Bangladesh ‘A’ suffered 96-run defeat in the opening game of the three-match one-day series against India ‘A’ at Bangalore on Wednesday. Gurkeerat Singh’s all-round performance helped India ‘A’ to clinch a comfortable win as he scored 65 runs and later picked 5-29 That dashed the hope of the visitors as they were dismissed for 226 runs in ... Read more
Month: September 2015
AFC U-16 Qualifying : Hosts suffer crushing defeat
Saudi Arabia came from the behind to notch up a 5-1 win in their AFC Under-16 Championship qualifying opener against Bangladesh in Dhaka on Wednesday. Sarowar Zaman Nipu scored a superb goal chipping over the goalkeeper to put Bangladesh ahead in 28th minute before Almas Naif struck from a goal-mouth melee
Taskin’s India tour over
Bangladesh ‘A’ fast bowler Taskin Ahmed has been ruled out of India tour after he suffered an injury during the first match in Bangalore on Wednesday. Taskin , who suffered a strain on the left side, will return home today and he will be replaced by paceman Kamrul Islam Rabbi. Kamrul is expected to reach Bengaluru ... Read more
Ariful hogs headline again
BKSP’s Ariful Islam stole the show for the consecutive day as he created three more records in the second day of 31st Mir Akhter Hossain Ltd age-group swimming and diving competition at Syed Nazrul Islam national swimming complex on Wednesday. Ariful made new records in 200m breaststroke, 200m backstroke and 100m freestyle of 18-20 year boy’s ... Read more
Japan helps B’desh judo
Japan government extended their hand of co-operation to improve the quality of judo in the country as they provided brand new judo facilities to Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan through their embassy in Dhaka. The facilities were used in the two-day long 1st BKSP Judo cup competition that was held on September 14-15 at BKSP. State minister for
Two-tier NCL begins Friday
Country’s premium first-class tournament, the National Cricket League, will begin on Friday through a revised format that will see eight participating teams splitting in two tiers. Walton will be the title sponsor of the league that is said to have lost some of its gloss in the recent years due to lack of competitiveness. Under the ... Read more
‘A’ Team Take Field Today : Mominul caught in coach’s whim again!
Bangladesh ‘A’ team will start their campaign against India ‘A’ with the opener of three-match one-day series today amid speculation over participation of skipper Mominul Haque. Speculation is ripe in Dhaka that coach Chandika Hathurusinghe asked the team management to field the left-hander in just one match of the series despite his being the captain.
Lopez introduced to his charges
A new chapter of the Bangladesh national football team was unfolded on Tuesday when their newly-appointed Italian coach Fabio Lopez was introduced to his charges as the players reported for national team duty. All 41 players from the preliminary squad apart from expatriate Jamal Bhuiyan, and injured Yeasin Khan, Hemanta Vincent Biswas and Shahedul Alam Shahed,
31st Age-Group Swimming : 10 new records on opening day
A total of 10 new national records were set on the opening day of the 31st Mir Akhter Hossain Ltd age-group swimming and diving competition that began at the Syed Nazrul Islam national swimming complex on Tuesday. BKSP clinched 23 gold medals while Bangladesh Ansar got the remaining 13 gold medals from the 36 events that ... Read more
AFC U-16 Qualifiers Begin Today : Hosts hit by age barrier, injury
The Group D campaign of AFC Under-16 Championship qualifying round kicks off today with hosts Bangladesh facing Saudi Arabia at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. United Arab Emirates are the third team of the competition. Bangladesh, champions in recent SAFF Under-16 Championship,
Bangladesh unperturbed by Pak threat
The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Tuesday said it will not accept any conditions to ensure the participation of Pakistani players in the upcoming Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 competition. Press Trust of India reported quoting unnamed sources said that the Pakistan Cricket Board will not allow its players in BPL unless Bangladesh agreed to send its ... Read more
Porag wins Tangail int’l chess
Fide master Mehedi Hasan Porag emerged as the unbeaten champion of the Tangail international rating chess tournament at the Bangabandhu Auditorium of Tangail press club on Tuesday. Porag beat Fide Master Debraj Chaterjee in the last of the eight-round championship on Tuesday to finish the tournament with seven points. International master Abu Sufian Shakil
Mushfiq relishes ‘best chance’ to beat Aussies
Bangladesh Test skipper Mushfiqur Rahim said on Monday that his team will get no better chance to make their mark against Australia when they take on the side in a two-Test series next month. Australia named a 15-man squad for the series with two uncapped players and a few other greenhorns following the retirement of ... Read more
Lopez given options to choose his squad
Veterans Wali Faisal and Faisal Mahmud, who were out of the national side for a while, were included in the 41-member preliminary squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifying match against Kyrgyzstan. The squad, announced on Monday to provide newly-appointed coach Fabio Lopez an idea about the available options, also had six rookies from different
Salauddin motivates U-16 boys
Bangladesh Football Federation president Kazi Salahuddin delivered an inspirational speech on Monday to the Under-16 national football team ahead of their AFC Under-16 Championship qualifiers that starts from Wednesday in Dhaka. The SAFF Under-16 Championship winners Bangladesh will compete with Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates respectively
Sakib, Tamim open to join PSL
Bangladesh’s all-rounder Sakib al Hasan and opener Tamim Iqbal said on Monday that they will be available for the inaugural edition of Pakistan Super League Twenty20 cricket tournament provided there is no objection from Bangladesh Cricket Board. The Pakistan Cricket Board has planned to hold the league from February 4-25 in Qatar with around 25 foreign
Hockey camp postponed for two days
The Bangladesh Hockey Federation on Monday suspended the national team camp for two days after nearly half of the players of 42-man preliminary squad for under-21 AHF Cup and South Asian Games refused to train. A total of 20 hockey players sent a letter to the federation earlier on Sunday saying that they will not attend ... Read more
We have to hold on to our winning habits: Mominul
Bangladesh ‘A’ team is determined not to lose Tigers’ winning habits when they take on India ‘A’ team in the upcoming series, said skipper Mominul Haque on Sunday. Bangladesh ‘A’ team will leave for India today to take part in a series comprises of three one-day matches and two three-day games. Apart of left-arm spinner Saqlain ... Read more
BCB bans Shahadat temporarily
Bangladesh Cricket Board on Sunday suspended national cricketer Shahadat Hossain from all forms of the game as police filed a case on allegations that he and his wife beat their 11-year-old maid, said a BCB official on Sunday. Police are still searching the 29-year-old paceman who went into hiding on last week after the accusation that ... Read more
Visa hassle hinders Streak’s India tour
Bangladesh ‘A’ team’s head coach Heath Streak and physiotherapist Brett Haropp will not travel India with the team due to visa hassle as Indian embassy did not give them a visa, said BCB sources on Sunday. ‘The embassy said that they need to get few more information about them,’ said an official. Assistant coach Jafrul Ehsan will ... Read more