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Rishad shows the value of leg-spinner

Rishad Hossain showed how valuable a leg-spinner

can be if the team management puts their faith on him.

In Bangladesh particularly, the leg-spinners were not encouraged much as they

often leaked runs and therefore domestic club and even in the cou…

Bangladesh opts to bowl in its T20 WC opener against Sri Lanka

Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto won the all important toss and as it was expected, he put Sri Lanka into bat first in their T20 World Cup opening game today at Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium here.

Winning the toss became an X factor in this …

Booters reach Doha safely

The Bangladesh national football team reached Doha early today (Saturday) at 12.30 am BST to play their FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers match against Lebanon.

Many Bangladeshi expatriates who live in Doha, Qatar came to airport to welcome the Banglad…

It was important to open T20 WC with victory: Shanto

Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto was

happy to break the defeat jinx when it mattered most.

The Tigers were at the receiving end following their 2-1 series defeat to

associate nation USA, just ahead of the T20 World Cup. And then they

surr…

Scotland bat against England in T20 World Cup

BRIDGETOWN, Scotland captain Richie Berrington won the toss and elected to bat against defending champions England in the teams’ opening Group B match of the T20 World Cup at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown on Tuesday.

England opted to include fas…

Bangladesh had special plan for Ghanshyam; coach Jalil

Bangladesh national Kabaddi team

coach Abdul Jalil said that they had plans for Nepal, especially for the

Nepalese captain Ghanshyam Roka Magar.

In Monday’s grand final, Bangladesh defeated Nepal 45-31 to win

the Bangabandhu Cup International Kab…

Six matches of national women’s handball decided in opener

Six matches of the Exim Bank 35th National Women’s Handball competition were decided on the first day (Monday) held at Shaheed Captain M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium.

On the day, Narail District Sports Association (DSA) beat Habiganj DSA by …

Nepal set for final clash with Bangladesh

Nepal set the final clash with host Bangladesh as they beat Kenya by 59-55 points in tie breaker in the second semifinal of the Bangabandhu Cup International Kabaddi Tournament held at Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium here on Sunday.

The keenly con…

Neer finishes 39th position

Bangladesh FIDE master Manan Reja Neer failed to achieve the international master norm after losing to India’s International Master Muthaiah Ali in the ninth or last round of 24th Dubai Open Chess Tournament that concluded on Sunday in Dubai, United …