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India move into semifinals after winning T20 thriller against New Zealand

Sports desk: A quickfire 46 from teenage prodigy Shafali Verma helped India earn a nail-biting four-run win over New Zealand as they reached the women’s Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals Thursday.

Scuffle over stolen mobile phone sets at Soumya’s marriage ceremony

Sports Desk: Bangladeshi batsman Soumya Sarkar tied the knot with Priyonti Debnath Puja on Wednesday midnight. The marriage ceremony took place at Khulna Club. His wife, 19-year-old Puja, is the

West Indies opt to bowl in second Sri Lanka ODI

Shawdesh Desk: West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard won the toss and elected to bowl first in the second one-day international against Sri Lanka in Hambantota on Wednesday. The tourists, who

Nayeem five-fer helps Tigers to win in one-off Zimbabwe Test

Sports Desk: Spinner Nayeem Hasan took five wickets as Bangladesh thrashed Zimbabwe by an innings and 106 runs inside four days in the one-off Test in Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium

Mushfiqur should go to Pakistan for country’s greater interest: Papon

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul Hassan Papon on Tuesday has insisted that Mushfiqur Rahim and other contracted players should go to Pakistan for the greater interest of

Bangladesh sniffs victory after Mushfiqur’s epic double century

Seasoned batsman Mushfiqur Rahim showed an unwavering resolve to hit an epic double century as Bangladesh firmly remained on course of a dominating victory over Zimbabwe in the one-off Test.

Mominul, Mushfiqur pile on runs as Bangladesh lead Zimbabwe

Sports Desk: Mominul Haque completed his first century as Bangladesh Test captain and Mushfiqur Rahim was one run off his ton as the hosts took a first-innings lead against Zimbabwe

Bangladesh takes on India tomorrow to kick-off Women’s T20 WC

Sports Desk: Emboldened by the success of the Under-19 team, Bangladesh women team is set to kick-off their ICC Women’s Twenty20 World Cup mission by taking on mighty India on