Cricket
England trails Australia by 17 runs with 6 wickets left
Birmingham, Aug 2 (AP/UNB) — Rory Burns hit his first test century to give England the chance to build a big first-innings lead over Australia as the hosts reached 267-4 at stumps on Friday in the Ashes opener.
Saifuddin eager to be back in action
Dhaka, Aug 2 (UNB) — Within two years of his debut in international cricket, Mohammad Saifuddin was close to becoming an integral part of Bangladesh’s limited-overs set-up.
Shakib to leave Dhaka tonight to perform Hajj
Dhaka, Aug 2 (UNB) — Bangladesh Test and T20 captain Shakib Al Hasan is set to leave for Saudi Arabia tonight to perform Hajj. He will be accompanied by his mother.
Smith returns with 144 to rescue Australia in 1st Ashes test
Birmingham, Aug 1 (AP/UNB) — Steve Smith scored 144 on his return to test cricket after a ban for ball-tampering as Australia recovered from 122-8 to 284 all out against England on the opening day of the Ashes series on Thursday.
Shakib prescribes a break for Tamim
Dhaka, Aug 1 (UNB) — Troubled Tigers opener Tamim Iqbal should take a break from his duties with the national side as a way to try and regain his form, according to Bangladesh’s Test and T20 captain Shakib Al Hasan.
U-19s Tri Series: Young Tigers march to final beating England
Dhaka, Aug 2 (UNB) — Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team marched to the final of the ongoing tri-series in England beating the hosts by 72 runs on Thursday at Billericay. With this win, Bangladesh secured 9 points from six matches and became the first finalist.
Emerging Women’s Cricket: Bangladesh lose T20 series with one match to spare
Dhaka, Aug 1 (UNB) - Touring Bangladesh Emerging Players Women’s Cricket team (A Team) lost the three-match unofficial T20 series 0-2 after conceding the 2nd successive defeat against hosts South African Emerging Players Women’s team by 6-wicket at the Mandela Oval in Hammanskraal on Thursday.
Bangladesh lose 4 rating points with 0-3 whitewash against Sri Lanka
Dhaka, Aug 1 (UNB) - Bangladesh lost four rating points in the latest ICC ODI Ranking after an embarrassing 0-3 whitewash against Sri Lanka in the just-concluded three-match ODI series at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
BCB’s physically challenged team leaves for England Friday to play Physical Disability T20 World
Dhaka, Aug 01 (UNB) - A 16-member Physically Challenged Cricket team of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will leave Dhaka for England on Friday (Aug 2) to play in the 5-nation Physical Disability T20 World Series beginning on Monday.
Australia wins toss and bats 1st in Ashes opener
Birmingham, Aug 1 (AP/UNB) — Australia has won the toss and chosen to bat against England at Edgbaston on the first day of the first Ashes test.