Scotland have won the first Group B fixture against Bangladesh by six runs at the Al Amerat Cricket Stadium in Muscat today. Bangladesh’s batting effort was largely subdued despite the fact that Scotland managed just 140 for 9 on a surface good for strokeplaying. The lower middle-order was left with too much to do in ... Read more
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Draw against India in SAFF boost for Bangladesh
Bangladesh national football team is beaming with confidence after their morale-boosting 1-1 draw against tournament favourites India in their 2021 SAFF Championship league phase match at the National Football Stadium in Maldives, Male on Monday. The draw was even sweeter for Oscar Bruzon’s charges
10-man Bangladesh hold India to a draw
10-man Bangladesh snatched a point against tournament favourites India as their group phase match of the SAFF Championship ended in a 1-1 draw at the Male National Football Stadium in Maldives on Monday. India captain Sunil Chhetri gave Indians the lead in the 26th minute and Bangladesh’s dreams of bouncing back into the contest got ... Read more
Tigers reach Oman safely
The Bangladesh team reached Oman today at the early hours of Monday after Cyclone Shaheen bearing down on Oman, had thrown their departure from the Bangladesh into doubt on Sunday night. The Mahmudullah Riyad-led squad took off from the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at around 1:10am, more than two hours shy of their scheduled flight ... Read more
Tigers depart for Oman after last minute panic
Bangladesh’s ICC Twenty20 World Cup bound contingent faced some last minute drama before finally leaving for Oman an hour after the scheduled time on Sunday. The Bangladesh team players, support staff and a few board officials were scheduled to leave for Muscat at 10:45 pm from the Hazrat Shahjalal
Bangladesh make winning start in SAFF
Bangladesh made a winning start in the 2021 SAFF Championship as they beat a 10-man Sri Lanka by a solitary goal in the opening match of the five-nation tournament at the National Football Stadium in Male, Maldives on Friday. This was a rare win for the men in red and green as this
Brazilian football great Pele leaves hospital after weeks, will continue chemotherapy
Brazil legend Pele has been released from hospital after undergoing surgery for a colon tumour. The 80-year-old had the operation at Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo on 4 September. Pele, the only player to win the World Cup three times, left the intensive care unit 10 days later, but was readmitted soon after as a ... Read more
Day out, Bruzon in for next three events
Bangladesh Football Federation on Friday made a decision to appoint Spanish coach Oscar Bruzon as the national team’s interim coach after relieving Jamie Day of his duties for the next two months. handing the mastermind behind the Bashundhara Kings’ domestic dominance the task of guiding Bangladesh in the upcoming SAFF Championship
Pele ready for extra time as he leaves intensive care
Brazilian legend Pele says he feels ready for “90 minutes plus extra time” after leaving intensive care unit (ICU) of a Sao Paulo hospital following surgery to remove a tumour from his colon. The 80-year-old, three-time World Cup winner was admitted to Alberto Einstein hospital after the tumour was found during routine tests. The tumour ... Read more
New Zealand abandons Pakistan cricket tour over ‘security alert’
The Black Caps have abandoned their tour of Pakistan on the day of their first match after being warned by the New Zealand government of an “escalated” security threat. New Zealand’s decision to abandon their tour came after “an escalation in the New Zealand government threat levels for Pakistan”. New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has
Rameez Raja formally elected chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board
Former Pakistan captain and renowned cricket commentator Ramiz Raja on Monday became the new chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after being elected “unanimously and unopposed”, according to a press release issued by the board. A special meeting of the Board of Governors elected the 36th
Cristiano Ronaldo back at ManUnited with dream double
What a dream comeback! On Saturday afternoon, Cristiano Ronaldo put on the Manchester United dress for the first time in twelve years – and scored straight away. And because one goal does not meet the demands of Mr. Ronaldo, he netted twice in the 4-1 home win against Newcastle of the “Red Devils”. Ronaldo was ... Read more
Pele continues in the intensive care unit after surgery
Brazil’s football legend Pele is still receiving intensive medical treatment after a tumor has been removed from the intestine. “The patient Edson Arantes do Nascimento is recovering satisfactorily,” said a medical bulletin from the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo, published by the Brazilian media on Friday (local time). According to this, the 80-year-old is ... Read more
New Zealand series ends on sour note
Bangladesh end the successful series against New Zealand on a sour note as they lost the fifth and final Twenty20 of the series by 27 runs at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Friday. Afif Hossain played a lone hand for the Tigers with a valiant unbeaten 49 off 33 balls but could only take them ... Read more
I’ve dreamed about it so often: Lionel Messi
He has “dreamed of it so often,” he cheers on Instagram: The Argentine superstar Lionel Messi has overtaken the Brazilian soccer legend Pele as the record goal scorer in South America. In the World Cup qualifier against Bolivia in Buenos Aires on Thursday, Messi scored all three goals and now has 79 goals for the ... Read more
BCB names squad for T20 World cup
Bangladesh Cricket Board on Thursday announced a 15-member squad for the forthcoming Twenty20 World Cup, scheduled to be held in UAE and Oman from October 17 to November 14. There were no surprises as all the members from the Tigers’ squad in the ongoing New Zealand T20I series and their five-match T20I series against Australia ... Read more
Bangladesh seal maiden T20 series win over New Zealand
After a scintillating bowling display from spinner Nasum Ahmed and left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman, contributions with the bat from Bangladesh skipper Mahmudullah Riyad and opener Mohammad Naim helped the Tigers register a convincing six-wicket victory over New Zealand in the fourth T20I at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium inMirpur today
Brazil-Argentina Match abandoned after health officials try to deport four visiting players
The match was interrupted by health officials and police spilling on to the pitch as an argument erupted on the sidelines in farcical scenes, and the game was eventually abandoned The high-profile World Cup qualifying match between Brazil and Argentina at the Neo Quimica Arena in Sao Paulo on Sunday evening was abandoned after only ... Read more
Ronaldo jersey breaks sales records soon after no.7 announcement
Manchester United fans queued in their droves on Sunday morning to get their hands on a Cristiano Ronaldo No7 shirt. The excitement is still at fever pitch after the 36 year old completed a sensational return to Old Trafford. This is just in a matter of hours after the No.7 shirt went on sale and
Kiwis beat Tigers in 3rd T20 to keep series alive
Visitors New Zealand kept the series alive as they beat Bangladesh by 52 runs in their third of the five-match Twenty20 series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Sunday. Tigers already leading the series 2-0 could clinch the series with Sunday’s win but the Black Caps made it 1-2 with two matches to