Booters face acclimatisation concern in Australia

Even though they’ve been in Australia for two days, the national football team’s boots are still having a hard time getting used to the cold weather in Melbourne. But they expect to be ready for Thursday’s game against Australia. After a long 20-hour trip from Dhaka to Melbourne, Spanish coach Jaiver Cabrera’s players took some … Read more

Rangpur’s Akbar shines in draw with Metro

Akbar Ali, the captain of Rangpur Division, scored a first innings score of 179 runs and then a second innings score of 97 runs to help his team tie the National Cricket League match against Dhaka Metro on Day Four at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna yesterday. Akbar hit seven fours and two … Read more

Sehwag, de Silva and Edulji go into Cricket Hall of Fame

India’s Virender Sehwag, Sri Lanka’s Aravinda de Silva, and India’s Diana Edulji, a pioneering women’s leader, have been admitted into the cricket Hall of Fame, the game’s governing body said Monday. Their respect will be shown at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday, when India plays New Zealand in the World Cup semi-final. The … Read more

Sri Lanka appeals ICC ban over political meddling

Sri Lanka was kicked out of the International Cricket Council (ICC) because of claimed political meddling in the local board. On Saturday, the country’s sports minister said he would challenge the decision. It was “illegal” for the world’s governing body to move against his country on Friday night, Roshan Ranasinghe said. He would take the … Read more