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Messi wins best FIFA player of the year for record sixth time

MILAN, Italy, Sept 24 (Reuters): Argentine Lionel Messi beat Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk and five-time winner Cristiano Ronaldo to win the best FIFA player of the year award for a record sixth time on Monday.Messi, who won the Spanish La Liga title with Barcelona last season as well as...

Umbrellas out at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium

Umbrellas out at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in the city with rain delaying the start of the tri-nation T20 international tournament final between Bangladesh and Afghanistan on Tuesday — BCB

Australia's two-match Test series against Tigers postponed

Australia's two-match Test series against Bangladesh, which is part of the Test Championship, has been postponed to June-July 2020, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said on Monday, reports Cricbuzz.The fixtures, to be hosted by Bangladesh, were initially planned for February next year but a decision was taken to move it to...

Tamim rejects BCB's call to play tri-series final

Bangladesh star opener Tamim Iqbal, who has been resting after the painful Sri Lanka tour where Bangladesh suffered a whitewash in a three-match ODI series, rejected Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) call to return to play the final of the tri-series against Afghanistan, reports UNB.Bangladesh chief selector Minhajul Abedin told the...

Australia's BBL implements multiple Super Overs for tied matches

MELBOURNE, Australia, Sept 24 (Agencies): The contentious boundary countback tie-breaker that gave England victory over New Zealand in the Cricket World Cup final won't be used in the Big Bash Twenty20 tournaments in Australia this season.Cricket Australia (CA) said on Tuesday that under the new rules, if two teams are...

BCB allows Shakib to join CPL

Bangladesh allrounder Shakib Al Hasan is all set to join the ongoing Caribbean Premier League after receiving NOC from the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) recently, reports Cricbuzz.BCB cricket operation chairman Akram Khan told Cricbuzz on Tuesday that they have given the NOC to the ace all-rounder to join the franchise-based...

BD-SL 1st four-dayer abandoned

The first four-day unofficial Test match of two-match series between touring Bangladesh A team and Sri Lanka A team was abandoned as the 2nd day's play was halted due to rain without a single ball being bowled at FTZ Sports Complex in Katunayake of Sri Lanka on Tuesday, reports UNB.The...

Sunnydale School in finals of boys, girls' contests

The Sunnydale School reached the finals of both the boys and girls competitions of the Polar Ice Cream 26th School Handball Tournament eliminating their rivals in the semifinals at the Shaheed (Capt) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium in the city on Tuesday, reports UNB.Sunnydale School will play Residential Model...

BD to play India in must-win one-day today

Bangladesh U-23 Cricket team to play against India U-23 Cricket team in their 4th one-day match at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow of India aiming to win to keep the five-match series alive today (Wednesday), reports UNB.The match will kick off at 9:30 am (BdST). Despite starting the campaign with...

Russia faces ban from major sports events: WADA

Russia could face a ban from all major sports events over "discrepancies" in a lab database, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has warned, reports BBC sports.The country has been given three weeks to explain "inconsistencies" or risk being excluded from the Olympics and world championships. Russia also faces being barred...