Match referee Jalaluddin and match commissioner Rafiqul Alam on Saturday appears to have violated the by-laws of the Bangladesh Premier League while officiating the match between Mohammedan SC and Rahmatganj MFS which had been abandoned due to heavy downpour on Friday. According to the clause 7.1.4 of the by-laws provided by the Bangladesh Football Federation,
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Kohli may skip Bangladesh tour
The Indian team is likely to travel to Bangladesh with a new Test captain. Virat Kohli has requested the Board of Control for Cricket in India to exclude him from the tour as he is keen on taking a break following a long cricket season, reports the Indian Express. It is learnt that the team is unlikely ... Read more
MSC clinch women’s cricket title
Mohammedan Sporting Club clinched the Dhaka Premier Division Women’s Cricket League title when they defeated arch-rivals Abahani Limited by 10 runs at the BKSP on Friday. Skipper Salma Khatun led Mohammedan from the front grabbing 5-14 in her 10 overs, which helped the Black-and-White outfits dismiss Abahani for a meagre 132 runs in 49.2 overs. Salma’s new-ball
Schweichler out to improve keepers
Bangladesh national team goalkeepers are short of tactical skills, observed team’s German goalkeeping coach Christian Schweichler. Schweichler is currently in charge of Bangladesh team in the absence of head coach Lodewijk de Kruif and assistant coach Saiful Bari Titu, who are both abroad. ‘Problem is that Bangladesh keepers lack tactical skills,’ Schweichler said
Rain washes away BPL matches
Due to heavy downpour the two matches of the Bangladesh Premier League were abandoned on Friday. The first match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium between Mohammedan Sporting Club and Rahmatganj Muslim Friends Society started at 4:45pm but it was stopped after just seven minutes. The surface became so unplayable that match couldn’t be resumed.
Abahani end Jamal’s unbeaten run
Defending Champions Sheikh Jamal Krira Chakra’s 26-match unbeaten run came to an end when they lost to Abahani Limited 0-2 in their last game of the first leg of the Bangladesh Premier League on Thursday. Wahed Ahmed, the national striker of Abahani struck twice to gave his side a much needed win after the traditional Sky ... Read more
Eanamul elated by recall
‘Form is temporary, class is permanent’– one of the oldest clichés in sports befitted footballer Enamul Haque as the 32-year forward has earned a recall in Bangladesh national football team for next month’s World Cup qualifiers in Dhaka. Enamul, once a top forward of the Bangladesh national football team, last played for the country against Chinese ... Read more
Jamal take on Abahani today
Reigning champions Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club will take on Abahani Limited in the Bangladesh Premier League today, hoping to sign off their first leg as an unbeaten side. Two-time champions Jamal earned 23 points to ensure they remain at the top spot when first leg ends on May 21. They are nine points ahead of fifth-placed holder ... Read more
BPL resumes today with Jamal-Mukis match
Table toppers Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club will be looking to return to winning ways when they take on their nearest rivals Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra as the Bangladesh Premier League resumes today after a two-day break. Jamal, the current title holders and only unbeaten side in the League drew their last two matches with Brothers Union ... Read more
Schedule of warm-ups worries Kruif
The Bangladesh Football Federation is yet to finalise the schedule of national team’s two warm-up matches for preparation of the World Cup qualifiers after Afghanistan asked them to host the match on June 2 instead of June 4. BFF also had a discussion with the Singapore Football Association to host their national team to play another ... Read more
Russell held by Farashganj
Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra squandered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with Farashganj Sporting Club in their Bangladesh Premier League match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Thursday. Meanwhile, Feni Soccer Club tasted their second win of the league after their 2-1 over Chittagong Abanahi in the other match of the day at the same venue. Zahid ... Read more
Muktis sink Abahani
Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra moved to second position of the league with a first-half strike from their Senegalese forward Camara Sarba to sink Abahani Limited 1-0 in their Bangladesh Premier League match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Tuesday. With the all important win, Muktijoddha have now 16 points from their eight matches — just three
Proposed BD-DPRK friendly postponed
The friendly football match between Bangladesh and North Korea, which was proposed to be held in Dhaka on May 14 has been postponed by the East Asian country, said Bangladesh Football Federation officials on Tuesday. ‘The match is not taking place. Because today [Tuesday] the [Agent] informed that North Korea can’t come in the short span ... Read more
BFF out against dead-ball doom
Bangladesh are desperate to overcome their dead-ball woes when they start their World Cup qualifying campaign with two back-to-back matches at home in June. The Bangladesh Football Federation in a meeting on Sunday has instructed the coaching staff to address the issue immediately as Bangladesh are seeking to make an impact in the long campaign. The man ... Read more
F’ganj hold Ctg Abahani
Farashganj Sporting Club and Chittagong Abahani shared one point each after a 2-2 draw in their Bangladesh Premier League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Monday. Farashganj, looking for their first win of the league, suffered an early jolt when Hemu put Chittagong Abahani ahead in the second minute of the match. But the old Dhaka outfit, ... Read more
Bangladesh line up for N Korea friendly
The Bangladesh national football team is likely to play a FIFA friendly match against North Korea on May 14 as part of their preparation for the World Cup qualifiers. The decision was revealed by the BFF president Kazi Salahuddin on Sunday after an hour-long meeting with the national team committee and national team coaching staff, led ... Read more
MSC held by Feni Soccer
Mohammedan Sporting Club lost a big opportunity to reduce the gap on table toppers Sheikh Jamal DC when they were held to a 1-1 draw by Feni Soccer Club in their Bangladesh Premier League match on Sunday. In the second match of the day, Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra returned to winning ways with a 2-1 win ... Read more
BFF out for more int’l friendlies
The Bangladesh national football team is set to play a host of warm up matches in their preparation for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers and SAFF Championship, said the Bangladesh Football Federation officials on Saturday. Bangladesh will start their World Cup qualifying campaign against Kyrgyzstan on June 11 before taking on Tajikistan just five days later ... Read more
Draw order of the day
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club lost their first points of the Bangladesh Premier League when they were held to a goalless draw by Brothers Union at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Saturday. In the second match of the day, Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra were also held to a 1-1 draw by Rahmatganj MFS at the same venue. Jamal, ... Read more
Farashganj earn first point
Farashganj Sporting Club and Feni Soccer Club shared one point each after playing out a goalless draw in their Bangladesh Premier League match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Thursday. With the draw, Farashganj earned their first point of the league after suffering four consecutive defeats. The stalemate did not change the position of the points table ... Read more