National team winger Zahid Hossain is all set to miss the upcoming season after he failed to reach an amicable solution with Mohammedan Sporting Club over a transfer dispute. Zahid was handed a one-year global transfer ban by the Bangladesh Football Federation on January 6 after Mohammedan Sporting Club lodged a complaint against him on August ... Read more
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Tigers ‘looking forward’ to Clarke return
Bangladesh national cricket team appeared unfazed on hearing the news that recovering Australian skipper Micheal Clarke has been included by Cricket Australia to play against them in their second unofficial practice match against an Australian XI on February 5. A statement published on the Bangladesh Cricket Board official website, citing Cricket Australia, on Saturday confirmed
NCL second round from today
Defending champions Dhaka will take on Dhaka Metro in the battle of the Divisional powerhouse as National Cricket League second round gets underway at different venues from today. As both the sides won their opening round gamescomprehensively, suggesting this match is expected to provide some extra-spice at the Fatullah Stadium. Rangpur, who earned full points in their
Malaysia U-23 first to reach semis
Malaysia Under-23 became the first team to reach the semi-finals of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup when they defeated Sri Lanka national team 2-0 in their last group match at the Sylhet District Stadium on Saturday. The loss put some extra pressure on Sri Lanka before they face hosts Bangladesh in their crucial last Group A match ... Read more
Kruif wants strikers to deliver
The Bangladesh football coach Lodewijk de Kruif labelled the national team’s inefficient forward line-up as the major obstacle to their success in the international circuit on Saturday. Scoring goals has been the stumbling block for Bangladesh as they converted only six goals in their last eight international matches. And the issue again hogged the headlines when Bangladesh ... Read more
Dhaka phase kicks-off today with S’pore-Bahrain game
The Dhaka part of the ongoing Bangabandhu Cup Football Tournament kicks off today, with top-ranked Bahrain Under-23 taking on Singapore Under-23 in their Group B match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. Bangladesh Football Federation will host a total of five matches at the BNS including a semi-final and the final on February 6 and 8 respectively. The ... Read more
Tigers take time off for go-karting
Bangladesh cricket team took some time off from their usual routine on Friday to enjoy a leisurely period with a trip to a local go-karting track in Brisbane. Go Karting Brisbane, one of the best indoor go kart hire racing centers in Australia, is a European-style indoor kart track, featuring around 400m of adrenalin pumping action, ... Read more
Joyraz hits ton in drawn youth Test
Joyraz Sheikh’s unbeaten century helped Bangladesh Under-19 team secure a draw in the first youth Test against hosts Sri Lanka Under-19 team in Dambulla on Friday. Joyraz hammered undefeated 100 runs off 167 balls with 11 fours as Bangladesh youth side reached 289-8 in 83 overs before two capatain agreed for a draw.
Rain intervenes in second youth Test
Bangladesh Under-19 team reached 78-2 in 28 overs at the end of rain-interrupted second day of the first youth Test against hosts Sri Lanka Under-19 team in Dambula on Thursday. The hosts found them all out after managing a total of 216 – adding only 4 runs to their overnight score of 212-9 after rain delayed ... Read more
Hosts down but not out
Bangladesh national football team left Sylhet on Friday dejected but determined to make it to the semi-final of the Bangabandhu Cup by beating Sri Lanka in their final group-A match on February 2. The 0-1 defeat against a youthful Malaysian side on Thursday left the home side in a must-win situation against Sri Lanka who take ... Read more
Thailand edge Singapore in thrilling contest
Thailand Under-23 team got off to a winning start in the Bangabandhu Cup football tournament when they beat a spirited Singapore Under-23 team 3-2 at the Sylhet District Stadium on Friday. Thailand, who are the second top ranked team in the tournament, led the first half 2-0 before Singapore leveled the margin within eight minutes into ... Read more
Rain intervenes in second youth Test
Bangladesh Under-19 team reached 78-2 in 28 overs at the end of rain-interrupted second day of the first youth Test against hosts Sri Lanka Under-19 team in Dambula on Thursday. The hosts found them all out after managing a total of 216 – adding only 4 runs to their overnight score of 212-9 after rain delayed ... Read more
Youthful Malaysia stun hosts
Malaysia Under-23 team shocked Bangladesh national side 1-0 in the opening match as the third edition of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup got off to a low-key start in Sylhet on Thursday. Malaysia Under-23 players celebrate their goal while a disappointed Bangladesh national team captain Mamunul Islam (L) looks on during the opening match of the Bangabandhu ... Read more
No headway in Pakistan series
The Bangladesh Cricket Board could not make any serious headway regarding planned tour of Pakistan despite discussing the matter on the sideline of an ICC meeting in Dubai, said an official on Wednesday. Bangladesh, according to the present FTP, are supposed to host Pakistan for two Tests, three ODIs and a T20 between April 10 and ... Read more
Metro, Ctg, Rangpur ease into win
Dhaka Metropolis and Khulna got off to a flying start in the National Cricket League as they defeated Rajshahi and Sylhet by huge margin on the fourth and final day of the opening round on Wednesday. Dhaka defeated Rajshahi by 285 runs while Khulna trounced Sylhet by an innings and 178 runs in their respective matches ... Read more
Tamim joins Tigers
Bangladesh national cricket team will be eagerly waiting to watch the development of Tamim Iqbal in the upcoming days ahead of the ICC World Cup after the opener joined the team in Brisbane on Wednesday. Tamim, who had a meniscus operation on his left-knee, travelled separately in Australia in order to see his physician in Melbourne ... Read more
Curtain on Bangabandhu Cup raises today
The curtain on the much-anticipated Bangabandhu Gold Cup finally raises at the north-east city of Sylhet today with the hosts Bangladesh facing Malaysian Under-23 team in the opening match. To launch the tournament, the hosts Bangladesh Football Federation could not have chosen a better city than Sylhet, where fans showed their tremendous passion for the game ... Read more
Bangladesh look for a flying start
Bangladesh national football team vowed to make a flying start against Malaysia Under-23 team in their first Group-A match of the 3rd Bangabandhu Gold Cup, which gets underway in Sylhet today. The match kicks off at 5.00pm and Channel 9 will telecast the match live from Sylhet. To boost up the players’ spirit, the Bangladesh Football Federation ... Read more
BCB in a spin over wardrobe malfunction
Clothing maker Texweave has promised to send a new set of jerseys to the Bangladesh cricket team in Australia, in a day or two, after the Bangladesh Cricket Board returned their initial supply. The Tigers were left with no choice but to take two sets of defective jerseys when they took seat on the Australia-bound flight ... Read more
Low-key opening for Cup
The curtain-raiser of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup is set for a low-key affair as the Bangladesh Football Federation has decided keep some attractions reserved for the closing ceremony. The much-awaited Cup kicks-off with the match between hosts Bangladesh and Malaysia Under-23 at the Sylhet District Stadium on January 29. The opening ceremony will start an hour