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Bangladesh’s ODI captain Tamim Iqbal has announced his retirement from international cricket. He announced this three months before the World Cup begins in India, bringing a sudden end to his 16-year career. Tamim was extremely emotional and in tears as he made the announcement at a press conference he arranged in Chattogram on Thursday, a day after Bangladesh lost to ...

The first ODI of the three-match series between Bangladesh and Afghanistan was interrupted by rain in Chattogram on Wednesday. Afghanistan captain Rahmanullah Gurbaz won the toss and elected to field first in Chattogram. They scored 144 in 34.3 overs losing 7 wickets before the interruption. Towhid Hridoy (42) and Taskin Ahmed (3) were batting at the crease before rain interrupted ...

Brazilian forward Roberto Firmino became the latest high-profile player to complete a move to Saudi Arabia, signing for Al-Ahli on Tuesday after his contract with Premier League giants Liverpool expired. The 31-year-old left Liverpool after eight seasons at Anfield, during which time he scored 111 goals in 362 appearances and won the Premier League, Champions League and Club World Cup, ...

England suffered a major Ashes setback on Tuesday as Ollie Pope, the England No.3 batter, has been ruled out of the remainder of the Ashes due to a shoulder injury. According to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), Pope dislocated his right shoulder during the second Test for which he will require surgery. The 25-year-old underwent scans on his ...

A prosecutor in Brazil fined soccer star Neymar 16 million reais ($3.3 million) for digging a lake at his mansion on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro without an environmental license, authorities said Monday. The town council in Mangaratiba issued four fines for “environmental violations in the construction of an artificial lake at the player’s mansion,” the council secretariat said ...

Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha made it clear that he would rotate players as much as possible to find out the best combination for the team in the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup in India. The Tigers would play a three-match ODI series against Afghanistan, Asia Cup and then a three-match ODI series against New Zealand at home ahead of ...

Georgiy Sudakov scored twice as Ukraine came from behind on Sunday to upset France 3-1 in Romania in the last quarterfinal at the European under-21 tournament. Earlier, Anthony Gordon scored the winner as England, who have yet to concede a goal in the tournament, beat Portugal 1-0 in Kutaisi in Georgia to reach the last four. In Cluj Napoca, in ...

Argentina’s World Cup winning goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez arrived in Dhaka early Monday for a relatively short, but intense 11-hour visit. A plane, carrying the 30-year-old goalkeeper and some of his personal staff, landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 5:10am. Martinez’s visit to Dhaka is not primarily focused on formal events. After a short pit stop at the hotel, he ...

Mitchell Starc sparked an England collapse at Lord’s on Saturday before Ben Duckett was given a controversial reprieve as the hosts maintained their bid for a remarkable win in the second Ashes Test. England were 114-4 at stumps on the fourth day, still needing a further 257 runs to reach a target of 371. If achieved, that would be England’s ...

Bangladesh suffered a fighting 1-0 goal defeat to superior Kuwait to exit the Bangabandhu SAFF Championship from the first semifinal held on Saturday at Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru, India, reports BSS. Right-back Al-Buloushi broke the heart of Bangladesh fans scoring the all-important goal for Kuwait in the 105+2nd minute after the 90 minutes of regulation time failed to break ...