  Brief Score Card: India 168/6( RG Sharma 56 , KD Karthik 29 , MK Pandey 28 , KL Rahul 24 , Rubel 2/35 ) beat Bangladesh 166/7 ( SabbirRahman 77, Mahmudullah 21 , MehedyMiraj 19* , YS Chahal 3/18 , JD

Tigers set 167-run target for India

Bangladesh have set 167-run target for India in the final match of Nidahas Trophy tri-nation T20 at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday (March 18). At the beginning Tigers suffered top order collapse as the Indian bowlers’ stroke hard. Among Bangladeshi batsman, Sabbir Rahman

Nidahas Trophy: Tigers to bat first

Bangladesh will bat first as India won the toss in the final match of Nidahas Trophy tri-nation T20 at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday (March 18). All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is leading the team with an aim to victory against India. Tigers set foot into the final after their

Tigers to lock horn with India for trophy title

DHAKA: Bangladesh to face India in the summit clash of the Nidahas Trophy 2018 tri-nation series final at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo of Sri Lanka Sunday (March 18). Following the scintillating win against the host Sri Lanka where tempers flew, the Bangladesh dressing room was

No Repeat Of MCG Please

Today, when Team Tigers meet Team India in Nihadas Trophy Final making Colombo Resident mere spectators bitter memory would obviously flash back in many minds.  Every time I visit MCG and talk even with Neutral Australians everyone agrees Mashrafe Squad did not get the fair deal in

BCB announces Tk 1cr bonus for Tigers

DHAKA: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Saturday announced to give Tk one crore bonus for Tigers who beat Sri Lanka on Friday to reach the final of Nadahas Trophy. BCB president Nazmul Hassan also said a bigger award is waiting for them if they can win the final match against India.

Bangladesh win toss, choose to field first

Bangladesh won the toss and chose to field first in Nidahas T-20 Tri-Series series against Sri Lanka on Friday (March 16) as ace all-rounder Shakib joins team. After recovery from his hand injury, Shakib al Hasan was much welcomed to play in the highly anticipated match that will

Shakib X-Factor in Nidahas Trophy

Definitely for blooming Bangladesh absence of Shakib, the best all rounder in all formats was a huge blow His regaining of fitness and return to main fold will definitely bring joy and confidence in the Bangladesh camp today for what is virtually the semi final of the Nidahas  trophy.

Rohit and Sundar Powers India to The Final

Nidahas Tri Nation T20 International Played at Premadasa Stadium Colombo India 176/3 (Rohit Sharma 89* , Suresh Raina 47, ShikharDhawan 35, RubelHossain 2/27 ) beat Bangladesh 159/6 ( Mushfiqur Rahim 72* , SabbirRahman 27 , WashintonSundar 3/22) by 17 Runs. Planned aggressive batting

Shakib to join Tigers’ squad for Nidahas Trophy

DHAKA: All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is set to join the Bangladesh squad for the ongoing Nidahas Trophy 2018 tournament, says a BCB press release on Thursday. Shakib will join the team in Colombo on Thursday, it also says. BDST: 1319 HRS, MAR 15, 2018 SMS  

Tigers Must Play Fearless Bangladesh Brand

Bengal Tigers must play and dedicate the expected victory today to the unfortunate victims of US-Bangla aircraft at Tribhuban Airport.  The black bands in their arm must give them extra vigor and extra energy. Bangladesh must play the unique Bangladesh Brand of cricket it displayed