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
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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
Sakib shines as Tigers sniff win
The second Test in Khulna remained nicely poised for hosts Bangladesh after they stretched their lead over Zimbabwe to 266 runs at stumps on the fourth day on Thursday. The hosts closed in on a declaration in the second innings after reaching 201-5 at close giving themselves a strong chance to win the game and ... Read more
Tigers fulfill Sakib’s conditions
Bangladesh have fulfilled both conditions laid out by all-rounder Sakib al Hasan to push for a win in the second Test, and are now waiting to achieve the main goal on the fifth and final day today. At the end of third day’s play, when Zimbabwe punished the Tigers to reach 331-5, Sakib sensed a ... Read more
Channel-9 to sponsor Bangabandhu Cup
Satellite television Channel-9 has secured the sponsorship rights of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup football tournament for the next five years when they signed a deal with the Bangladesh Football Federation on Thursday. They agreed to provide Tk six crore for each edition of the tournament and handed over a cheque of Tk one crore for ... Read more
Masakadza puts Zimbabwe in control
Hamilton Masakadza made the most of Bangladesh’s sloppy fielding to smash an unbeaten 154 as Zimbabwe seized the initiative in the second Test at Khulna on Wednesday. The visitors effectively wiped out the chance of a win for the Tigers, reaching 331-5 at sumps on the third day to trail the home side by only ... Read more
Japan to send U-21s for friendly
Japan Football Association has decided to send their Under-21 team instead of the Olympic team to take part in a friendly match against the Bangladesh next month, said the officials of the Bangladesh Football Federation on Wednesday. Earlier, the BFF president Kazi Salahuddin requested the JFA to send the Under-23 Olympic team to Dhaka to ... Read more
Tamim leads sleepwalking Tigers
The powerful drive through the extra-cover off Elton Chigumbura’s fifth over into the lunch break was perhaps the only time Tamim Iqbal showed some aggression throughout the day. Chigumbura had just reviewed a leg-before decision against him to a ball that pitched outside the leg- stump, naturally Tamim was not happy with his over
Tigers slow yet happy
Bangladesh have no regrets for making a slow progress on the first day of the second Test, saying that they have enough time to attack and take control of the game. The Tigers reached 193-3 at stumps on the first day on a flat pitch devoid of any movement. The ball kept low occasionally but ... Read more
Zimbabwe relish chance after even day
With seven wickets in hand Bangladesh are ready to pile up a few more runs and seize control of the game while Zimbabwe believe they have a fair chance, in the second Test in Khulna. The visitors successfully managed to keep Bangladesh’s scoring rate in check restricting the home side to 193-3 on the opening ... Read more
BFF to host lottery to raise fund
The Bangladesh Football Federation will host a national-wide lottery from November 10 to raise fund for the development of the game, said the officials on Monday BFF has appointed a consultant firm JK International, specialised in organising lotteries, after it received the necessary permissions from the finance ministry.
Under-12 footballers to play in Malaysia
The Bangladesh Football Federation has accepted an invitation from Malaysia to send their Under-12 football team to participate in the Super Mokh Cup, scheduled from December 1-7. Three local teams and two English teams will participate in week-long competition among others. All the matches will be a 60-minute affair where
Tigers promise to fight till the last
Shun experiment, no room for Anamul as second Test begins today Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim promised to fight till the last ball as they face Zimbabwe in the second Test from today in Khulna, hoping to wrap-up the three-match Test series. The home side lead the series 1-0, thanks to their tense three-wicket win in ... Read more
DPL delayed again
The Dhaka Premier League was deferred for the fifth time and now will begin on November 11 instead of November 5 as the Bangladesh Krira Shikha Protishtan refused to provide grounds for the matches next week, said the officials. The Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis said it had requested the BSKP to allocate ground 1 ... Read more