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Bangladesh Premier League begins Friday

The 16th edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the top-flight football competition of the country, begins on Friday (December 22). A total of 10 teams will take part in the league. The defending champions, Bashundhara Kings, have won a record four consecutive titles. Four matches are sated on the opening day at four separate venues across the country. On the ...

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Soumya’s heroic 169 leads Bangladesh fightback against New Zealand

Bangladesh opener Soumya Sarkar orchestrated a remarkable comeback for his team on the second one-day international (ODI) against New Zealand. Sarkar’s outstanding innings of 169 off 151 balls proved instrumental in Bangladesh’s recovery after facing early setbacks, guiding them to a total of 291 all out. The match, held in Nelson, saw New Zealand leading the three-match ODI series 1-0 ...

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Bangladesh desire to bounce back in 2nd ODI

Bangladesh are eyeing a good comeback in the second game of the three-match ODI series against New Zealand in Nelson on Wednesday after losing their opening encounter. Bangladesh’s white-ball cricket has never known victory in New Zealand. Before this series, stand-in captain Najmul Hossain Shanto declared their intention to rewrite history. Ahead of the second match, Tigers’ head coach Chandika ...

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Bangladesh out to level ODI series against New Zealand

In a bid to stay alive in the three-match series, Bangladesh will take on New Zealand in the second match at Saxton Oval in Nelson on Wednesday. The match starts at 4AM (Bangladesh Time). The Tigers lost the rain-hit first game by 44 runs on DLS method, a defeat that extended their losing streak to 17 in ODI format on ...

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Messi to face boyhood club Newell’s in friendly

Lionel Messi is expected to line-up against his boyhood club Newell’s Old Boys after the Argentine team agreed to a pre-season friendly game at Inter Miami in February. The Major League Soccer club announced on Monday that they would host Newell’s at their DRV PNK Stadium on February 15, BSS reports. Newell’s are based in the city of Rosario where ...

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Triumphant U-19 boys eager to keep shining

Returning home after their victory in the ACC U-19 Asia Cup, the Bangladesh boys expressed their eagerness to continue their successful run at the senior level. While Bangladesh had previously won the ICC U-19 World Cup, this marked their first Asia Cup title. During their title-winning journey, the Bangladesh U-19 boys secured victories in all their matches, including a big ...

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Cummins leads stars up for grabs in big-money IPL auction

Some of the world’s top cricketers will go under the hammer in Dubai on Tuesday in the next auction for the lucrative Indian Premier League. Players can start the bidding for their services at up to $240,000 but the best will be snapped up for many times that, AFP reports. This time the 10 IPL franchises will have a combined ...

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Bangladesh crush UAE by 195 runs to win maiden U-19 Asia Cup crown

Bangladesh under-19 cricket team have become unbeaten champion in the Under-19 Asia Cup beating the United Arab Emirates by a massive margin of 195 runs. Although Bangladesh won U-19 World Cup four years ago, the Asian titled remained elusive so far. In reply to Bangladesh’s 282 for 8, the UAE youth were skittled out for 87 in only 24.5 overs ...

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Bangladesh suffer defeat in 1st ODI

Chasing 245 runs in a rain-interrupted 30-over chase, Bangladesh lost 200-9 by 44 runs in Duckworth and Lewis method at Dunedin’s University Oval on Sunday. Anamul Haque hit a brisk 43 while Afif Hossain and Tohwid Hridoy made 38 and 33 respectively but neither of the three could convert their start into a big innings to take Bangladesh all the ...

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MLS pulls teams out of 2024 US Open Cup

Major League Soccer teams will not compete in the 2024 US Open Cup, the league instead sending second-tier development clubs to the nation’s oldest football tournament, MLS announced on Friday. The single-elimination competition, which dates to 1914, is open to all US clubs but MLS teams have dominated the event since the league’s 1996 debut, AFP reports. Inter Miami, playing ...

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