AFP, Melbourne :In-form world number nine Johanna Konta Sunday said she is maturing “like a good wine” and is seeing her hard work pay off as she targets a deep run at the Australian Open. The Sydney-born Briton, 25, has blossomed over the past two years, crediting her transformation with a new mental attitude honed with mind coach Juan Coto, who died suddenly in November.It helped her last year become the first British woman to reach a Grand Slam semi-final...
AFP, Karachi :Eight of football’s biggest stars, including Brazilian hero Ronaldinho, will play two exhibition matches in Pakistan this weekend in hopes of attracting more players from the cricket-mad country.Recently retired Ronaldinho, famous for his stints with Spanish club Barcelona, is the lead attraction among the group dubbed “Ronaldinho and friends” set to play in Karachi on Saturday and in Lahore on Sunday.Former Manchester United stalwart Ryan Giggs, Brazilian Roberto Carlos, former England goalkeeper David James, Dutch star George Boateng,...
AFP, London :England manager Gareth Southgate believes more must be done to eradicate racism in football closer to home before criticising World Cup hosts Russia’s willingness to tackle the problem.Southgate cited a host of racist comments left on social media targeting several black players featuring in an England under-16 side as an example that a lot more still needs to be done to confront the problem in England.“The comments about that team were disgusting,” Southgate said in comments widely reported...
BPL franchise Rajshahi Kings have launched an exclusive campaign this season named “A6ATree”, every time a Rajshahi Kings player hits a six in BPL, a tree will be planted.A Rajshahi Kings press release on Sunday said that they want to spread it’s brand of green beauty all over Bangladesh. Kings family expects that the campaign will encourage not only the fans of Rajshahi but also all of the viewers of BPL to ensure a greener Bangladesh for the future generation.A...
Skipper Virat Kohli said he is an “all-format player” after his blistering 94 powered India to a six-wicket win over...
AFP, Hamilton :New Zealand captain Kane Williamson said Wednesday recent Test upsets mean “anybody can beat anybody” and the world...
UNB, Dhaka :To mark the 25th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), UNICEF Bangladesh with the support of Bangladesh Cricket Board has arranged a friendly cricket match, ‘Children Fix Adults’, at the Sahara-BCB National Cricket Academy in Mirpur today. A group of underprivileged adolescent cricketers, led by Bangladesh cricket icon Shakib Al Hasan, will play a friendly cricket match with an adult cricket team comprising politicians, journalists and former national cricket players.The match will start...
Sports Reporter :‘Coronavirus proves love is mightier than explosive’, said Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, the cricketer of Bangladesh National Cricket (ODI)...
Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar paid a glowing tribute on Thursday to Ramakant Achrekar, his childhood coach and lifelong mentor who has died aged 87.Achrekar, a club-level coach, discovered a 12-year-old Tendulkar’s extraordinary talents in Mumbai and nurtured him on his way to becoming cricket’s most prolific run-scorer of all time.Achrekar died at his home in Mumbai on Wednesday.“Cricket in heaven will be enriched by the presence of Achrekar Sir. Like many of his students I learnt the ABCD of...
Bangladesh rookie pacer Mustafizur Rahman has been recruited by English club Sussex ahead of their campaign for the Nat-West T20 Blast starting on May 20. Mustafizur, will be the 2nd overseas player for Sussex, after the New Zealand’s batsman Ross Taylor, this season.He is expected to participate in the Royal London One-Day Cup after Taylor’s departure at the end of July.Mustafizur is the first Bangladesh cricketer to play for Sussex, and the 3rd player after Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim...
