22 April 2026

CATEGORY: SPORTS

Sports news and updates

Blazing start fizzles into familiar pattern

by Banglapress 6 months ago

  Bangla Press Desk:  Bangladesh’s innings against the Netherlands on Wednesday promised fireworks right from the start — and for a brief, glorious moment, it delivered. Skipper Litton Das came out swinging, punishing anything within reach...

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5–1 win sends Bangladesh to Hockey WC qualifiers

by Banglapress 6 months ago

  Bangla Press Desk:  Bangladesh earned the right to compete in the qualifiers for the 2026 Hockey World Cup after defeating Kazakhstan 5–1 in the placement playoffs of the Asia Cup. By finishing inside the top six of the tournament, Banglade...

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Braat keeps pushing for the love of the game

by Banglapress 6 months ago

  Bangla Press Desk:  In South Asia, 32 often means the twilight of a cricketer’s career. But for Sebastiaan Braat, it has meant a new dawn. The Dutch all-rounder, back in the Netherlands squad after four years, has been handed a lifeline...

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Akram Khan opts out of upcoming BCB elections

by Banglapress 6 months ago

  Bangla Press Desk:  Former national skipper Akram Khan is unlikely to contest the upcoming Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) elections, scheduled for the first week of October. Akram has represented Chattogram on the BCB board as a director s...

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‘Do-or-die’ for young Tigers against Yemen

by Banglapress 6 months ago

  Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh under-23 national football team captain Sheikh Morsalin has described their upcoming clash against Yemen as a ‘do-or-die’ encounter in the ongoing AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qualifiers, after a disappointing start...

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Bangladesh make early exit at World Archery Championship

by Banglapress 6 months ago

Bangla Press Desk:  Bangladesh endured a disappointing start at the World Archery Championship in South Korea, with both the women’s compound team and men’s individual competitors bowing out in the early rounds. A total of eight Bangladeshi archer...

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Bangladesh finish sixth after big defeat to Japan

by Banglapress 6 months ago

  Bangla Press Desk:   Bangladesh ended their Asia Cup Hockey campaign in sixth place after going down 6-1 to Japan in the fifth-place playoff on Sunday at Bihar Sports University Hockey Stadium in Rajgir, India. The defeat means Japan sec...

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