asmhemu@gmail.com
Sports
Bangladesh will lock horns with England in their third match in the World Cup at the Cardiff today. The match is scheduled to start at 3.30 PM (Bangladesh Standard Time). Following their two contrasting but effective performance in the first two matches, the Bangladesh team will be high on confidenc...
Bangladesh start to their World Cup campaign as their highest one-day international score inspired 21-runs win over a beleaguered South Africa on Sunday. Bangladesh posted 6-330 as Mushfiqur Rahim (78) and Shakib Al Hasan (75) laid the foundations of their impressive display at The Oval.Mahmudullah&...
Wawrinka, his entry into the quarter-finals of the French Open this time around has been a trial by fire.Despite inconsistencies and injuries in the past few years, the Swiss showed why he is described as a Big-match player after brushing aside ATP NextGen winner Stefanos Tsitsipas.On Monday, a...
England will consider unleashing their fastest attack on Pakistan on Sunday by including Mark Wood, after watching their opponents struggle against West Indies.The Nottingham narrative is usually about runs, runs and more runs.In a twist to whet the appetite, the pitch for England’s second Wor...
Archer dazzaling fasat bowling has already made him World Cup star. But Archer’s impact comes as no surprise to his England team-mates. For the past four weeks, they have had the dubious pleasure of facing Archer’s express deliveries in the nets — and it is not an enjoyable experie...
Eleven years after winning the World Cricket League Division Five in the British Isles, Afghanistan completed a remarkable turnaround to make it to their second World Cup, also in the UK, but Australia captain Aaron Finch and his fellow opener David Warner rained on their parade, handing them a seve...
Bangladesh have the cards up in the sleeve to be match for any team in the world, a secret thing that the team management declined to reveal. And it is promised to be on display with full glory when the Tigers take on South Africa in the World Cup opener.Having said that, bowling Coach Courtney Wals...
Sports,Cricket
New Zealand, who may again wear the mantle of everyone's second-favourite team, have the components of a strong one-day side with explosive openers in Martin Guptill and Colin Munro and solid accumulators in Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor, Tom Latham and Henry Nicholls.They gain balance from a str...
Just before the World Cup begins, Bangladesh captain Mashrafe bin Mortaza has to think of himself and his teammates' injuries.Mashrafe was limping on his way back after the India match. The reason is the tremendous pain in his legs. One leg already had a hamstring injury. In that match, the inju...
Sports,Cricket,Front Page
Rain has stopped play after the West Indies made a commanding start to the final of the tri-nation One-Day International series against Bangladesh in Ireland. Skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza’s decision to bowl first in a bid to make the most of the overcast conditions has not paid off so far with...
Bangladesh cricketers are finding it difficult to fight with Ireland's adversarial weather. No one provided any kind of resistance except experienced Shakib Al Hasan in the defeat against Ireland Wolves team in the practice match. So before yesterday’s ODI match Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe...
Bangladesh’s jersey for the upcoming World Cup came under scrutiny and criticism from fans after the official unveiling of the jersey. The criticism came because of absence in red color in the jersey. The jersey also lack core dark green color of Bangladesh, instead it is filled with Pakistan-...
Taskin Ahmed and Farhad Reza have been included in the Bangladesh squad for the Tri-nation ODI series in May next month, a press release from the Bangladesh Cricket Board said on Sunday.Injury-hit Bangladesh added Farhad and Taskin to their squad for the tournament in Ireland to prepare for the Worl...
Bangladesh's star cricketer Mehedy Hasan Miraz on Wednesday joined hands with UNICEF as the national cricketer was officially announced 'UNICEF Child Rights Advocate' to support the children of Bangladesh.The announcement was made at a media briefing at the Press Conference room of Bangl...
After months of speculation around his form and place in the ODI side, Hashim Amla has been included in South Africa's 15-person squad for the World Cup in England and Wales. Amla's inclusion, along with Aiden Markram, means that top-order batsman Reeza Hendricks missed out on selection for ...
Despite his prolonged bad patch with willow, Soumya Sarkar was backed to regain his form during the ICC World Cup, given his immense talent, report.Khaled Mahmud Sujon, a BCB director and the team manager of Bangladesh’s World Cup squad kept faith on Soumya’s talent despite the fact...
Sports,Tennis
Champion Rafael Nadal and top-ranked Novak Djokovic turned in impressive displays to reach the Monte Carlo Masters quarter-finals on Thursday, Reuters reports.Nadal, chasing a record-extending 12th Monte Carlo title, broke Grigor Dimitrov’s serve on four occasions to defeat the Bulgarian 6-4 6...
Mohammad Amir has missed the cut as Pakistan announced their 15 for the World Cup. The left-arm pacer, however, will travel to England with the team as he, along with Asif Ali, have been named as reserves for the England T20 and ODIs that precede Pakistan's World Cup campaign, Cricbuzz reports.&...
In the third round Super League matches of the ongoing Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, Abahani Limited, Legends of Rupganj and Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club registered wins on Friday, report agencies. While Sheikh Jamal are not in the race of the championship, Rupganj and Abahani have stro...
Abu Jayed Rahi’s inclusion in the World Cup squad has been welcomed by former Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) chief selector Faruk Ahmed, reports UNB.“I think Jayed is a very good pick. It’s nice to include a surprising element in the team,” the former national team captain, t...
Page 22 of 23, showing 20 results out of 442 total
