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Papon era ends at BCB

Former national team captain Faruque Ahmed has been made president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board.

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England lose three after West Indies fold for 282

Seamer Jayden Seales took two wickets late in the day to leave England 38 for three at the close of play in reply to the West Indies' first innings score of 282 on the first day of the third and final test at Edgbaston on Friday.

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‘Got back my rhythm at the right time’

Mustafizur Rahman reignited expectations of him ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup following his impressive performance in the Indian Premier League (IPL), where he scalped 14 wickets in nine matches.

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Enrique convinced PSG can mount Barca comeback

Spanish champions Barcelona triumphed 3-2 in Paris in the quarter-final first leg last week, leaving PSG needing to triumph at the Olympic Stadium on Tuesday.

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Bumrah rises to the top

Jasprit Bumrah's place as the best fast bowler in the world is confirmed following news that the India quick has claimed the No.1 spot on the latest ICC Men's Test Bowler rankings.

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Women's sport draws record viewership in 2023

A record 46.7 million viewers in Britain tuned in to watch women's sport on TV in 2023, eclipsing 2019's mark by almost a million, according to research published by the Women's Sport Trust on Tuesday.

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Champion swimming couple now guiding national youth team

South Asian Games gold-medallist swimmers Mahfuza Khatun Shila and Shajahan Ali Rony, now a married couple, will guide the national swimming team at the international competition titled BIMSTEC Youth Water Sports Competition, which is scheduled to start from Feb 7 in New Delhi, India.

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Sports / The 2023 F1 season starts off with a thrilling race at Bahrain

The Bahrain Grand Prix was exciting while also being clean with only one virtual safety car deployment.

1y ago

PM to visit Kolkata tomorrow to watch Bangladesh-India match

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be a special guest as India take on Bangladesh in the historic pink-ball Test match that begins in Kolkata tomorrow.

5y ago

'There’s no way we take this team lightly'

Bangladesh overcame a disastrous period in the country’s cricket to clinch a first-ever T20 win against India at Delhi yesterday. India skipper Rohit Sharma was poignant when reacting to a question over the record between the two sides leading up to the match and reasserted that in no way was his team being overconfident against the Tigers.

5y ago

Lampard eyes first Chelsea win in home debut

Frank Lampard admits his first match as Chelsea manager at Stamford Bridge will be a proud occasion, but only a win against Leicester will make Sunday's homecoming a truly memorable occasion.

5y ago

Women's T20 added to 2022 Commonwealth Games

Cricket is set to return to the Commonwealth Games after a 24-year absence with organisers confirming on Tuesday that the programme for Birmingham 2022 would include a women's Twenty20 tournament.

5y ago

Morgan to play for Dhaka Dynamites

Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) franchise Dhaka Dynamites have roped in England limited-overs skipper Eoin Morgan for the upcoming edition of the tournament.

5y ago

De Kock urges calm

Quinton de Kock has told his South Africa teammates to keep their heads when they face New Zealand in a must-win World Cup match on Wednesday.

5y ago

Holder fumes with batsmen

West Indies captain Jason Holder rued his side’s ‘careless shots’ and failure to fire in the middle order after an eight-wicket loss to England yesterday.

5y ago

‘Need to beat six teams’

Hannan Sarkar shared some of his World Cup memories and more in an interview with The Daily Star’s Nabid Yeasin.

5y ago

Roy completes England's warm-up rout of Afghanistan

Jason Roy seals an England thrashing of Afghanistan as the tournament hosts cruised to victory in their final match before the World Cup.

5y ago

Need to use practice matches to adapt to conditions: Miraz

Bangladesh all-rounder Mehedi Hasan Miraz says that the team will not be taking the practice match against Pakistan tomorrow lightly as it will be a perfect opportunity for the Tigers to adapt to the English conditions ahead of the mega event.

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