Battle for survival reaches fever pitch as Dhaka Dynamites will take on Chittagong Vikings today at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. For both of them, the match would be crucial one to stay alive in Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). Dynamites were favourite to play the play-off match without any…

Mashrafe Bin Mortaza’s Comilla Victorians was considered as weakest team at least on paper when the players’ draft of BPL was completed. With no big star, apart from the Icon himself, not many one believed that they could reach the qualifier stage as the first team. Dhaka Dynamites beat…

IANS, MELBOURNE: Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell believes that the lingering disappointment over the postponed tour of Bangladesh is the reason why…

Bangladesh Army kept their domination in the 28th Marcel National Boxing competition retaining the championship with winning six gold medals while Ansar was the champion in the women’s division. Bangladesh Army won six gold, two silver and four bronze medals, while Ansar was runners-up with one…

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon tipped the mega event as stepping stone for youngster and stated that they are fully prepared…

AFP, WASHINGTON: Portland’s Diego Valeri and Rodney Wallace scored in the first seven minutes and the Timbers defeated host Columbus 2-1 Sunday to win the Major League Soccer Cup playoff final. It was the first time the Timbers had lifted the champion’s trophy, denying Columbus a second…

AFP, NEW DELHI: Ravichandran Ashwin grabbed five wickets to lead India to victory over South Africa by a massive 337 runs in the fourth and final Test…

Jahurul Islam Omee was considered to be the unlikely hero in a game that was boasted by several T20 heroes. When Rangpur Riders’ chase against Dhaka…

AFP, NEWCASTLE (UK): Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool resurgence ran aground on Sunday as Georginio Wijnaldum inspired Newcastle United to a much-needed 2-0 home win that eased the pressure on their manager Steve McClaren. Liverpool went into the game chasing an eighth win in nine games, which would have…

AFP, PARIS: Marseille stumbled at home once again on Sunday, benefiting from a goal that should not have stood to draw 2-2 with Montpellier at the Stade Velodrome in Ligue 1. Montpellier were in front twice thanks to a brace by Chad striker Casimir Ninga either side of a goal against his old club by…

The curtain of the 16-nation ICC U-19 World Cup will be raised with the match of England and Fiji at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium (ZACS) in Chittagong on January 27. The hosts Bangladesh will face-off defending champions South Africa in the second match of the opening day at the same venue. The final…