The fest hosted by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will start from 2:00pm today
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is set to host the fest tomorrow from 2:00pm
Renowned musician Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is set to perform at the BPL T20 Music Fest, slated for December 23 at Mirpur’s Sher-e-Bangla Stadium. The event will also be held at the tournament’s two other locations, Chattogram and Sylhet, in the coming days.
Currently, BCB is asking Tk three crore from each BPL franchise as a bank guarantee, which they wanted to confirm by December 24 after extending the deadline multiple times and reducing the amount on each occasion.
Pakistan’s ace pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi will play for reigning champions Fortune Barishal in the upcoming 11th edition of Bangladesh Premier League T20, scheduled to start on December 30.
The theme song, titled "Elo BPL...", was enhanced by Professor Yunus’s addition of two powerful lines: "Come, let's change the country, let's change the world."
The logo unveiling ceremony of Youth Festival and the unmasking of the mascot for Bangladesh Premier League T20 2025 took place at the Hotel InterContinental in Dhaka on Sunday.
Iftekhar Rahman Mithu, chairman of BCB's umpires' committee for the last three years, in an interview with The Daily Star's Samsul Arefin Khan, expressed his concern regarding the recent increase in code of conduct violations by players in the ongoing National Cricket League while also admitting umpiring errors that have led to such a rise. Here are the excerpts of the interview:
The 31-year-old Li beat Theerapong Silachai of Thailand by 7kg with Hampton Morris of the United States third, another 5kg back.
Following Novak Djokovic's dramatic gold medal victory at the Paris Olympics, Serbia is set to build a museum dedicated to the tennis great, according to the country's president.
There will be 21 medals up for grabs with the bulk of them being given out in athletics.
"The last hurrah, I'm done. I've always said I want to retire a champion, that's it," Harrington told Irish national broadcaster RTE.
The USA, record four-time women's football gold medallists, are still on course to win the title for the first time since 2012 after beating Germany 1-0 in extra time in Lyon, with Sophia Smith scoring the only goal.
Powerhouse Dutchman Harrie Lavreysen led the Netherlands to the men's team sprint cycling gold medal on Tuesday in new world record time to successfully defend their title.
Australian teenage skateboarding sensation Arisa Trew won Olympic gold in the women's park event on Tuesday, edging out Japan's Cocona Hiraki in silver and Britain's injured Sky Brown in bronze.
"I am going to be honest, I am mainly happy for Team France because when you see everyone picking up medals all over the place, you say to yourself that you can't let them down," Henry said.
"It wasn't the result I was hoping for, but we're very satisfied with what we achieved," said 29-year-old Alexandre after Brazil lost 3-1.
A Greek athlete has tested positive for banned substances at the Paris Games and has been expelled from the athletes' village, the Greek Olympic Committee said on Tuesday.
