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Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has appointed BCB’s High Performance (HP) Head Coach David Hemp as the national team’s batting coach. Hemp had been working as the HP Head Coach since May 2023 and had toured with the national team as its batting coach in New Zealand last year. The BCB has also announced former New Zealand allrounder Andre Adams as ...

Cumilla Victorians have confirmed the final of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at the first chance after they beat Ranpur Riders by six wickets in the Qualifier-1. Liton Das and Towhid Hridoy played outstanding knocks to make the big 186-run target easy as they won the match keeping nine balls in hand at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka on Monday. The duo ...

After taking off Kylian Mbappe as Paris Saint-Germain struggled to a home draw with Rennes on Sunday, coach Luis Enrique said the soon-to-leave superstar will play “when I want him”. Luis Enrique took off France captain Mbappe in the 65th minute with PSG losing. His replacement, Goncalo Ramos, won and converted an added-time penalty that gave the home team a ...

Hilton Cartwright hit an unbeaten 73 and Joel Paris took 4-21 as a dominant Western Australia thrashed New South Wales by five wickets Sunday to claim a third straight Marsh Cup one-day title. WA skipper Sam Whiteman sent the hosts in at Sydney and the decision paid off when they were bowled out for 169 in 42 overs, losing their ...

With Liverpool in League Cup final action against Chelsea on Sunday, the chasing pack have a chance to close the gap on the Premier League leaders. Manchester City can move within one point of Jurgen Klopp’s team if they win their game in hand at Bournemouth, while Arsenal must beat Newcastle to stay in touch with the title pacesetters. AFP ...

Although Shakib Al Hasan was not supposed to take part in the upcoming ODI and T20 series against Sri Lanka in home ground, he would likely be included in the Test series. However, the ace all-rounder will not play in the longer version also, said BCB Cricket Operations chairman Jalal Yunus. He said, “Shakib has taken rest from the Sri ...

Lionel Messi created both goals as Inter Miami made a winning start to the new Major League Soccer season with a 2-0 victory over Real Salt Lake on Wednesday. The Argentine World Cup winner, who played the entire game, put aside any concerns about his fitness with an excellent performance for Gerardo “Tata” Martino’s team. Against a cautious Salt Lake ...

Virat Kohli has announced the birth of his second child, ending speculation over the reason for his absence from India’s ongoing home Test series against England. Kohli said his wife, the Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma, delivered a baby boy last Thursday. The couple already have a daughter named Vamika, AFP reports. “With abundant happiness and our hearts full of love, ...

Bangladesh Cricket Board official on Tuesday appointed former national skipper Habibul Bashar as the head of women’s cricket. Habibul, who worked as the member of the national selection panel from 2016 to 2024 until it was dissolved recently, took over the responsibility at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Tuesday during a meeting of the women’s wing headed by its ...

Lionel Messi denied his absence from a match in Hong Kong two weeks ago that angered China was a political snub, but was caused by an injury. The eight-time Ballon d’Or winner is idolised by fans in China but stayed on the bench during Inter Miami’s 4-1 win in a pre-season tour match against a Hong Kong select XI on ...