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Manon Reza becomes Bangladesh’s youngest international master

October 6, 2024 Dhaka Mirror

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com In becoming an International Master, Manon has broken Grandmaster Niaz Morshed’s record. Manon is now the youngest International Master from Bangladesh, surpassing Niaz. Born on 13 May 1966, Niaz became an International Master on 13 October 1981 at the Asian Zonal in Sharjah. He was 15 years and 5 months old ... Read more

Tigresses batting struggle lead to defeat against England in women’s T20 World Cup

October 6, 2024 Dhaka Mirror

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh Women’s team suffered a 21-run defeat against England Women in the sixth match of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah on Saturday. Earlier, Nigar Sultana Joty’s Tigresses ended their 16-match losing streak in the mega event after taking down debutants Scotland. Against Heather Knight’s ... Read more

Mbappe left out of France squad for October Nations League fixtures

October 4, 2024 Dhaka Mirror

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe has been left out of France’s squad for their upcoming Nations League fixtures later this month. The 25-year-old suffered a thigh injury during Real Madrid’s 3-2 victory at home to Alaves in La Liga on September 24 and missed the match at Atletico Madrid the following ... Read more

Mejbah named chief of BFF election commission

October 4, 2024 Dhaka Mirror

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Former bureaucrat Mejbah Uddin Ahmed has been appointed as the chief election commissioner for the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) elections for the fifth consecutive time, as the BFF executive committee today approved a three-member election commission to conduct the upcoming October 26 polls. Mejbah, a former government secretary, has also carried ... Read more

Nahida Akter becomes first Bangladesh woman to take 100 wickets in WT20Is

October 4, 2024 Dhaka Mirror

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Nahida Akter has become the first Bangladesh woman to take 100 wickets in Twenty20 Internationals, as her side secured a 16-run victory over Scotland in their ICC Women’s T20 World Cup opener in Sharjah today. The left-arm spinner, who took the final wicket of the match, reached the milestone in her ... Read more

Argentine court approves transfer of Maradona’s remains to mausoleum

October 3, 2024 Dhaka Mirror

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com An Argentine court on Tuesday authorized the transfer of football legend Diego Maradona’s remains, at his daughters’ request, from a cemetery to a mausoleum to be built for him in central Buenos Aires. Maradona died in November 2020, aged 60, while recovering from brain surgery for a blood clot, and after ... Read more

Tigers secure historic Test sweep over Pakistan, win series 2-0

September 3, 2024 Dhaka Mirror

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh has carved out a remarkable achievement in cricket, securing 2-0 Test series win against Pakistan on their own soil. Tigers completed 2-0 clean sweep over Pakistan with a six-wicket win in the second and final Test at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium today. This is the first time the Tigers have ... Read more

Women’s T20 World Cup set to move from Bangladesh to UAE

August 20, 2024 Dhaka Mirror

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup is likely to be moved from Bangladesh to the UAE, according to indications from the recent International Cricket Council Board meeting, which took place virtually on Tuesday, reports Cricbuzz. The tournament is scheduled from October 3 to 20. That the global event cannot be played ... Read more

Argentina defeat Colombia 1-0 to win record 16th Copa América title

July 15, 2024 Dhaka Mirror

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Lautaro Martínez scored an extra-time winner as Argentina beat Colombia 1-0 to win a record 16th Copa América title at Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday. The Albiceleste needed a late extra-time goal from substitute, Lautaro Martinez to seal the victory at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium. Martínez, who is the tournament’s top ... Read more

Watch Copa América 2024 Tournament Live on Toffee

July 13, 2024 Dhaka Mirror

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Toffee, the country’s largest digital entertainment platform, is live streaming the Copa América 2024 tournament. Following the success of the exclusive digital streaming of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, Toffee is now bringing football enthusiasts closer to the action of the much-awaited Copa América 2024. Football fans across Bangladesh can ... Read more

Copa America final 2024: Argentina to face Colombia after win over Uruguay

July 12, 2024 Dhaka Mirror

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Colombia secured their place in the 2024 CONMEBOL Copa America final by defeating Uruguay 1-0 on Wednesday, courtesy of a first-half header from midfielder Jefferson Lerma. The decisive goal came in a semifinal clash held at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, in the US. Colombia’s victory sets up ... Read more

Gautam Gambhir named India head coach

July 9, 2024 Dhaka Mirror

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Star of India’s title-winning campaign in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2011, former opener Gautam Gambhir has been named as the new head coach of the India men’s cricket team. He will take over from Rahul Dravid after a successful ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 campaign. The 42-year-old’s most ... Read more

Chess Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman passes away

July 5, 2024 Dhaka Mirror

News Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman passed away at a hospital in the city after suffering a heart attack during the 12th round game of the ongoing National Chess Championship at the Chess Federation on Friday. Zia bhai is no more. He breathed his last at around 6:00pm at Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital,’ confirmed ... Read more

T20 World Cup: India end 11-year-drought for ICC crown after Barbados thriller

June 30, 2024 Dhaka Mirror

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com India came back from behind to beat South Africa by seven runs in the final and become the unbeaten champions of the T20 World Cup 2024 at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Saturday. It was the first time a team won the tournament without losing a single game. It was South ... Read more

ICC punishes Tanzim Sakib for ‘inappropriate physical contact’ against Nepal captain in T20 World Cup

June 19, 2024 Dhaka Mirror

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh seamer Tanzim Hasan Sakib has been fined 15 percent of his match fee for his code of conduct violation on Sunday, the International Cricket Council (ICC) stated in a press release. The incident took place in the third over of the Nepal chase, where amidst a spirited spell Tanzim had ... Read more

Kane Williamson steps down as captain

June 19, 2024 Dhaka Mirror

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Kane Williamson has stepped down as the skipper of the New Zealand white-ball teams and has also declined a central contract from the board for the 2024-25 season following the country’s devastating performance in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 in the USA. “Helping push the team forward across the ... Read more

Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka by 2 wickets in T20 World Cup thriller

June 8, 2024 Dhaka Mirror

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Towhid Hridoy’s aggression and Litton Das’ calmness backed up the heroic effort from the Bangladesh bowlers and handed Sri Lanka a two-wicket defeat in a tense T20 World Cup game at the Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium in Dallas. With the win over Sri Lanka, Bangladesh now are a better-placed team of ... Read more

India crush Bangladesh in final warm-up

June 2, 2024 Dhaka Mirror

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh suffered a crushing 60-run defeat to India in their final official T20 World Cup warm-up match at the Nassau County Cricket Stadium in New York on Saturday. Mahmudullah was the only Bangladesh batter who looked comfortable on a difficult wicket and a big ground. While the others huffed and puffed, ... Read more

Saikat to officiate in T20 World Cup opener

May 22, 2024 Dhaka Mirror

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid Saikat will become the first Bangladeshi umpire to officiate at an ICC Men’s T20 World Cup when he stands in the tournament opener between USA and Canada, said an ICC press release on Wednesday. Saikat, 47, took charge of five matches at last year’s ICC Men’s Cricket World ... Read more

Again! Cristiano Ronaldo tops Forbes’ list of the world’s highest-paid athletes

May 17, 2024 Dhaka Mirror

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Cristiano Ronaldo led Forbes’ list of highest-paid athletes for the fourth time in his career, whilst Spanish golfer Jon Rahm moved to second place following his remarkable transition to Saudi-backed LIV Golf. Ronaldo clinched the title of the world’s highest-paid athlete after his transfer to the Saudi Arabian team Al Nassr, ... Read more

Manon Reza becomes Bangladesh’s youngest international master

Tigresses batting struggle lead to defeat against England in women’s T20 World Cup

Mbappe left out of France squad for October Nations League fixtures

Mejbah named chief of BFF election commission

Nahida Akter becomes first Bangladesh woman to take 100 wickets in WT20Is

Argentine court approves transfer of Maradona’s remains to mausoleum

Tigers secure historic Test sweep over Pakistan, win series 2-0

Women’s T20 World Cup set to move from Bangladesh to UAE

Argentina defeat Colombia 1-0 to win record 16th Copa América title

Watch Copa América 2024 Tournament Live on Toffee

Copa America final 2024: Argentina to face Colombia after win over Uruguay

Gautam Gambhir named India head coach

Chess Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman passes away

T20 World Cup: India end 11-year-drought for ICC crown after Barbados thriller

ICC punishes Tanzim Sakib for ‘inappropriate physical contact’ against Nepal captain in T20 World Cup

Kane Williamson steps down as captain

Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka by 2 wickets in T20 World Cup thriller

India crush Bangladesh in final warm-up

Saikat to officiate in T20 World Cup opener

Again! Cristiano Ronaldo tops Forbes’ list of the world’s highest-paid athletes

Women’s football team receives Tk 20 lakh cheque from BCB

JU student lost life after being hit by battery-run rickshaw on campus

Transmission loss keeps rising

Education must foster creativity : Professor Yunus

Youth leading the way in climate action

Bangladeshi student studying in US hits record high

Miss Denmark Victoria Kjær Theilvig crowned Miss Universe 2024

Exhibition highlights complicated significance of Buriganga river

Runa Laila’s birthday celebrated

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims observed