Kiwis are a tiny nation in a beautiful land down under. There you find more sheep than people. But they are a very strong sporting nation as far as Ruby and Football are concerned. Black Caps are fare some team in rugby and Kiwis are admired as competitive cricketers at all format of

DHAKA: Sayem Sobhan Anvir, Managing Director (MD) of country’s largest industrial conglomerate Bashundhara Group (BG), has taken up the responsibility of Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra Ltd.Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra is set to start with a new vigor in the New Year, with new zeal along

DHAKA: After a change to his delivery stride, Sohag Gazi is confident of his reworked bowling action and believes it might help him spin the ball more as well. He is set to travel to Chennai for an official test on January 24 as he hopes to lift his suspension from bowling in

DHAKA: Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard are not part of 15-man West Indies World Cup squad according to Dinanath Ramnarine, the former West Indies leg spinner and former longtime president of West Indies Players Association. "Confirmed Bravo and Pollard are both out of the 2015 WC,"

Pakistan Cricket team is as unpredictable as cricket. One match they appear with all gun blazing, the very next match they can crumble like cookies. The team always possess very high quality natural talents –bowler, batsmen. But they surprise many when not much expected of them.But they

DHAKA: South Africa will visit here on a month-long tour on June 30 to play two tests, three one-day internationals and two Twenty20 matches with Bangladesh.Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said in a media release on Tuesday.Proteas’s tour will start with the first T20 on July 5 in

A well balanced Sri Lanka team finished bride’s maid in the last two world cup in 2007 and 2011. In 2007 they lost to Ricky Ponting’s all-conquering Australian team in the Caribbean. In 2011 captain cool Dhoni’s men got better of them when the man himself played an out of the world

Reigning Champion India has announced its ICC World Cup Squad to defend its title that it won at home in 2011. India also was the surprise winner in 1983 when Kapil Dev’s India turned the table on favorite West Indies at Lords. Indian team is currently touring Australia. Australia has

DHAKA: Bangladesh will play two tests, three one-day internationals and two Twenty20 matches against South Africa as the proteas will visit here on a month-long tour, starting in July.Bangladesh Cricket Board said in a media release on Tuesday.Proteas’s tour will start with the first

DHAKA: Legendary sports patron and Managing Director of the Bashundhara Group, leading industrial and business conglomerates in the country, Sayem Sobhan Anvir has taken over the Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra, icon in the country’s sports arena, as the chairman recently.Grandfather of the

Bangladesh may not be among the favorites for winning ICC World Cup 2015 but it is neither a mere push over. In the past in World Cup Bangladesh has beaten India, Pakistan, England and South Africa. In One Day International on home soil Bangladesh in not too distant past was considered a

DHAKA: Seamer Mashrafe Bin Mortaza will lead the Tigers’ ICC Cricket World Cup-2015 mission in Australia and New Zealand with the help of all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan as vice captain. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the 15-member squad making Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and Shakib

DHAKA: Former Bangladesh skipper Mohammad Ashraful who is currently serving a five-year ban for match fixing has confessed to match fixing in the Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL), reports Daily Mirror. Ashraful had made a witness statement on May 23 of 2013 to the Anti Corruption and

Year 2014 was a year of ups and downs. A year of great hope and huge disappointment for Bangladesh cricket > Bangladesh hosted Asia Cup, World T20 , played an away series against West Indies and appeared in the home series against Zimbabwe.  After a year of steady progress over year

DHAKA: Mahendra Singh Dhoni has retired from Test cricket with immediate effect. The decision comes after India drew the third Test in Melbourne on Tuesday. Out of the 90 Tests he played, Dhoni led India in 60 matches.� A BCCI statement said: “One of India's greatest Test captains

DHAKA: MCG on only very rare occasion witnessed such a brilliant batting partnership from overseas batsmen. Virat Kohli and Ajinka Rahane produced wonderful display of scintillating stroke play. Awful India looked down and out after punishing innings of Australian captain Steve Smith

DHAKA: Former Bangladesh coach Dav Whatmore started work on Sunday as the new Zimbabwe cricket coach ahead of the 2015 World Cup.Zimbabwe Cricket announced the former Sri Lanka and will be in charge of the African side at the tournament, which starts mid-February, after Stephen

DHAKA: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) selection committee will declare the final team for ICC World Cup-2015 within a week after getting the fitness report on January 2.BCB selector Minhazul Abedin Nannu came up with the assertion while talking to reporters at BCB office in Mirpur

DHAKA: All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan became the brand ambassador of Runner Automobiles Limited (RAL) for the second term to campaign for motorcycles of the company. Shakib signed a 2-year contract with RAL at Kurmitola Golf Club in the city on Saturday evening. Runner Group’s chairman

Australia 530 All Out (SPD Smith 192, RJ Harris 74, CH Rogers 57, BJ Haddin 55, SR Watson 52 , Mohammad Shami 4/138 , UT Yadav 3/130, R Ashwin 3/134  )  India 108 /1 ( Murali Vijay 55* , S Dhawan 28 and  Chetashwar Pujara 25*)The feature of the second day Boxing Day Test was