Bangladesh will play their maiden practice match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) today. The 50-over match will be played by 30-member preliminary squad, splitting into two groups, to be kicked off 9:00am.  It was earlier announced that Tigers will play a string of practice…

AGENCIES, Dublin: Ireland Women have announced 13-member One-Day International and Twenty20 International squads for the upcoming limited-overs series against Bangladesh women. Top-order batsmen Shauna Kavanagh and Meg Kendal have been called up to the ODI squad and they will take the place of Cath…

The Beximco 28th National Shooting competition started yesterday with 35 Shooting Clubs from across the country are taking part in the national event. A total of 310 shooters are participating in the competition at the Bangladesh Shooting Sports Complex in the capital.  The formal opening ceremony…

AFP, COLOMBO: Australia's James Faulkner recorded his first hat-trick in one-day internationals but Sri Lanka still managed to post a challenging 288 in their second match in Colombo on Wednesday. Sri Lanka, who chose to bat first, rode on half-centuries from skipper Angelo Mathews, Kusal Mendis…

Bangladesh Navy clinched the Inter Service Football title beating Bangladesh Army 2-1 in  the final at  Army Stadium in the cap[ital yesterday,…

AFP, TOKYO: The Olympic flag arrived in Tokyo on Wednesday as Japan’s capital gears up to host the 2020 Games, with officials promising smooth sailing…

AFP, SHANGHAI: Injured Brazilian forward Hulk sat out again as his Shanghai SIPG side drew 0-0 at home to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in the Asian Champions League quarter-final first leg on Tuesday. Former champions Al Ain were also held to a goalless stalemate by Uzbekistan’s Lokomotiv in the sapping…

AFP, LONDON: Daniel Sturridge scored twice as Liverpool strolled into the League Cup third round with a 5-0 win at Burton Albion on Tuesday, while Chelsea…

AFP, GENEVA: Sepp Blatter will mount his final challenge against his six-year FIFA ban on Thursday, following more than a year of scandal that saw him thrown out of football in disgrace.  The former FIFA boss has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) seeking to overturn a suspension…

AFP, PARIS: Scottish champions Celtic withstood a furious fightback from Hapoel Beer-Sheva to reach the Champions League group stage on Tuesday despite…

AFP, SYDNEY: Australia set aside squabbles over under-performing athletes on Wednesday to welcome home the Rio Olympics team as heroes. Generous public funding for a return of just half the expected medal tally—Australia’s worst performance since Barcelona in 1992 -- have sparked recriminations.…