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Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20’s 11th edition is set to kick off on December 30, 2024, with the final scheduled for February 7, 2025, as confirmed by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). Supported by the Bangladesh Government, BCB has committed to delivering a high-quality tournament, with final details expected soon. This year’s BPL saw franchises build their squads through a ...

Bangladesh suffered a top-order collapse losing four wickets for a mere 38 runs in reply to South Africa’s daunting total of 575 on day two of the second and final Test in Chattogram on Wednesday. Opening batsman Saadman Islam fell for a duck bowled by South African pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada in the first over, setting the tone for Bangladesh’s ...

Defending champions Bangladesh are set to face hosts Nepal in the final of the ongoing South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Women’s Championship 2024 on Wednesday, aiming to retain their regional title. The match will kick off at 6:45 pm (Bangladesh time) at Dashrath Rangasala Stadium in Kathmandu. Bangladesh claimed their first SAFF Women’s Football Championship in 2022, also held in ...

The Ballon d’Or ceremony got underway on Monday in the absence of Real Madrid stars Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham after the Spanish club said it would boycott over a perceived snub of its players. Vinicius was not among the nominees who paraded onto the stage at the Paris’ Chatelet Theatre where the ceremony was held. He was featured in ...

Despite a poor performance in the first match, Bangladesh exuded confidence to grab a maiden victory against South Africa in the longer version format when they take on the Proteas in the second and final Test at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram Tuesday. The match starts at 10 AM and will be aired live on Gazi TV and T ...

Australia on Monday left out their Test stars for the home Twenty20 series against Pakistan, with a new captain set to be named. The three-match T20 series next month will conclude only four days before Australia embark on the first of a five home Tests against India. Selectors rested fast bowlers Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood, along with ...

Bangladesh thrashed Bhutan by 7-1 goals in the first semifinal of the SAFF Women’s Championship held at Dasharath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu in Nepal on Sunday. With this win, Bangladesh reached the final of the tournament. In the proceeding, striker Tohura Khatun scored hat-trick with three goals and Sabina Khatun scored two goals while Ritu Porna Chakma and Masura Parvin supported ...

Giovanni Di Lorenzo made sure Napoli will stay top of Serie A this weekend after firing the winner in Saturday’s 1-0 victory over Lecce to move his team five points clear. Captain Di Lorenzo bundled home the only goal of a scrappy game in Naples after Scott McTominay’s header from a corner was saved by Lecce goalkeeper Wladimiro Falcone, giving ...

Bangladesh cricket team captain Najmul Hossain Shanto is unwilling to continue in his role, an international cricket media reported on Saturday. The news came as the Bangladesh team is gearing up for the second Test against South Africa in Chittagong, starts on October 29. Cricbuzz, a cricket website, reported that he is not willing to continue in his role and ...

Pakistan thrashed England by nine wickets in the third Test in Rawalpindi on Saturday to seal the series after spinners Noman Ali and Sajid Khan dismissed the visitors for 112. Noman finished with 6-42 and Sajid 4-69. England won the first Test by an innings and 47 runs while Pakistan took the second by 152 runs, both in Multan.