DHAKA: It was time for England to bid farewell to the World Cup and Sydney dutifully laid on a hangdog English day, more downcast than overcast, ravaged by rain. With Afghanistan's batsmen incapable of lifting the gloom, England accepted the regular fall of wickets like marker points en

DHAKA: Guptill with 109 runs off 132 balls helped New Zealand beat Bangladesh by three wickets when chased 289-run target in Pool A match. Kiwi batsmen led their team to the victory with seven balls remaining. Tylor scored 56 while Elliott and Anderson scored 39 runs each.  All rounder

DHAKA: All rounder Shakib Al Hasan bagged the two first order batsmen of New Zealand in Pool A match of World Cup Friday.McCullum and Williamson returned scoring 8 and 1 run respectively.Earlier, unbeaten 128 runs off 123 balls by Mahmudullah propelled Bangladesh to set 289-run target for

DHAKA: Unbeaten 128 runs off 123 balls by Mahmudullah propelled Bangladesh to set 289-run target for New Zealand. Besides, Soumya, Sabbir and Shakib scored 51, 40 and 23 runs respectively to help team make a challenging total 288 runs for seven wickets in Pool A match of World Cup

DHAKA: Mahmudullah hit consecutive second century in World Cup off 111 balls in Pool A match against New Zealand Friday.He bagged the first ever century for Bangladesh in World Cup editions in the Pool A match against England at Adelaide Oval Monday.As the first Bangladeshi batsman, he

DHAKA: Winning toss, England sent Afghanistan to batting in Pool A match of World Cup Friday.Till filing the report, Mangal and Ahmadi were on the crease.England 1 Ian Bell, 2 Alex Hales, 3 James Taylor, 4 Joe Root, 5 Eoin Morgan (capt), 6 Jos Buttler, 7 Ravi Bopara, 8 Chris Jordan, 9

DHAKA: Bangladesh are facing New Zealand’s bowlers in the teams’ last ICC Cricket World Cup Pool A match at Seddon Park, Hamilton Friday morning.The match kicked off at 7:00am Bangladesh time.Tamim Iqbal began Bangladesh’s innings with Imrul Kayes on the other end of the crease.

DHAKA: No fear. It's easily said by a cricket coach, but another matter to have your side believe it.Bangladesh, who were the laughing stock of world cricket midway through last year, now fear no one, according to their coach Chandika Hathurusinghe, the former Sri Lanka opening

DHAKA: The number one all-rounder in all forms of cricket Shakib Al Hasan turned 28 Tuesday and will be celebrating his birthday with his family and friends as Bangladesh team have just returned home after wrapping up their World Cup mission.Shakib also known as Faisal in his family was

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hosted a reception ceremony for the national football team for becoming the runners up in the Bangabandhu Gold Cup Football Tournament.The function was held at her Gonobhaban residence at night in honor of the players, coach and officials of

Bangladesh believes spin could be key against McCullum and Co, while New Zealand may be forced to tinker with XIWith both teams having secured its places in the quarter-finals of the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup, the clash between New Zealand and Bangladesh in Hamilton on Friday (March

DHAKA: Bangladesh is set to face New Zealand in the ICC Cricket World Cup Pool A match at Seddon Park, Hamilton on Friday morning. The match will kick-off at 7am Bangladesh time. Though Bangladesh have already qualified for the quarterfinals, players want to keep the winning streak

DHAKA: South Africa Thursday confirmed quarter-finals of World Cup 2015 beating United Arab Emirates (UAE) by 146-run, thanks to thumping performances of de Villiers and Behardien in the Pool B match at Westpac Stadium, Wellington. While chasing a stiff target of 342-run, UAE managed to

DHAKA: Kumar Sangakkara is retiring from one-day internationals at the end of this tournament. You have to wonder why. But regardless of how far Sri Lanka progress, Sangakkara will at least go out in personal glory. At Bellerive Oval, he became the first man in ODI history to score

DHAKA: Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara on Wednesday became the first batsman in the world to score four consecutive centuries in the World Cup 2015. He accomplished this achievement against Scotland at the Bellerive Oval, Hobart. With this century, former Sri Lankan cricket captain Kumar

DHAKA: Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Shahryar Khan said that the country's cricket team will tour India in 2016.The PCB chief, who said this in an interview with Headlines Today, also hoped that with things getting better, Pakistan would be in a position to host India in the next

DHAKA: Kumar Sangakkara’s record-making fourth straight ton coupled with Tillakaratne Dilshan’s century helped Sri Lanka set a big 364-run target for Scotland in their ICC World Cup Pool A match in Hobart of Australia Wednesday. Chasing the target, Scotland scored 29 runs for two 8

DHAKA: Bangladesh's win over England means the quarter-finalists are decided in Pool A, and all that remains is to settle their positions. Should results fall as form would suggest, Sri Lanka will finish third in the group and Bangladesh fourth. But Scotland can throw those

DHAKA: India, with their all-round performance, cruised to a comfortable eight-wicket win over Ireland in the Pool B match of ICC World Cup at Seddon Park in New Zealand Tuesday.This was the fifth consecutive win for the Team India in the World Cup thanks to Mohammed Shami, R Ashwin and

DHAKA: England are out of the World Cup, their abject challenge foundering once again with Bangladesh their latest tormentors, inflicting their fourth defeat in five, by 15 runs.After a high-octane finale, Bangladesh can delight in qualifying for the final stages of a major tournament