Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Brazil’s exhilarating 5-1 victory over Tunisia at the Parc des Princes in Paris continues its international football tour Five goals, a penalty, and a red card were all part of the action-packed first 45 minutes that the French fans witnessed. Brazil went ahead, Tunisia pegged them back very briefly, and then ... Read more
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Tigers sweep T20I series against UAE
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Mosaddek Hossain played a key role with both bat and ball as Bangladesh beat United Arab Emirates by 32 runs at the Dubai international stadium on Tuesday to sweep the two-match T20 series. Bangladesh made 169-5 after opener Mehidy Hasan’s 46 off 37 balls provided a solid platform before Mosaddek (27) ... Read more
BCB names team for Women’s T20 Asia Cup
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced a 15-member squad for the Women’s T20 Asia Cup, to be held in Sylhet from October 1 to 15. The hosts, led by Nigar Sultana Joty, will play in the opening fixture of the competition against Thailand at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium Ground 2 ... Read more
Ejaj Ahmad from Bangladesh finishes the BMW Berlin Marathon in 2022
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The founder of Bangladesh Youth Leadership Centre (BYLC), Ejaj Ahmad, finished the 2022 BMW Berlin-Marathon in four hours, 55 minutes, and 18 seconds. Following a full marathon in San Francisco the previous year, he raced this marathon as his second race. The 42.195 km long BMW Berlin-Marathon 2022 is a race ... Read more
BPL names seven franchisees for the next three editions
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 Governing Council has asked seven companies to complete the process of acquiring franchise ownership for the next three (9th, 10th and 11th) editions of the league on Sunday, according to a press release from the Bangladesh Cricket Board. Although there were rumours, two of the ... Read more
Bangladesh wins the first T20I after a valiant effort, UAE just falls short
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Shoriful Islam picked up two wickets in consecutive deliveries in the final over as Bangladesh secured a hard-fought seven run win over the UAE in their first of the two-match Twenty20 international series in Dubai on Sunday. Trying to overhaul Bangladesh’s 158-5, the hosts started the final over needing 11 runs ... Read more
Bangladeshi women secure World Cup spot
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh defended a modest target of 121 runs and emerged unbeaten champions in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifiers, beating Ireland by seven runs in the final at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. Irish all-rounder Arlene Kelly threatened to take the game away from the Tigresses ... Read more
Host Australia lost to France in Women’s Basketball World Cup
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com France toppled 2022 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup host nation Australia 70-57 in a Thursday opener in Sydney. French forward Gabby Williams scored 23 points against Australia to be the key player for Les Bleues. Marine Fauthoux, another French player, scored 10 points. Australia’s Bec Allen racked up 16 points for ... Read more
Japanese driver Tsunoda’s contract with the AlphaTauri F1 team extended until 2023
Yuki Tsunoda debuted in Formula 1 with his team in 2021. Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Yuki Tsunoda will remain with the Scuderia AlphaTauri team for the 2023 season, the team announced on Thursday. “I want to say a huge thank you to Red Bull, Honda and Scuderia AlphaTauri for continuing to give me the opportunity ... Read more
Formula 1 announces record-breaking 24 race calendar for 2023
The FIA has officially announced the F1 2023 calendar Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The 2023 season will begin earlier than usual on March 5 in Bahrain before moving on to Saudi Arabia. On April 16, the Chinese Grand Prix makes its first appearance since 2019. Imola has been moved to May for the Emilia Romagna ... Read more
Lewandowski to wear Shevchenko’s Ukraine armband at World Cup
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Robert Lewandowski, the captain of Poland, has promised to wear the Ukrainian colours on his sleeve during the World Cup to demonstrate support to the war-torn people of Ukraine, after receiving an unique blue and yellow armband from Andriy Shevchenko. The Barcelona forward met former Ukraine captain and head coach Shevchenko ... Read more
4-5 years of hard work behind this success: Sabina
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Sabina Khatun, the captain of Bangladesh, said that the success in the seven-nation 6th SAFF Women’s Championship was the result of the girls’ laborious efforts over the previous four to five years. When they arrived from Nepal on Wednesday, she stated at a press conference at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, ... Read more
PM orders house to be built for women’s goalkeeper Rupana Chakma
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Rupna Chakma, the goalie for Bangladesh Women’s Football team, will soon have a new home, thanks to orders from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Rangamati Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Mizanur Rahman confirmed the information, “The Prime Minister’s Office has given instructions to build Rupana Chakma’s home as soon as possible.We immediately dispatched an ... Read more
Ritu Porna Chakma suffers head injury in open-top bus ride, gets three stitches
She required three stitches to her head at the CMH and was later taken to the BFF house to join the team in the celebration Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Ritu Porna Chakma of the Bangladesh women’s football team suffered a head injury after colliding with a banner when the team was traveling in an open-top ... Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo is the most popular Instagram star of the 2022 World Cup: report
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The media value of a post on social media from the Portuguese star is $3.5 million on average Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo may not be as dominant on the field as he used to be, but he is unrivaled on social media, especially Instagram. The BBC reports that the Manchester United ... Read more
‘The people of Bangladesh own this trophy’
News Desk : dhakamirror.com The captain of the Bangladesh Women’s Football team, Sabina Khatun, dedicated the SAFF Women’s Championship trophy to the Bangladeshi people after their victory over Nepal 3-1 in the final on Monday at the Dasarath Rangasala in Kathmandu solidified their dominance of South Asian football. “Finally, it ended our long 12-13 years’ ... Read more
Bangladeshi women win their maiden SAFF title, making history
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com In a thrilling final on Monday at the Dasarath Rangasala in Kathmandu, Bangladesh won their maiden SAFF Women’s Championship title with a 3-1 victory over Nepal. Forward Krishna Rani Sarkar scored a brace after super-sub midfielder Shamsunnahar (junior) opened the account for Bangladesh while Nepal forward Anita Basent pulled one goal ... Read more
Sanjida’s dream mirrors that of millions of dreamers
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Prior to tomorrow’s SAFF Women’s Championship final match against Nepal, Bangladesh women’s football team’s midfielder Sanjida Akhter has urged her compatriots to pray for the squad. For the second time in the history of the regional competition, Bangladesh has advanced to the final, where they will meet the hosts in Kathmandu ... Read more
We are main contenders to qualify, says Joty
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Nigar Sultana Joty, the captain of Bangladesh, believes that her team is a “prime contender” to advance for the main event from the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier, which gets underway today in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Bangladesh national women’s team will also start their tournament campaign on the ... Read more
Adamant Mahmudullah rejects offer of retirement
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Former Bangladesh captain Mahmudullah turned down a Bangladesh Cricket Board proposal to retire gracefully from the field, an official said on Thursday. BCB cricket operations chairman Jalal Yunus told New Age that they had offered Mahmudullah to retire from the field with a match in the forthcoming tri-nation series in New ... Read more