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When you think about a martial arts hero of Hollywood, you think of Bruce Lee. Likewise, when you think of a martial arts hero of Dhallywood—the name of Rubel pops up. We have all seen him in fantastic action with the baddies in the Bangladeshi films. Masum Parvez Rubel is not only a martial artist but also an actor, a ...

Cricketer Shahadat Hossain on Tuesday was freed on bail in a child torturing case. A Dhaka court granted the bail for the suspended national team pacer, days after his wife Jesmin Jahan alias Nitya was freed on bail. Deputy attorney general Sheikh AKM Moniruzzaman told Prothom Alo that a bench, comprising Justice M Enyetur Rahim and Justice Md Amir Hossain, ...

Rangpur Riders outplayed Sylhet Super Stars and secured 8 wickets win throwing them out of the third edition of BPL match at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in the capital on Monday. Super Stars had to win all their matches in hand to gain any sort of chances in the knock out phase in the BPL -3 but they failed ...

Michel Platini’s lawyers say a memo published in a French newspaper on Sunday could help clear the suspended Uefa president of wrongdoing. Platini and Fifa president Sepp Blatter have been suspended over allegations a “disloyal payment” was made to Platini in 2011 for work done years earlier. Le Journal du Dimanche says the memo, dating back to 1998, includes a ...

Sarwar Imran, the Sylhet Super Stars coach, confirmed that Mushfiqur Rahim resigned as captain on his own terms ahead of the team’s clash against Barisal Bulls on Sunday. Shahid Afridi’s appearance at the toss merely confirmed rumors that had been going around for close to 48 hours of a change in Sylhet’s captaincy. Imran also revealed plenty of discussion involving ...

Pakistan’s flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi, who was also seen to captain Sylhet Superstars in Sunday’s match against Barisal Bulls in the third season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), has clutched a great bowling record to his name. Afridi, the Pakistan T20 captain who holds the record of taking most number of wicket in the instant format of the game ...

Sylhet Superstars’ bowlers made an unbelievable turnaround as they bowled out Barisal Bulls for 58, the lowest-ever total in the BPL, and then chasing it with ease to win by nine wickets. The massive swing in fortune – Sylhet lost five of their six matches previously – coincided with Shahid Afridi replacing Mushfiqur Rahim as captain for the remainder of ...

The Sylhet Super Stars put a competitive total of 139 against the Chittagong Vikings as Afridi smashed 62 off 41 balls with 5 fours and 4 sixes at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Wednesday Though the top orders of the Sylhet Super Stars displayed a poor defense as they lost their four batsmen in quick succession after the Vikings sent ...

South Africa premium fast bowler Dale Steyn has been ruled out of the fourth and final Test against India at Delhi. Steyn has missed the last two Tests due to injury and the Proteas will hoped that their frontline bowler would be available for selection for the final Test. Marchant de Lange was called as cover for Steyn in the ...

On paper this series resembled India’s tour of England in 2011. Big expectation, No. 1 side to be tested over a long period of time by the hosts, the No. 1 side loses its No. 1 bowler in the first Test, it competes for a Test and a half, and is then run ragged. The key feature of both the ...