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Bangladesh came up with an abysmal performance on Day 5 of the second and final cricket Test against India to suffer a seven-wicket defeat at Green Park in Kanpur today. Resuming the day at 26-2, they were all out for 146 in its second innings, setting just 95-run target for India to win the match. An indomitable India gunned down ...

An FIR has been lodged filed against former Bangladesh cricket team captain and former Member of Parliament, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, at Pallabi Police Station in the capital. The lawsuit was filed late on Sunday night by former chairman of the Sylhet Strikers Team and US expatriate Sarwar Golam Chowdhury. In the complaint, he alleged that Mashrafe, along with other accused, ...

India shattered their own record for the fastest 100 in men’s Test cricket during a thrilling match against Bangladesh in Kanpur on Monday (September 30). The Kanpur Test, which saw significant time lost due to weather interruptions, was revitalized by an explosive start from India’s top-order batsmen, who launched their innings with an aggressive, T20-like approach against Bangladesh. Records tumbled ...

Bangladesh ended their AFC U-20 Asian Cup Qualifiers campaign with a 2-1 victory over Bhutan in their final Group A match at Lach Tray Stadium in Hai Phong in Vietnam. With two losses, one win, and a draw, Bangladesh finished third in the five-team group, while Syria and Vietnam will battle for the top spot later today. Following a disappointing ...

Lionel Messi grabbed the equaliser as a misfiring Inter Miami were held to a 1-1 draw at home against Charlotte FC in Major League Soccer on Saturday. Despite the setback of a third straight draw, Miami — already assured of a place in the playoffs — remain top of the Eastern Conference and the Supporters Shield regular season standings. Charlotte, ...

Bangladesh booked a place in the SAFF U-17 final after a dramatic 8-7 victory over Pakistan in a penalty shootout in the semfinals of the championship in Thimphu on Saturday. The semifinal between the two teams ended in a 2-2 draw during regular time, with tournament rules taking the match directly to penalties. The penalty shootout was intense, with both ...

Argentina’s soccer association (AFA) said on Friday that FIFA suspended goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez for two matches of South American World Cup qualifying in October. The decision rules out the 32-year-old from official games in the round-robin competition against Venezuela and Bolivia on Oct. 10 and 15, reports AP. AFA said in a statement that FIFA’s disciplinary commission sanctioned Martinez due ...

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has highlighted a lack of goals as the major factor behind the English giants’ faltering start to the season. There was fresh frustration for the Dutchman, now in his third campaign at Old Trafford, when United were held to a 1-1 draw at home to lowly-ranked FC Twente in their Europa League opener, reports ...

India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bowl first in the second Test against Bangladesh in Kanpur. Rohit named an unchanged team while Bangladesh made two alterations. Khaled Ahmed and Taijul Islam replaced Nahid Rana and Taskin Ahmed. Earlier, the toss was delayed for an hour due to a wet outfield. There was heavy downpour on Thursday ...

Amid criticism for his political career and off-form on the field, former Bangladesh captain and all-rounder, Shakib Al Hasan, announced retirement from Tests and T20Is. Shakib announced it on Thursday in Kanpur ahead of the second Test against India. He, however, will play home Test series’s against South Africa in October.