Bangladesh will take on Sri Lanka in the decider of a to-Test series after a draw in Chittagong. The second and last match will kick off at 9:30am (Bangladesh time) at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium at Mirpur in the city today (Thursday), reports UNB.Mahmudullah Riyad will continue his assignment as...
Read moreActing Bangladesh captain Mahmudullah Riyad said on Wednesday his team was confident of getting its first-ever Test series win over Sri Lanka after eking out a dogged draw in the opener, reports AFP.The decider starts today (Thursday) in Dhaka's Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. Mahmudullah, who is standing in for injured skipper...
Read moreCOLOMBO, Feb 7 (AFP): Sri Lanka on Wednesday named a 15-member squad captained by Dinesh Chandimal for next week's Twenty20 matches against Bangladesh.Angelo Mathews, who normally captains the islanders in limited-overs cricket, has been ruled out with a hamstring injury for the rest of Sri Lanka's tour of Bangladesh. The...
Read morePrime Bank Cricket Club made a good start in the Walton Dhaka Metropolis Premier Division Cricket League beating Kalabagan Krira Chakra by seven wickets in their first match at Khan Saheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah on Wednesday, reports UNB.Sent in to bat first, Kalabagan KC scored 172 runs for...
Read morePARIS, Feb 7 (AFP): Angel Di Maria scored a hat-trick as holders Paris Saint-Germain defeated second-tier Sochaux 4-1 on Tuesday to reach the French Cup quarter-finals, while Marseille demolished Ligue 2 outfit Bourg-en-Bresse 9-0.The Argentine winger headed PSG, who were playing without the rested Neymar, ahead inside the first minute...
Read moreFederation Cup and Premier League Football champions Dhaka Abahani Limited appointed former national coach Saiful Bari Tito as their head coach for the ensuing AFC Cup Football, reports UNB.Six-time premier league champions Dhaka Abahani Limited will play New Radiant Sporting Club of the Maldives in their first AFC Cup match...
Read moreHOBART, Australia, Feb 7 (AFP): Glenn Maxwell slammed a last-ball six to score a masterful century and lead Australia to a five-wicket victory over England in the second tri-series Twenty20 international in Hobart on Wednesday.Maxwell, who earlier took three wickets in two overs, was man of the match with an...
Read moreLONDON, Feb 7 (AFP): Swansea City racked up the biggest FA Cup win in their history as Tammy Abraham and Nathan Dyer inspired an 8-1 thrashing of Notts County in Tuesday's fourth round replay.Despite fielding a much-changed side, Swansea settled any potential nerves with two goals in the space of...
Read moreBERLIN, Feb 7 (AP): Bayern Munich booked its place in the German Cup semifinals with a 6-0 win at third-division leader Paderborn on Tuesday.Jupp Heynckes' 19th victory from 20 games since returning as coach keeps his side on track to repeat the 2013 treble of his previous stint in charge....
Read moreMADRID, Feb 7 (AFP): Manchester United striker Alexis Sanchez has struck a deal with Spanish authorities to accept a 16-month suspended jail sentence for tax fraud in return for avoiding a trial.Sanchez, who joined United from Arsenal last month, faced being tried over a one-million-euro ($1.23 million) fraud linked to...
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