Promising swimmer Samiul Islam Rafi has once again been named the best male swimmer at the recently concluded National Swimming Championships. The Daily Star's Anisur Rahman caught up with the Rajbari-born swimmer to talk about his journey, progress, and aspirations.
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A sense of disbelief was palpable at the press box at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur after Bangladesh openers Soumya Sarkar and Saif Hassan unleashed a batting carnage against the West Indies in the series-deciding third ODI yesterday.
Centuries from Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal powered India to a 53-run win over New Zealand and into the Women's World Cup semi-finals on Thursday.
Bangladesh captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz said that he has been getting advice from former captains Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and Tamim Iqbal during his captaincy stint.
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) may be moving away from the policy of having three separate captains for three formats, the board president Aminul Islam Bulbul hinted today.
Bangladesh sealed a 2-1 series victory over the West Indies with a commanding 179-run win in the third and final ODI at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Thursday.
A composed 74 from Matt Short and a maiden half-century by Cooper Connolly steered Australia to a two-wicket win over India on Thursday, sealing the three-match one-day series with a game to go.
Regular skipper Litton Das has returned to lead Bangladesh as the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Thursday announced a 15-member squad for the opening two T20 Internationals against West Indies.
Bangladesh ended their streak of four consecutive ODI series defeats in emphatic fashion
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Enzo Fernandez bears the responsibility of wearing the Chelsea armband whenever club captain Reece James is not playing. The Argentina international wears his heart on his sleeve and leads by example with his desire and performances on the pitch. And on Thursday, he presented a wholesome gesture to the Chelsea fans at Stamford Bridge, sacrificing the chance to double his goal tally after the Blues were awarded a second penalty during their 5-1 demolition of Ajax in a Champions League group-stage fixture.
The humiliating 6-2 defeat to PSV Eindhoven made unfortunate history for both Antonio Conte and Napoli, but reaffirmed the coach’s poor Champions League record.
Bangladesh boys bagged bronze medal at the 3rd Youth Asian Games after thrashing hosts Bahrain 106-17 in their sixth and final group match at the Isa Sports Complex in Bahrain on Thursday.
Hosts Bangladesh recorded a hard-fought 3-2 sets victory over Nepal in their second match of the CAVA (Central Asian Volleyball Association) Cup at the Shaheed Suhrawardi Indoor Stadium in Mirpur on Thursday.
The 34th National Swimming, Diving and Water Polo Championships witnessed three more national records fall on the third day of competition, bringing the total number of new records to 15.
Bangladesh are scheduled to face leaders India on Thursday.
Romana’s daughter, Falak Ahmed Ruzba, enjoyed splashing around in the pool, making her mother’s achievement even brighter.
Hosts Bangladesh’s bid to clinch the trophy of the CAVA (Central Asian Volleyball Association) Cup got off to a flying start with an emphatic 3-0 win over the Maldives on the opening day at Suhrawardi Indoor Stadium in Mirpur on Wednesday..Bangladesh, who will now face Nepal on Thursday as
Promising swimmer Samiul Islam Rafi continued his record-breaking spree at the Max Group 34th National Swimming, Diving and Water Polo Championships, shattering four more national records on the second day at the National Swimming Complex in Mirpur on Tuesday.
Bangladesh confirmed a first-ever bronze medal in the 3rd Asian Youth Games, courtesy of women's kabaddi team who beat Sri Lanka 47-40 in Bahrain on Tuesday.
Indian cricket authorities have petitioned the country's top court to make match-fixing a criminal offence in a bid to ramp up the pressure on illegal bookmakers and bent players.
South Africa beat Pakistan by eight wickets in the second Test in Rawalpindi on Thursday to draw the series 1-1 with Simon Harmer taking a maiden five-wicket haul.
Soumya Sarkar and Saif Hassan put on a show in the opening partnership in Bangladesh’s third ODI against West Indies at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Thursday.
Bangladesh posted 296 for 8 in the series-deciding third and final ODI against West Indies in Mirpur on Thursday, thanks largely to the Soumya-Sarkar-Saif Hassan opening stand of 176 off just 152 deliveries.
Babar Azam was Thursday recalled to Pakistan's Twenty20 international squad for two home series, nearly a year after the batsman was axed.
A pitch darker than my future, and offering sharper turn than an Agatha Christie thriller, greeted the West Indies at Mirpur's Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium for yet another all-important bilateral three-match ODI series.
After falling into the spin trap they had laid themselves in the second ODI, Bangladesh are heading into today's third and final match of the series against the West Indies short of confidence as the visitors have seemingly cracked the code on how to win in the Mirpur turner.
Bangladesh T20I skipper Litton Das is expected to return to competitive cricket through the upcoming three-match T20I series against the West Indies, scheduled to begin on October 27 in Chattogram.
Ashleigh Gardner and Annabel Sutherland starred with the bat as unbeaten Australia completed a convincing six-wicket win over Ashes rivals England on Wednesday in the Women's World Cup.
There were concerns over the first division league taking place after various clubs had wanted to boycott the leagues over circumstances related to BCB elections. The Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis (CCDM) held a meeting primarily with First Division clubs and CCDM chairman Adnan Rahman Dipon later informed that the meeting’s results were positive and the situation over clubs’ participation was set to be solved.
