Bangladesh pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman is looking forward to experience county cricket by joining Sussex after recovering from his injury as well as fatigue, said officials on Tuesday. Mustafiz revealed his decision when he was approached by Mohammedan Sporting Club officials regarding his plan about playing in the ongoing Dhaka Premier League
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Do or die battle for Abahani and Prime
Defending champions Prime Bank Cricket Club and title aspirants Abahani Limited will lock-horns in their penultimate round match of Dhaka Premier League today at BKSP to keep their Super League hopes intact. Both the teams were touted as prospective champions prior to the league but after nine rounds they found themselves at odd having lost ... Read more
Hathurusinghe returns with loads of duties
Bangladesh’s coach Chandika Hathurusinghe will begin his tenure as selector by providing his input to finalise the High Performance unit, said Banladesh Cricket Board officials on Tuesday. Hathurusinghe is set to arrive today after completing his two-month vacation and without much delay he is expected to act as a part of the selection panel.
Brothers appoint Nepalese coach
Brothers Union have appointed former Nepal footballer and national team coach Balgopal Maharjan as their new coach for the rest of the season, said the club officials on Tuesday. Maharjan, who is expected to arrive here today, will replace veteran Indian coach Syed Nayeemuddin, who guided the Gopibagh outfit for the last two seasons.
Samamona Parishad sweeps chess polls
Samomona Daba Parishad, led by Syed Shahabuddin Shamim, swept the much-talked-about elections of the Bangladesh Chess Federation held on Tuesday at the National Sports Council. The panel, backed by Bangladesh District and Divisional Sports Organisers Parishad (Forum), grabbed all the 24 posts of the executive body.
Hathurusinghe must watch domestic leagues: Nazmul
Bangladesh national team head coach Chandika Hathurusinghe must watch the important domestic league matches if he is to act as a national selector, Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan said on Monday. Hathurusinghe looks all but certain to be included in a completely revamped selection panel that the BCB is set to introduce reportedly to ... Read more
Mashrafee magic captivates Legends
Bangladesh skipper Mashrafee bin Murtaza claimed a six-wicket haul to help his side Kalabagan Krira Chakra beat Legends of Rupganj by 10 runs in Duckworth/Lewis method in their Dhaka Premier League match on Monday. Mashrafee, whose career was blighted by countless injuries, proved he still has a lot in him as he produced a brilliant ... Read more
Gazi, Victoria post wins
Off-spinner Mahedi Hasan grabbed 4-16 to ensure Gazi Group Cricketers beat Brothers Union by 43 runs in a low-scoring match at Dhaka Premier League on Monday in BKSP. In another match at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Kamrul Islam Rabbi’s four-for helped Victoria Sporting Club defeat Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club by 28 runs.
SC paves way for chess polls
The elections of Bangladesh Chess Federation will be held today as per schedule after Supreme Court stayed a High Court order that earlier suspended the election for three months. The chamber of judge of Appellate Division Justice Mirza Husain Haider stayed the High Court order following a move by the National Sports Council, paving the ... Read more
Sunrisers clinch IPL title, Mustafiz shines in final
Mustafizur Rahman played his part as Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 8 runs in the final to clinch their maiden Indian Premier League title on Sunday. Mustafiz grabbed 1-37 as Sunrisers successfully defended a total 208-7, set up by David Warner’s 38-ball 69 and Ben Cutting’s 15-ball 39. With 18 needed off last ... Read more
Arch-rivals end in acrimonious draw
Abahani Limited played out a 2-2 draw with arch-rivals Mohammedan Sporting Club in their fifth Green Delta Insurance Premier Hockey League match amid controversy at the Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium on Sunday. The match was halted for almost 20 minutes just three minutes before the last whistle over an umpiring decision. Singaporean umpire Hari ... Read more
Prime rout sorry KCA
Defending champions Prime Bank Cricket Club picked up an emphatic eight-wicket victory against Kalabagan Cricket Academy in their rain-effected Dhaka Premier League match at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Sunday. KCA were bundled out for 89 in their allotted 21 overs before rain took them match on the reserve day when Prime Bank wasted little time ... Read more
CCS stun league leaders MSC
Salman Hossain’s all-round performance shocked table toppers Mohammedan Sporting Club in the Dhaka Premier League as Cricket Coaching School defeated them by 31 runs on Duckworth/ Lewis method on reserve day at Fatullah. Salman, who scored a half century on Saturday, picked up three wickets which coupled with four-for of Mehrab Hossain bundled Mohammedan
Chess fed elections postponed
The National Sports Council on Monday suspended the elections of Bangladesh Chess Federation following a High Court order over flawed voters list. The High Court on May 25 stayed the elections, scheduled for Tuesday, for three months and issued a rule asking the authorities why the existing voters list for the elections
Mosaddek seals cliffhanger for Abahani
Mosaddek Hossain struck a last ball boundary following a six off the previous ball for Abahani Limited to seal a cliffhanger against Prime Doleshwar in their Dhaka Premier League match at the BKSP on Saturday. In the rain-effected match, Doleshwar made 191-7 in 28 overs before Abahani reached 194-7 in the last ball of the ... Read more
Kalpage content with Sunny’s efforts
Bangladesh national team’s assistant coach Ruwan Kalpage said on Saturday that remodeled bowling action of Arafat Sunny will help him to remove the tag of limited-over bowler. Sunny began his journey with a remodeled action recently in the Dhaka Premier League after being suspended by International Cricket Council for illegal bowling action.
Uzzal, Tanzila emerge fastest young athletes
The two-day long National Junior (Age-Level) Athletics Championship ended on Saturday with Uzzal Chandra Sutradhar of Narshingdi and Tanzila Akter becoming fastest youth man and woman of the nation. Around 600 hundred participated in the 31 events of the meet where Uzzal retained his crown after two editions while Tanzila put her dissatisfaction of 2013 ... Read more
MSC, Prime look to thrive on reserve day
Dhaka Premier League leader Mohammedan Sporting Club will need another 136 runs from same amount of balls when they will resume their match against Cricket Coaching School on reserve day today. Mohammedan reached 13-0 from 2.2 overs chasing CCA’s 149 from 25 overs in the rain-curtailed match before the rain forced the match stop on ... Read more
Kruif urges his charges to forget Dushanbe debacle
Bangladesh national team coach Lodewijk de Kruif asked his charges to forget their 0-5 humiliation against Tajikistan and instead take inspiration from the 1-1 draw ahead of their Asian Cup Qualifying play-offs against the same opponents. Bangladesh are scheduled play two Asian Cup Qualifying play-offs against Tajikistan on June 2 and June 7 and will ... Read more
Mustafiz likely to feature in IPL final
Pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman is all but sure to play in today’s final of the Indian Premier League, said a Bangladesh Cricket Board official on Saturday. Mustafizur’s stint in the IPL came to an abrupt halt on Friday when he was ruled out of the second qualifier between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Lions in New ... Read more