Doritos A potential player deficit in Bangladesh’s second-tier professional football might be on the horizon as NoFeL Sporting Club joins Muktijoddha Sangsad KS and Fortis FC Academy in leaving the upcoming Bangladesh Championship League (BCL). The decision will be communicated to the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) shortly, according to NoFeL general secretary Shakhawat Hossain Bhuiyan Shahin. … Read more
On Friday, Barcelona announced that defender Joao Cancelo will be sidelined for some time with a knee injury he suffered in the LaLiga victory against Las Palmas. On Thursday, the 29-year-old played 11 minutes before leaving the field in a 2-1 win against Las Palmas. “Tests carried out on Friday show that first team player … Read more
On Friday, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) announced that Fernando Diniz will be stepping down as coach of the Brazil national team. Despite only having a one-year contract, interim coach Diniz guided Brazil to a 3–1 record in their six games played in the 2026 World Cup qualifying round. He collaborated with Fluminense, the team … Read more
Assistant coach Nic Pothas of Bangladesh stated that the team management is pleased to see the junior players assume leadership roles and expects them to continue the series against New Zealand with the same vigor they displayed in the opening Twenty20. “We are taking pleasure in the challenge and witnessing the growth of these young … Read more
On Thursday, the second Test between Australia and Pakistan was momentarily halted when third umpire Richard Illingworth became entangled in a lift at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. After the second day’s lunch break, the players resumed their activities on the field; however, on-field umpires Joel Wilson and Michael Gough refused to permit play to recommence … Read more
For the second and third Twenty20 matches against the hosts, the Bangladesh cricket team travelled from Napier to Mount Maunganui, the city in which they gained their solitary Test victory over New Zealand last year. The Tigers, whose five-wicket victory in Napier gave them a 1-0 series advantage over the hosts, will face the Kiwis … Read more
India has pledged to mount a formidable comeback following South Africa’s dismissal by 32 runs and an innings on Thursday, when the two teams meet again next week for the second and final Test of their brief series. Captain Rohith Sharma, who was dismissed cheaply in both innings, predicted that despite missing the opportunity to … Read more
As of early last year, the Bay Oval in the city of Mount Maunganui had firmly established itself as a momentous occasion in the annals of Bangladesh cricket, having served as the venue for the Tigers’ inaugural Test triumph against New Zealand. Almost two years after that momentous victory, the Bangladesh Twenty20 team, led by … Read more
Dean Elgar will assume the captaincy of the final international match of his career against India in place of Temba Bavuma. Following Thursday’s conclusion of the first Test against India, Cricket South Africa confirmed that Temba Bavuma has been ruled out of the series’ concluding Test. Having suffered a hamstring strain during fielding on the … Read more
From endorsing Mashrafe Bin Mortaza as the mentor of the Bangladesh team for the 2023 World Cup to vehemently opposing the retirement of senior cricketers from certain formats rather than celebrating the accomplishments as a way to honour their careers, Bangladesh supporters, the media, and even those within the system have historically been more emotionally … Read more
