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Iran twice battled back for a 2-2 draw with New Zealand on Monday in their frenetic opening match of a World Cup campaign that has been utterly overshadowed by war, politics and protests. The Iranian team's very presence at the Los Angeles Stadium had long felt uncertain, after months of military c...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s daughter Barrister Zaima Rahman on Monday visited the Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan (BKSP) in Savar on the outskirt of the capital and played football with women players.A video of Zaima Rahman playing football at the BKSP has gone viral on social media, d...
Left-arm pacer Shariful Islam produced a sensational six-wicket haul, but Bangladesh still went down fighting as Australia secured a narrow one-wicket victory in the third and final ODI at Mirpur on Sunday, completing the series on a high.Chasing 275, Australia reached the target with three balls an...
Germany thrashed World Cup debutants Curacao 7-1 on Sunday while Japan fought back to grab a 2-2 draw with the Netherlands as Iran made their long-awaited arrival in the United States with a call for unity.Curacao, the smallest nation by population ever to qualify for the tournament, made a bright s...
Bangladesh wicket-keeper Liton Das finally broke his ODI half-century drought at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium with a determined unbeaten 58 in the third and final ODI against Australia.Liton's ODI journey began at Mirpur against India in 2015, where he scored just 8 runs on debut. ...
Australia marked the start of its World Cup campaign with a convincing 2-0 victory over Turkey on Sunday, dampening the Turks’ long-awaited return to football’s biggest stage after a 24-year absence.Goals from Nestory Irankunda and Connor Metcalfe secured the Group D win for the Socceroo...
Co-hosts Canada grabbed a second-half equaliser to draw 1-1 with Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday in the first World Cup finals game ever played on Canadian soil.Cyle Larin got Canada's goal after Jovo Lukic put Bosnia ahead with a header in the 21st minute in Toronto.The result gave Canada its ...
The United States could scarcely have scripted a better start to their World Cup as a Folarin Balogun brace and Gio Reyna curler fired the co-hosts to a 4-1 drubbing of Paraguay in front of Hollywood royalty in Los Angeles on Friday.The hosts took the lead in the tournament's first game on US so...
Mohammedan Sporting Club won the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) title on a dramatic final day of complex mathematical equations and weather disruptions, ending a painful 16-year championship drought.The historic victory marks Mohammedan's first league crown since the tournament received official Lis...
The biggest FIFA World Cup in history got underway on Thursday as co-host Mexico faced South Africa in the tournament’s opening match at the iconic Mexico City Stadium, formerly known as Azteca Stadium.Despite ongoing protests and social tensions in the Mexican capital, more than 80,000 specta...
The World Cup isn't only about soccer: FIFA is drawing on music stars to elevate the competition into a global cultural event, broadening its reach beyond sports fans.From world-famous artists performing at the opening ceremonies to an unprecedented Super Bowl-style halftime show during the fina...
Under dazzling blue California skies, the United States soccer team held its first World Cup training session at the co-hosts' base camp Monday.For the 5,500 local fans with tickets to attend -- the lucky ones among a lottery entered by 33,000 -- optimism for the tournament about to kick off in ...
Brazil's national team, under the leadership of coach Carlo Ancelotti, delivered a powerful performance by defeating Panama 6-2 in an international friendly. The match took place at the historic Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro as the "Seleção" prepares for the u...
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A group of nine local cricketers has been excluded from the Bangladesh Premier League’s (BPL) final auction list after a series of anti-corruption investigations flagged their involvement in suspected fixing activities in last season’s tournament.The exclusions follow an extensive probe ...
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Ireland posted a competitive 181 for four in the opening T20I in Chattogram on Wednesday night, leaving Bangladesh with a demanding chase after choosing to field first.Ireland’s innings was anchored by Harry Tector, who held the middle overs together with an unbeaten 69 off 45 balls.He struck ...
Bangladesh won the toss and chose to field first in the opening T20I against Ireland on Thursday in Chattogram.Bangladesh won the two-match Test series before this T20I series.This series is Bangladesh’s chance to fine-tune their T20I set-up ahead of the World Cup next year, which will take pl...
Tigers are is set to return to Chattogram today (Thursday) for their final series before the T20 World Cup, with a three-match contest against Ireland doubling as a full-dress rehearsal for next February’s tournament in India.Yet the cricket itself comes after a day of tension as captain Litto...
Bangladesh are on the driving wheel after the second day of the Mirpur Test against Ireland, who lost five wickets for 98 runs to end the day, replying to Bangladesh’s first innings of 476 powered by centuries from Mushfiqur Rahim and Litton Das.Hasan Murad, the left-arm spinner, bagged two wi...
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