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BCB XI v England XI: First day abandoned due to wet outfield

The first day of the 2-day tour match between England XI and Bangladesh Cricket Board XI at MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong is abandoned due to wet outfield.
14 October 2016, 06:50 AM

Cricket: Angered family walks out on final day of Hughes inquest

The family of Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes walked out of an inquest into his death after a submission from the lawyer for Cricket Australia that the coroner should not rule on claims the batsman been subject to threatening language.
14 October 2016, 06:25 AM

Series isn’t over yet, we can still do well in Tests: Mashrafe Mortaza

With the one-day series done, both Bangladesh and England are now preparing for the two-match Test series, which is scheduled to begin at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong from October 20 onwards.
13 October 2016, 08:17 AM

Cricket: Marsh to stand down as Australia's chief selector

Australia will have a new chairman of selectors before the next Ashes series after Cricket Australia says that Rodney Marsh would not be seeking to stay on in the role when his contract expires next year.
13 October 2016, 08:04 AM

Bangladesh v England: Statistical highlights of ODI series

Check out the interesting statistical highlights of the action-packed 3-match ODI series between Bangladesh and England, which was the first bilateral ODI series loss for Tigers at home after six consecutive ODI series win since November 2014.
13 October 2016, 06:00 AM

No complaints about this match: Mashrafe

Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza is not too disheartened by the narrow loss to England in the series decider as both sides said that the toss, which Bangladesh lost, played a crucial role.
12 October 2016, 18:51 PM

Live: Stokes and Woakes take England home in style

Chris Woakes hits a six over long off to seal the game with 13 balls left and win by four wickets with 13 balls to spare
12 October 2016, 07:43 AM

Football: Brazil beat Venezuela to go top of South American group

Brazil go to the top of the South American World Cup qualifying group with a 2-0 win over Venezuela in a match played in torrential rain and halted for almost half an hour when the floodlights failed in Merida.
12 October 2016, 06:47 AM

Rain or cyclone?

There is a strong possibility of rain in Chittagong today. And if it rains, cricket aficionados in Bangladesh and across the world are set to miss a different kind of cyclone that has been gathering momentum over the last couple of days with one Jos Buttler in the eye of the storm which is set for a 2:30pm landfall at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.
11 October 2016, 18:00 PM

ECB declines BCB's request for a reserve day

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) rejected a request from the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to add a reserve day to the ongoing ODI series. The request was made yesterday ahead of the third and final ODI between the two teams, set to take place at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong.
11 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh set for semifinals

The semifinal lineups for the IHF Trophy Handball Tournament were finalized at the Shaheed Captain M Mansur National Handball Stadium yesterday, with both the men's and women's team from Bangladesh moving into the battle of the last four of their respective categories.
11 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Fans to deal with Buttler in silence

Jos Buttler's reaction to Bangladesh players' send-off after his dismissal in the second ODI against Bangladesh and Ben Stokes's reaction after that game had drawn the ire of the Bangladeshi public.
11 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Didn’t do anything wrong, won’t say sorry: Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza

Tigers skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza put a lid on things and says that the events of the second match wouldn’t influence his side in the third ODI on October 12 at all.
11 October 2016, 09:16 AM

Heated exchanges will fire up both teams: Moeen Ali

England all-rounder Moeen Ali says that heated exchange between the Bangladesh and England players in the second ODI will fire up both the teams for the decider on October 12.
11 October 2016, 06:56 AM

BD women intend to carry on

The Bangladesh national women's handball team intends to carry on with their winning momentum in the IHF Trophy handball tournament when they face low ranking Afghanistan in their group's second and final fixture at the Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Indoor Stadium today.
10 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Immobile rescues Italy

Lazio striker Ciro Immobile grabbed an injury-time winner as four-time champions Italy snatched a 3-2 comeback win at Macedonia on Sunday, narrowly avoiding a World Cup qualifying embarrassment.
10 October 2016, 18:00 PM

The end-over conundrum

When Mashrafe Bin Mortaza played his heroic hand to club 44 in 29 deliveries to help Bangladesh score 75 crucial runs in the second ODI against England on Sunday, it was cause for joy for the home fans, not just because it put the Tigers back into the match and the series, but also as it bucked a recent trend of mediocrity.
10 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Cricket: Guptill leads N. Zealand reply against India

Opener Matin Guptill strikes form with a gritty half-century to lead New Zealand's reply against India as the visitors take lunch at 125 for 1 on day three of the third Test in Indore.
10 October 2016, 06:43 AM

Bangladesh Cricket: Buttler boiling, Tamim bumping

During the second ODI of the 3-match series between Bangladesh and England on October 9, there were moments that compelled some cricketers to regret their behaviour on the field.
10 October 2016, 05:13 AM

Bangladesh Cricket: England's Buttler regrets reaction after dismissal

Stand-in England captain Jos Buttler says he regretted his angry reaction after his dismissal during Sunday's second one-day international against Bangladesh in Dhaka, which his team lost by 34 runs.
10 October 2016, 04:19 AM