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
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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
Women leave for SAFF C’ship today
Bangladesh women’s football team left Dhaka for Pakistan on Sunday to participate in the 3rd SAFF Women’s Championship, to be held in Islamabad from November 11 to 20. Bangladesh who played in the semi-finals of the inaugural edition of the championship at Dhaka in 2010 were eliminated from the group stage in the next edition
Superb Sakib seals series
Sakib al Hasan took himself to a new height after grabbing 10 wickets in a match in addition to his century, leading Bangladesh to a pulsating 162-run win over Zimbabwe in the second Test at Khulna on Friday. The win helped Bangladesh to warp-up the three-match Test series with an unassailable 2-0 lead, making the ... Read more
Sakib had record in mind
After the first Test in Dhaka, Sakib al Hasan was told by a senior journalist that he only needs a century and 10 wickets in a single Test to join Ian Botham and Imran Khan to confirm his immorality as an all-rounder. Not a keen follower of cricket statistics, Sakib needed an explanation and he ... Read more
Tigers overtake Zimbabwe in rankings
Bangladesh leapfrogged Zimbabwe in Test rankings for the first time since 2011 after they won the second Test by 162 runs and took an insurmountable 2-0 lead in three-match Test series. The Tigers began the series trailing Zimbabwe by 20 points in rankings but the win in the first two Tests wiped out the deficit ... Read more
Mushfiq believed in win
Bangladesh skipper Mushfiqur Rahim never had any doubt about the win despite a counter attack from Hamilton Masakadza and Regis Chakabva on the fifth day of the second Test on Friday. Bangladesh thought they had the win in their bag once they left Zimbabwe struggling at 15-3 but Masakadza took some confidence from his 158 ... Read more
Taylor searches for answers
Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor said they are still looking for an answer after yet another capitulation against the spinners, which saw them losing the second Test in Khulna by 162 runs on Friday. Spinners claimed all 10 wickets as Bangladesh dismissed Zimbabwe for 151 runs in the second innings to secure the win and seal ... Read more
Sonali Otit to host U-10-12 football fest
Sonali Otit Club, a platform for former footballers, will host a two-day long Under 10-12 Football Festival at the Arambagh Artificial Turf starting from today. A total of 16 teams will participate in the competition, sponsored by Max Group, splitting into four groups. The group stage games will be held over 30 minutes,
BFF to accord nat’l team a reception
The Bangladesh Football Federation will accord a reception to the national team today for their win over Sri Lanka in the recent FIFA friendly series. Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka 1-0 in Rajshahi on October 27 after the two teams played out a 1-1 draw in Jessore on October 24. ‘To encourage the national team for ... Read more