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Chief Adviser greets Bangladesh Blind Cricket Team
Dec 4, 2024Today, the Bangladesh Blind Cricket Team was recognised by Chief Advisor Professor Muhammad Yunus for finishing second in the T20 Blind Cricket World Cup, which took place in Pakistan from November 21 to December 3. The... -
FIFA report praises Saudi Arabia 2034 World Cup bid
Dec 1, 2024A report on Saudi Arabia’s application to host the 2034 World Cup was released on Saturday by FIFA, the organisation that oversees football worldwide. Saudi Arabia, whose de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, is... -
Frank Lampard appointed Coventry manager
Nov 29, 2024In an attempt to restart his coaching career, Frank Lampard was named manager of Coventry City, a Championship team, on Thursday. The 46-year-old has not had a job since his disastrous second stint as Chelsea’s interim... -
BFF re-election for executive member post to be held tomorrow
Nov 29, 2024Tomorrow (Saturday), from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) will hold a re-election for the position of lone executive member at BFF Bhaban. At their first meeting, the BFF executive committee decided... -
Bangladesh suffer 201-run defeat to Windies in 1st Test
Nov 27, 2024After barely making it through 40 minutes on Day 5 at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua today, Bangladesh suffered a 201-run loss to the West Indies in the opening cricket test. As they chased a... -
Mominul enters 10K club in first class cricket
Nov 25, 2024In first-class cricket, Mominul Haque became the third player from Bangladesh to reach the 10,000-run club. At Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua yesterday, he achieved this milestone when scoring 50 runs in Bangladesh’s opening innings... -
India’s Rishabh Pant sold for record $3.2 mn in IPL auction
Nov 25, 2024According to a live broadcast, India’s Rishabh Pant smashed auction records in the Indian Premier League on Sunday when the wicketkeeper-batsman was acquired by the Lucknow Super Giants for 270 million rupees ($3.2 million). In the... -
Bangladesh struggle despite Mominul, Jaker fifty
Nov 25, 2024Bangladesh reached 269-9 on Day 3 of the first cricket Test match against the West Indies at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua today, putting them on track to give up a significant first-innings lead. With... -
FIFA President to join youth festival in January
Nov 12, 2024Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus invited FIFA President Gianni Infantino to attend the youth festival in Bangladesh in January of next year, and Infantino accepted. According to a message received today, Infantino met with the Chief... -
Miraz makes captaincy debut on his 100th ODI
Nov 11, 2024Mehidy Hasan Miraz also made his captaincy debut on the day he achieved the milestone of 100 ODI matches. Miraz took over as captain when regular captain Najmul Hossain Shanto was sidelined for the series-deciding third...