India have all the reasons to feel good about batting ahead of their upcoming tour of Australia after Rohit Sharma, playing his first international match since August on account of finger and shoulder injuries, scored his second double hundred (264 off 173 balls) to help India thrash Sri Lanka for the fourth time running in ... Read more
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‘Plan will be to see ball and hit’
It is rare for a team to score over 500 runs and still lose the game but Zimbabwe are plotting to give Bangladesh exactly the same taste in the third Test at Chittagong. The visitors have reached 113-1 at stumps on the second day, still trailing Bangladesh’s first innings total of 503 runs by 390, ... Read more
Football academy begins its journey
The first-ever football academy of the country began its journey in Sylhet on Thursday with an aim to produce the star footballers of the future. Finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith inaugurated the academy with a gala ceremony attended by as many as five ministers. It was a double delight for the Bangladesh Football Federation
Tamim, Imrul flay Zimbabwe
Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes reunited to put an epic double century partnership, leading Bangladesh to a commendable 303-2 on the opening day of the third Test in Chittagong on Wednesday. The pair, easily the best ever to open the innings for Bangladesh, took control of the game from the word go to flay Zimbabwean bowlers, ... Read more
A tale of a successful pair
In 37 Tests, Tamim Iqbal has spent time together with at least 21 cricketers at the crease, but perhaps he never felt as comfortable as he does with Imrul Kayes on the other side. The pair reunited on Wednesday to write a new chapter in Bangladesh cricket, putting the country’s first ever double century stand ... Read more
Jamal, Abahani leave for Bhutan today
Reigning Bangladesh Premier League champions Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club and runners-up Abahani Limited will leave for Bhutan today to take part in the King’s Cup Football Tournament, beginning on November 15. Both the sides will be participating in the tournament with a hope to reach the final which are also expected to be a great preparation ... Read more
Bangladesh face Afghans today
Saff Women’s C’ship Bangladesh face Afghans today Bangladesh will begin their campaign of the third SAFF Women’s Football Championship against Afghanistan at the Jinnah Football Stadium in Islamabad, Pakistan today. The two teams have been drawn in Group A alongside India and the Maldives. ‘My team will try their best to pick up a good ... Read more
Academy in a mess before start
Under pressure from world football’s governing body, the Bangladesh Football Federation sets rolling the country’s first-ever football academy in Sylhet today without any long-term plan. A total of 40 students from two different age groups, who are currently in Sylhet to join the academy, face an uncertainty over their academic future as the BFF has no ... Read more
Tigers promise no let up
A day before a Test match, it is rare for Bangladesh to keep the training session optional but that is what they did on Tuesday, ahead of their third Test against Zimbabwe in Chittagong. With the series already dead, this was not completely unexpected, as Bangladesh also needs to keep their legs fresh for the ... Read more
Partex shock Jamal in DPL opener
The Dhaka Premier League got off to a rousing start on Tuesday as promoted Partex SC shocked runners-up Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club on the opening day. Sri Lankan Roshane Shiwanka Silva set up a dramatic 11-run win for Partex with an unbeaten 111 at Futallah. British-based Pakistani all-rounder Azhar Zaidi hammered
BCB pledges to lift Sakib’s T20 ban
The Bangladesh Cricket Board has apparently rewarded all-rounder Sakib al Hasan for his historic achievement in the ongoing Test series against Zimbabwe by promising to lift his ban on participating in overseas leagues. The BCB in July had suspended Sakib for six months and barred him from participating in franchise-based foreign Twenty20 leagues up to December ... Read more
Mushfiq plans another spin assault
Bangladesh are planning for another spin assault on Zimbabwe as they seek an unprecedented 3-0 series sweep in the third and final Test, which begins in Chittagong today. The Tigers, who posted contrasting wins in the first two Tests, heavily relied on their spin trio of Sakib al Hasan, Taijul Islam and Jubair Hossain, who ... Read more
Short-term deal likely for Slovak coach
The Bangladesh Football Federation is thinking positively to appoint Slovenian Ermin Siljak as the head coach of the national team on a short-term basis after the second meeting between BFF and Siljak on Tuesday. Earlier, the 41-year old former Slovenian international submitted his curriculum vitae to the BFF president Kazi Salahuddin, who was searching a replacement ... Read more
MSC face exodus as transfer window opens today
Popular giants Mohammedan Sporting Club set to disappoint their fans again as the inter-club players’ transfer window for the impending 2014-15 football season opens today. Mohammedan never tasted the title of the Bangladesh Premier League and it seems the drought is unlikely to be end in this season too. The traditional Black
Mushfiq reflects on Test journey
Bangladesh Test skipper Mushfiqur Rahim had mixed feeling as he reflected on national team’s journey in Test arena during the last 14 years. Bangladesh began their journey in Test cricket from November 10, 2000 but could manage only six wins over the period, which includes the two most recent wins over Zimbabwe. Mushfiq, who led ... Read more
DPL begins today sans national stars
The Dhaka Premier League finally gets underway today without any hype as major clubs are missing the service of the national players, who are busy playing in the home series against Zimbabwe. Champions Legends of Rupganj will take on Old DOHS at Mirpur while Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club will face Partex at Fatullah on the ... Read more
Tears, cheers as cadets embark for academy
The first batch students of country’s first ever football academy left Dhaka for Sylhet on Monday with a lot of expectations and emotions in their minds. The academy will begin on November 13, several years after the BFF conceived the idea. Parents and guardians bade budding footballers a bye on
Imrul ready for comeback
Opening batsman Imrul Kayes is looking to play a big innings and cement his position in the Test squad during the last Test match against Zimbabwe in Chittagong beginning on Wednesday. Imrul was included in the squad for the final Test of the series in place of Shamsur Rahman, who could accumulate only 33 runs in ... Read more
Zimbabwe skip practice
Zimbabwe national cricket team members skipped their scheduled training session on Sunday in order to breathe fresh and spent the day by playing golf and doing some shopping. Zimbabwe were supposed to train at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium ahead of the last Test, but the team management cancelled it at the last moment to ... Read more
Slovenian eyes Bangladesh job
A Slovenian football coach on Sunday met Bangladesh Football Federation president Kazi Salahuddin and submitted his curriculum vitae looking to get the job of national football team’s head coach. The position fell vacant after the BFF served the tie with Dutch coach Lodewijk de Kruif last month. Slovenian Ermin Siljak had represented his national team from 1994 ... Read more