‘Neverkusen’ no more!

Initially regarded as dark horses, Bayer Leverkusen have blasted out of the gates in the 2023-24 Bundesliga season, carving their mark in the record books with some stunning performances so far. They have a remarkable 25-match undefeated record to start the season (22 wins, three draws), something no side in German professional football has done … Read more

Khawaja reprimanded by ICC for wearing black armband

The International Cricket Council (ICC) chastised Australia’s Usman Khawaja on Thursday for wearing a black armband in a Test against Pakistan after the world body’s regulations prohibited him from wearing shoes with messages of solidarity for Gaza. During training before the first test of the three-match series last week, Khawaja had the slogans “Freedom is … Read more

Rajshahi’s ‘Bat Doctor’ wants to take over the world

Video of যেভাবে আইসিসির অনুমোদন পেল বাংলাদেশে তৈরি ক্রিকেট ব্যাট Hossain Muhammad Aftab, also known as Shahin, from Rajshahi, gained the moniker ‘Bat Doctor’ during his school days for his amazing ability to cure any problem with a cricket bat. Growing up on the Rajshahi Polytechnic Institute campus, where his father, Md Abdul Khalek, worked … Read more

NZ withdraw Williamson, Jamieson for T20 series with Bangladesh

New Zealand Cricket said Friday that Black Caps skipper Kane Williamson and standout seamer Kyle Jamieson had been removed from the three-match Twenty20 series against Bangladesh. Despite being nominated to the first team, Williamson will require more rehabilitation after knee surgery last April, while Jamieson is nursing a hamstring issue, according to the Black Caps. … Read more

Khawaja to contest ICC reprimand over ‘personal’ armband

Usman Khawaja of Australia stated on Friday that the black armband he wore in the Test against Pakistan was for a “personal bereavement” and that he would appeal the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) punishment. On Thursday, cricket’s global governing body chastised the Pakistan-born opener for wearing the armband during Australia’s 360-run triumph over Pakistan in … Read more

Shanto looking for team effort to avoid another whitewash

To prevent another white-ball series whitewash against New Zealand, Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto said he would want to see more team effort rather than one or two exceptional performances. After losing the first two games of the three-match one-day series, Bangladesh has to win tomorrow to prevent a whitewash and also to win their … Read more

Tigers seek to end losing streak in dead rubber

Bangladesh will play New Zealand in the third and final One-Day International (ODI) in Napier tomorrow, attempting to salvage anything from the already lost series. The match will start at 4:00 a.m. (Bangladesh time). The visitors’ batting attempts fell short in both games, and except from Shoriful Islam, the rest of their bowling team failed … Read more

South Africa star to retire after India Tests

Former South African captain Dean Elgar is expected to retire after the two-match Test series against India at home. Elgar will play his farewell Test at Centurion, with his swansong slated for Newlands, where he made his maiden Test runs. “Playing the game of cricket has always been a dream of mine but having the … Read more