Monday, 23 Dec, 2024

Sports

Even Steven at Stumps Day One

1st Test Played at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua, West Indies  West Indies 1st Innings  250 /5 in 84 Overs (Mikyle Louis 97, Alick Athanaze 90, Joshua De Silva 14*, Justin Greaves 11*, Taskin Ahmed 2/46, Mehedi Miraj 1/47, Taijul Islam 1/67)  Put

India Fight Back Fire With Fire

Brief Scorecard at Stumps Day One: Match Played at Perth, Western Australia from November 22 -26, 2024 India 1st Innings 150 All Out in 49.4 overs (Nitish Kumar Reddy 41, Rishabh Pant 32, KL Rahul 26, Josh Hazelwood 4/29, Mitchell Marsh 2/12, Mitchell Starc 2/14, Pat Cummins 2/67)

Bashundhara Kings secure 3-1 win over Mohammedan in season opener

Bashundhara Kings kicked off the 2024-25 domestic football season with a 3-1 victory over Mohammedan Sporting Club in the curtain-raising match at the Bashundhara Kings Arena on Friday (Nov 22). The match, part of the Bangladesh 2.0 Challenge Cup 2024-25, Powered by Bashundhara Group,

Border-Gavaskar Test Series: Blockbuster Cricket Duel Starts Today 

In modern day cricket the bilateral contest between two top dogs India and Australia rocks the cricket world with more infectious cricket fever than the historic ashes. The only other contest that could not match is Pakistan Vs India. But for political reasons these two popular teams do

Arsenal, Bayern, Man City reach Women's Champions League quarters

Barcelona closed in on the knock-outs by beating St Poelten 4-1, while Bayern drew 1-1 at Valerenga but got through their group after Juventus' defeat. Lina Hurtig bundled home from close range in the 89th minute at the Emirates Stadium to give Arsenal a third victory from four

ABG Bashundhara BPL 2023-24: Rakib Hossain crowned best footballer

Bashundhara Kings forward Rakib Hossain was named the best footballer of the ABG Bashundhara Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2023-24.  Rakib earned the title by scoring the highest 10 goals among local players in the league. Abahani Ltd Dhaka’s Saint Vincentian forward

Argentina beat Peru as Uruguay hold Brazil 

Argentina remain on top of the CONMEBOL standings with their qualification for the 2026 tournament surely just a matter of time. It was far from a vintage performance from Lionel Scaloni's team, but a moment of magic from Inter Milan's Martinez proved decisive at the

BCB announces Women's squad for home series against Ireland

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has revealed the Women’s squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Ireland.  The series is set to begin on November 27 and will be hosted at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka. Pacer Jahanara Alam and

Sinner wins first ATP Finals title

Jannik Sinner became the first Italian to win the ATP Finals title as he earned a commanding straight-set victory over American Taylor Fritz in Turin. World number one Sinner capped a superb year, in which he has also won the first two Grand Slam titles of his career, with a 6-4 6-4

Final T20 between England and West Indies washed out

The fifth and final T20 of the series between England and West Indies was washed out by heavy rain in St Lucia. England captain Jos Buttler chose to bowl first and the hosts reached 44-0 in five overs before the downpour began. The ground staff attempted to clear the wet outfield

Rabiot double seals top spot for France

Adrien Rabiot scored two headers as France beat Italy 3-1 at the San Siro to overtake the Azzurri and win Nations League Group A2. The Marseille midfielder met Lucas Digne's corner to give Les Bleus the lead. Aston Villa defender Digne's free-kick then hit the crossbar and

Haaland scores hat-trick as Norway win promotion

Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick as Norway thrashed Kazakhstan to seal promotion to the top flight of the Nations League. The Manchester City striker, who became his country's record goalscorer last month, has now scored 38 goals in 39 appearances for Norway. He is the Nations

Australia beat Pakistan to win series

Spencer Johnson's maiden international five-wicket haul helped give Australia an unassailable 2-0 lead in the T20 series against Pakistan with a 13-run victory in Sydney. The 28-year-old pace bowler took 5-26 as Australia dismissed Pakistan for 134 to win the second T20 of the

Windies chase 219 for first win of T20 series against England

West Indies pulled off a sensational run-chase of 219 to earn their first win of the series in a thrilling fourth T20 in St Lucia. Openers Evin Lewis and Shai Hope blasted 136 from the first nine overs, before they lost three wickets in as many balls to allow England back into

Germany hit seven to claim record Nations League win

Arsenal forward Kai Havertz was among the goalscorers as Germany thrashed Bosnia-Herzegovina to claim a record Nations League victory and win Group A3 with a game to spare. Germany became the first nation to score seven goals in a men's match in the competition's six-year

Bangladesh beat Maldives 2-1 in final match 

Bangladesh beat the Maldives by 2-1 goals in their second and final match at the crowded Bashundhara Kings Arena of the Bashundhara Sports Complex today (Nov 16) and levelled the two Bashundhara Group FIFA Tier-1 International friendlies 1-1.  The Maldives took an early lead in

West Indies Test squad for Bangladesh announced

After the conclusion of their ongoing series against England, the West Indies will go on to face Bangladesh in a multi-format series. Both sides will lock horns across two Tests and three ODIs and will conclude the series with three T20I matches.  Ahead of the two-game Test

Army, BOA to give Tk1cr reward to SAFF champions

Bangladesh Army and Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) will give Tk1 crore to the SAFF champions Bangladesh national women's football team. The decision was taken today (Nov 16) in the BOA Executive Committee meeting, chaired by Bangladesh Army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman.

Alcaraz exits ATP Finals as Zverev & Ruud progress

Carlos Alcaraz has been knocked out of the 2024 ATP Finals following a straight-set defeat by Alexander Zverev in Turin. Second seed Zverev secured top spot in the group with a 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 win and will face American Taylor Fritz in the semi-finals. Wimbledon and French Open

Tilak and Sanju centuries seal India T20 series win

Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma hit unbeaten centuries to lead India to a 135-run thrashing of South Africa in Johannesburg and a 3-1 T20 series victory. Samson struck 109 off 56 balls and Varma smashed 120 off 47 in a staggering unbroken stand of 210 for the second wicket as India posted