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Bangladesh eye World Cup quarter-finals

DHAKA, Jan. 27 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh have set their sights on reaching the quarter-finals of next month’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, the team’s Sri Lankan coach said Thursday. Chandika Hathurusinghe told journalists in Dhaka he was happy with the team’s preparations and hoped they would go “all the way”. But he said […]

All-round Asalanka downs Bangladesh

DHAKA, Jan. 19 (NsNewsWire) — Charith Asalanka starred with bat and ball as Sri Lanka Under-19s comfortably beat Bangladesh Under-19s in the first of the five Youth ODIs played in Colombo. His 4 for 36 was instrumental in restricting Bangladesh to 202 after the visitors had opted to bat, then he followed it up with […]

China understands value of 2022 Winter Olympics: President Xi

BEIJING, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Sheik Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah, president of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) and chief of the Olympic Council of Asia, in Beijing on Wednesday. Xi told Sheik Ahmad that the Chinese government attached “great importance” to Beijing and Zhangjiakou’s joint bid for the […]

Cristiano Ronaldo’s rivalry with Messi “useful” : Portuguese coach

LISBON, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) — Portugal’s national soccer team coach Fernando Santos said that Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo’s rivalry with Lionel Messi over the Ballon d’or award was “useful” on Tuesday. Ronaldo left Barcelona forward Messi in the shade after he won the Ballon d’or award for the third time at the FIFA ceremony […]

Bangladesh bowler granted bail

DHAKA, Jan. 11 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s national cricket team player Rubel Hossain Rubel Hossain will remain part of his country’s World Cup squad after he got bail Sunday in a case filed by an actress. Hossain was sent to jail Thursday after he surrendered before a Dhaka court in connection with the rape case filed […]

Sabbir, Nasir key fielders for Bangladesh

DHAKA, Jan. 11 (N sNewsWire)– Sabbir Rahman and Nasir Hossain have the ability to bolster Bangladesh’s overall fielding in the World Cup, according to the team’s fielding coach Richard Halsall. Bangladesh have not been the most energetic of fielding sides over the last two decades and while basic techniques have improved, the side has relied […]

Cricketer Rubel lands in jail on rape charge

DHAKA, Jan. 8 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh national cricketer Rubel Hossain was sent to jail Thursday after he surrendered before a Dhaka court in connection with a rape case filed by a local movie actress . Film actress Naznin Akter Happy last month lodged the case under the Prevention of Women and Child Repression Act on […]

SA to tour Bangladesh in July-August

DHAKA, Jan. 7 (NsNewsWire) — International cricket will be played in July and August for the first time in Bangladesh, after the BCB announced that South Africa will play two T20s, three ODIs and two Tests in the country during the monsoon season. In addition, the BCB’s media committee chairman Jalal Yunus said that Pakistan […]

Bangladesh’s national squad for World Cup announced

DHAKA, Jan. 4 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh have named a 15-man ODI or One Day International squad for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 in Australia and New Zealand. The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Sunday announced that Mashrafe Mortaza will lead the Tigers (Bangladesh team) for the biggest extravaganza of the world cricket starting next month. BCB […]