Barmy Army not going to Bangladesh

Dhaka, Sept. 15 (NsNewsWire/ESPNCricinfo) –The Barmy Army, a group of travelling England fans, has said it will not be following the team on tour in Bangladesh owing to prevailing security concerns. A statement on the group’s website said that while the BCB had taken an interest in improving security for fans, the “measures do not […]

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Zimbabwe players protest unpaid fees, uncertainty around contracts

Dhaka, Sept. 15 (NsnewsWire/ESPNcricinfo) –Zimbabwe’s Harare-based players have refused to train in protest over unpaid match fees, which date back to July last year. The players were due to begin preparations for a series against Pakistan A, which starts at the end of the month, followed by fixtures against Sri Lanka, but have instead insisted […]

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Nadal hails Wawrinka as ‘super dangerous’

Dhaka, Sept. 14 (NsNewsWire/AFP) – Rafael Nadal described Tuesday Stan Wawrinka as “super dangerous” after he clinched the US Open championship to claim his third Grand Slam title. Fifth-ranked Nadal said the 31-year-old from Switzerland was capable of matching any of the top players on the world circuit after taking the title on Sunday in […]

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Messi hits hat trick as Barcelona thrashes Celtic 7-0

Dhaka, Sept. 14 (NsnewsWire/AP) — Lionel Messi scored a hat trick and Neymar excelled as a playmaker to lead Barcelona to a record-setting 7-0 win over Celtic in their Champions League opener on Tuesday. Celtic failed to convert a first-half penalty and level the score at 1-1 in a miserable night for the Scottish visitors. […]

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China’s Global Times, Bangladesh’s NsNewsWire ink deal on news cooperation

DHAKA,  Sept. 13  (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s first press news agency– NsNewsWire — has inked  a news cooperation agreement with Global Times, a major English newspaper in China. Li Hongwei, deputy editor-in-chief of Global Times, and NK Sanchaya, chief editor of NsNewsWire, signed the  agreement on be half of their respective sides recently. Under the agreement, […]

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