DHAKA: Nigerian football’s crisis has taken a bizarre twist with an attempt to appoint a dead referee for Sunday’s match between Warri Wolves and Giwa FC. It comes as Chris Giwa continues to challenge Nigerian Football Federation president Amaju Pinnick, reports the BBC. A

DHAKA: Mustafizur Rahman is affectionately called “Fizz “ by his admirers. The just crossed teenage from remote village of Bangladesh has already become a household name of world Cricket. After his meteoric rise in international cricket for Bangladesh in all forms of cricket creating

DHAKA: Team Tigers had mixed success of late. The Under-19 team had all the potential to win the T20 World Cup. But it failed to go beyond semi-final stage losing to ultimate winners West Indies Under-19 team. Experts opined that opting to bat on a misty winter morning in seaming

DHAKA: Manchester City are favourites to progress to the Champions League semi-finals after a barmy 2-2 draw with PSG in Paris.   Kevin De Bruyne put the visitors into an early lead following Joe Hart’s penalty save from Zlatan Ibrahimovic but the hosts drew level when the Swede

DHAKA: Real Madrid's hopes of taking the Champions League crown were dealt a blow thanks to exceptional Wolfsburg, who downed the Spanish giants 2-0 to take a commanding lead in the quarter-final tie.   Ricardo Rodriguez found the net from the penalty spot after Casemiro was

DHAKA: Pakistan cricket team’s head coach Waqar Younis resigned on Monday (April 4) after his team’s humiliating exit from the World Twenty20 in the group stages.   He has resigned three months before his contract was going to end, reports the dawn.   “I am resigning

DHAKA: West Indies men and women teams won the ICC T20 World Cup 2016 prevailing over England and Australia respectively in the final matches at historic Eden Gardens on April 4.   While the win of West Indian Women against Australian eves was comprehensive, West Indies men team

West Indies 161/6 (MN Samuels 85*, CR Brathwaite 34, DJ Willey 3/25, JE Root 2/9) beat England 155/9 (JE Root 54, JC Buttler 36, CR Brathwaite 3/23, DJ Bravo 3/37, S Badree 2/16)Player of the Match: Marlon Samuels   DHAKA: Brilliant athletes from Caribbean islands men and women

DHAKA: West Indies won a thrilling World T20 title beating England by 4 wickets at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday night.   Chasing 156-run target, West Indies batsmen scored 161 runs as Samuels hit unbeaten 85 and Brathwaite played an excelling match winning score of 34.

DHAKA: West Indies Women have beaten Australia Women by eight wickets to clinch maiden ICC World T20 title.   Winning the toss, Australia opted to bat first and scored 148 runs losing five wickets in stipulated 20-over at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Sunday afternoon (April 3).  

DHAKA: Cristiano Ronaldo struck after a red card for Sergio Ramos to snatch a 2-1 Clasico victory for 10-man Real Madrid over Barcelona in La Liga on Saturday. Both sets of players and a capacity Camp Nou crowd paid a moving pre-match tribute to the late Johan Cruyff but there was

Cricket artists vs workmen. Craftsmen vs professionals. Mouth watering contest is expected at Eden Gardens this evening. It will be flair against tradition, it will be power cricket against professional classic cricket when the glamour guys from Caribbean Islands appear in T20 World Cup

West Indies men and women team will appear in the final of ICC T20 World Cup 2016. Men’s team plays England and women’s team Australia.  West Indies under 19 earlier this year in Dhaka won the championship beating favorites India. It will serve cricket great shot in the arms if

DHAKA: BCB has been discussing with the Sri Lanka cricket board to organize bilateral cricket series in April with the view to reduce the long gap of Bangladesh cricket team from international cricket matches as per future tour plan (FTP) of ICC.   BCB has made the move since the

ICC T20 World Cup Semi-Final West Indies Vs India Played at Wankhede Stadium of Mumbai in India on March 31, 2016 West Indies 196/3 (LMP Simmons 82*, J Charles 52, AD Russell 42*) beat India 192/2 (V Kohli 89*, RG Sharma 43, AM Rahane 40) by 7 Wickets. Player of the Match: LMP Simmons

DHAKA: West Indies set title clash with England on April 3 thrashing India by 7 wickets in second semifinal at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Chasing India-set 193-run target, West Indies scored 196 runs losing three wicket. Simmons hits 82, Charles 52 and Russel 43. Earlier winning

DHAKA: Demonstrating high professional acumen less fancied England men’s team moved into the final of ICC T20 World Cup crushing New Zealand to a 7-wicket defeat. English girls narrowly lost to Aussie women by 5 runs. While it was joy for Morgan and his mates it turned out a

Dhaka: England won by 7 wicket against New Zealand. The English held the Kiwis to 153/8 in 20 overs as Ben Stokes takes four. Jason Roy replied to New Zealand's far-from-imposing 153 for 8, his 78 from 44 balls ended by Ish Sodhi's dragged-down legbreak that beat his advance

DHAKA: England hold New Zealand to 153/8 in 20 overs as Ben Stokes takes four. Earlier, England won the toss and elected to bowl against New Zealand in the first semi-final in World T20 in Delhi. New Zealand were facing their fifth different venue in as many matches and were they to

DHAKA: England won the toss and elected to bowl against New Zealand in the first semi-final in World T20 in Delhi. New Zealand were facing their fifth different venue in as many matches and were they to reach the final they would do so without chasing at any time in the tournament.