Australian skipper Michael Clarke, battling to regain fitness from hamstring surgery and chronic back pain, said Monday he would be prepared to play under the captaincy of young gun Steve Smith. Amid reports that the team prefer the stand-skipper who has had a sensational summer at the crease ahead of the World Cup, Clarke insisted his ... Read more
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Hemantha the hero as hosts in semis
Hosts Bangladesh moved to the semi-finals of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup as Group-A runners-up thanks to a narrow 1-0 win over Sri Lanka at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Monday. Midfielder Hemantha Vincent, the revelation of the tournament, scored the all important goal in the 40th minute while goalkeeper Shahidul Alam had a penalty saved to ... Read more
Bahrain take on Thais with eyes on semis
Bahrain Under-23 team will take on Thailand Under-23 team today in Dhaka with an aim to book their place in the semi-finals of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup. Thailand have already confirmed their place in the last-four and are leading the Group B thanks to their 3-2 win over Singapore in their first match. The win
Hemantha hailed as next superstar
Hemantha Vincent Biswas was hailed as the next superstar from Bangladesh on Monday after his 40th minute strike against Sri Lanka was enough for the hosts to move into the semi-finals of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup. The Serbian coach of Sri Lanka, Nikola Kavazovic, labelled Hemantha as the future Bangladesh star after watching him scoring the ... Read more
Rony, Razzak keep on shinning
Opener Rony Talukder continued his blazing form as Dhaka Division seized the initiative on the opening day of their second round National Cricket League match against Dhaka Metro at Fatullah on Sunday. Fresh from a double century in the previous match, Rony, the top-scorer in the preceding Dhaka Premier League, struck 163 runs as Dhaka reached ... Read more
Tamim unlikely in Brisbane matches
Opener Tamim Iqbal is unlikely to take part in Bangladesh’s two unofficial matches against Cricket Australia XI, despite making good progress with his fitness levels, said a team official on Sunday. Tigers, currently in Brisbane for two-week long conditioning camp, are scheduled to play two matches against Cricket Australia XI on Tuesday and Thursday respectively, with ... Read more
SL stand in hosts’ way to semis
Hosts Bangladesh take on Sri Lanka today in their second and final group match of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup hoping to reach the semi-finals as the Group A runners-up. Earlier on Saturday, Malaysia Under-23s became the first side to book their place in the semi-finals as the Group A champions by winning both their group ... Read more
Singapore, Bahrain share the spoils
Singapore Under-23s kept their hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup alive after a goalless draw against the top ranked Bahrain Under-23 team at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Sunday. The draw threw the Group B wide open with all three teams – Bahrain, Singapore and Thailand having some kind of chance of ... Read more
Zahid’s domestic future in limbo
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
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