Bangladesh make flying start crushing Bahrain
Hosts Bangladesh made a flying start in Group F of the AFC U-16 Women's Championship crushing gulf nation Bahrain by 10-0 goals in their first match, reports UNB.The match was held at the Bir Shrestha Shaheed Shipahi Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur in the city on Monday.Bangladesh emerged champions...
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Ronaldo off mark as Juventus' winning streak continues
MILAN, Sept 17 (AFP): Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first competitive goals for Juventus on Sunday, with a second-half double by the Portuguese star giving the Italian champions a 2-1 Serie A win over Sassuolo to make it four victories from as many games.The 33-year-old tapped in from barely a yard...
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BCB selectors pay attention to Ashraful
Mohammad Ashraful has got call for Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) High Performance (HP) Squad to play in the one-off four-day match at Sheikh Abu Nasser Stadium, Khulna from September 19-22, reports UNB.A total of 26 players, equally split in two teams, will play in the List 'A' match where former...
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No icons in BPL of 2018 season
Bangladesh Premier League, the country's franchise based Twenty20 tournament, has done away with the local icon player category for the upcoming edition, reports Cricbuzz. The A+ category will be the top bracket along with five more categories - A, B, C, D and E - for franchises to choose players...
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Pakistan reach final beating India
An all-round performance by Omar enabled Pakistan to reach the final of the Walton Tri-Nation T20 Deaf Cricket with one match to spare beating their traditional rivals and defending champions India by four wickets in their 3rd match, reports UNB.The match was held at the Khan Saheb Osman Ali Stadium...
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Lack of English players in Champions League hurts nat’l team, study shows
PARIS, Sept 17 (AFP): England's lack of success in major international tournaments can be linked to the relatively low number of English players taking part in the Champions League, a study has suggested.Analysis by sports statisticians Gracenote of the nationalities of players starting games in the Champions League reveals that...
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Trinbago Knight Riders retain CPL title
Trinbago Knight Riders defended their Caribbean Premier League (CPL) title on Sunday after beating Guyana Amazon Warriors by eight wickets at the at the Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, reports https://barbadostoday.bb.This was also Trinbago Knight Riders' third CPL title in four years. Knights restricted the Warriors to below 150 in 20...
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With new kick-off times, Champions League group stage begins today
LONDON, Sept 17 (AP): Barcelona helps to usher in a new-look to the Champions League on Tuesday as fans adjust to new staggered kickoff times.Most matches in the group stage will now begin simultaneously at 2100 GMT, 15 minutes later than in previous seasons. That is to accommodate a couple...
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