Saqlain Sajib grabbed five wickets in the second innings as Bangladesh A team completed an emphatic 118-run win over Zimbabwe A in the second four-day match to take the unofficial two-Test series 2-0 at Fatullah on Thursday. Chasing a target of 299 runs on the fourth and final day, the visitors were all out for 180 ... Read more
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Messi called me son of a bitch, says Weligton
Malaga defender Weligton claims he grabbed Lionel Messi by the throat because the Barcelona forward had insulted him by calling him a ‘son of a bitch.’ Weligton was shown a yellow card late on in Wednesday’s 0-0 draw for an incident which left Messi on the floor. The defender appeared to initiate contact with a minor
Bowlers put A team in control
Young leg-spinner Zubair Hossain and paceman Shahadat Hossain shared five wickets between them to put Bangladesh A team in control over Zimbabwe A team in their second four-day match at Fatullah on Tuesday. The visitors reached 91-6 at close on the second day, still trailing Bangladesh A team by 167 runs after the home side posted ... Read more
Russell face Rimyongsu with an eye in history
Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra stand with a chance to make a slice of history when they face North Korean counterparts Rimyongsu Club in Colombo today with an eye in the AFC President’s Cup final. The match will kick off at 1:30pm Bangladesh Standard Time at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo. To reach the September 26 final, Rimyongsu ... Read more
Rain threatens to ruin A team game
Rain is likely to play a big part in the second four-day match between Bangladesh A and Zimbabwe A that got underway at the Fatullah Stadium on Monday. Only 21 overs of play were possible on the opening day, with Bangladesh A reaching 88-0 before bad light forced the umpires to call off the play ... Read more
DPL set to be delayed again
The Dhaka Premier League, scheduled to begin on October, is set to be delayed by a few more days after national coach Chandika Hathurusinghe requested to arrange a three-day warm-up match ahead of the Test series against Zimbabwe. The league, which was originally scheduled to start from October 10, was earlier deferred by the Cricket Committee ... Read more
Hong Kong send U-23s packing
Bangladesh Under-23 national football team’s Asian Games journey ended with a heartbreaking 2-1 defeat to Hong Kong in their final Group B match at the Hwaseong Sports Complex Main Stadium in Incheon, South Korea, on Monday. The defeat ensured Bangladesh’s elimination from the group stage after they could manage just three points from their three group ... Read more
Vibhav leaves with happy memories
Bangladesh national cricket team will see end of an era today as long-serving physiotherapist Vibhav Singh departs after more than three years at the helm. The South African physio tendered his resignation before the West Indies tour to be with his newly wedded wife after a successful stint when helped several players
History beckons U-23 footballers
Bangladesh Under-23 football team will make history if they can overcome the challenge of Hong Kong in their third and final Group B match in the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, today. A win in the match, which will start at 2:00pm Bangladesh Standard Time at the Hwaseong Sports Complex, will see Bangladesh through to ... Read more
Mushfiq ready for captaincy split
Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim didn’t have any problems regarding the issue of splitting the captaincy in all formats of the game in the coming days if that serves the best interest of the national cricket team. Mushfiq along with his team-mates returned on Saturday after their disastrous tour of West Indies where they lost both the ... Read more
Sohag back home after biomechanical test
Off-spinner Sohag Gazi returned home on Saturday after completing his bio-mechanical test at the Cardiff University in Wales and was confident of a positive result. The spinner was reported for suspect bowling action by the International Cricket Council during their second one-day international match against West Indies
Second four-dayer from Sept 22
The second four-day match between Bangladesh ‘A’ and their Zimbabwean counterparts will begin on September 22 at the Fatullah stadium. The match was originally scheduled to start from today but due to unavoidable circumstances, the match was deferred by a day. The dates for the first two one-day internationals have also been changed. The matches will ... Read more
Russell sink Erchim in opener
A 65th-minute header from on-loan Muktijoddha Sangsad KC forward, Kinglsey Chigozie, was enough for Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra to prevail over Erchim FC of Mongolia 1-0 in their opening match of the AFC President’s Cup final round at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo on Saturday. Although Russell were pegged back for long spells in the first ... Read more
Sibanda blasts Cox’s Bazar wicket
Visiting Zimbabwe A team captain Vusi Sibanda thinks that the wicket of the Cox’s Bazar Stadium during their first four-day match against the hosts was under-prepared and inappropriate for hosting first-class cricket. Bangladesh A team registered a six-wicket win over their Zimbabwe counterparts in a low-scoring game to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series ... Read more
Tigers return home today
The Bangladesh national cricket team will return home today after finishing their miserable tour of West Indies. The Tigers will land at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport by an Emirates flight, scheduled to reach at 8:40am. West Indies defeated Bangladesh by 3-0 margin in the one-day international series and followed that with two convincing victories in ... Read more
Russell face Erchim in AFC President’s Cup today
Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra will be hoping to make a winning start in the AFC President’s Cup when they will face seven-time Mongolian champions Erchim FC in their first Group B match of the final round at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo today. The match will start at 1:30pm Bangladesh Standard Time.
‘Drugs stopped me from fulfilling potential’
Argentine legend Diego Maradona has admitted his drug addiction stopped him from fulfilling his potential as a player. In an interview with Argentine television channel Tyc Sports on Thursday, the 53-year-old said he has not had a normal life and because of that he feels 25 years older, reports Xinhua. ‘I gave my opponents a big advantage ... Read more
Tigers look to restore pride with gold
Bangladesh national cricket team will be eager to erase their bitter memories of the last twelve months by winning their second successive gold medal at the 17th Asian Games when the Twenty20 event kicks off in Incheon on October 1. The Tigers will directly play in the knock-out stage along with Sri Lanka for being a ... Read more
U-23s crash to defeat
Bangladesh Under-23 national football team’s hopes of qualifying for the round of 16 in the Asian Games suffered a big blow when they were thumped 3-0 by Uzbekistan in their second Group B match in Incheon on Thursday. It may mentioned that they had lost by the same margin to the mighty Uzbeks when the two ... Read more
Bangladesh slip to 181st in FIFA rankings
Bangladesh slipped eleven places further to be ranked 181st in the latest FIFA standings published on Thursday. This is the second worst ever ranking for Bangladesh after their 183rd position in 2008 since the FIFA World rankings were introduced in 1992. After not much action except their 2-2 draw against India in an international friendly in ... Read more