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MNA Sports Desk: Darren Sammy blitzed a 27-ball 55 to lead Rajshahi Kings to the second qualifier after they beat Chittagong Vikings by three wickets in Mirpur in the Eliminator of Bangladesh Premier League on Tuesday. Rajshahi recovered from 57 for 6 to chase down 143 in 18.3 overs after Sammy put on 37 and 49 with Mehedi Hasan and Farhad Reza respectively. Chittagong were knocked out of the competition. As soon as he struck the winning runs, the Rajshahi players celebrated in their unique style of pretending to take group photos and selfies. Put into bat first, Chittagong posted ...

MNA Sports Desk: Brazil have invited Colombia to play a friendly match next month with proceeds from the game going to families of the Chapecoense players and staff killed in the Medellin air crash, reported news agency. The small side from southern Brazil were heading to Colombia to play local team Atletico Nacional in the final of the Copa Sudamericana. Only six people survived the crash. The British Aerospace 146 came down in a mountainous area last week, killing 71 people, including most of the Chapecoense side and journalists, five Bolivians, a Venezuelan and Paraguayan. The team also have been ...

MNA Sports Desk: The KHT (Khulna Titans) have registered their place in the playoff round of the AKS BPL T20 2016 defeating the Dhaka Dynamites. Set a target of 159, the Titans steered past the finish line with 12 balls to spare. KHT captain Mahmudullah knock of 50 and Hasanuzzaman’s quick-fire 40 made them able to pick a six-wicket victory at Mirpur stadium on Sunday. With this win, Khulna collected 14 points with seven win and five loses, meaning that Rangpur Riders eliminated from the race placing them in the 5th. Dhaka maintained the top slot with 16 points from ...

MNA Sports Desk: It was a long road back to redemption as Brazil outplayed and outscored rivals Argentina 3-0 in Belo Horizonte, the city they were humiliated 7-1 in 2014 by Germany. Brazil returned to the Belo Horizonte and put back smiles on the faces of the fans who suffered emotional pain from their 7-1 defeat two years ago against Germany, as they made amends by whipping their bitterest rivals Argentina 3-0 in the 2018 South American FIFA World Cup qualifiers on Thursday in the Super Classico. Two goals from Philippe Coutinho and Neymar in the first half and third ...

MNA Sports Desk: Wayne Rooney will captain England for their World Cup Qualifier against Scotland, Gareth Southgate has confirmed. The Manchester United skipper did not start in England’s last qualifier, a 0-0 draw with Slovenia in which Jordan Henderson started as captain, but improved performances for his club in recent weeks has convinced Southgate to put his faith in Rooney. Southgate – who said he does not view Friday’s fixture as “make or break” for his future as manager – insisted it was an easy decision to pick Rooney for the game due to its importance, revealing the United skipper ...

MNA Sports Desk: Chittagong Vikings open the Bangladesh Premier League 2016’s fourth season with a 29-run victory over champions Comilla Victorians on Tuesday. Chittagong have drawn the first blood in this opening tie, while Comilla gave tough fight back, but was not enough to get the win. Chittagong collected 161-run for 3 wickets as skipper Tamim Iqbal made a quick 54 and Shoaib Malik 46. In reply, the defending champions struggled in front of Nabi and other Vikings bowlers as they could only manage 132 for 8. Nazmul Hossain Shanto was the odd one out, hitting 54 off 44 balls, ...

MNA Sports Desk: The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) authorities have decided to restart the tournament on 8 November because of stubborn rain of the first two days. After the opening day’s matches, pitting defending champions Comilla Victorians against Rajshahi Kings and Rangpur Riders and Khulna Titans, were abandoned on Friday, the Barisal Bulls-Chittagong Vikings tie, too, was washed out on Saturday as the teams shared the points on all three occasions. Like the opening day, persistent rain has forced both of the second day’s play of the T20 Cricket abandoned at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur. The Bangladesh Cricket ...

MNA Sports Desk: The fourth edition of the Bangladesh Premier League, BPL 2016-17 is scheduled to start from 4th November 2016 and will end on 9th December 2016. BPL T20 is Bangladesh domestic cricket tournament which is similar to IPL. The BPL has two new franchises, Khulna Titans and Rajshahi Kings for this season. Sylhet Super Stars has been excluded from the competition due to disciplinary reasons. Barisal Bulls, Chittagong Vikings, Comilla Victorians, Dhaka Dynamites and Rangpur Riders are the other five teams in the BPL. Match no.  Date Time Matches  1 4 November 2:30 pm local time Comilla Victorians ...

MNA Sports Desk: Holders Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club tripped in their first match of the Bangladesh Premier League’s (BPL) second phase courtesy a shocking 2-0 defeat against Arambagh Krira Sangha on Tuesday. Arambagh took the lead in the first half by 1-0 as Jamal defender Didarul Haque made an own goal before midfielder Mohammad Abdullah wrapped the victory with a nice finishing at Bangabandhu National Stadium. Abdullah could find his second in the 72nd minute when his 25-yard free-kick hit the woodwork. Sheikh Jamal remained at fourth with 19 points from 12 matches while Arambagh are only a point behind ...

MNA Sports Desk: Bangladeshi spin bowling sensation Mehedi Hasan Miraz along with Shakib Al Hasan has powered Bangladesh to a historic 108-run win over England in the Mirpur Test. Chasing 273-run target set by Bangladesh, England went to tea with 100 for no loss, but Miraz and Shakib masterminded an unbelievable turnaround. Miraz bowled Ben Duckett with the first ball after tea break while Shakib pinned Joe Root soon afterwards. Miraz then puzzled Gary Ballance and Moeen Ali in the same over, before picking up Alastair Cook in his next over. However, Duckett, who hit his maiden Test fifty, made ...

MNA Sports Desk: Bangladesh set England a target of 273-run to win in the second and last test at the Mirpur as they added 144 runs on the third day, able to make a total of 296 in the second innings. England claimed as three quick wickets to bundle out Bangladesh for 273-run. Ben Stokes started the collapse getting the wicket of Taijul Islam in the very first over after lunch. Taijul after striking Stokes for an easy boundary fell into the trap trying to go for the glory shot. Stokes bowled the ball a bit wide and fuller to ...

চ্যালেঞ্জ জয়ী মিরাজ   রহস্য স্পিনার তিনি নন। নেই জাদুকরী কোনো ডেলিভারি। তবুও তো প্রথম টেস্ট। অজানা, অচেনা মেহেদী হাসান মিরাজকে খেলতে ভুগতেই পারে ইংলিশরা। দ্বিতীয় টেস্ট ছিল আরও বড় চ্যালেঞ্জ। ইংলিশদের হাতে ছিল মিরাজের ভিডিও, ছিল খেলার অভিজ্ঞতা। তার পরও সফল হলেন মিরাজ, জিতলেন চ্যালেঞ্জ। টেস্ট অভিষেকে চট্টগ্রামে ৮০ রানে ৬ উইকেট নিয়েছিলেন মিরাজ। দ্বিতীয় ইনিংসে একটি। প্রথম ম্যাচে অমন পারফরম্যান্সের পর প্রত্যাশা একটু হলেও বেড়ে গিয়েছিল তরুণ অফ স্পিনারের ওপর। কিন্তু কাজটা ছিল আরও কঠিন। ম্যাচের আগে ইংলিশরা নিশ্চয়ই যথেষ্টই কাঁটাছেড়া করেছিল তার বোলিং। তাতে লাভ খুব বেশি হয়নি। দারুণ বোলিংয়ে এবার মিরাজ নিয়েছেন ৮২ রানে ৬ উইকেট। ...

বাংলাদেশের লিড ১২৮, হাতে ৭ উইকেট   অনীক মিশকাত,  বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকম Published: 2016-10-29 09:45:40.0 BdST Updated: 2016-10-29 19:22:16.0 BdST Previous Next দ্বিতীয় দিনের খেলা শেষে বাংলাদেশের সংগ্রহ ৩ উইকেটে ১৫২ রান। ইমরুল কায়েস ৮১ বলে ৮টি চারে ৫৯ রানে অপরাজিত। স্বাগতিকরা এগিয়ে ১২৮ রানে। পুরানো বল ঠিকঠাক সামলানোর ওপর নির্ভর করছে কত দূর যাবে মুশফিকুর রহিমদের দ্বিতীয় ইনিংস। <a href=’http://revive.bdnews24.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a0454822&amp;cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE’ target=’_blank’><img src=’http://revive.bdnews24.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=208&amp;cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&amp;n=a0454822′ border=’0′ alt=” /></a> Related Stories ভালো দিনটি হতে পারত আরও ভালো নতুন উচ্চতায় মিরাজ তামিম ইকবাল ও মাহমুদউল্লাহর সঙ্গে দুটি অর্ধশত রানের জুটিতে দলকে লড়াইয়ে রাখেন সিরিজে নিজের প্রথম অর্ধশতক পাওয়া ইমরুল। সিরিজে আগের তিন ইনিংসে পুরানো ...

‘গ্রিজমানের চেয়ে নেইমার এগিয়ে’   স্পোর্টস ডেস্ক  বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকম Published: 2016-10-27 20:40:22.0 BdST Updated: 2016-10-27 20:40:22.0 BdST ব্রাজিলের ফিলিপে লুইস নিজেকে জাতীয় দল সতীর্থ নেইমারের সবচেয়ে বড় ভক্ত হিসেবে দাবি করেছেন। ক্লাব সতীর্থ অঁতোয়ান গ্রিজমানের চেয়েও বার্সেলোনা তারকাকে এগিয়ে রাখলেন আতলেতিকো মাদ্রিদের এই ডিফেন্ডার। <a href=’http://revive.bdnews24.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=aa0edbd2&amp;cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE’ target=’_blank’><img src=’http://revive.bdnews24.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=188&amp;cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&amp;n=aa0edbd2′ border=’0′ alt=” /></a> ২০১৩ সালে সান্তোস থেকে বার্সেলোনায় যোগ দেওয়ার পর থেকে এ পর্যন্ত কাম্প নউয়ের ক্লাবটির হয়ে মোট ৯১টি গোল করেছেন নেইমার। কাতালান ক্লাবটির হয়ে এ পর্যন্ত নয়টি শিরোপা জেতা এই তারকা ফরোয়ার্ড গত বছর ফিফা ব্যালন ডি’অরে লিওনেল মেসি ও ক্রিস্তিয়ানো রোনালদোর পেছনে থেকে তৃতীয় হন। অবশ্য সম্প্রতি ঘোষিত ...

MNA Sports Desk: Bangladesh team seems to be narrowly upfront after a very fluctuating day 2 of the second and final test between Bangladesh and England. Bangladesh’s pursuit of a first Test win over England has been nothing if not absorbing. Following their narrow defeat in Chittagong, they once again fought themselves into a promising position in the second Test, leading by 128 runs and hopeful of setting England a significant fourth-innings target to chase on a wearing surface. The second day at Mirpur highlighted their fragility, as well as the weaknesses of an England team one-and-a-half games into a ...

MNA Sports Desk: Violent clashes between West Ham and Chelsea fans at the London Stadium on Wednesday night will be investigated by the Football Association. The Metropolitan Police made seven arrests after West Ham’s 2-1 EFL Cup win and said they would “work tirelessly to identify people involved and bring them to justice”, while the Hammers vowed to ban any fan implicated in the disorder. Both sets of fans threw missiles across a segregated area of the ground before breaking through security and clashing along a walkway at the top of the Sir Trevor Brooking Stand. Police in riot gear ...

MNA Sports Desk: Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will battle once again for the most prestigious award in football is given to the best performer in a calendar year, as France Football announces the 30-man shortlist for FIFA Ballon d’Or 2016 on Monday. Barcelona’s Argentine great Messi, who took the honour for a record fifth time last year, or Real Madrid’s Portuguese three-time winner Ronaldo have taken the coveted accolade every year since 2007, when AC Milan’s Kaka won. As in the previous years, Ronaldo and Messi are expected go head-to-head for this highly contested prize, with French striker Antoine ...

MNA Sports Desk: England have pulled of a dazzling 22-run victory as Ben Stokes has got the job done for his team in the same over in Chittagong test. He made the greatest use of the new ball and grabbed two wickets in the same over to carry his team over the line. Shafiul Islam departs as he didn’t offer a shot and the ball struck his pads. The on field umpire gave it out and Bangladesh reviewed the decision, the impact was although outside but since Shafiul didn’t offer a shot, he was ruled out. For the first 20 ...

MNA Sports Desk: Bangladesh is 33 runs away from a  historic win as England reduce the hosts to 253/8 when umpires called Stumps on the fourth day of the first Test. Sabbir Rahman, on Test debut, is unbeaten on 59 and he has Taijul Islam for company. Bangladesh made an inspired start to the chase but lost way with regular wickets. Mushfiqur Rahim steadied the ship with Rahman before the skipper was dismissed for 39. The morning session promises to be a cracker as both teams will come hard at each other in what could be entertaining 30-45 minutes. It ...

MNA Sports Desk: England set 286-run target for Bangladesh in the opening Test as tigers have bowled England out for 240 in the second innings in Chittagong. By the close, England had recovered from a shameful 64 for 5 in their second innings to reach the close on 228 for 8 – an overall lead of 273 – with Stuart Broad and Chris Woakes once again demonstrating the depth of England’s batting resources in a comfortable ninth-wicket stand. However, with the second new ball looming within four overs of the resumption, the vagaries of the pitch are sure to be ...

MNA Sports Desk: It was great for Bangladeshi fans as the day produced Shakib’s 5 wickets haul but it was England who takes Day 3 of the first test between Bangladesh and England at Chittagong. Ben Stokes produced a day of all-round supremacy to rival anything produced by an England player in the subcontinent, to drag his side – wicket by wicket, run by run – into the superiority in a breathtaking first Test against Bangladesh at Chittagong. With four vital wickets in a utmost display of reverse-swing bowling in Bangladesh’s first innings, followed by a technically formidable 85 from ...

MNA Sports Desk: Teenage off-spinner Mehedi Hasan Miraz claimed five wickets on debut as Bangladesh restricted England to 258-7 on the opening day of the first test on Thursday. The 18-year-old returned figures of 5-64 and tormented the English batsmen on a wicket that offered plenty of turn and variable bounce. Moeen Ali top scored for England with 68 after surviving five video reviews while Jonny Bairstow made a gritty 52 to help England propel past 200 runs, which appeared unlikely at one stage. England was visibly troubled against the spin once Alastair Cook won the toss on his record-breaking ...

MNA Sports Desk: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Sunday selected first test squad including four new faces against England. The first test will be played in Chittagong on 20-24 October. The test squad will be led by Mushfiqur Rahim with Tamim Iqbal acting as his deputy. Sabbir Rahman, a regular face in the ODI and T20 squads, is in line to make his Test introduction, as all-rounder Mehedi Hasan Miraz and wicketkeeper-batsman Nurul Hasan made the cut. This year Miraz led the under-19 team in the Youth World Cup earlier. He now is on the edge of earning his first ...

MNA Sports Desk: Jamaica’s Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt will run his last race on home soil at June’s Racers Grand Prix before retiring from competition two months later, he said on Friday. The 30-year-old, who won the 100 metres at this year’s Racers Grand Prix, has already said he plans to retire from the sport after the Aug 5-13 world championships in London having won nine Olympic gold medals. “The Racers Grand Prix will be my last race in Jamaica people, it will be the last time I run in Jamaica,” Bolt told Television Jamaica’s “Smile Jamaica” morning magazine ...

MNA Sports Desk: Ben Stokes and Chris Woakes kept their calm to steer a tense chase as England completed a 2-1 series win over Bangladesh at the Zahir Ahmed Chowdhury stadium in Chittagong on Wednesday. Needing 51 from 57 balls in pursuit of 278, England lost the wicket of Jos Buttler for 25 and Moeen Ali soon after at a crucial juncture. But the seventh-wicket duo added 42 runs in 32 balls despite coming under pressure from Bangladesh’s bowlers on a slow wicket to guide the visiting side to a four-wicket win with 13 balls to spare. Woakes, who sealed ...

MNA Sports Desk: Bangladesh Tigers back on the English Cricket in style as captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza led Bangladesh to a series-leveling 34-run win over England in the second ODI on Sunday. The tiger was too aggressive to grip for the English top order, as he sent home Jason Roy (13), James Vince (5) and Ben Stokes (0) inside the first 10 overs, leaving the visiting side on 26 for 4. Taskin got 3-47 from 8 overs and Nasir Hossain, playing his first match with the Tigers after almost 11 months, took 1-29 in 10 over. Bangladesh tigers Mahmudullah was ...

MNA Sports Desk: England have won the toss, elected field and send Tigers to bat first in the second ODI against Bangladesh. Following widespread criticism after Bangladesh’s first ODI series match loss to England, all-rounder Nasir Hossain has been included into the 14-member squad of the hosts. The 25-year-old Nasir played 56 ODIs and scored 1231 runs. In his ODI career, Nasir featured one century and six fifties. Bangladesh Squad Mashrafe Mortaza (captain), Al-Amin Hossain, Imrul Kayes, Mahmudullah, Mosaddek Hossain, Mosharraf Hossain, Mushfiqur Rahim, Nasir Hossain, Sabbir Rahman, Shafiul Islam, Shakib Al Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Tamim Iqbal, Taskin Ahmed England ...