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Taskin, Soumya surpriseTwo out-of-favour Bangladesh cricketers put in surprising performances on the third day of the third round of the National Cricket League yesterday. National opener Soumya...New mindset, new MehediEven from age-level days, Mehedi Hasan Miraz was rated highly for his ability to take responsibility despite being a young cricketer and it has continued...France best Germany after Griezmann braceAntoine Griezmann hit a pair of second-half goals as world champions France came from behind to beat Germany 2-1 in the UEFA Nations League on...Miranda header edges Brazil past ArgentinaBrazil snatched a dramatic injury-time winner over Argentina with a header from Miranda in their friendly match in front of a sell-out crowd in Jeddah,...Messi-less Argentina face Brazil tonightArgentina may be without superstar Lionel Messi but the two-time world champions simply must beat Brazil in a friendly in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, Manchester...Soumya, Zabid star on Day 1Soumya Sarker got an emergency call-up to join the team in Dubai during last month's Asia Cup but did not find a place in the...Sk Russel, Saif SC eye trophiesSince winning a rare treble in the 2012-13 season Sheikh Russel KC have never bagged any silverware in top-flight football, but this time they are...Umesh crushes WindiesPaceman Umesh Yadav claimed a match haul of 10 wickets to lead India to a series sweep against the West Indies with a win inside...Talk on Zim seriesWe feel a bit of pressure when we play against Zimbabwe. If you compare our performances with them then any upset will bring additional pressure...Maradona says Messi is not a leader for ArgentinaLionel Messi "is not a leader," said Diego Maradona of the current Argentina talisman in an interview in Mexico."It's useless to try and make a...Palestine clinch Bangabandhu Int’l Gold CupPalestine clinched Bangabandhu Gold Cup International Football championship 2018 by defeating Tajikstan 4-3 in tie-breaker at Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka. The final match went into...Brazil make heavy work of beating Saudi Arabia in friendlyBrazil struggled to a 2-0 win over hosts Saudi Arabia in a stuttering performance on a muggy night in Riyadh in a friendly international on...Bangladesh pick uncapped Fazle Mahmud; Tamim Iqbal still injuredBangladesh have called up uncapped left-hand batsman Fazle Mahmud and recalled seamer Mohammad Saifuddin in place of the injured Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan...Surprise in Tigers' ODI squad?The national selectors submitted a 15-member Bangladesh squad to the board for the three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe yesterday. The changes to the Asia Cup...Liton lashes through the gloomDespite cyclone 'Titli' causing rain to play foul in all four games on the third day of the second round of the National Cricket Leagu,...Who benefits from the silence?Two issues surrounding Shakib Al Hasan's worsening finger injury scream out for attention. The first one is that Shakib wanted to have surgery on a...Sports pictures of the week (08.10.2018)Bill Haas plays a shot from a bunker during the final round of Safeway Open in Napa, California, U.S., on Oct. 7.Shakib undergoing treatment in MelbourneBangladeshi world famed celebrated all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan now undergoing treatment in a 72-hour intensive care unit of a Melbourne clinic in Australia. Shakib admitted to...Barca held 1-1 at ValenciaLionel Messi scored a brilliant equaliser as Barcelona's winless run in LaLiga stretched to four matches following a 1-1 draw at Valencia. Ezequiel Garay capitalised on...Bangladesh clinch SAFF U-18 Women’s Championship titleBangladesh clinched the six-nation maiden SAFF U-18 Women’s crown with all-win record beating Nepal by 1-0 goal in the final at the floodlit Changlimithang Stadium...South Africa whitewash Zimbabwe in ODI seriesReeza Hendricks and Heinrich Klaasen advanced their claims for long-term places in the South African squad as they hit half-centuries in a four-wicket win over...Embattled Ronaldo presents selection headache for JuventusCristiano Ronaldo is ready to play for Juventus against Udinese on Saturday, despite rape claims made against him, although his coach Massimiliano Allegri admits he...Tigresses fall to series lossThe Bangladesh women's cricket team achieved a better score than their ignominious performance in the previous match but it was not good enough to avert...Finger will never be 100 percent normal again: ShakibBangladesh Test and T20I skipper Shakib Al Hasan’s injured left hand little finger will never get hundred percent fit and the doctors will only try...Messi masterclass sinks SpursLionel Messi's Wembley masterclass and a sublime strike from Ivan Rakitic got Barcelona back in the groove as they clinched a pulsating 4-2 victory against...Rajshahi release MushfiqurBangladesh Premier League (BPL) franchise Rajshahi Kings released Mushfiqur Rahim for the upcoming edition of the tournament while retaining Mominul Haque, Mustafizur Rahman, Mehedi Hasan...Ariful strikes double hundred following return from UAEAriful Haque remained an unused substitute during the Tigers’ Asia Cup campaign where fine margins saw them lose yet another final on the last ball...South Africa stutter before beating ZimbabweSouth Africa had some anxious moments before beating Zimbabwe by five wickets in the first one-day international at the Diamond Oval on Sunday.It looked like...Bangladesh put record 17 goals past PakistanBangladesh registered their biggest margin of victory in women's football with a 17-0 thrashing of Pakistan in their first match of the SAFF Women's U-18...India cricket doping row be resolved: WADAThe World Anti-Doping Agency has warned the International Cricket Council it will intervene if it does not resolve a stand-off between Indian cricket chiefs and...New Zealand win Rugby ChampionshipNew Zealand won the Rugby Championship for the sixth time by beating Argentina 35-17 in Buenos Aires on Saturday as they put a stunning home...Reds drop first ptsChelsea ended Liverpool's perfect start to the Premier League season as the title contenders drew 1-1 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.Liverpool had won all six...Barcelona Eye Record Revenues, Aim For 1 Billion-Euro Turnover By 2021Spanish champions Barcelona claimed Thursday that they were on course to set a new record turnover of 960 million euros for the 2018/19 season with...India clinch Asia Cup titleTigers fought to the last ball but failed to win the Asia Cup title in the breathtaking final match against India at Dubai International Cricket...Bangladesh beat Pakistan to reach Asia Cup finalMushfiqur Rahim’s 99 and a four-wicket haul from Mustafizur Rahman sent Bangladesh to the final of the Asia Cup 2018 as they beat Pakistan by...Modric named world’s bestLuka Modric ended Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi’s decade-long domination of football’s individual awards by being crowned FIFA’s best player of the year on Monday.The...'Messi has no life, he lives in a golden prison'Former Italy striker Dani Osvaldo, who retired from football at an early age to pursue a career in rock music has said that while he...Pakistan beat Afghanistan by 3 wicketsInspired Afghanistan team lost the victory against strong Pakistan in the last over sensation in the Super Four round of the Asia Cup at Sheikh...Soumya, Imrul included in Asia Cup squadBangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has confirmed that Soumya Sarkar and Imrul Kayes have been included in squad for the ongoing Asia Cup.The duo will fly...Clinical India crush pitiful TigersBangladesh’s nosedive in their Asia Cup campaign continued unabated as they succumb to an eight-wicket loss in their Super Four encounter against defending champions India...India beat Pakistan by eight wicketsIndia crushed Pakistan by eight wickets in their long-awaited Asia Cup match which failed to live up to its hype in Dubai on Wednesday.Pace spearhead...Ronaldo sees red as Juventus beat ValenciaCristiano Ronaldo's Champions League debut for Juventus lasted only 29 minutes as he was red-carded but the Italians began their Group H campaign impressively with...Tigers face Afghans todaySecond and final group B leg match of the ACC Asia Cup scheduled to be held today at Zayed Cricket Stadium at Abu Dhabi in...Firmino sinks PSG in stoppage timeRoberto Firmino struck a stoppage-time winner as Liverpool beat Paris St Germain 3-2 at Anfield on Tuesday after Kylian Mbappe looked to have secured a...Messi sinks PSVLionel Messi scored a sensational hattrick as Barcelona kickstarted their Champions League campaign with a 4-0 win at home to Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven on...India Beat Hong Kong By 26 RunsHong Kong concede a 26-run defeat against world champion India in Group A match after a diehard chasing at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in...Pakistan thrash Hong KongFormer champions Pakistan thrashed an inexperienced Hong Kong by eight wickets in a one-sided match to open their Asia Cup campaign in style on Sunday.Pakistan’s...Mushfiq, Tamim heroes of the dayAll wins are equal, but some wins are more equal than others. Had George Orwell seen Saturday’s game between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, he would...Tigers opt to bat in Asia Cup openerBangladesh meet Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup opener - a day-night one-international (ODI) encounter - in Dubai.Bangladesh win the toss and choose to bat...Can Bangladesh be ‘third time lucky’?For many Bangladesh fans, the words ‘Asia Cup’ is synonymous to one of their biggest heartbreaks in cricket. The mere reference of the tournament brings...