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Tigers' conditioning camp begins today

Bangladesh cricket team will start their 15-day conditioning camp at Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Academy Ground today (Wednesday) ahead of the tri-nation ODI series as well as Test and T20I ones, reports UNB.Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe will play the double-league basis day-night ODI series while hosts Bangladesh and Sri...

Army, PDB reach final in V-Day Volleyball

Bangladesh Army and Power Development Board (PDB) moved into the final of the Shahjalal Islami Bank Victory Day Volleyball tournament eliminating their rivals in the semifinals at Dhaka Volleyball Stadium in the city on Tuesday, reports UNB.The two teams will meet each other on Wednesday in the title-deciding match that...

Warner's century gives Australia solid start in fourth Ashes Test

MELBOURNE, Dec 26 (AFP): David Warner posted a century after a no-ball reprieve and skipper Steve Smith was on track for four straight Boxing Day tons as Australia made a solid start to the fourth Ashes Test against England on Tuesday.Warner received a massive let-off on 99 to claim his...

Salahuddin expects spot in FIFA U-20 Women's WC

President of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Kazi M Salahuddin said on Monday he wants the Bangladeshi girls to play the next FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup 2020, reports UNB.He came up with the optimism when the Under-15 Women's Team which clinched the four-nation SAFF U-15 Championships with an all-win record...

BOA chief will hand over prize money to medal winners on Saturday

President of Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq, also the Chief of Bangladesh Army, will hand over their pre-announced prize money to the medal winning Bangladeshi athletes in the 4th Islamic Solidarity Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan last May, reports UNB.The BOA chief will hand over the...

Harry Kane sets EPL calendar year goal record

LONDON, Dec 26 (AFP): Harry Kane set a new record for the most Premier League goals in a year and will finish as Europe's leading scorer for 2017 after the Tottenham Hotspur forward bagged a brace against Southampton on Tuesday.Kane's 22nd-minute header at Wembley was his 37th goal of the...

Nat’l School & College Taekwondo begins today

The Trust Bank National School and College Taekwondo Competition will begin today (Wednesday) at the National Sports Council gymnasium in the city, reports UNB.Deputy Minister for Youth and Sports Arif Khan Joy will inaugurate the two-day meet in the afternoon.State Minister for Youth and Sports Dr Biren Sikder will be...

Afridi, Sehwag, Smith to play T20 Ice Cricket in February

NEW DELHI, Dec 26 (PTI): Graeme Smith and Shahid Afridi have joined a host of former stars for the inaugural St. Moritz Ice Cricket in Switzerland from February 8-9.While Afridi is playing regularly post his international retirement, the two-day T20 event in St. Moritz will be Smith's first since featuring...

Kiwis clean sweep West Indies in ODI series

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, Dec 26 (AFP): New Zealand completed a clean sweep of the West Indies in their one-day series with a commanding 66-run victory in a rain-affected third and final match in Christchurch on Tuesday.With the match reduced to 23-overs-a-side, the West Indies were set a revised target of...

Pakistan still have bowlers to trouble NZ, says Sarfraz

LAHORE, Pakistan, Dec 26 (AFP): Pakistan still have bowlers who can put pressure on New Zealand in their upcoming one-day series despite the absence of Junaid Khan, Usman Shinwari and Imad Wasim through injury, captain Sarfraz Ahmed said Tuesday."It's unfortunate that three of our key bowlers are injured but we...

Warne eyes Lehmann's job as Australia's cricket head coach

Test legend Shane Warne has not ruled out the possibility of becoming Darren Lehmann's successor as Australia coach once the position becomes available in 2019, reports https://www.cricket.com.au.Lehmann reaffirmed in the lead-up to the Boxing Day Test he would not seek a contract extension once his current deal expires after the...