England call up Jofra Archer for first Test v Australia
Pace bowler Jofra Archer has been named in England’s Test squad for the first time for the Ashes opener against Australia at Edgbaston.The 24-year-old, who...
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Woakes and Broad lead England to 143-run victory over Ireland
AP, London :Chris Woakes and Stuart Broad took all 10 wickets to give England a 143-run victory over Ireland at Lord’s on Friday in the...
BPL resumes today
After a day recess, the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football will resume today (Saturday) at Bangabandhu National Stadium here. Chittagong Abahani Limited will take on...
Wade, Bancroft named in Australia’s Ashes squad
Agency :Matthew Wade has been named in Australia’s 17-man Ashes squad, continuing a remarkable career turnaround for the Tasmanian. Cameron Bancroft returns to the Test...
Mohammad Amir retires from Test cricket
Agency :Pakistan’s left-arm pacer Mohammad Amir has announced his retirement from Test cricket in a bid to concentrate on his white-ball future.“It has been an...
Yuvraj Singh’s laboured Global T20 debut ends with bizarre dismissal
Agency :Yuvraj Singh was expected to light up the Global T20 Canada league when it was announced that he would be turning out for the...
Former Kiwi coach Mike Hesson set to apply for India head coach
Agency :Former New Zealand coach Mike Hesson is set to send in his application for the position of head coach of the Indian team. The...
Dhoni’s shoes big ones to fill but I am prepared for the challenge: Pant
Agency :Rishabh Pant believes that replacing MS Dhoni in the Indian cricket team as the first-choice wicketkeeper-batsman is a challenging task but he is ready...
Ponting pinpoints mature Stokes as England’s key Ashes threat
The new maturity of World Cup hero Ben Stokes poses the biggest threat to Australia’s Ashes bid, said Ricky Ponting, who compared him to Andrew...
Our main target is to win 1st ODI against Sri Lanka: Tamim
Bangladesh stand-in captain Tamim Iqbal stressed the need to win the first ODI match against Sri Lanka to begin the three-match ODI series in a...
Malinga advises Mashrafe to continue cricket
Sri Lanka fast bowler Lasith Malinga hailed Mashrafe Bin Mortaza as “always special” for Bangladesh and insisted that the lanky fast bowler has the ability...
Warm-up win gives Tigers a psychological edge: Mahmud
Bangladesh interim coach Khaled Mahmud Sujon hailed the team to gain a psychological edge ahead of their three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka by winning...