sports

Whitewash as Sri Lanka wins 3rd Australia Test

Sri Lanka clinch their first series whitewash over a major cricketing nation as they win the third and final Test against Australia by 163 runs, with spinner Rangana Herath taking 7-64.
17 August 2016, 10:26 AM

Foreign coaches return to Dhaka

Bangladesh's fielding coach Richard Halsall and strength and conditioning coach Mario Villavarayan return to Dhaka after a long break,
6 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Siddikur off to slow start

It was not the kind of flamboyant start that Siddikur Rahman had wished for in the King's Cup yesterday before embarking on a dream Olympic journey in Rio next month.
28 July 2016, 18:00 PM

'Want to be good in all 3 formats'

Soumya Sarkar did not take much time to show his true colours as a top-order batsman upon his arrival in international cricket against Zimbabwe in December 2014.
28 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Fizz's shoulder a growing concern

Bangladesh pace sensation Mustafizur Rahman's latest recurrence of his shoulder injury raises an important issue. Has the BCB covered all its bases when managing one of its most prized assets?
25 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Anti-doping officials take aim at IOC

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) fails to demonstrate strong leadership on a sad day for clean sport when it declines to ban Russian athletes from the Rio Olympics, anti-doping officials say.
24 July 2016, 22:16 PM

Sk Jamal's payment deadline extended

The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) allows the deadline for Sheikh Jamal to clear its dues, with a couple of clubs as well as players, to be extended by over a month.
23 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Ranjit Biswas passes away

Ranjit Kumar Bishwas, the former senior secretary for Cultural Affairs and a prominent sports writer, passed away in Chittagong yesterday. He was 60.
23 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Victoria SC's Suhrawadi Shuvo hospitalised after being struck by bouncer

Suhrawadi Shuvo, the Victoria Sporting Club allrounder, has been hospitalised after being struck on the lower right side of his neck.
18 June 2016, 08:00 AM

Iftar Mahfil shifted to Monday

Due to unavoidable circumstance, the date of Iftar Mahfil, organized by Bangladesh Sports Journalists Association (BSJA) and Bangladesh Sports Journalists Community (BSJC), has been shifted from June 18 to June 20.
16 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Mustafizur's recovery expected to take a month

Bangladesh's strength and conditioning coach Mario Villavarayan says that it will take Mustafizur Rahman one month to recover from the hamstring and ankle injuries he picked up during IPL 2016.
16 June 2016, 15:32 PM

Ireland can build on draw after Sweden disappoint

Ireland can take encouragement from a 1-1 draw in their Euro 2016 Group E opener but the result was a cause of great concern for Sweden whose mediocrity contrasted starkly with their opponents' desire.
14 June 2016, 05:21 AM

Coutinho hat-trick as Brazil crush Haiti

Philippe Coutinho strikes a spectacular hat-trick and Renato Augusto scores twice as Brazil crush Haiti 7-1 in their Copa America Centenario Group B match at the Citrus Bowl.
9 June 2016, 04:27 AM

'I don't know what I sign', Messi tells judge in fraud case

Argentina star Lionel Messi, who is due to go on trial in Barcelona for alleged tax fraud, tells a judge that he never looks at the contracts he signs, the El Periodico daily said Monday.
30 May 2016, 10:14 AM

Seminar on sports injuries held

The Bangladesh Association of Sports Medicine (BASM) holds a seminar on sports medicine at the National Sports Council Auditorium.
25 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Women power lifts IPL

As women flock to the stands and take prominent positions in commentary boxes and boardrooms, cricket's richest Twenty20 league is no longer solely a man's world.
25 May 2016, 10:48 AM

Mustafizur at home in an unfamiliar land

Despite a rousing start to his international career, the IPL, it is fair to say, has been a unique challenge for Mustafizur. For starters, it is the longest he has spent outside his natural environment without a fellow Bangladeshi for company.
25 May 2016, 04:28 AM

Multisport complex to gather steam

The government's proposed multisport complex in Louhanjang, Munshiganj is set to gather steam as a team of government high-ups are scheduled to visit the place for land acquisition.
10 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Why Spanish clubs are ruling Europe

Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid's passage to the Champions League final and Sevilla qualifying for the Europa League equivalent for a third straight year has underlined Spain's dominance of European soccer.
7 May 2016, 09:35 AM

Bangladesh still 7th, not 5th

The good news that Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon provided in the afternoon yesterday, regarding the
25 April 2016, 12:02 PM