Ashraful appointed as Barishal coach for NCL
Former national captain Mohammad Ashraful is set to supervise Barishal Division in the upcoming National Cricket League, said BCB tournament committee chairman Akram Khan.
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Butler & Co off to Laos
The Bangladesh women鈥檚 under-20 football team reached Laos on Saturday for their Group H qualifying matches of the AFC U-20 Women鈥檚 Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers.
Many cricketers aspiring coaching: Bashar聽
A lot of former and current players have shown interest in taking up coaching as a career, said the Bangladesh Cricket Board鈥檚 programme coordinator of the game development, Habibul Bashar, on Saturday.聽
BFF names squad to kick-start training
The Bangladesh Football Federation on Friday announced a 19-member squad to start the training camp ahead of their group stage campaign in the AFC Under-23 Asian Cup 2026 qualifiers in Vietnam from September 3 to 9.
Fahim admits shortcomings in cricket facilities
Chairman of the cricket operations and vice-president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board, Najmul Abedeen Fahim, on Friday raised concerns over the cricket facilities in the country after admitting that they had not been able to provide the best to the players.
Douglass dedicates world gold to stricken US after 'rough' week
Kate Douglass dedicated her 200m breaststroke gold Friday to her team-mates after a 鈥榬ough鈥� week for the United States battling illness at swimming\'s world championships in Singapore.
Former India player Jamil named nat鈥檒 football coach
Former India player Khalid Jamil was on Friday appointed coach of the struggling national men\'s football team, a month after Spain\'s Manolo Marquez stepped down following poor results.
Newcastle reject Liverpool bid for Isak: reports
Newcastle have rejected Liverpool\'s opening bid to sign unsettled Sweden striker Alexander Isak, according to reports on Friday.
Santner spins Black Caps to crushing win
New Zealand captain Mitch Santner said a 鈥榞reat collective performance鈥� enabled the Black Caps to beat Zimbabwe by nine wickets on the third day of the first Test at Queens Sports Club on Friday.
England openers run riot in India finale after Atkinson strikes
England openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett shared a blistering stand in the fifth and deciding Test against India at the Oval on Friday before Akash Deep sparked the latest flare-up in a controversial series.
It鈥檚 not just about power, skill and touch as well: Wood
The Bangladesh Cricket Board is set to appoint renowned English power-hitting coach Julian Wood for a three-week camp ahead of the Asia Cup. Wood, who has previously worked in BPL, IPL, and various international sides, aims to instill power in Tigers鈥� batting so that they are feared as a batting group. In an interview with 抖阴精品鈥檚 Tarif Akhlaq, the 56-year-old shared his vision, his training methods, and the outcome from this assignment, which is scheduled from August 10 to September 3. Here are the excerpts:
India clarify reasons for Bumrah omission for series finale
Assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate has provided some insight as to why India made the decision to leave their star pacer out of the final Test of the series against England.
Osimhen completes 75m euro move to Galatasaray
Napoli striker Victor Osimhen on Thursday completed his permanent move to Turkish champions Galatasaray in a 75 million euro ($87.5 million) four-year deal.
Pakistan, Afghanistan, UAE to play T20I tri-series
Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United Arab Emirates will participate in a tri-series of Twenty20 international matches to tune up for next month\'s Asia Cup followed by the World Cup next year.
Pakistan inflict more T20 misery on West Indies
Pakistan beat the West Indies in their opening T20 international on Thursday as their spin bowlers inflicted the damage in a 14-run victory to extend a miserable run for the West Indies.