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Quicks strike the right chord in Darwin epic

18 August 2026
A Test culture is continuing to grow through their rise
18 August 2026
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A dream Test 23 years in the making

17 August 2026
If the manner of Bangladesh’s performance in the first Test against Australia in Darwin, which culminated in a commanding nine-wicket victory on Day 4 yesterday, is anything to go by, the Tigers are a very different unit from the one that last toured Australia 23 years ago.
17 August 2026
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Hasan shows Tigers have more than express pace

14 August 2026
If Australians did not know Hasan Mahmud before the first Test in Darwin, they certainly know the Bangladesh pacer now.
14 August 2026
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‘I don’t want Bangladesh to need Tony Hemming forever’

12 August 2026
Hemming spoke to The Daily Star's Abdullah Al Mehdi after Tuesday's opening session in Chattogram about mastering local conditions and ending the reliance on foreign expertise.
12 August 2026
Nahid Rana

Fatigue, high altitude or voodoo: Team management perplexed over Nahid Rana's injury

28 July 2026
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and its medical department remain perplexed about how Nahid Rana sustained his injury during the Tigers' tour of Zimbabwe earlier this month, despite his workload being carefully managed.
28 July 2026
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Spain solved Messi, Argentina never found themselves

21 July 2026
That Argentina got to a final is a mark of the unbelievable World Cup Lionel Messi played.
21 July 2026
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Essence of unpredictability as France face Spain

14 July 2026
It could be a match of validation of their particular styles, but rarely do two sides meet on the world stage with such an assembly of class and potential.
14 July 2026
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How much more can Argentina endure?

13 July 2026
Argentina have been far from convincing at this World Cup. Yet every time they have been pushed to the brink, they have found a way through.
13 July 2026
Andres Iniesta

Andres Iniesta: The magician who hands out sweets

This is probably the last chance our eyes will have to feast upon the beauty that is Spanish midfielder Andres Iniesta at the most prestigious of international tournaments – the FIFA World Cup. He has often been compared to a ballerina skating on ice. He zooms past defenders like they were not even there and his control on the ball is magnetic. There is grit and steel in his character that is often overlooked due to his calm demeanour.
15 June 2018
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Confidence the tonic

Sri Lanka's stand-in captain Dinesh Chandimal said that Chandika Hathurusingha's 'confidence tonic' played a big role in their
27 January 2018
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Messi is the El Clasico King

Lionel Messi has so far surpassed Cristiano Ronaldo when it comes to El Clasico clashes and Madrid based media Marca suggests that Messi is the king of El Clasico encounters.
25 December 2017
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Tigers’ rise through the India rivalry

We take a look at Bangladesh's high points in their rivalry with India ahead of the Champions Trophy semifinal.
13 June 2017
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