Tuesday, 30 Apr, 2024

Sports

India set 131-run target

DHAKA: India set a target of 131-run for Sri Lankan batsmen in the final match of ICC World T20 in the capital on Sunday evening.India scored 130-run losing four wickets in their stipulated 20-over.Virat Kohli scored 77-run while RG Sharma gathered 29-run.KMDN Kulasekara, AD Mathews and

India-Lanka fight for trophy 7pm

DHAKA: In the battle of snatching the ICC World T20 trophy, India will face Sri Lanka in the final match in the capital on Sunday evening.The match will kick off at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium of Mirpur at 7:00pm.India might be coming in as the stronger side into the final, but Sri

Hat trick trophy for Aussies

DHAKA: Australia women are now the hat-trick champion of World T20 as they beat English by 6 wickets in the final match of Women World T-20, 2014 in Dhaka Sunday.Earlier, Australia Women won the toss and invited England to bat first at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in the capital.

‘Controversies are part of Indian cricket’

DHAKA: Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was at his pragmatic best on the eve of the World T20 final against Sri Lanka as he said ‘controversies are big part in Indian cricket’ and his name was associated with almost every good or bad thing that happens in Indian cricket.‘Over the

BCB asks concerned to explain

DHAKA: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has asked management and coach of Bangladesh cricket team to report within one week explaining reasons for poor performance in ICC World T20.BCB President Nazmul Hasan Papon came up with this assertion after an urgent meeting of the board on Saturday

Qatar denies buying World Cup hosting rights

DHAKA: The head of Qatar’s World Cup organizing committee has categorically denied the country bought the 2022 tournament.Hassan Al Thawadi broke his silence following a Daily Telegraph investigation that uncovered the first hard evidence that the Qatar’s most senior football official

India-Sri Lanka final Sunday

DHAKA: Two Asian giants Indian and Sri Lanka will fight for ICC World T20-2014 trophy at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National stadium at 7:00pm Sunday.On Friday night, former champions India upstaged South Africa by six wickets in the second semi-final in Dhaka to cruise into the final. Chasing

India smash SA to reach final

DHAKA: India beat South Africa by six wickets remaining 5 balls in the second semi-final game to reach final of the ICC World Twenty20 on Friday.   They will face another Asian giant Sri Lanka in the final fight for trophy on Sunday.India scored 176 runs in reply to South Africa’s 172

South Africa facing India

DHAKA: South African batsmen are facing India bowlers in the second semi-final game to reach final of the ICC World Twenty20 on Friday evening.         Earlier, South Africa won the toss and elected to bat at Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in

‘Barcelona transfer ban an injustice’

DHAKA: Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu says the transfer ban handed to the Spanish club by Fifa is an "injustice".The Catalan club cannot buy players until the summer of 2015 after the world governing body found them guilty of repeatedly breaching transfer regulations in signing

India-SA battle for final at 7pm

DHAKA: India and South Africa are set to go head to head each other in the second semi-final game to reach final of the ICC World Twenty20 on Friday evening.The match will kick off at 7:00pm local time at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.This time India seem to chase behind World

Anatomy of Below Par Performance

ICC World T20 has left behind many questions for Bangladesh cricket future. However, it is not that only performance of Bangladesh is being questioned. Much more fancied teams Australia and England are also being seriously under scrutiny in their home countries. T20 is a format where the

SL beat Windies by D/L method

DHAKA: Sri Lanka beat West Indies by 27 runs (D/L method) in the first semifinal of the ICC World T20 at Mirpur in the capital on Thursday night.            Earlier, Lankans won the toss and elected to bat first at Sher-e-Bangla Stadium.   Sri Lanka lost 6 wickets to score

Target was to enter T20 Super 10

DHAKA: The highest tournament of short version cricket ICC World Twenty20 is taking place in Bangladesh. But the Tigers’ mission has ended in failure through a defeat with the Aussie on Tuesday.Tigers’ performance has come under analysis and criticism from different people in

Lanka-Windies face-off at 7pm

DHAKA: Sri Lanka are set to go head to head against West Indies in the first semifinal of the ICC World Twenty20 in Mirpur on Thursday evening.  The match is scheduled to begin at 7:00 local time at Shere Bangla National Stadium.Sri Lanka have good memories of the Shere-e-Bangla Stadium

Igloo Corporate T20 Cricket begins Saturday

DHAKA: The Igloo Corporate T20 Cricket Challenge-2014 will kick off on the BUET playground of the city on Saturday. Former national cricket team captain ASM Rakibul Hasan unveiled the tournament logo at a press conference at the city’s National Press Club on Wednesday afternoon.Sports

West Indies beat Pakistan

DHAKA: West Indies has defeated England by 84 runs in the 32nd match of T-20 world cup at Played at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Tuesday night.Chasing West Indies set 167-run target, Pak batsmen managed to score only 82 runs losing all wickets in the 17.5 overs.Earlier, West

Australia beat Bangladesh

DHAKA: Australia beat Bangladesh by seven wickets remaining 15-ball in the 19th match of the ICC World T20 Super-10 phase at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium of Mirpur on Tuesday.                         Australia scored 158 runs in reply to Bangladesh’s

Tigers facing Aussie bowlers

DHAKA: Host Bangladesh are facing Australia bowlers in the 19th match of Super 10 stage of the ICC World T20 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium of Mirpur on Tuesday afternoon.Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bat first. The match kicked off at 3:30pm local time.Bangladesh made

Tigers to face Aussie at 3:30

DHAKA: Host Bangladesh will face Australia in the 19th match of Super 10 stage, of the ICC World T20 on Monday evening in city on Tuesday afternoon.The match will kick off at 3:30pm local time at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium of Mirpur.Both the teams have no chances left to make it to