CHITTAGONG, Jan 31(AFP): Mominul Haque hit a towering century to help Bangladesh take opening day honours in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Chittagong on Wednesday.Mominul hit an unbeaten 175 as the hosts reached 374-4 at stumps after electing to bat first at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.The left-hander...
Read moreMominul Haque has become the fastest 2000 runs scorer, leapfrogging previous holder Tamim Iqbal, hammering an unbeaten century of 175* in the 1st innings on day one against visiting Sri Lanka in the 1st match of a two-Test series at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Wednesday, reports UNB.Mominul...
Read moreShapla Akhter of Bangladesh Ansar earned triple crowns in the Ruchi Shamsul Arefin Smriti 35th National Badminton Championship by clinching women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles at Shamsul Arefin Gymnasium of Shaheed Aminuddin Stadium in Pabna on Wednesday, reports UNB.Shapla lifted the women's singles crown beating Elina Sultana of...
Read moreBangladesh finished their 11th appearance of the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup placing 6th after a dismal eight-wicket loss in the 5th- place deciding play-off match at Queenstown Events Centre in New Zealand on Wednesday, reports UNB.South Africa claimed the 5th spot comfortably chasing down a target of 179, scoring...
Read moreEast End Cricket Academy managed a two-wicket victory over Azad Sporting Club in the Dhaka First Division Women's Cricket League at the Kalabagan KC ground in the city on Wednesday, reports UNB.Batting first after winning the toss, Azad SC were all out for 118 runs in 31.5 overs. In reply,...
Read moreIkramul Alam Asif, a 4th year student of the Department of Political Science at Dhaka University, emerged champion in the Sir AF Rahman Hall Annual Sports Competition held at the university central playground on Wednesday, reports UNB.Mohammad Obaidul Miah Rana, a 4th year student of Management and Information System department,...
Read moreLIVERPOOL, Jan 31 (Agencies): Liverpool bounced back from two successive defeats with a 3-0 Premier League win at Huddersfield Town on Tuesday to open up a five-point gap over their rivals for a top four finish.Emre Can and Roberto Firmino put fourth-placed Liverpool ahead before a late Mohamed Salah penalty...
Read moreDURBAN-CORBIÈRES, France, Jan 31 (AFP): South Africa and India will vie for the world number one ranking again when they meet in a six-match one-day international series, starting at Kingsmead on Thursday.The one-day games start just five days after India retained their top ranking in Tests, although second-placed South Africa...
Read moreMushfiqur Rahim (R) plays a shot during the first day of the first cricket Test between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Wednesday. — AFP
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