Thursday, March 28, 2024

Mosaddek shows rare consistency

Young batsman Mossadek Hossain continued his incredible form in domestic cricket as he hammered an unbeaten double ton against Sylhet in the ongoing National Cricket League on Sunday. It was his second century in as many matches in the current NCL and fourth consecutive first-class centuries after he hit 119 and 153 runs for Prime ... Read more

Bangladesh choke against Bhutan

Bangladesh under-19 team’s dream of playing in the AFC U-19 tournament got a shattering as they were held by Bhutan with 1-1 in their second match of the AFC Under-19 Championship qualifying round at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Sunday. Bhutan took the lead with just six minutes into the clock through forward Sonam Tobgay before

BCB proposes Zimbabwe Tests in November

The Bangladesh Cricket Board is trying to bring Zimbabwe in November for playing a Test series as it is trying to split the upcoming home series, said an official on Saturday. The BCB decided to propose for the new arrangement to the Zimbabwe Cricket Board as the Cricket Australia postponed their tour on security reasons, ... Read more

Sakib to miss NCL matches

All-rounder Sakib al Hasan is all set to miss next few rounds of National Cricket League as he is going for a leave to attend his pregnant wife in America, said Bangladesh Cricket Board officials on Saturday. Sakib has been granted a leave till mid November but might have to return early if Zimbabwe agrees ... Read more

Fifa World Cup Qualifier : Injury, illness shatter nat’l team

With only nine days before their crucial World Cup qualifying match against Kyrgyzstan, a host of key players of the Bangladesh national football team are in a state of missing the match with various injuries and sickness. Bangladesh take on Kyrgyzstan on October 13 in Bishkek and ahead of the game, a 30-member preliminary squad is ... Read more

Hosts take on Bhutan in U-19 qualifier today

Hosts Bangladesh will take on Bhutan today in their second qualifying match of the AFC Under-19 Championship with their preliminary target of finishing the Group-A as runners-up. Group favourites Uzbekistan will lock horns with Sri Lanka in the other match of the day at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. Bhutan are familiar opponents for

Siddik tumbles to 9th in Taipei

Bangladesh’s ace golfer Siddikur Rahman lost his tempo in the Mercuries Taiwan Masters as he descended to joint 9th position with three-over-par 75 after the third round from his third position after the previous round in Taipei on Saturday. The two-time Asian Tour winner, who started the tournament on a good note with four-under-par 69 in ... Read more

Novo Nordisk Half marathon on Nov 13

About 5,000 runners are expected to participate in Novo Nordisk Dhaka Half Marathon 2015, country’s biggest marathon, a 21.1-kilometre run, on November 13 on the eve of World Diabetes Day. Novo Nordisk in association with Sports International will organise the event to create awareness about physical activity and encourage people to invest time in it.

U-19 teams happy with security

The visiting AFC Under-19 football players and team officials brushed off security fear, saying they are enjoying their time in Bangladesh. Rajabov Sherzod, a spokesman of Uzbekistan Under-19 team praised the local hospitality saying that everything was going nice for his team. ‘We haven’t faced any problems here. Hotel facilities are good and we don’t have any ... Read more

Bangladesh players shift focus on NCL

Bangladesh national team members shifted their focus on second round of National Cricket League after Australia unilaterally postponed their two-Test series against Tigers citing safety concerns. The Tigers were busy preparing themselves for the series that was scheduled to begin from October 9 in Chittagong. But they have been released to join their respective divisions

Hosts off with win in U-19 qualifier

Hosts Bangladesh began their Group A campaign of the AFC Under-19 Championship qualifiers with a 2-0 victory over Sri Lanka at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Friday. In the opening match of the championship, Uzbekistan thrashed Bhutan by 7-0 at the same venue. Bangladesh dominated the game throughout but had to wait until

BCB finds an ally in PCB chief

Australia were ‘overly sensitive’ to postpone their tour of Bangladesh over security concerns, says Pakistan Cricket Board president Shahryar Khan, reports BCC Online. Bangladesh police are investigating the murder of an Italian aid worker who was shot on Monday, with the Islamic State group saying it is responsible.

Siddik hits form in Taiwan

Bangladesh’s premier golfer Siddikur Rahman returned to form in US$650,000 Mercuries Taiwan Masters when he ended the second round in joint third position at the Taiwan Golf and Country Club’s Tamsui course on Friday. The two-time Asian Tour winner, who also ended the first round in joint third place with three-under-par 69, however had a rollercoaster

Hemanta escapes with suspended ban

The Bangladesh Football Federation on Friday handed national team midfielder Hemanta Vincent Biswas a one-year suspended ban for breaching the discipline by participating in an unauthorised football match in Dinajpur last month. The Sheikh Jamal DC midfielder was finally allowed to join the national training in BKSP on Friday after the BFF resolved the issue.

BCB calls it ‘sad, unfortunate’

The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Thursday regretted the decision of Cricket Australia to postpone the two-Test series against Tigers for safety concern, saying it was sad and unfortunate. ‘Many countries now face these kinds of threat for terror attacks, but we don’t see cricket getting stopped. It is being played everywhere,’ BCB president Nazmul Hasan ... Read more

Socceroos flag Bangladesh security fears to FIFA

The Socceroos’ World Cup qualifier in Bangladesh next month was thrown into doubt on Thursday when Football Federation Australia officially notified FIFA of their security fears, reports AFP. With Cricket Australia called off their two-Test tour of Bangladesh on Thursday citing security concerns after official warnings that militants may attack Western interests,