Surprise date-change overshadows WC 100-day countdown
FIFA and Qatar organisers on Friday counted the cost of bringing forward the start of the World Cup by a day as they launched the...
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Shakib named captain as BCB announces Asia Cup squad
Agency :Ace all-rounder Shakib al Hasan has reclaimed the T20I captaincy as Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the Asia Cup squad on Saturday after a...
Saif hits gritty 146 to put Bangladesh A on top
Agency :Saif Hassan’s 146 set Bangladesh A to post 300-9d in the first innings in reply, West Indies scored 43-2 at stumps on Day 3...
Qualifying round matches of ISG archery begin tomorrow
BSS, Dhaka :The qualifying round matches of Bangladesh’s archery disciplines of the ongoing fifth Islamic Solidarity Games (ISG) will begin on Monday (Aug 15) in...
Karim Benzema leads Ballon d’Or nomination
Agency :Karim Benzema was among the 30-man list of nominees for the 2022 Ballon d’Or award, which was announced by France Football on Friday, while...
Willian leaves Corinthians after death threats
Agency :Former Chelsea and Arsenal midfielder Willian quit Corinthians on Friday following the Brazilians’ Copa Libertadores elimination against domestic rivals Flamengo, after claiming he and...
Halep fights off Gauff, Haddad Maia stuns Belinda in Canadian Open
Agency :Romania’s Simona Halep fought off a late rally from Coco Gauff and Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia pulled off another three-set upset as both made...
Ireland take 2-0 T20I series lead over Afghanistan
Ireland took a 2-0 lead over Afghanistan in a best-of-five T20I series after George Dockrell’s 25 not out saw the hosts home for a five-wicket...
Qatar to kick-off World Cup as finals brought forward by one day
Reuters :This year’s World Cup in Qatar will start a day earlier than originally scheduled with the opening ceremony now taking place before the host...
Members of BD Cricket team return home
Sports Reporter :Members of Bangladesh Cricket team returned to the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Friday from Zimbabwe.Bangladesh T20 Cricket team lost to...
Monza sign Italy forward Petagna
AFP, Milan :Monza have signed Italy international striker Andrea Petagna on loan from Napoli ahead of the start of their first ever Serie A season,...
World champion Tamirat Tola pulls out of London Marathon
BBC Online :Reigning world marathon champion Tamirat Tola has withdrawn from the London Marathon in October.The Ethiopian has not fully recovered from his injury in...