Doritos Channel I won the BSJA Media Cup Cricket Tournament 2024, sponsored by Bashundhara Kings, with a four-wicket victory against T Sports in the six-a-side final at Paltan Ground on Friday. Channel I knocked down a target of 88 with 10 balls to spare, losing just two wickets in the process. Sazzad Hossain, who hit a … Read more
Robson Robinho scored his 50th goal in the Bangladesh Premier League as Bashundhara Kings defeated Sheikh Jamal DC 3-0 at Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni Stadium in Gopalganj today. Captain Robinho scored his team’s third goal after Dorielton Gomes scored twice, bringing the reigning champions’ total to 12 points from four matches in the 10-team league. … Read more
Brentford’s captain, Ivan Toney, will return against Nottingham Forest on Saturday after serving an eight-month suspension for violating gambling laws. Toney’s punishment ended this week, and he celebrated on social media by tweeting a GIF of a guy lifting his arms upwards with the message “free!” at the bottom. In addition to the suspension, the … Read more
Jurgen Klopp was horrified to learn that Liverpool sensation Mohamed Salah had sustained a hamstring injury while playing for Egypt in the Africa Cup of Nations. Salah has missed just ten Premier League games in six and a half seasons at Liverpool. Liverpool manager Klopp was astonished to find that his 31-year-old attacker had been … Read more
The ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup is planned to begin on January 19 in South Africa. Bangladesh, on the other hand, will kick off their campaign against India on January 20 in Bloemfontein. Mahfuzur Rahman Rabby, who previously led Bangladesh to their first Asia Cup championship in December 2023, will lead the Young Tigers … Read more
Wanindu Hasaranga’s bottom-order destruction guided Sri Lanka to a 2-1 series victory against Zimbabwe on Thursday, as the visitors were bowled out for 82 in Colombo, their lowest-ever T20 total. The home captain’s 4-15 including two wickets in his last two deliveries, and Sri Lanka cruised to a nine-wicket win in 11 overs. Pathum Nissanaka … Read more
There was little excitement in the cricketing community yesterday, as it was business as usual for players and organisers on the eve of the 10th season of the Bangladesh Premier League. Even a day before the start of the country’s first franchise-based tournament, the mood remained impalpable, with the BPL Governing Council holding its normal … Read more
Josh Hazlewood took five for 35 as world champions Australia defeated a weakened West Indies by ten wickets in the first Test of the two-match series on Friday at the Adelaide Oval. Usman Khawaja was forced to retire injured after being hit in the head by West Indies rookie fast Shamar Joseph with one run … Read more
Devon Conway, New Zealand’s opener, was ruled out of the fourth T20 International against Pakistan in Christchurch on Friday due to a COVID-19 positive test. “Conway has been in isolation at the team’s Christchurch hotel after testing positive yesterday,” New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said. “He will continue to be monitored ahead of Sunday’s final match … Read more
Egypt coach Rui Vitoria said it was “too early to say” if Mohamed Salah will return for this year’s Africa Cup of Nations after suffering an injury in Thursday’s 2-2 draw with Ghana. The Liverpool striker was sent off late in the first half of the Group B match in Abidjan after appearing to grip … Read more
