US-based striker Ronan Sullivan will play in the Bangladesh national football team in the upcoming SAFF Championship. Vice-president of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Fahad Karim has confirmed the matter.
A new name, a new stage and a new dream. A new sun seems to have risen over the footballing landscape of Southeast Asia. The FIFA ASEAN Cup kicked off for the first time today, with Laos and Brunei Darussalam facing each other at Hong Kong’s Mong Kok Stadium on September 24. Now Bangladesh stands at the threshold of that new chapter. Tomorrow, the red and green will make their tournament debut against Malaysia at Jakarta’s iconic Gelora Bung Karno Stadium.
Off-spinner Alis Al Islam has been included in the team in place of all-rounder Mohammad Saifuddin, who has been ruled out due to injury from the squad announced for the 20th Asian Games to be held in Japan. A change has come in the Bangladesh cricket team even before the start of the Asian Games.
Zinnat Akter has ensured at least a bronze medal by securing a place in the semi-final in the 52 kg weight category of wushu, bringing an end to the wait of a long 40 years. A medal has again been ensured for Bangladesh in an individual event at the Asian Games.
The distance from the record was just 8 runs. Indian left-handed opener Smriti Mandhana did not take long to reach that coveted milestone. With a pair of boundaries at the start of the match, she touched the unique height of the world record. Surpassing New Zealand legend Suzie Bates, the Indian batter is now the highest run-scorer in the history of international women's T20 cricket.
Italy and Inter Milan legend Sandro Mazzola, one of the defining figures of the club’s golden era, has died at the age of 83, the club announced Saturday (September 19).