Weather and pitch both favourable, confident Bangladesh hockey team end first training in Jalandhar; India first opponent on 27 October
The Bangladesh national hockey team completed their first formal training session in Jalandhar, Punjab, India, this morning. The red-and-green side arrived there last night to play in the Asian Champions Trophy. The first day featured conditioning and…
India win chasing 226 in Christchurch, a new record in New Zealand
India have won by setting a record for their biggest T20 run chase on New Zealand soil. Four years ago, in 2022, India played in Christchurch under Shikhar Dhawan; the third ODI of that series was abandoned because of rain. This time the two teams met at…
A draw in Port Elizabeth would help Bangladesh, focus turns to Test Championship after UAE flop
After a thoroughly disappointing UAE leg, Bangladesh now have to look towards South Africa. The team were knocked out in the league stage of the tri-nation ODI series after losing both their matches — to Zimbabwe and Afghanistan. Not only did they lose,…
Shoriful climbs two places to 11th, Taskin leaps nine
Bangladesh’s two pacers Shoriful Islam and Taskin Ahmed have made fine progress in the ICC one-day bowling list. Left-arm pacer Shoriful has climbed two places to number 11, while Taskin has improved nine places to number 12. He made this long leap…
Bangladesh need a 41-run margin to keep final hopes alive, three changes in XI
Bangladesh have won the toss and decided to bat first against Afghanistan in their second match of the ongoing tri-nation series in the United Arab Emirates. The side has made three changes to the XI for this do-or-die match. Having lost by a big margin…
Naim leaves the field after 462 minutes of batting for unbeaten 202
Naim Ahmed spent three straight days at the crease — batting 267 balls in 462 minutes to compile a superb unbeaten innings of 202. But after turning his first century into a double hundred, the Rajshahi Division batter could not stay on the field for…
Jawad Abrar leaves behind Ziaur Rahman’s 24-ball feat
Jawad Abrar is now the owner of the fastest fifty in Bangladesh’s first-class cricket. The young opener reached fifty off just 22 balls. He went very close to a century but did not touch three figures; he stopped at 91. Until now the record…
Nahida takes charge in T20s as Jyoti steps aside, Nigar stays on in ODIs
Although the captaincy in both formats of women’s cricket had until now rested with the same player, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has this time changed that practice. While there are precedents of separate captains for different formats in…
Mexican teenager Mora on Adidas’s ‘Messi +10’ list, gifted F50 boots
October 2026 is undoubtedly turning into one of the most memorable months of Gilberto Mora’s life. World football’s megastar Lionel Messi has picked him as part of the ‘Messi +10’ campaign. This global Adidas campaign has brought…
From football to squash: ABG Sports City is becoming a multi-dimensional sports hub
The lack of modern infrastructure has long been one of the principal crises of the country’s sporting scene. International-standard grounds, advanced training facilities, gymnasiums and rehabilitation arrangements for players initiatives to build a…