Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Prior to the T20 World Cup, captain Dasun Shanaka on Sunday, hailed the Asia Cup victory as a “true turnaround” for Sri Lankan cricket and dedicated the win to the crisis-hit nation. Bhanuka Rajapaksa’s unbroken 71-run innings and Wanindu Hasaranga’s outstanding performance with bat and ball guided Sri Lanka defeat Pakistan ... Read more
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Sri Lanka deservedly won the title
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com It was indeed a team effort that resulted in a young Sri Lankan side becoming Asian champions. Sri Lanka outclassed Pakistan, registering a 23-run win, to ensure their sixth Asia Cup title at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium ‘It was a team effort’, said very proud Sri Lankan coach Chris Silverwood ... Read more
US Open 2022: Iga Swiatek beats Ons Jabeur to win US Open
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com World number one Iga Swiatek defeated Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur to win her second Grand Slam title of the year with a straight sets victory in the US Open final on Saturday. Polish star Swiatek overcame a spirited second set fightback from fifth seed Jabeur to win 6-2, 7-6 (7/5) in 1hr ... Read more
Jesus, Coutinho left out of Brazil squad for friendlies
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Gabriel Jesus and Philippe Coutinho were both left out of Brazil’s squad for upcoming friendlies against Ghana and Tunisia on Friday as Tite’s side warm up for the World Cup..The five-time world champions face Ghana in French city Le Havre on September 23 before taking on Tunisia four days later at ... Read more
Sabina scores hattrick as Bangladesh hit Pakistan for six
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Sabina Khatun scored a hattrick as Bangladesh moved to the top of Group A of SAFF Women’s Championship with a 6-0 thrashing of Pakistan in Kathmandu on Saturday. Coming on the back of a brace in their 3-0 opening-game win over Maldives, Bangladesh skipper Sabina turned on the style at the ... Read more
Irrepressible Marufa ticks all the boxes, chooses Pandya as role model
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Marufa Akter, the new face of the Bangladesh women’s cricket team, appears to be a star in the making. Simplicity just sparkles in her eyes and the young woman exudes the confidence of an athlete brimming with supreme confidence and aspirations at the highest level. It is quite common for every ... Read more
Premier League, EFL fixtures postponed following death of Queen Elizabeth II
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com All Premier League, EFL and women’s football matches scheduled for this weekend have been postponed following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen died peacefully in Balmoral on Thursday afternoon at the age of 96, ending her unprecedented 70 years as British monarch. “At a meeting this morning, ... Read more
The sports world pays tribute to the Queen after her death
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The sporting world on Thursday offered its condolences to the royal family and to Britain after the death of longtime monarch Queen Elizabeth II. The English Premier League, English football clubs, the English Football Association (The FA), Team GB or the British Olympic team, Formula 1 and Wimbledon each wrote messages ... Read more
Tigresses look confident of clearing the qualifier hurdle
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh seems confident of securing their spot in next year’s ICC Women’s T20 World Cup by finishing top of the four-team group at their qualifying tournament, to be held in the United Arab Emirates from September 18-25 target. The USA, Scotland, Ireland, and the Tigresses are placed in the same group. ... Read more
Pogba at risk of missing the FIFA World Cup due to injury
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The French soccer player has opted to have surgery on his right knee and the recovery time could prevent him from taking part in the competition, which will be held this winter.It’s been a turbulent start to the season for Paul Pogba and judging by some recent revelations, things are only ... Read more
Mushfiq leaves T20Is with modest legacy
Nafis Almas Siam After retiring from Twenty20 Internationals, when people will look back on Mushfiqur Rahim’s 16-year career in this format, they will remember him more for the runs he could not score rather than for the runs he scored. Mushfiq ended his T20I career with the Asia Cup match against Sri Lanka, with 102 ... Read more
Mushfiqur retires from T20Is
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh’s veteran wicketkeeper batter Mushfiqur Rahim has announced his retirement from T20 Internationals. The announcement came from its official Facebook page on Sunday afternoon. Mushfiqur’s Facebook post read: “As salaa mualaikum to all, hope you are doing well. “I have been grateful to have you all beside me throughout my long ... Read more
Domingo left out of the T20 strategy
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Russell Domingo was released by the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Monday from his position as the Twenty20 international team’s head coach, but the South African will continue in that position for the Test and one-day international teams. However, Nazmul Hasan, president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board stated this following a meeting ... Read more
British decathlete Ben Gregory ‘in coma’ after bike crash
British decathlete Ben Gregory, who was critically hurt in a bike accident, is reportedly struggling for his life while in a coma.His partner Naomi Heffernan said the Team GB star suffered fractures to his skull and neck and multiple haemorrhages to his brain in the accident, and is on life support.Gregory, 31, represented Britain and ... Read more
Warner desires CA to speak about his captaincy ban
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Following his confirmation of a return to the BBL with the Sydney Thunder, David Warner wants to speak with Cricket Australia’s board regarding his leadership suspension. Warner said on Sunday that his nine-year exile from the BBL was ended after agreeing to a two-year contract with the Thunder, which would allow ... Read more
T Sports to air FIFA World Cup in Bangladesh
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com T Sports will broadcast live coverage of the FIFA World Cup, which is scheduled to begin in Qatar on November 20, said a press statement, .The Bashundhara Group-owned T Sports has acquired the broadcasting rights for the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Bangladesh.Safwan Sobhan, vice-chairman of Bashundhara Group and managing director ... Read more
Mustafizur climbs into the top 10 ODI bowlers
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com With 640 rating points, Bangladesh seamer Mustafizur Rahman has climbed six spots to tie for 10th place with Chris Woakes of England in the ICC ODI rankings for bowlers.Although Mehidy Hasan Miraz still holds the best position by a Bangladeshi bowler for ODIs, he slipped two places to eighth in the ... Read more
Tigers head coach Domingo to arrive tomorrow
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Russell Domingo, the head coach of Bangladesh, is scheduled to arrive in the country on Friday before the team departs on August 23 for the UAE to participate in the forthcoming Asia Cup.On August 30, Bangladesh will play Afghanistan in their opening game of the tournament, which is set to start ... Read more
Tigers to play 150 international matches in the new FTP
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh will be playing all other full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) during the next cycle of the ICC Men’s Future Tours Programme (FTP) for the period 2023-27, the details of which were confirmed by ICC on Wednesday.According to the fresh announcement of the FTP, The Tigers are set ... Read more
Bangladesh’s archers finally achieve success at Islamic Solidarity Games
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh archers won one silver and two bronze medals at the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey on Wednesday.Bangladesh compound women’s team of Roksana Akter, Shamoli Ray and Puspita Zaman had to remain content with a silver medal as they lost to the Turkey team comprised of Bostan Ucar Yesim, ... Read more