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Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League / Sheikh Jamal beat Mohammedan by 1 wicket
In a high-scoring cliffhanger, Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club defeats Mohammedan Sporting Club by one wicket with 2 balls remaining in the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League match at BKSP’s No. 3 Ground.
Premier Div B'ball / Gregarious keep going
The Gregarious notched up a massive 94-29 win over Bakshi Bazar in the UniMed and UniHealth Premier Division Basketball League at the Dhanmondi Basketball Gymnasium yesterday.
Mushfiqur Rahim says he’s honoured to lead in the 100th Test
Mushfiqur Rahim expressed his pride and passion while talking about leading Bangladesh team in the 100th Test, which is scheduled to begin against Sri Lanka on 15 March at Colombo’s P Sara Oval.
Patel, Neesham recalled to New Zealand Test side
Off-spinner Jeetan Patel's ability to turn the ball away from lefthanded batsmen has earned him a recall to New Zealand's squad for the first Test against South Africa next week.
F1: Hamilton's 'beast' pips Vettel in first-day testing
Lewis Hamilton fired a warning to his title rivals on Monday pipping Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel on the opening day of pre-season testing in Barcelona in his "beast" of a Mercedes.
Cricket: Play-offs in PSL, Lahore final security fears
The Pakistan Super League entered the play-offs on Sunday with title-holders Islamabad, Peshawar, Quetta and Karachi progressing as security fears dominated build-up to the March 5 final in Lahore.
Cricket: Guptill, Patel back in New Zealand shake up
A shell-shocked New Zealand have welcomed the return of a fit again Martin Guptill and dropped pace for spin for the fourth one-day international against South Africa.
Australia tour of India, 1st Test / Starc delays Indian charge
Mitchell Starc smashes an unbeaten 57 to lift Australia to 256 for nine at stumps on the opening day of the first Test against India in Pune on Thursday.
Silent conflicts of interest
Cricket Coaching School was renamed as Shinepukur Cricket Club almost silently. According to Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), Shinepukur is a sister concern of Beximco Group, which bought the club after they defaulted on their players' payments.
Cricket: India's cricket board rejects proposal to trim revenue
India has voted against a proposed shake-up of cricket's global governing body that threatens its influence as one of the game's "Big Three" powers along with Australia and England.
Cricket: Boult bowls NZ to Chappell-Hadlee series win over Australia
Trent Boult grabbed his second five-wicket haul in one-day cricket as New Zealand completed a tense 24-run win over Australia in Hamilton on Sunday to regain the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy by completing a 2-0 series victory.
SA restrict Sri Lanka
Niroshan Dickwella survived a dropped catch, some hostile bowling and a swarm of bees to give Sri Lanka's innings some respectability in the third one-day international in Johannesburg on Saturday.
Cricket: Hussey warns Australia to avoid angering Kohli
Australia need a clear strategy to keep Virat Kohli in check and refrain from getting into verbal confrontations with the India captain during the four-Test series starting this month, former batsman Mike Hussey has said.
Assign administrator for India-Bangladesh match: Hyderabad High Court
In view of the Test match between India and Bangladesh scheduled to be held at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium here on February 9 as well as the ongoing tussle among various groups for control over the Hyderabad Cricket Association, the high court was on Thursday urged to appoint an administrator to ensure smooth conduct of the match.
An imposing task awaits
As Bangladesh embarked on their maiden Test tour of India, which will commence in earnest at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad with the one-off Test starting on February 9, expectations among fans in this part of the world lurched from a three-day submission to an improbable victory.
Cricket: New Zealand to launch urgent inquiry into Napier washout
New Zealand Cricket (NZC) and local authorities have agreed to an urgent inquiry to determine why the second one-day international between the hosts and Australia was abandoned on Thursday without a ball being bowled.
Swapna dazzles Japan
The coach of the JFA Sakai Academy lauded Sirat Jahan Swapna, the striker of the Bangladesh Under-16 women's football team during the girls' tour to Japan where they participated in the J-Green Sakai Lady's Festival in Osaka.
Twin tons lead Proteas
Faf du Plessis and David Miller struck centuries as South Africa cruised to an emphatic 121-run victory over wilting Sri Lanka in the second one-day International in Durban on Wednesday.
Cricket: Australia captain Wade to return from NZ tour
Australia captain Matthew Wade has been ruled out of the remainder of the one-day series against New Zealand and will return home for treatment on a back injury to ensure he is fit for the tour of India, the team said on Wednesday.
