Australia set a handsome 300 runs target for England to level the series and to stay in battle in the 4th ODI here in Headingley on Friday. They were put into early trouble as the top three departed quickly as Willey rattled Finch, Burns and Smith. Bailey and Maxwell then stitched a solid partnership as both of them went on ...

Two triumphs from completing a calendar Grand Slam, top-ranked defending champion Serena Williams was confronted Thursday at the US Open by an opponent even she cannot defeat—rain. US Tennis Association officials postponed the two scheduled women’s semi-final matches to Friday due to forecasts of rain Thursday lasting through the night. Top-ranked defending champion Williams now will play Italy’s 43-ranked Roberta ...

Bangladesh bowler Shahadat Hossain and his wife have now been missing for five days following allegations that they abused and tortured an 11-year-old maid who was working for them. It was reported on Sunday that the girl was in hospital after she was found on the streets of Dhaka. She had worked for Hossain and his wife for a year. ...

MS Dhoni has approached the Supreme Court seeking quashing of criminal case against him pertaining publication of his photo portraying him as Lord Vishnu in a business magazine. MS Dhoni has approached the Supreme Court seeking quashing of criminal case against him pertaining publication of his photo portraying him as Lord Vishnu in a business magazine after the Karnataka High ...

Lodwijk de Kruif, former coach of Bangladesh national football team, left Dhaka early Thursday after ending the speculations over separation from Bangladesh Football Federation. Fabio Lopez, a goalkeeper-turned coach from Italy, is likely going to take the charge of the head coach of Bangladesh national football team for the next four months. Before leaving the country he also wished Italian ...

The bus driver’s son from Tooting ended the mayoral dream of the former Olympics minister, winning in the final round by 58.9 per cent to 41.1 per cent. His surprise victory was fuelled by thousands of supporters of Left-winger Jeremy Corbyn —and set alarm bells ringing among Labour modernisers. It sets the scene for an electrifying showdown for the capital’s ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah :: Europe is faced with a significant influx of migrants with hundreds of thousands of people fleeing from war and poverty travelling to Europe in search of safety and a better life. As the European Union (EU) searches for the best approach to deal with this unprecedented increase in migration, in July the number of people arriving ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah :: Provide support to Bangladesh by sharing knowledge on countering radicalisation, provide assistance in cyber space management and monitor UK based NGOs with links to religious extremism said Prof Abul Barkat. Prof Abul Barkat, Professor and Chair, Department of Economics, University of Dhaka was speaking at a seminar titled ‘Bangladesh and the UK: Countering Religious Radicalisation & ...

Muhammad Ismael :: The Newbury Park Islamic Cultural Centre held a Dementia Friends Information session to highlight the effects on Dementia on people’s lives and how people living with Dementia can be supported to live well. By the end of the Dementia Friends session all attendees became Dementia Friends and were presented with pin badges. The session was well attended ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah :: Longstanding friend and a campaigner for Bangladesh Dutch citizen Dr Peter Custers died on Thursday, 3 September at 20.15 hours at his residence in Leiden, The Netherlands from a sudden severe heart attack. Peter Custers was a campaigner, journalist, author and theoretician. He wrote several books, articles focusing on social change and development. Among many, his ...