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Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi on Friday sought to bat away controversy over comments he made about women’s cricket, saying he had been quoted out of context. The big-hitting 34-year-old came under fire this week after TV interview footage circulated of him commenting on women’s cooking skills in response to

Amidst a glitzy ceremony and lots of fanfare, the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s Celebration Concert was held at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Thursday. Alongside renowned local artists, Oscar-winning Indian composer A R Rahman and Senegalese-American R&B and hip hop artist Akon lit up the concert with

Bangladesh will be keen to take advantage of their last opportunity to find their perfect combination ahead of the ICC World Twenty20 when they take on Ireland in their last warm-up match at Fatullah today. Bangladesh will face Afghanistan on March 16 to open the three-week global Twenty20 tournament. Team management will be provided with an opportunity

The Bangladesh Cricket Board’s Celebration Concert, staged to hype up the upcoming ICC World Twenty20 2014, was held at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Thursday. However, the concert was anything but perfect as several people from the gathering crowd complained of countless sufferings before they eventually

The Indian women’s cricket team swept their Twenty20 International series against Bangladesh at the Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium in Cox’s Bazar, beating the hosts by seven wickets in the third match on Thursday. Bangladesh were restricted to 81-8 in their 20 overs after winning the toss and electing to bat. Captain Salma Khatun led the ... Read more

Bangladesh began their ICC World Twenty20 campaign on a winning note with a four-wicket victory over the United Arab Emirates in their first warm-up match, but not before sweating it out in the middle against the semi-professional unit at Fatullah on Wednesday. The top order failed to deliver as expected and

Bangladesh will be keen to focus on developing their game in the Twenty20 format rather than resting on their laurels after finally breaking out of their cycle of defeat. Bangladesh defeated the United Arab Emirates by four wickets in a practice match at the Fatullah Stadium on Wednesday, though their performance against

Officials of different sports federations expressed their shock and anger as they were left hostage by the Bangladesh Cricket Board ahead of a musical concert at the Bangabandhu National Stadium today. Most of the federations had to shun their activities because of the concert where Oscar winning music composer AR Rahman and Senegalese-American R&B singer ... Read more

Afghanistan won their first World Twenty20 warm-up match in Chittagong on Sunday, beating the Netherlands by 35 runs via the Duckworth/Lewis method after a power failure interrupted the game. Afghanistan, who face Bangladesh in the World T20 opener on March 16 in a match likely to decide the Group A winner, won the toss and posted ... Read more

Power failure marked the beginning of the official warm-up matches ahead of the ICC World Twenty20, 2014, leaving the host Bangladesh Cricket Board red-faced on Wednesday. The practice match between Afghanistan and the Netherlands was disrupted at least twice as the floodlights went down after an unexpected power failure at

World Twenty20 practice matches start today Bangladesh will be keen to get into a winning habit when they start their ICC World Twenty20 preparation by taking on the United Arab Emirates in a practice match at Fatullah today. The Tigers are eager to leave behind the disappointment of the year 2014 so far and inject ... Read more

The Bangladesh women’s cricket team lost their second straight Twenty20 International against India in Cox’s Bazar on Tuesday, going down by eight wickets in 12.3 overs after posting just 65 runs in the first innings. Bangladesh managed to score just 65-9 after electing to bat first, contributing to their own woes with four run outs. Fargana ... Read more

Pace bowler Mashrafee bin Murtaza announced on Tuesday that he is willing to take any risk to feature in the forthcoming ICC World Twenty20 if it is required by the national team. Mashrafee was ruled out of the Asia Cup after sustaining a side strain during the match against India, raising doubts about his availability ... Read more

West Indies captain Darren Sammy says that it will be a challenging task to defend their World Twenty20 title but they are prepared to work hard for it later this month, reports IANS. Sammy, who was at the helm when the West Indies beat hosts Sri Lanka in the final two years ago, believes the ... Read more

The fans should tone down on their expectations while the cricketers should concentrate on their own game rather than think about Afghanistan, Bangladesh all rounder Sakib al Hasan said ahead of their ICC World Twenty20 preliminary round campaign. The Tigers have been pitted against Afghanistan, Nepal and Hong Kong in Group A in the first round

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