Naib Subedar Azad Singh of Indian army travelled 45.64km to break the Guinness World Record of travelling the farthest distance balancing a football on the head. The earlier record had seen Bangladesh’s Abdul Halim covering 15.2km distance balancing a football on the head at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka on
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Rubel gets four-week bail
The High Court on Monday granted four weeks pre-arrest bail to national cricket team pacer Rubel Hossain in a case filed by film actress Naznin Akhter Happy. The bench of Justice Syed AB Mahmudul Huq and Justice Md Akram Hossain Chowdhury issued the bail after Rubel surrendered before the court in the afternoon seeking bail.
Banned Ashraful eyes a comeback
Suspended former Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful said on Monday that he is keeping himself fit so that he can make a comeback to competitive cricket as soon as his ban is lifted. Ashraful was slapped with an eight-year ban from all forms of cricket in June this year after he was found guilty of match-fixing by ... Read more
Japan Under -21s due today
The Japan Under-21 national team comprised with 35 members is due to arrive in Dhaka today to take part in a single friendly football match against the Bangladesh National team. The friendly football match will be held at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on December 18. The Japanese team, who beat Thailand 2-0 in a friendly
DPL Super League line-up completed
Legends, Doleshwar, Mohammedan and KCA all qualify The Super League line-up of the of the Dhaka Premier League were completed on Sunday with defending champions Legends of Rupganj, Prime Doleshwar and Mohammedan Sporting Club wining their respective matches to book a place. They are joined by Prime Bank CC and Abahani Limited and Kalabagan Cricket Academy ... Read more
Problem? What problem?
Defending champions Legends of Rupganj opener Tamim Iqbal said that players are not worried about the off-field trouble of the club are thoroughly concentrating on their job at hand in the ongoing Dhaka Premier League. Tamim made watchful 73 runs on Sunday enabling Legends reaching the Super League with a six-wicket win over Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi ... Read more
Happy says Rubel must marry her or face case
Film actress Naznin Akther Happy said on Sunday that she will withdraw the case against national cricketer Rubel Hossain if he agrees to marry her. Happy filed a case at Mirpur police station against Rubel on Saturday, alleging the cricketer of ‘rape’ and a ‘false promise of marriage’, She alleged that Rubel has backed away from ... Read more
BFF proposes Jamal for Busan friendly
The Bangladesh Football Federation has proposed the name of reigning Bangladesh Premier League champions Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club for the friendly match against Korean top tier club Busan I’Park, said an official on Sunday. Korea Football Association has expressed their interest to arrange a friendly match between Busan I’Park, a K-League Classic 1st division club, and
Actress accuses cricketer Rubel of rape
A 19-year old actress has filed a case against Bangladesh national team cricketer Rubel Hossain, with Mirpur police on Saturday, accusing him of having raped her. The victim is reportedly a former lover of Rubel, confirmed Salauddin Khan, officer-in-charge of Mirpur police station. In the first information report, the victim alleged
Battle for Super League berth begins today
The final round of Dhaka Premier League first phase begins today with five teams vying for the four available slots in the Super League. Prime Bank Cricket Club and Abahani Limited have already qualified for the Super League, but battle for the other slots are all but intense. Defending champions Legends of Rupganj, Kalabagan
Unpaid MSC players nearly boycotted training
Mohammedan Sporting Club cricketers refused to take part in training session on Saturday due to payment dispute at the Academy ground, according to officials and witnesses. Mohammedan take on Kalabagan Krira Chaka in their last Dhaka Premier League match of the first phase at Fatullah today, a game they must win to progress
BFF eyes foreign coach as Titu gives up
Bangladesh are looking to appoint a foreign coach for national football team before the Bangabandhu Cup in January, the Bangladesh Football Federation president Kazi Salahuddin said on Saturday. The BFF made its intention clear after interim coach Saiful Bari Titu expressed his inability to continue during a meeting with Salahuddin at his office on Saturday. Salahuddin told
SAFF secretariat could move to Dhaka
The South Asian Football Federation is all set to transfer its secretariat in Dhaka from New Delhi after incumbent general secretary Alberto Colaco submitted his resignation recently. FIFA on November 27 slapped a three-year ban on Colaco for taking bribe during 2009 FIFA executive committee election. Bangladesh Football Federation president
Korean club proposes Bangladesh friendly
Korea Football Association has expressed their interest to arrange a friendly match between Busan I’Park, a K-League Classic 1st division club and Bangladesh national team or a top club in Bangladesh. KFA sent an e-mail to the Bangladesh Football Federation on December 8 asking them the availability of national team or a top premier league club, ... Read more
CWAB divided over Lutfar protest
The Cricketer Welfare Association of Bangladesh is divided into two camps over its position in the recent mudslinging war between the Bangladesh Cricket Board high-ups and banned Legends of Rupganj chairman Lutfar Rahman. Vice-president Khaled Mahmud came under fire from his fellow CWAB members for forcing the organisation to take a side in what is seen ... Read more
Sakib celebrates ‘best two years with amazing wife’
All-rounder Sakib al Hasan and his wife Umme al Hasan Shishir celebrated their second marriage anniversary in grand style journey with on Friday. Sakib and Shishir got married on 12-12-12 and have since been under constant media spotlight for their celebrity images. ‘Feeling loved,’ Sakib wrote in his official facebook page
No high hopes against Japan U-21s
Bangladesh will go into their friendly against Japan Under-21 team this week with a defensive mindset, coach Saiful Bari Titu said on Friday. Japan is sending a strong team to face Bangladesh in December 18 friendly, which is also the home side’s last chance to test their skills before the Bangabandhu Gold Cup starts in January. Though ... Read more
Ton-up Liton props up Abahani
Opener Liton Kumar hit a sparkling hundred as Abahani Limited romped to a seven-wicket win over Kalagagan Cricket Academy in their Dhaka Premier League 10th round match at Fatullah on Thursday. Liton, recently included in the 30-man preliminary squad for World Cup, cracked 108 off just 77 balls as Abahani eased into 186-3 after dismissing KCA ... Read more
More int’l football in the offing for Bangladesh
The Asian Football Confederation has finalised its revised international structure this week, creating a window of opportunity for Bangladesh to get more exposures, said an official of the Bangladesh Football Federation on Thursday. BFF general secretary Abu Nayeem Shohag told reporters that the AFC has relayed the message to them on Thursday. ‘It is really a great ... Read more
Russell to play Tajik Vahdat in AFC play-off
The 2013 Bangladesh Premier League champions, Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra, have been drawn against Tajikistan’s Khayr Vahdat FK in the 2015 AFC Cup play-off, scheduled to be played in Tajikistan on February 10. If Russell win the match, they will take on Lebanese FA Cup champions Salam Zgharta on February 17 in Lebanon. Russell were given an ... Read more