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Argentina vs France final likely

Down to just four teams, the FIFA World Cup heats up further in the semifinals as a handful of teams remain vying for the 2022 crown. France, Argentina, Croatia and Morocco. It is more likely that we are going to witness a final between Argentina and France on the 18th of December. Al...

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Miraz ton propels Tigers to series win against India

Mehidy Hasan Miraz again came up with the goods as his heroic performance of 81-ball 100 and two wickets steered Bangladesh to a 5 run victory against India at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Wednesday. With this win, Tigers win the 3-match series and take a 2-0 lead.Another cracking...

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Miraz steers Tigers to beat India

Mehidy Hasan Miraz played a gem of an innings to pull Bangladesh out from a losing position and beat India by 1 wicket at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Sunday.Chasing a mere total of 187, Mehidy played a match winning innings when others failed. His 39-ball 38 with 4 boundaries and...

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Brazil, Argentina’s route to final

The South American nations Brazil and Argentina are favourites to lift the FIFA World Cup trophy.Just when you think there is nothing else that can be said about Lionel Messi, he leaves our collective jaws on the floor all over again. Even at the age of 35, the Paris Saint-Germain maestro still prov...

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England, USA advance to Round of 16

England and USA will advance to the knockout stages of the FIFA World Cup while Wales and Iran have crashed out in the group stage.In a group that proved harder to predict than many expected, Iran and Wales have been sent packing from the Qatar World Cup.After an uninspiring first-half, England made...

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Casemiro shoots up Brazil to round of 16

Brazil without Neymar is like staging the play Hamlet without the Prince of Denmark. Such a play was staged on Monday when Brazil took on Switzerland in the first round of the FIFA World Cup. However, Casemiro emerged as a saviour of Brazil team and took the lead to go forward. It was really an...

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Messi was and is a game changer

It is Messi who makes it possible and he proved that he can make it and he did it.  Lionel Massi, the legendary football star of the living history and the heartthrob of the billions of football crazy fans in the world, has brought Argentina again to the competitions of the FIFA World Cup 2022 ...

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World Cup fever grips Bangladesh

Although Bangladesh is unable to compete in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and the Bangladesh football team never qualified for the grandest stage of world football, the world cup fever grips the country.It seems that no Bangladeshi believes that the Bangladesh football team doesn’t participate...

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Hero’s welcome to our queens

Victorious Bangladesh women's football team returned home on Wednesday from Nepal with head high after winning the maiden title of 6th edition of SAFF Women's Championship. They were received by thousands of cheering fans who have gathered on the streets to welcome them. The women&rsquo...

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Mosaddek’s five-for earns win for Tigers

Bangladesh thumped Zimbabwe by 7 wickets to level the 3-match T20 series in Zimbabwe’s Harare on Sunday.Tigers have come back strongly after losing the first game and set it up nicely for the series decider on Tuesday. Credit goes to Mosaddek Hossain’s brilliant five-for which set the to...

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Joy’s ton keeps hope alive

In the first Test against South Africa on Day 3 in Durban, Bangladesh suffered batting crisis as most of the batsmen failed with the bat in reply to South Africa’s first innings total of 367. Opener Mahmudul Islam Joy however was class apart from everyone with his terrific maiden ton. Who...

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Tigers write history in South Africa

Bangladesh’s cricket witnessed another glorious success on Wednesday as the Tigers comprehensively beat South Africa by 9 wickets in the third ODI in Centurion and they created history by winning the series 2-1 for the first time.Taskin Ahmed is both the Player of the Match and the Player of t...

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Tigers’ historic win in South Africa

Bangladesh are recently ramping up with huge wins on foreign soils. After defeating New Zealand in Test on their own backyard, Bangladesh have now inflicted a defeat of 38 runs to South Africa in the first ODI in Centurion on Friday.Bangladesh create history, they mounted a terrific effort in gettin...

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Afif, Mehidy heroics guide Tigers to victory

Bangladesh batsmen Afif Hossain and Mehidy Hasan Miraz’s mammoth 174 runs partnership guided the team to a 4-wicket victory against Afghanistan in the first of three-match ODI series at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Wednesday.The young duo put on an exceptional partne...

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Comilla clinch 3rd BBPL title

In what turned out to be a thrilling finale, in the last over Barishal needed 10 but they managed to bag 8 runs only. After chasing a challenging total of 151, Shykat Ali’s 34-ball 58 kept Barishal on the driving seat for most of the match. However, resolute bowling in the end by the Victorian...

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New milestone in cricket history

The Tigers, for the first time in history, have busted the cricket stronghold and won a test match against New Zealand. The saying goes that for Bangladesh, the winning of test cricket was almost impossible. But the tiger finally made it possible. And it is an epoch-making victory against the cricke...

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Imperious batting put Tigers on top

Bangladesh’ batting in recent times in all formats have been disappointing. However, in the first Test match against New Zealand in Mount Maunganui, Bangladesh batters showed immaculate batting which comprised of class, patience and brilliance.After bowling out New Zealand for 328 in the first...

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Tigers’ non-existent top order

The rain extended a helping hand. 57 overs were played on the first day, only 6.2 overs on the second day. On the third day, not a single ball was rolled on the field. But even then Bangladesh lost the Dhaka Test by an innings.Pakistan's only innings has been repeatedly stopped due to rain. When...

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Pakistan batters agonise Tigers

After ending the first innings with a respectable total of 330, Bangladesh failed to put any kind of ascendency with the bowl as Pakistan end Day 2 of the first Test match in a very strong position in Chattogram on Saturday. In reply to Bangladesh’s 330, the men in green have scored 145 withou...

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Abahani crush Prime Doleshwar, Sheikh Jamal beat Prime Bank

The Super League fixtures of Dhaka Premier League (DPL) started with three matches yesterday, Abahani Limited dismantled Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club by a mammoth 165-run margin at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. In the second match, Sheikh Jamal beat Prime Bank by six wickets at Fatu...