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Tigers face Zimbabwe in opener today

Bangladesh will face Zimbabwe in the seven-ODI-match Tri-nation series opener, which starting at 2:30 pm today (Monday) at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) in Mirpur, reports UNB.The One Day International (ODI) records between the two rivals showed that the Tigers are far ahead than the visiting Zimbabwean with 39...

History beckons Sher-e-Bangla Nat’l Stadium

The Sri Lanka-Zimbabwe match on January 17 will be the 100th ODI held at the Sher-e- Bangla National Stadium (SBNS). Among the five other stadiums that have reached this landmark, Mirpur has taken the shortest time - a little over 11 years. This level of use as an international venue...

Coach says Zimbabwe underdog in tri-series

Heath Streak, the Zimbabwe coach, has said his team is the underdog in the tri-series, which also involves hosts Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Zimbabwe are the lowest ranked team among the three in One Day International (ODI) cricket - they are placed tenth with 52 rating points, reports ESPNcricinfo. Sri...

Independence Cup Football begins tomorrow

Chittagong Abahani Limited will play Saif Sporting Club (SC) in the opening match of the 12-team Independence Cup Football Tournament tomorrow (Tuesday) at 3:30 pm at Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city, reports UNB.Brothers Union Club will meet Farashganj SC in the other opening day's fixture at 5:45 pm at...

H’ball team to fly for ROK tomorrow

An 18-member Bangladesh National Handball team will fly for South Korea tomorrow (Tuesday) night to participate in the Asian Men's Championship scheduled to be held on January 18-28 in the Korean city of Suwon in a bid to gather experiences from the heavyweight meet in their first-ever appearance, reports UNB.Fourteen...

BFF to launch lottery

The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) is going to issue lottery for the second time with a view to collecting fund for its development activities, reports BSS. The authority concerned of the finance ministry has given the permission on Thursday to arrange the lottery programme. Tickets, worth Tk 20 each, will...

Young Tigers can reach quarters early

Bangladesh will take on Canada in their Group C match of the 16-team ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln, New Zealand today (Monday), reports UNB.Saif Hassan-led Bangladesh started the tournament campaign crushing Namibia by 87 runs in their rain-marred match on Saturday (January 13), while...

Rokeya Hall holds annual athletics competition

Annual athletics competition of Dhaka University (DU) Rokeya Hall was held at the university's central playground on Sunday, reports BSS.DU Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof Akhtaruzzaman inaugurated the competition. Later, Pro-VC (academic) Prof Nasreen Ahmad distributed the prizes among the winners with Hall Provost Prof. Zeenat Huda in the chair.Laboni Islam Chumki,...

Roy record inspires England to win over Australia

MELBOURNE, Jan 14 (AFP): Opener Jason Roy recorded the highest-ever one-day international score by an England player as the tourists finally had something to celebrate with a five-wicket win over Australia on Sunday.After their wretched Ashes campaign, in which they were beaten 4-0, the tourists chased down a hefty Australian...