Member of Swadhin Bangla football team and the assistant football coach of Abahani Limited Amalesh Sen breathed his last at a city hospital around 6:30pm on Saturday. He was 74. He left behind his wife, two sons and hosts of well-wishers to mourn his death. Abahani football team manager Satyajit Das Rupu said
Month: October 2017
ODI players leave home for SA
Members of Bangladesh one-day international team, led by skipper Mashrafee bin Muratza, left Dhaka on Saturday for three-match series against South Africa, beginning on October 15. Mashrafee was joined by all-rounder Sakib al Hasan, who took a break from the ongoing Test series against South Africa
Bowlers rule the roost
Bowlers dominated the second day of 19th National Cricket League fourth round with off-spinner Iftekhar Sajjad grabbing 5-91 to help Chittagong restrict Dhaka Metro to 369-9 on the second day on Sunday. Resuming on 236-3 at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong, Metro could add only 133 runs before they were forced to declare ... Read more
AHF sees no problem in security plan
The representative of Asian Hockey Federation on Friday expressed her satisfaction over Bangladesh’s security plan during the forthcoming Asia Cup in Dhaka but insisted that a lot of works was needed to be done to ensure other facilities. Bangladesh will host the tournament from October 11 to 22 featuring eight teams – hosts Bangladesh, India, ... Read more
Tamim all but ruled out for 2nd Test
Bangladesh suffered a huge blow before the second Test against South Africa as their star opener Tamim Iqbal was deemed unfit for the game due to an injury that he aggravated during the first Test. The left-handed batsman pulled his muscles during the three-day practice match at Benoni and was not in best of his ... Read more
Fizz hopes to put it right next time
Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman said on Wednesday that he was hopeful to give a better performance in the pace-friendly Bloemfontein wicket which would host the second Test of the ongoing series against South Africa from Friday. The Tigers suffered a massive 333-run defeat against the hosts in the first Test at Potchefstroom where Bangladesh pacers ... Read more
Saif, Russell share the spoil
Newcomers Saif Sporting Club was held to a 1-1 draw by Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra in their Bangladesh Premier League match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Wednesday. Mohammedan Sporting Club tasted their third win of the league when they beat Arambagh Krira Sangha 3-1 in the second match of the day at the same ... Read more
Nazmul to lead ‘A’ team against Ireland ‘A’
Left-handed batsman Nazmul Hossain Shanto will lead Bangladesh ‘A’ team against Ireland ‘A’ in an unofficial four-day Test match at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, scheduled to start from October 11. The Bangladesh Cricket Board announced a 13-member squad on Wednesday for the four-day match before the Irish side was scheduled to arrive today to play
Defeated Tigers blame bowlers
Bangladesh Test skipper Mushfiqur Rahim criticised his bowlers for letting the team down in the first Test against South Africa that ended with a massive 333-run defeat at Potchefstroom on Monday. The bowlers were unable to produce a single breakthrough on the opening day, which put the Tigers on the back foot at the start ... Read more
Dhaka gears up for Asia Cup
Bangladesh is gearing up for its first continental hockey event in 32 years, the Hero 10th Men’s Asia Cup, which will be held at the Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium from October 11 to 22. The top eight teams of Asia – South Korea, India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Japan, China, Oman and Bangladesh – will participate ... Read more
BCB, NSC still a buddy
No meaningful change made in 2012 constitution The Bangladesh Cricket B oard on Monday all but retained its controversial 2012 constitution in its much-talked about Annual General Meeting, held at a city hotel. Attended by 133 councillors in its first AGM in more than four years,
Mamunul keeps Ctg Abahani on top
Midfielder Mamunul Islam struck the only goal at the start of the second half as Chittagong Abahani defeated fellow title-contenders Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club by 1-0 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Monday. The Bangladesh Premier League resumed after two weeks with defending champions Abahani Limited eking out a 3-2 win over 10-man Brothers Union
Mominul plays top knock to ease life
Top-order batsman Mominul Haque overcame enormous pressure to play one of his finest knocks in Tests when he made team’s highest 77 runs in Bangladesh’s 320 runs in the first innings against South Africa on Saturday. The left-handed batsman was under the dagger of coach Chandika Hathurusinghe, who ostensibly made him feeling unwanted in the ... Read more
Azhar defies SL in first Test
Azhar Ali once more rescued Pakistan’s batting with a fighting half century on the third day of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. The one-drop batsman was unbeaten on 74 but saw Babar Azam fell for 28 in the last over of the day as Pakistan finished on 266-4 on ... Read more
Nadif, Mosharraf put record stand
Nadif Chowdhury and Mosharraf Hossain shared 227 runs in a record seventh wicket partnership as Dhaka amassed 484-7 in their National Cricket League third round match against Khulna on Saturday. Nadif made 166 runs, his sixth first-class century while Mosharraf remained unbeaten on 98 in the top-tier rain-hit game at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium ... Read more
Pak bans national players from BPL until Nov 17
The forthcoming edition of the Bangladesh Premier League suffered a blow on Saturday as Pakistan barred its centrally contracted players from the tournament until November 17. A statement of Pakistan Cricket Board said that their players would be given permission to play in BPL and Global T20 League in South Africa subject to the condition