Soumya suffers finger injury ahead of Champions Trophy
Bangladesh's left-arm top-order batter Soumya Sarkar suffered a blow on his finger during a practice session at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city on Monday, reports UNB.Bangladesh started gearing up for the Champions Trophy that will take place in the UAE and Pakistan this month.Soumya, who has been working...
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Tigers' head coach Phil Simmons urges to switch to ODI mode
Bangladesh head coach Phil Simmons said on Monday that his charges need to shift their mindset from T20 cricket as they prepare for the Champions Trophy, reports Cricbuzz.While some countries are preparing by playing bilateral ODI cricket between themselves, it is not the same for Bangladesh as they are going...
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Ireland beat Zimbabwe by 63 runs in one-off Test
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Feb 10 (AFP): Spinner Matthew Humphreys starred again in Bulawayo on Monday, adding two wickets to four earlier in the innings as Ireland wrapped up a 63-run win over Zimbabwe in a one-off Test. Ireland won the toss at Queens Sports Club and posted 260 and 298. Zimbabwe...
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NZ ride on Williamson's ton to book place in final
LAHORE, Pakistan, Feb 10 (AFP): Star cricketer Kane Williamson hit a brilliant century to take New Zealand into the tri-series final with a thumping six-wicket win on Monday, overshadowing South African opener Matthew Breetzke's record score on debut.Breetzke scored 150 -- the highest score by any batter in his first...
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Citizens Bank PLC sponsors University of Dhaka (DU) basketball team
Citizens Bank PLC sponsors University of Dhaka (DU) basketball team which is heading to attend a four-day Open University Men's International Basketball Championship at Kathmandu, Nepal. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Citizens Bank PLC Mohammad Masoom hands over the cheque to Vice Chancellor of DU Professor Niaz Ahmed...
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Djokovic says injury 'almost 100pc healed'
BELGRADE, Feb 10 (AFP): Novak Djokovic said Monday his leg injury, which shattered his Australian Open dream, was "almost 100 percent healed" and he was ready to aim for his 100th ATP title in Doha this month."There's no longer any muscle tear. The injury is almost 100 percent healed and...
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