Cricket

Mohammad Nabi is hoping that his side can repeat recent history on Sunday and beat hosts Bangladesh in the first round of the World Twenty20, the Afghanistan captain said in a press briefing on Monday. Afghanistan, who defied the odds and beat Bangladesh by 32 runs at Fatullah in the Asia Cup earlier this month, stand ... Read more

Real Madrid returned to the top of La Liga with a comfortable 3-0 win over Levante at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday. Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring with his 38th goal of the season when he headed Angel di Maria’s corner low past Keylor Navas after just 11 minutes. Navas then kept his side in the ... Read more

Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim on Sunday said that the hosts were better prepared than Afghanistan ahead of their crucial first round game of the ICC World Twenty20 on March 16. In their debut Asia Cup campaign, the Afghans shocked the Tigers by handing them a 32-run defeat, which was the debutants’ maiden one-day international

Bangladesh’s disappointing performances in the last two one-day international competitions at home had an impact on the latest ODI rankings as most of the cricketers dropped down places in different categories. The Tigers suffered a series sweep in three one-dayers against Sri Lanka before bowing out of the Asia Cup after losing all of their four ... Read more

Hamilton Masakadza’s all-round performance helped Zimbabwe to start their preparation for the ICC World Twenty20 on the right note as they defeated Bangladesh A team by 11 runs in a practice match at Fatullah on Saturday. Zimbabwe made 171-5 on the back of Masakadza’s half-century before his two-wicket haul stalled the hosts who eventually ended on ... Read more

Sri Lankan speedster Lasith Malinga picked up from where he left off in the tournament opener, grabbing his second consecutive five-wicket haul against Pakistan in the Asia Cup final on Saturday. The opening bowler ripped through the Pakistan batting line-up, claiming 5-56 and helping to restrict them to 260-5 on a good batting wicket.

Middle order batsman Fawad Alam finally completed his fairytale story on Saturday and buried the ghosts of the past as his fighting knock of 114 rescued Pakistan from peril in the Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka. The defending Asia Cup champions were staring into the abyss against Sri Lanka at Mirpur after the early departures ... Read more

Pakistan captain Misbah ul Haq’s long wait for an one-day international century continued on Saturday as he fell short by 35 runs in the Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka at Mirpur. Pakistan were in early trouble, losing the wickets of Sharjeel Khan, Ahmed Shehzad and Mohammad Hafeez in the first, third and fifth overs ... Read more

Asia Cup Final Today Local familiarity favours Pakistan Familiarity with Bangladeshi conditions will make Pakistan favourites against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup final today at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. The two Asian powerhouses are set to lock horns for the 12th Asia Cup crown and Pakistan will fancy their chances going into their second ... Read more

Holders Pakistan received a severe blow to their title defence as in-form all-rounder Shahid Afridi is doubtful ahead of the Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today. Afridi is largely responsible for taking his team this far in the tournament, with his explosive batting separating Pakistan from arch-rivals India and hosts ... Read more

Sri Lanka go into today’s Asia Cup final against Pakistan at Mirpur on a mission to remain perfect after the first two legs of their mammoth 10-week tour of Bangladesh. Having crushed the hosts in all three formats during their bilateral series, following up a 1-0 two-Test series win with 2-0 and 3-0 sweeps in ... Read more

Sylhet Divisional Stadium has been formally accredited by the International Cricket Council as an international venue, a Bangladesh Cricket Board official said on Friday. The approval came following an inspection by ICC match referee Jeff Crowe on March 4. We got the approval yesterday [Thursday],’ said acting

National Athletics C’ship Jesmin wins first national gold In the absence of injured defending champion Sumita Rani, Jesmin Akther of Bangladesh Army won her first women’s 100m hurdles gold at the National Athletic Championships at the Army Stadium in Banani yesterday. Jesmin, who had won gold at the junior national championship in 2007 and in 2009, ... Read more

It has been a story of heartbreak for Bangladesh since the beginning of the tournament, and the last league match of the Asia Cup did not change its nature. The home side ended the tournament with yet another defeat in a close contest, this time losing to Sri Lanka by three wickets in Dhaka on ... Read more

Bangladesh will be looking to end their Asia Cup campaign on a high note after some morale-shattering defeats when they face Sri Lanka in their last round robin league match in Dhaka today. The Tigers suffered an embarrassing 32-run defeat against Afghanistan before they were unable to defend a record 326-3 against Pakistan, going down ... Read more

After the latest heartbreak against Pakistan in the Asia Cup on Tuesday, Bangladesh will be wondering what more they have to do to overcome the hurdle of their South Asian neighbours. The Tigers had reason to believe that they would finally register just their second ever win over Pakistan in their 32nd meeting, with the ... Read more

Mushfiqur Rahim’s captaincy came under the scanner after Bangladesh threw away another potential win against Pakistan despite putting up a record total of 326-3 in Tuesday’s Asia Cup match in Dhaka. Bangladesh lost the match by three wickets to end their chances of making it into the final, rendering their last match against Sri Lanka meaningless. Cricket ... Read more

Shikhar Dhawan and Ajinkya Rahane put on 121 runs for the opening stand as India thrashed a sorry Afghanistan by eight wickets for a consolation win in their last league match in the Asia Cup in Dhaka on Wednesday. Both Dhawan and Rahane made fifties guiding India to 160-2 in 32.2 overs after spinners Ravindra Jadeja ... Read more

Opener Anamul Haque paid a deserving tribute to all those who changed his name from Hasib to Bijoy in his early academic life due to his birth on December 16, raising his performance to optimum levels with a century against Pakistan on Tuesday. Born in Kushtia, the right hander carried the name chosen by the family ... Read more

Reigning World Cup champions India will play for pride when they take on minnows Afghanistan in their last Asia Cup fixture at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today. India’s hopes of progressing further in the tournament were dashed by Pakistan’s victory over Bangladesh last night, and they have managed to earn just