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Mejbah named chief of BFF election commission

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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

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

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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

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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

Watch Copa América 2024 Tournament Live on Toffee

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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

Gautam Gambhir named India head coach

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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

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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

Kane Williamson steps down as captain

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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

India crush Bangladesh in final warm-up

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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

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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

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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

BCB announce World Cup squad with Taskin

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Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Taskin Ahmed, after concerns with a rib injury, has been included in the Bangladesh national team’s 15-man squad for the forthcoming T20 World Cup in West Indies and USA as the Bangladesh Cricket Board announced on Tuesday. This is also the squad for Bangladesh’s three-match T20I series against USA later this ... Read more

Tigers to tour West Indies in November

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Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The Bangladesh national cricket team is scheduled to tour the West Indies in November to feature in two Tests, three one-day internationals, and as many T20Is, revealed the Windies Cricket Board in a press release on Saturday. The first Test will begin on November 22 in Antiga, while the second and ... Read more