Bangladesh’s Rio Olympic mission starts today as shooter Abdullah Hel Baki will be the first athlete to fly for Rio de Janeiro along with his Danish coach Klavs Christensen. Chef de mission of Bangladesh contingent, lieutenant general ATM Zahirul Alam will also leave here for Rio today alongside director general of BOA and attaché
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BCB to take second opinion on Mustafiz
The Bangladesh Cricket Board is in favour of taking a second opinion before deciding about the surgery of injured pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman, said the officials on Friday. Mustafiz was advised to undergo a surgery by British shoulder specialist Tony Kocchar after his second arthrogram report reconfirmed a grade-2 tear in his bowling shoulder.
Aaqib arrives for pace camp
Former Pakistani pace bowler Aaqib Javed arrived in Dhaka on Friday to conduct a special fast bowling camp for the pacers under the High Performance Programme. Aaqib will start his programme from today through conducting a four-day long specialised pace bowling camp, an expanded programme of the ongoing High Performance unit.
Hosts, Abahani taste first win
Both Dhaka Abahani Limited and Chittagong Abahani tasted their first success in the Bangladesh Premier League winning their respective matches at the MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong on Friday. Dhaka Abahani edged past Feni Soccer Club 1-0 before hosts Chittagong Abahani thrashed Mohammedan Sporting Club by 4-2 goals in an entertaining second match of the ... Read more
Siddik misses the cut in King’s Cup
Siddikur Rahman warmed up for the forthcoming Rio Olympics in the worst possible way when the premier Bangladeshi golfer missed the cut in Thailand’s King’s Cup, now being held in Pattay. Siddik, who finished the opening round in joint 19th place, stumbled to seven-over-par 77 in the second round on Friday to slip to 112th ... Read more
Ashraful set to rise from the ashes
Batsman ineligible for national team and BPL for two more years Suspended former national skipper Mohammad Ashraful is leaving no stone unturned to make a comeback in competitive cricket with the forthcoming Bangladesh Cricket League. Ashraful’s ban, imposed upon him by a special tribunal set-up by the Bangladesh board, is expected to be lifted on ... Read more
Fahad labels Dubai title his best ever
Fahad Rahman, the youngest FIDE Master of Bangladesh, said that the 14th Dubai Junior Chess title was the best achievement of his career so far despite winning four more tournaments abroad. The 13-year old chess sensation returned home on Thursday after lifting the Sheikh Maktoum Bin Hamdan Al Maktoum Cup in the United Arab Emirates ... Read more
Russell suffer second successive defeat
Title aspirants Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra suffered their second successive defeat of the Bangladesh Premier League on Thursday as they were shocked by Rahmatganj Muslim Friends Society by 2-0 at the MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong on Thursday. Still smarting from their 0-1 defeat to newcomers Uttar Baridhara in their opening match, Russell dominated
Second report confirms Fizz injury
The second arthrogram report of Bangladesh paceman Mustafizur Rahman reconfirmed a grade-2 tear in his shoulder, said the Bangladesh Cricket Board official on Thursday. Mustafiz underwent the test as the first one found fluid in his shoulder that prevented London-based shoulder specialist Tony Kocchar from taking any decision regarding him.
Soumya uses break for improvement
Although a gap from international cricket may hamper the rhythm of a team, Bangladesh national team batsman Soumya Sarkar said on Thursday it also can help them to recover and rectify mistakes. Soumya entered into the Bangladesh team like a storm and the stylish left-handed batsman was one of the chief architects of Bangladesh’s one-day ... Read more
Tigers may play at US tri-series in August
Bangladesh may feature in a triangular Twenty20 series with India and West Indies in United States of America in the late August, reports The Indian Express. India and West Indies cricket boards are currently considering hosting a few Twenty20 matches at the Central Broward Regional Park at Lauderhill in Florida
Siddik makes modest start in King’s Cup
Ace Bangladeshi golfer Siddikur Rahman made a modest start in Thailand’s King’s Cup, his last competition before the Olympics in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro. The two-time Asian Tour winner finished the first round of the $750,00 tournament in joint 19th place with 13 other players with a two-under-par 68 on Thursday.
BCB ready to put Fizz under the knife
The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Wednesday said that they are not willing to take any risk with paceman Mustafizur Rahman and ready to put him under the knife as they expect long-term service from him. Mustafiz will have a second MRI as the first one found fluid in his shoulder that prevented shoulder specialist Tony Kocchar ... Read more
‘Stomach upset’ halts Saintfiet signing
Bangladesh national football team’s Belgian coach Tom Saintfiet has apparently backed out from signing his formal agreement with the Bangladesh Football Federation in order to explore his possibilities of taking the charge of Nigeria national team. Saintfiet was scheduled to sign the agreement on Wednesday but the BFF had to postpone the event abruptly as
Tamim laments lack of Test matches
Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal on Wednesday regretted his lack of opportunities to play more Test matches and said with more opportunities he could have excelled more in Test arena. Tamim, who is statistically the most successful Bangladeshi batsman across all formats till date, made his debut on January 4, 2008 and has played only 42 ... Read more
BPL second round begins today
The second round of Bangladesh Premier League begins today after a one-day gap with holders Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club facing Uttar Baridhara at the MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong. Baridhara, one of the two promoted sides of the league, will take the field as league leaders with an upset 1-0 win over Sheikh Russell, who ... Read more
Dashing Sabbir dreams Test success
Bangladesh’s most successful Twenty20 batsman of the year 2016, Sabbir Rahman, said on Tuesday that he dreams to play and perform well in the Test cricket. The 24-year old stylish batsman is yet to make his Test debut but he is confident that if he gets chance he can do well in the most coveted ... Read more
Draw order of the day in BPL
Stalemates became the norm in the Bangladesh Premier League as both of its matches on Tuesday ended in 1-1 draw at the MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong. In the first match of the day, Brothers Union came from behind to draw with Feni Soccer Club while the match between Muktijoddha Sangshad Krira Chakra
Ashwin widens gap with Sakib
Indian all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin consolidated his top position of ICC player rankings for the all-rounders with his century and seven-wicket haul in Antigua Test and widened the gap with Bangladesh’s Sakib al Hasan, said an ICC press release on Tuesday. Ashwin’s knock of 113 and 7-83 against West Indies
Fahad clinches Dubai Chess
Bangladesh’s young chess prodigy Fahad Rahman became unbeaten champion in the 14th Dubai Juniors Chess Tournament at the Dubai Chess and Culture Club on Tuesday. The 12-year old Fide Master earned eight points from nine matches to clinch the Sheikh Mahtoum Bin Hamdan Al Maktoum Cup. Rahul Srivatshav of India