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Physical disability cricket in city Sept 2

First ever Five-Nation International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) tournament (physical disability cricket tournament) is set to commence in Dhaka from September 2. Physical disability cricket is still in its infancy, with an England team launched in 2009. Until this year the Three Lions and Pakistan were the only countries to have sides. PD CricketBut next month Sprotbrough Cricket Club’s Laidlaw will be part of the England team that competes in the sport’s first multi-nation competition. India, Afghanistan and hosts Bangladesh will joi...

Economics Dept becomes JU Football Champion

The Economics Department of Jahangirnagar University (JU) became champion in the Inter-Department Football Competition held at the central playground on the campus here on Monday, a press release said. 11928705_989759961086089_141036974559053193_oThe final round of the competition was held yesterday while JU Bangla department was defeated by 3-1 goals. Presided over by the chairman of the Sports Management Committee Bashir Ahmed, JU Pro Vice-Chancellor Professor Abul Hossain ...

Japan scraps 2020 Olympic stadium design

The Japanese government has decided to scrap its controversial design for the stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said his government would “start over from zero”. The original design, by British architect Zaha Hadid, had come under criticism as estimated building costs almost doubled, reaching $2bn (£1.3bn) [caption id="attachment_18229" align="alignright" width="624"]japan olympic stadium An artist's impression of the original stadium design[/caption] Mr Abe says the new stadium will...

Bangladesh 138 all out. Proteas 169/4

sa-on-top-nsSouth Africa cricketer Eddie Leie (C) celebrates with his teammate Quinton de Kock (R) after the dismissal of the Bangladesh cricketer Soumya Sarkar during the second T20 cricket match between Bangladesh and South Africa at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka

Shakib again number 1 in all formats

Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan has regained the number one spot in the ICC player ranking for one-day international after his outstanding performance against India. sakib_pc3With this, he has once again become the top all-round cricketer of the world in all three formats - ODI, T20 and Test. The prolific 28-year Shakib scored 123 runs (52, 51 not out and 20) and claimed three wickets for 99 runs in the recently-held three ODI series against India. He replaced Sri Lanka’s Tilkaratne Dilshan from the number position in the ODI, according t...

Bangladesh rise to 7th spot in ODI rankings

Bangladesh moved up a place to seventh in the One-Day International (ODI) team rankings following its series win against India in Mirpur. The 2-1 series win put Bangladesh on 93 points—five behind sixth ranked England and five ahead of eighth ranked West Indies. [caption id="attachment_17199" align="alignleft" width="300"]Mustafizur Rahman's 6 for 43 helped Bangladesh beat India by six wickets in the second ODI in Mirpur and complete a series win © AFP Mustafizur Rahman's 6 for 43 helped Bangladesh beat India by six wickets in the second ODI in Mirpur a...
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