Tag: World Cup

Shakib named captain for Asia Cup, WC

- Times Report -

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) unsurprisingly named Shakib Al Hasan as their captain for the upcoming Asia Cup and World Cup. BCB president Nazmul Hassan Papon made the much-anticipated announcement in a surprising media briefing today at his residence in the city. "As I said earlier, Shakib is the easiest choice as

Why so much secrecy about Tamim !

- Times Report -

Asia Cup ahead, New Zealand will come to Bangladesh, after that the World Cup. These cricket matches will be of 50 overs. And Tamim is the ODI captain of the country. But in his current condition, there are doubts about whether he will be able to play in the upcoming

Junior Tigresses get third win in U-19 T20WC

- Times Report -

The Bangladesh Women's Under-19 team registered their third straight victory and moved to the Super Six of ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup as the group A champions, edging the United States of America (USA) past by 5 wickets at Benoni in South Africa Wednesday.Bangladeshi girls beat mighty Australia by

Bangladesh will one day play in WC football: PM

- United News of Bangladesh -

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked the young players of the country to concentrate on their sports sincerely so that in the near future Bangladesh can clinch the football World Cup. "I hope that gradually our players will play in the World Cup, for that you have to prepare

PM dreams of Bangladesh playing WC football

- Times Report -

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said that whenever she gets time she watches football games and dreams about Bangladesh playing in the World Cup one day."Now the World Cup is being held, but we have no position in football. It actually hurts me", she said adding that she dreams

Erdogan-Sisi Handshake: Qatar’s Football Diplomacy

- Ragip Soylu -

The World Cup is an opportunity for Doha to act as a friendship broker and play into regional rivalries by strengthening its relations with Egypt It was no coincidence that Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani was pictured grinning in the background when Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his

Jamalpur’s Akhter gets 100pc cashback on Minister refrigerator

- Times Report -

Minister-Myone Group is offering ‘Desh Kapano’ offer to raise excitement for the upcoming World Cup, a press release said Thursday. Following this offer, Md Akhter of Jamalpur got 100 percent cashback on refrigerator. Recently, he won this offer by purchasing a refrigerator from Jamalpur showroom of Minister-Myone Group. With the

Qatar evicts hundreds of migrant workers as WC looms

- Associated Press -

Qatari authorities have evicted hundreds of migrant workers from buildings in central Doha, casting a new shadow over the countdown to the World Cup, residents and workers said Saturday. Municipal workers and security guards moved into about 12 buildings late on Wednesday to clear and lock them, according to local residents,

Sri Lanka into Super 12s with big win over Netherlands

- Times Report -

Dasun Shanaka and his patched-up Sri Lanka squad have rebounded from an upset tournament-opening loss to qualify for the second round of the Twenty20 World Cup with a 16-run win over Netherlands in their last game of the preliminary stage. The former champions and three-time finalists were under intense pressure after