Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Taijul Islam picked up his second 10-wicket haul in Tests to take Bangladesh to a historic 150-run win over New Zealand on the final day of their first Test in Sylhet on Saturday. This is Bangladesh’s second-ever win over New Zealand and the first at home against them. This is also ... Read more
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KSRM 9th Golf Tournament held in Chattogram
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The 9th KSRM Golf Tournament was held in colourful arrangements at Bhatiari Golf and Country Club on Friday. On the occasion of the tournament, the Golf Club was decorated in a spectacular manner full of green nature. A total of 196 golfers participated in this tournament including women and senior category, ... Read more
Ronaldinho makes short stopover in Dhaka
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com The legendary Brazilian Ronaldinho Gaucho spent a busy twelve hours in Dhaka yesterday en route to Dubai. He had arrived in Kolkata two days earlier, where he had attended several events. Brazilian footballer who won the World Cup arrived in Dhaka around 3:45 p.m. and left the Bangladeshi capital in the ... Read more
Eden Hazard announces retirement from football
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com At the age of just 32, Eden Hazard has announced his retirement from football. The former Chelsea and Real Madrid forward, known for his exceptional dribbling skills and goal-scoring prowess, has called time on a career that spanned over 16 years and more than 700 matches. “You must listen to yourself ... Read more
England brings down the Tigers
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Bangladesh failed to maintain the momentum gained by beating Afghanistan in the opening match as they suffered a massive 137-run defeat against defending champions England in the second match of the ICC World Cup in Dharamsala on Tuesday. After being put into bat first by Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan, England ... Read more
Brazil football great Ronaldinho to visit Dhaka on 18 October
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Brazilian World Cup winner soccer legend Ronaldinho will visit Dhaka on 18 October. This star footballer is visiting Kolkata and Dhaka on the invitation of Indian sports entrepreneur Shatdru Dutta Initiative. Creation World and Off Track Events and Advertising are implementing the entire event in Bangladesh. This Brazilian superstar will return ... Read more
Emirates shares excitement with cricket lovers
The airline brand named ICC’s Cricket World Cup airline partner Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Emirates has announced it is the official airline partner of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. Kicking off the 13th edition of the tournament, the airline brand shares its excitement for the game with a video featuring Indian batsman, Dinesh ... Read more
South Africa crush Sri Lanka by 102 runs in World Cup opener
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com South Africa came with a dominating performance as they defeat Sri Lanka by a big margin of of 102 runs in the fourth game of the World Cup on Saturday. The Proteas bowled the Lankan batters out for 326 runs in 44.5 overs while defending the mammoth total of 428 runs ... Read more
Bangladesh beat Afghanistan by 6 wickets in opener
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com A stunning all-round display from Mehidy Hasan Mirza, who notched up a half-century and claimed three wickets, powered Bangladesh to a comprehensive six-wicket win over Afghanistan in their first match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 in Dharamsala on Saturday. After winning the toss and electing to bat, Bangladesh captain ... Read more
Nagad to gift BMW to Bangladesh cricketers if they win World Cup
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com If Bangladesh wins the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in 2023, mobile banking service provider Nagad will gift BMW-branded cars to every cricketer in the team. This was announced by Tanvir A Mishuk, founder and managing director of Nagad, expressing his belief that winning the World Cup would be a significant ... Read more
Pakistan see off Netherlands and starts the World Cup successfully
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Pakistan opened their World Cup 2023 campaign with a comfortable 81-run win against the Netherlands on Friday at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. , quickly chipping away all the wickets despite a steady start by them. The Netherlands could not hold on to the momentum and kept on losing wickets at ... Read more
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
2030 World Cup to take place in 6 countries on 3 different continents
Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com Spain, Portugal and Morocco have been named as the co-hosts, with the opening three matches taking place in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay. “In 2030, the FIFA World Cup will unite three continents and six countries, inviting the entire world to join in the celebration of the beautiful game, the Centenary and ... 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