Australia on Friday beat Bangladesh by five wickets in Wellington, maintaining their flawless record at the Women’s Cricket World Cup. Although the Tigers battled the six-time winners hard in a match where innings were cut to 43 overs due to the rain, the loss ended Bangladesh’s slender aspirations of reaching the semi-finals. In a match … Read more
CHRISTCHURCH: Defending champions England continued their Women’s Cricket World Cup resurgence with an emphatic nine-wicket win over Pakistan Thursday to stand on the brink of the semi-finals. England pace bowler Katherine Brunt roared back into form after an indifferent tournament, taking 3-17 as she and Sophie Ecclestone helped bundle Pakistan out for 105 in Christchurch. Brunt had … Read more
WELLINGTON: Australia captain Meg Lanning smashed an unbeaten 135 to steer the Women’s World Cup favourites to a five-wicket win over South Africa in Wellington on Tuesday. The match brought together the only two undefeated teams at this year’s tournament, with Australia already through to the semi-finals. South Africa had more to play for as … Read more
JOHANNESBURG: Bangladesh were reduced to 194 for nine in the second one-day international against South Africa at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Sunday, with fast bowler Kagiso Rabada taking five for 39. After Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, and Wayne Parnell ripped through Bangladesh’s top order, Afif Hossain hit 72 to spearhead the recovery. Bangladesh, who … Read more
CENTURION: South Africa won the toss and opted to field first against Bangladesh in the first ODI at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Friday. Due to illness, South Africa was missing wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock. “Generally it’s a good wicket and at night it tends to skid on a bit,” Temba Bavuma, the South African … Read more
Mohammad Hafeez, a former national team captain, feels Shaheen Afridi has a great future as a captain and exceptional leadership qualities, but that he should not overwork himself by playing in “every league.” Shaheen is a rising star in international cricket, according to Hafeez, who is currently in Bangladesh to play in the Dhaka Premier … Read more
Bangladesh’s cricket board said Wednesday that former South African all-rounder Albie Morkel will join the country as a power-hitting batting coach ahead of a three-match one-day international series against the Proteas. After 50 Twenty20 matches, 58 One-Day Internationals, and a single Test, the short-format specialist’s international career came to an end in 2015. He will … Read more
MOUNT MAUNGANUI: Defenders of the title England was on the verge of being knocked out of the Women’s Cricket World Cup on Monday, while Pakistan campaign disintegrated after Bangladesh won the one-day tournament for the first time. In Mount Maunganui, New Zealand, England lost their third straight defeat of the tournament when South Africa held … Read more
India will be heavy favorites to keep their pink-ball Test record intact at home, as new skipper Rohit Sharma targets a clean sweep of Sri Lanka in the second Test, which begins on Saturday. The hosts crushed Sri Lanka in Mohali in three days to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series, and the … Read more
DHAKA: Bangladesh said on Wednesday that all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will be suspended from all cricket until April 30 after the star asked to withdraw from the forthcoming South African tour. “Shakib told us he was mentally fatigued and physically stressed,” Bangladesh Cricket Board operations chief Jalal Yunus told reporters in Dhaka. “He does not … Read more
In a rain-affected match on Monday, New Zealand cruised to a nine-wicket victory against Bangladesh, resuming their Women’s Cricket World Cup campaign. The Kiwis, who lost their first encounter to the West Indies, looked in complete control in a contest when the innings was cut to 27 overs due to heavy rain. Suzie Bates hammered … Read more
BEIJING: During the 2022 Munich Security Conference (MSC) which concluded on February 20, 2022, Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar warned countries of “debt trap” created by Chinese assistance, a false cliché that the US and its close allies often use to discredit China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the mutually beneficial economic and … Read more
Bangladesh left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed and batsman Liton Das helped the team halt an eight-match losing streak in Twenty20 internationals with a resounding 61-run win over Afghanistan in Dhaka on Thursday. Nasum returned with career-best figures of 4 for 10 as Bangladesh bowled out Afghanistan for 94 runs in 17.4 overs after Liton’s 60 off … Read more
New Zealand’s hopes of defending their World Test Championship suffered a major setback when South Africa crushed them by 198 runs in the second Test in Christchurch on Tuesday. It was New Zealand’s third defeat in six Tests over the past three months, and their second at home, where they have enjoyed being almost unassailable … Read more
Sadia Afrin has her eyes squarely set on her dream job. Afrin, who lives in Bangladesh, is combining a passion for graphic design, cartoons, and information technology in the hope of becoming a professional animator. Just one generation ago, this dream would have rested beyond the realm of possibility. Growing up, her father was a … Read more
The Agha Qadir Dad agricultural market, located along the Sukkur Barrage on the left bank of the Indus River, is, in fact, the largest dry dates (Chowhara) market not only in Pakistan but in Asia too. The most famous of these is the Aseel dates. In addition, Cupra, Khurma and other dates are also produced … Read more
Pakistan will host the South Asian (SAF) Games after 18 years as the 14th edition of the event is scheduled to be held during March next year. The country previously hosted the multi-nation event in Islamabad back in 2004. Athletes from Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Maldives will feature in the … Read more
CHITTAGONG: Liton Das made a century and had a 202-run stand with Mushfiqur Rahim to help Bangladesh beat Afghanistan by 88 runs in the second ODI in Chittagong on Friday. At the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Liton’s 136 off 126 balls helped the hosts to 306-4 before bowling out the visitors for 218 to take … Read more
KARACHI: Union Microfinance on Thursday launched its first branch in Karachi to reach out to the country’s marginalised segment with a special focus on women. Inaugurating the branch, Yasir Ashfaq, chief executive officer of Pakistan Microfinance Investment Company, said that there was a need for microfinance institutions, which can provide the much-needed help to the … Read more
Bangladesh on Tuesday included uncapped opening batsman Munim Shahriar in their 14-man Twenty20 squad for a two-match series against Afghanistan next month. Shahriar, 23, made 178 runs in six matches at a strike rate of 152 for Barishal in the recently-concluded Bangladesh Premier League T20 tournament. Test batsman Yasir Ali, yet to make his white-ball … Read more
KARACHI: The National Rural Support Programme (NRSP) with the support from Google.org, Google’s philanthropic arm, launched the “Internet Dost and Internet Zabardast” project in an online event held in connection with the Safer Internet Day 2022, a statement said. With this $475k grant, this project aims at contributing towards a digitally literate and safe Pakistan. … Read more
Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan will not be available for Lahore Qalandars during the playoffs of the ongoing seventh edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). According to the franchise, Rashid will play his last match tonight against Islamabad United. Rashid will leave Pakistan after tonight’s match and will join his national team for the ODI … Read more
Afghanistan national team will be touring Bangladesh for the white-ball series scheduled to start from February 23. The team will start the preparations from February 14 at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. According to Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB), ace spinner Rashid Khan and all-rounder Mohammad Nabi, who are currently playing in the ongoing Pakistan Super … Read more
Simran Snigdha was begging when a chance encounter helped get her off Bangladesh’s streets and realise her artistic dreams, one of a growing number of trans-people securing formal employment, as the government boosts support for the marginalised community. The Muslim-majority country’s roughly 1.5 million transgender people have long faced discrimination and violence. Kicked out from … Read more
The Saudi Arabian government, in its initiative “Road to Makkah”, is facilitating thousands of Muslims who visit the kingdom for Hajj and Umrah. Earlier this month, the Saudi Arabian authorities have decided to include Karachi and Lahore to the project destinations. The decision was made during a daylong visit of Saudi Arabia’s Interior Minister Prince … Read more
Australia will be touring Pakistan for the first time in 24 years. The team will arrive by the end of this month to play three Tests, three ODIs, and only T20I. Cricket Australia (CA) recently revealed their full-strength squad for the Test series against Pakistan. Among the players, skipper Pat Cummins, Steve Smith and David … Read more
Cricket South Africa has confirmed on Wednesday that Bangladesh will be touring the country in March-April this year. The tour will comprise of three ODIs, that will be a part of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League, and two Tests as a part of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2021-23. The first … Read more
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the appointment of the coaching panel for the historic home series against Australia. The PCB stated that Saqlain Mushtaq will continue his duties as the head coach of the national team for another calendar year. He has served as an acting head coach for the Green Shirts during … Read more
