Thursday, November 21, 2024

Saudi Arabia to bid for hosting 2034 World Cup

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Saudi Arabia has confirmed its intention to bid to host the 2034 men’s World Cup. The Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) said on Wednesday that it sought to deliver a “world-class tournament” in the 25th edition, and said its bid would draw inspiration from the country’s “deep-rooted passion for football”. “Saudi ... Read more

Formula 1 fever to reach Qatar this weekend

Verstappen on the verge of winning his third title Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Formula 1 is coming to Qatar this weekend and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen is on the verge of winning his third title. Verstappen, who became champions twice in a row in 2021 and 2022 and won 13 Grands Prix this season, will ... Read more

New Zealand thrashes England in Cricket World Cup opener

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com England’s World Cup defense began with a punishing nine-wicket defeat in Ahmedabad as New Zealand grabbed a measure of revenge after four years of preparation. Organizers were planning a repeat of the 2019 final to kick off this year’s tournament, but rather than a nail-biter as the excitement of the Lords ... Read more

England’s Stokes in doubt to start World Cup due to hip injury

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com There are doubts about injury risk for Ben Stokes in England’s opening World Cup match against New Zealand on Thursday (October 5) after a hip injury kept the all-rounder out of the teams’ pre-tournament warm-up matches. Stokes reversed his year-long retirement from one-day international cricket in order to help defend the ... Read more

Tigers ready for effective representations

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan said on Wednesday that he believed that the team was ready for a good display in this edition of the ICC World Cup as they have prepared well for the tournament despite a below-par performance in the recent past. The Tigers are coming into the tournament ... Read more

Tigers find fresh air with warm-up win sans Shakib

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com After all the controversy that had been going on in the cricketing fraternity since the squad announcement for the World Cup 2023, Bangladesh finally found a fresh breath of air on Friday as they beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in their first warm-up game for the upcoming event. The biggest ... Read more

BSPA hands out Kaysar Sinha awards

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The Bangladesh Sports Press Association honoured three organisers by handing over the Kaysar Sinha awards in a function held at the Bangabandhu Military Museum auditorium in the city on Friday. Abahani Limited founding general secretary Harunur Rashid was awarded as the best organiser, while former Bangladesh Cricket Board president Kamal Zialu ... Read more

Shakib blames then-captain Tamim for Afghanistan series loss

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan blamed former captain Tamim Iqbal for the home ODI series loss to Afghanistan earlier this year. The all-rounder said in the second part of his interview with T Sports that for the first time in his life he had seen a captain announce his retirement after ... Read more

George Kottan, football friend of Bangladesh passes away

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The Bangladesh football team’s SAFF Championship-winning coach, George Kottan, passed away on Monday in Budapest. He was 76. Due to his old age and physical difficulties, the experienced coach had been hidden from the public for some time. On Thursday, former national team goalie Biplob Bhattacharjee posted on Facebook that he ... Read more

Tamim childish and not a team man, says Shakib

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan said that Tamim Iqbal, who was left out of Bangladesh’s 15-man squad for the 2023 ICC Men’s World Cup, was not a team man because he was unwilling to obey the order. Tamim, after being left out, posted a video on his Facebook page on Wednesday, ... Read more

Tigers set off for World Cup mission

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The Bangladesh national cricket team left Dhaka for India on Wednesday to take part in the upcoming ICC Men’s World Cup 2023, scheduled to take place from October 5 to November 19. Bangladesh will begin their campaign for the tournament against Afghanistan on October 7 in Dharamshala. Before leaving the country, ... Read more

No Tamim in Shakib-led Bangladesh WC squad

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com After a night of drama and rumours, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Tuesday announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming World Cup in India, to be led by Shakib Al Hasan, excluding opener Tamim Iqbal. While Tamim has been left out, another veteran Mahmudullah Riyad has been included for the ... Read more

Taskin dropped, Khaled and Afif brought in for third ODI

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) made further changes in the team for the third and final One-Day International (ODI) against New Zealand at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Tuesday, retaining bowler Khaled Ahmed after the second ODI and bringing in im out-of-form Afif Hossain. Pacer Taskin Ahmed, who was included ... Read more

Full squads of all 7 teams for the BPL 2024 edition

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The players’ draft of the tournament was held in Dhaka on Sunday. Let us have a look at the full squads of the teams for the 2024 edition of Bangladesh’s premier T20 league. Comilla Victorians Retentions and direct signings: Litton Das, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanvir Islam, Sunil Narine, Mohammad Rizwan, Towhid Hridoy, ... Read more

Mushfiq joins Tamim, Riyad at Barishal

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com At the BPL Players’ Draft held at a city hotel on Sunday, veteran cricketer Mushfiqur Rahim was selected by Fortune Barishal after being given the opportunity to call first, according to a BSS report. In this move he joined Tamim Iqbal and Mahmudullah Riyad. The top category out of the six ... Read more

Mominul, Sabbir get snubbed in BPL draft

Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Former Bangladesh Test skipper Mominul Haque and batter Sabbir Rahman were notable players who were overlooked in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) player’s draft on Sunday. Mominul, who played for Dhaka Dominators in the previous edition, was allocated to Category C with a price cap of Tk 30 lakh, while no ... Read more