Nicholls out for 95, Tigers staring at defeat

In today’s second ODI of the three-match series at the Saxton Oval in Nelson, New Zealand is closing in on a series-clinching victory against Bangladesh after reaching 262 for three after 41 overs, with Henry Nicholls falling five runs short of a century. At mid-wicket, Nicholls produced a straight delivery from Shoriful Islam to Rishad … Read more

Salt smashes ton as England level Windies T20I series

England defeated the West Indies by 75 runs to tie their Twenty20 international series 2-2 and force a decider to be played on Thursday. Phil Salt struck an incredible 119 off just 57 balls. Under the guidance of Salt’s aggressive stroke play and quick half-centuries from Liam Livingstone and captain Jos Buttler, England achieved a … Read more

Soumya surpasses Sachin with record breaking ton

In their second of the three-match ODI series against New Zealand at Saxton Oval today, Soumya Sarkar struck a career-best ODI score of 169 off just 151 deliveries to help Bangladesh record 291 all out in 49.5 overs, the highest ODI total for the Tigers against New Zealand in their backyard. Along the way, Soumya … Read more

‘New way’ of thinking can reduce gap post U19 level

Bangladesh’s U-19 cricket team won the inaugural U-19 Asia Cup on Sunday in Dubai, defeating the host nation, the United Arab Emirates, and adding a prestigious trophy to their collection. A cursory review of the statistics reveals that Bangladesh has recently achieved some extremely encouraging achievements at this level. Nevertheless, the national team has not … Read more

Record IPL deal a cherry on the cake for Starc at Christmas

As Mitchell Starc gets ready to spend the holidays away from his cricket wife Alyssa Healy, his record-breaking $2.98 million deal at the Indian Premier League auctions was the perfect Christmas present for the match-winning pacer. Australia’s all-around hero made league history as the most expensive player when Kolkata Knight Riders made an incredible bid … Read more

Tigresses look to seal maiden SA series

The Tigresses play the hosts today in the second game of the three-match ODI series. A confident Bangladesh national women’s side will be looking to seal the deal against South Africa. The daytime event is expected to begin around 6:00 p.m. Bangladesh time. Nigar Sultana Joty and her team defeated South Africa in their backyard … Read more

Injured Neymar to miss Copa America, says Brazil team doctor

According to national team physician Rodrigo Lasmar on Tuesday, Brazil forward Neymar will not be able to compete at the Copa America next year after recovering from knee surgery. The leading scorer for Brazil had surgery last month to repair a damaged meniscus and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee while on international … Read more

Paving a prosperous path

Although there was a chance for an exciting match between two football academies in Dhaka, the BFF (U-15) Academy Championship inaugural match at Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium yesterday did not live up to the hype. On a springy artificial turf at Kamalapur, Gopalganj Football Academy from Dhanmondi, however, produced an exciting conclusion as they … Read more

City crush Diamonds to storm into final

Tuesday’s 3-0 victory over Urawa Red Diamonds by Manchester City, the defending European champions, guaranteed a spot in the Club World Cup final in Jeddah. As a result of the outcome, City will face Al Ahly on Friday after the Egyptian team defeated Fluminense, their Brazilian rivals, 2-0 earlier in the day. It was a … Read more

Enrique claims ‘perfect’ relationship with Mbappe

Despite concerns regarding Kylian Mbappe’s contentment at Paris Saint-Germain due to his recent behavior, the French forward’s coach Luis Enrique maintains that he and the player have a “perfect” relationship. During their 1-1 Champions League tie with Borussia Dortmund in Germany last week, Mbappe seemed irritated and dissatisfied in his teammates for having to settle … Read more