Bangladesh pace bowling coach Allan Donald lauded Ebadot Hossain due to his brilliant bowling effort on the rain-hit third day of their second Test against Sri Lanka in Dhaka on Wednesday. With 39 overs having been lost to rain, Sri Lanka ended the day on 282-5, only 83 runs behind Bangladesh’s first innings total of ... Read more
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Liton, Mushfiq move up in ICC Test rankings
Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batter Liton Das has made valuable gains in the ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings after his fine performance in their drawn first Test against Sri Lanka in Chattogram, revealed ICC in a press release on Wednesday. Liton has moved up three places to 17th after notching 88 in Bangladesh’s only
Mushfiqur Rahim to miss West Indies tour hajj pilgrimage
BCB has granted leave to Bangladesh veteran batter Mushfiqur Rahim for upcoming West Indies tour, so that he can perform hajj in July. “Mushfiqur wrote an application for a leave to attend this year’s Hajj a month ago ahead of the Sri Lanka series but nothing was official. However, the
BCB want Mustafizur to play West Indies Tests
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has urged pacer Mustafizur Rahman to participate in all three formats of the West Indies Tour in June. “We have been thinking about it and we want Mustafizur to take part in all three formats from the West Indies series,” BCB sources
New Zealand cricket squad hit by Covid cases
Three members of the Black Caps tour party – including frontline batsman Henry Nicholls – tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of their first warm-up cricket match in England on Friday. New Zealand Cricket confirmed Nicholls, bowler Blair Tickner and bowling coach Shane Jurgensen were in isolation as they prepared for day one of their four-day ... Read more
FIFA appoints female referees for World Cup for first time in competition history
FIFA has appointed three women’s referees and three women’s assistant referees ahead of the 2022 World Cup for the first time in the tournament’s history. France’s Stephanie Frappart, Salima Mukansanga of Rwanda and Japan’s Yoshimi Yamashita are among the 36 referees to have been selected by the world
Chattogram Test finished with the anticipated draw
There were no last-minute surprises as the first Test between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka ended as an expected draw after Dinesh Chandimal and Niroshan Dickwella held their own in the final session on the final day of the contest at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram today. Thanks to Chandimal and Dickwella’s stubborn stand, Sri ... Read more
US Soccer reaches ‘historic’ equal pay agreement for US men and women teams
The US men’s and women’s national soccer teams will receive equal pay under a “historic” agreement announced by the US Soccer Federation on Wednesday, following years of pressure from female national players. For the first time, the women’s team representing the United States will
Jibon suspended from national camp
Bangladesh striker Nabib Newaj Jibon has been suspended from the national football team’s ongoing camp by coach Javier Cabrera on Tuesday due to disciplinary issues. All enlisted footballers were scheduled to report to the camp on Monday. But after Jibon turned up on Tuesday, the head coach did not allow him to join the
Former Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds 46, dies in car accident
In another tragic blow to Australian cricket, Andrew Symonds has died in a car accident, aged 46.The former Australian all-rounder was killed about 50kms outside Townsville on Saturday night. Queensland Police say they are investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash in Hervey Range, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Townsville. Emergency services attending the
Sergio Aguero ‘very grateful’ as Manchester City unveil statue of club legend
Club immortalise record goalscorer on 10th anniversary of club’s first Premier League title and the iconic ‘93:20’ moment Manchester: Manchester City Football Club is today delighted to unveil a permanent statue of Club legend Sergio Aguero at Etihad Stadium on the tenth anniversary of the Club’s first Premier League title and the iconic ‘93:20’ moment. ... Read more
Lionel Messi Tops Forbes’ Highest-Paid Athletes List 2022
Lionel Messi may have taken a pay cut when leaving Barcelona as a free agent to link up with Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2021, but his superstar appeal has ensured that he takes the No.1 spot on Forbes’ run down of the highest-paid athletes on the planet, released on Wednesday. Endorsements away from ... Read more
Brendon McCullum appointed England Test coach
New Zealand legend Brendon McCullum has been appointed England’s Test head coach. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) made the announcement on Thursday that the 40-year-old will be in place to start his role for next month’s three-match Test series against New Zealand, which gets under way at Lord’s from 2 June, subject to
One day they are going to be legends of Bangladesh: Naveed
It will be a teacher coming up against a few of his students when Sri Lanka’s assistant coach Naveed Newaz comes up against his former students Shoriful Islam and Mahmudul Hasan Joy as the Tigers’ series against Sri Lanka nears. Shoriful and Mahmudul had both won the U-19 World Cup in 2020 with Naveed in
Soccer club Chelsea to be sold for $5.2B
Chelsea have agreed terms on the £4.25bn ($5.2bn) sale of the club to a consortium led by Todd Boehly, co-owner of the LA Dodgers baseball team, the club said Saturday. While £2.5 billion ($3.08 billion) will be applied to purchase the shares in the team, an additional £1.75 billion ($2.15 billion) will be committed by ... Read more
‘Isn’t the country bigger than money?’, Sujon criticises Fizz’s reluctance to play Tests
Bangladesh team director Khaled Mahmud came down heavily on pacer Mustafizur Rahman regarding his reluctance to play Tests. Mahmud said that the left-arm pacer has not yet reached the level of Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal or Mushfiqur Rahim and that he
26 stitches on Mashrafe’s legs
By Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Former Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza suffered an injury in his Dhaka residence today. He collided with a glass table in his house, according to sources. A broken piece of glassware fell on the pacer’s feet during the collision this afternoon, causing a cut on the left foot. After the incident, ... Read more
Tigers training camp for SL series starts on May 9
Bangladesh cricket team will start their training camp ahead of their two-match Test series against Sri Lanka on May 9 at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram, confirmed national selector Habibul Bashar. Sri Lanka, who are scheduled to arrive in Bangladesh on May 8, will take on the Tigers in the first Test from ... Read more
Maria Sharapova announces she is pregnant with first child
By Dhaka Mirror: dhakamirror.com On Tuesday, Maria Sharapova celebrated her 35th birthday, posted on Instagram to her 4.2 million Instagram followers, but the reaction to this particular birthday post will supersede any previous one, after she announced she was expecting her first child with fiancée Alexander Gilkes. She wrote: “Precious beginnings!!! “Eating birthday cake for two ... Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo announces one of his newborn twins has died
By Dhaka Mirror, dhakamirror.com Cristiano Ronaldo has announced the death of his newborn son in a statement posted Monday on social media. The Manchester United forward, 37, was expecting twins with his partner Georgina Rodriguez, 28, but revealed on social media that she had given birth to a girl, while their son died. The post states: ... Read more